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Eugene T. Maleska
New York Times, Saturday, June 15, 1957
Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 30.8
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 C | 3 A | 4 M | 5 P | 6 S | 7 A | 8 D | 9 O | 10 P | 11 T | 12 S | |||
13 H | I | A | L | E | A | H | 14 N | E | W | A | R | K | ||
15 A | T | L | A | N | T | A | 16 I | B | N | S | A | U | 17 D |
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18 S | U | I | T | E | 19 W | 20 C | T | U | 21 S | I | L | O |
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22 S | A | B | E | 23 S | N | O | R | T | 24 S | 25 T | K | O |
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26 A | T | E | 27 S | I | E | N | A | 28 P | 29 R | O | E | M |
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30 M | E | R | 31 R | Y | M | E | N | 32 G | O | U | R | D | S |
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33 A | L | P | S | 34 C | U | R | L | |||||||
35 C | 36 H | 37 A | M | P | S | 38 H | A | S | T | E | 39 N | 40 E | 41 D |
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42 R | A | L | P | H | 43 M | A | R | T | Y | 44 I | L | E |
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45 E | M | S | 46 Y | 47 O | O | H | O | O | 48 S | T | A | B |
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49 E | B | O | 50 N | 51 C | R | A | M | 52 S | T | R | I | A |
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53 L | O | R | E | 54 T | T | A | 55 I | 56 T | E | R | A | N | T |
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57 N | A | V | I | E | S | 58 N | E | G | A | T | E | S |
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59 E | N | A | C | T | S | 60 G | R | O | P | E | S |
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,909
Across
1
Rapscallions. : SCAMPS
7
Selects and takes. : ADOPTS
13
City near Miami. : HIALEAH
14
Largest city in N. J. : NEWARK
15
Where Gov. Griffin works. : ATLANTA
16
Arabian monarch. : IBNSAUD
18
Retinue. : SUITE
19
Temperance group, since 1874. : WCTU
21
Place for fermenting fodder. : SILO
22
Quién ___? (who knows?): Span. : SABE
23
Laughs derisively. : SNORTS
25
Ring decision. : TKO
26
Had for lunch. : ATE
27
City in Italy. : SIENA
28
Preface. : PROEM
30
Robin Hood's band. : MERRYMEN
32
Fruit shells used as bottles. : GOURDS
33
Dolomites. : ALPS
34
Lovelock. : CURL
35
___ Elysées. : CHAMPS
38
Accelerated. : HASTENED
42
Dr. Bunche. : RALPH
43
Prize-winning movie. : MARTY
44
___ du Diable. : ILE
45
River into North Sea. : EMS
46
Molly Goldberg's cry. : YOOHOO
48
Pierce. : STAB
49
Color of the 8-ball. : EBON
51
Stuff. : CRAM
52
Narrow groove. : STRIA
53
Sunday night TV star. : LORETTA
55
Repetitive. : ITERANT
57
Sea power. : NAVIES
58
Denies. : NEGATES
59
Passes a bill. : ENACTS
60
Feels one's way. : GROPES
Down
1
Localize. : SITUATE
2
Quality. : CALIBER
3
Having wings. : ALATE
4
First word of "handwriting on the wall." : MENE
5
Light stroke. : PAT
6
Tecumseh's men. : SHAWNEES
7
Peer Gynt's Arab girl. : ANITRA
8
First time onstage. : DEBUT
9
On one's ___. : OWN
10
"Annie Oakley." : PASS
11
Perfidious one. : TRAITOR
12
Lurked. : SKULKED
13
Famous American painter (1859–1935). : HASSAM
17
Condemns. : DOOMS
20
Gov. Ribicoff's state: Abbr. : CONN
23
Nincompoops: Slang. : SIMPS
24
Stylish: Colloq. : SPORTY
27
Graceful. : SYLPHY
29
Control. : RULE
31
Slope for cars. : RAMP
32
Hearty enjoyment. : GUSTO
34
Billiards technique. : CAROMING
35
Angler's basket. : CREEL
36
Flavoring agent in soup. : HAMBONE
37
Derby laggard. : ALSORAN
38
Hearty laugh. : HAHA
39
Fertilizer. : NITRATE
40
Malbin, Stritch, etc. : ELAINES
41
Court hearing, in Paris. : DEBATS
43
Quagmire. : MORASS
47
Singing group. : OCTET
48
Thong. : STRAP
50
River in Russia. : NEVA
52
Utah's state flower. : SEGO
54
Twitching. : TIC
56
Hawaii is one: Abbr. : TER
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.
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