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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, April 19, 1984

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,581
Across
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Late Italian statesman : MORO
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Wings for Amor : ALAE
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Hugh Capet, Louis XV et al. : ROIS
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Mighty mite : ATOM
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Stuffs : CRAMS
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___ Rubik, inventor of a cube : ERNO
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With 36 and 59 Across, parody on an adage : SOMEGARLICEVERY
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Famed astronomer: 1571-1630 : KEPLER
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Turkey in Asia : ANATOLIA
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Let forth : EMIT
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Menilite : OPAL
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Some cocktails : MARTINIS
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Beloved of Verdi's Ernani : ELVIRA
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U.N. labor arm : ILO
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Of birth : NATAL
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Place west of Nod : EDEN
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See 16 Across : DAYWILLBESURETO
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Ancient strongbox : ARCA
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Singer John : ELTON
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A modem Caesar : SID
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Troutlike fish : SMELTS
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Nondrafted soldier : ENLISTEE
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Yegg's take : LOOT
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Famed round-the-world flier : ODOM
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Marginal note : SCHOLIUM
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"When I was ___-twenty": Housman : ONEAND
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See 16 Across : KEEPALLOFUSAWAY
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Fourth of HOMES : ERIE
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He wrote "The Hollow Men" : ELIOT
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Director Clair : RENE
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News : WORD
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Cancel : DELE
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Procyon, e.g. : STAR
Down
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Lone Ranger's disguise : MASK
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County in Neb. : OTOE
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Frolic : ROMP
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Short-order dish : OMELET
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Kennedy abbr. : ARR
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Refrain strains : LALA
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___ acids : AMINO
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Emulate Harriet Tubman : ESCAPE
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Handgun : REVOLVER
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Russian grain center : OREL
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Crucifix letters : INRI
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Far East export to England : SOYA
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Resembling a keel : CARINAL
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Child born on June 1 : GEMINI
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Catchall abbr. : ETAL
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What Ali held thrice : TITLE
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He had a golden touch : MIDAS
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Clock adjunct : ALARM
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Philosopher Josiah: 1855-1916 : ROYCE
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One of the furs : SABLE
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That is, to Tiberius : IDEST
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Make new knots : RETIE
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Battery terminal : ANODE
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" ... ___ dog bark!": Shak. : LETNO
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Defeated decisively : WALLOPED
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Retailer's jubilant sign : SOLDOUT
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Marriages : UNIONS
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"Welcome ___," Altman film : TOLA
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No longer immaculate : SOILED
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Makeup mishaps : SMEARS
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Tutu material : TULLE
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Twist : SKEW
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King mackerel : CERO
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___ apparent : HEIR
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Drudge : MOIL
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Mad as ___ hen : AWET
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Barrie dog : NANA
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He's a hue man : DYER
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Darius III, to Alexander : FOE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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