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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, April 2, 1955

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 45.3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,104
Across
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Chairman's concern. : AYES
5
Type of store: Colloq. : COOP
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Bird's piping note. : TWEE
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Ignoramus. : DOLT
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Fast-moving. : RAPID
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Builder of jetties. : EADS
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Pearl Buck's autobiography. : MYSEVERALWORLDS
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Lathered. : SOAPED
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Hurdle. : LEAP
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V. I. P. from 56 Down. : LIE
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Spring flower. : IRIS
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Alston's predecessor. : DRESSEN
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Issued forth. : EMANATED
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College society: Colloq. : FRAT
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Persian measure. : ZAR
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Inseparable. : ONE
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Lew of Hollywood. : AYRES
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Senator from Georgia. : RICHARDBRUSSELL
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His name "led all the rest." : ADHEM
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Miami bounty. : TAN
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Samuel's teacher. : ELI
45
Shipment to Pittsburgh. : IRON
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Evade. : SIDESTEP
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Capital of ancient Israel. : SAMARIA
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"___ Mable," by Streeter. : DERE
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Noun suffix. : URE
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Too. : ALSO
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Branch of baseball. : RICKEY
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Bing Crosby specialty. : GODBLESSAMERICA
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"Or to take arms against ___of troubles ... " : ASEA
65
City in Alabama. : SELMA
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Practice a certain art form. : ETCH
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"Take ten." : REST
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Large East Indian tree. : TOON
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Links places. : TEES
Down
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Duncan and Stump: Abbr. : ADMS
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Toy. : YOYO
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Operatic role. : ELSA
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Open-heeled shoe. : STEPIN
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Collector of 30 Down. : CREDITOR
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Crewman. : OAR
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Gem resembling moonstone. : OPAL
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Stacked. : PILED
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Alaska is one: Abbr. : TER
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Fulbright's concern. : WALLSTREET
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Actor Albert. : EDDIE
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Chief city of Ruhr. : ESSEN
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Rumpelstiltskin. : DWARF
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Ballerina Zorina. : VERA
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Menotti products. : OPERAS
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Delight a be-bopper: Slang. : SEND
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"Simon ___." : SAYS
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Secretary Benson. : EZRA
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Hazel of cartoons. : MAID
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Greek discoverer of specific gravity. : ARCHIMEDES
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Amounts in the red. : DEBTS
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She: Fr. : ELLE
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Garment. : SLIP
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Goddess. : HERA
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Apart from ethics. : AMORAL
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Inroad. : RAID
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Leave shorthanded. : UNDERMAN
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McKinley's birthplace in Ohio. : NILES
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Indian. : ERIE
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Concealed. : SECRET
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Flattery. : SUGAR
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Went up. : AROSE
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Resource. : ASSET
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European capital. : OSLO
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Bird of prey. : KITE
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See!: Latin. : ECCE
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Exclamations of defiance. : YAHS
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Wink: Colloq. : BAT
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I love: Latin. : AMO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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