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Eugene T. Maleska
New York Times, Friday, July 30, 1954
Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 30.2
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 S | 3 C | 4 A | 5 P | 6 C | 7 I | 8 O | 9 Y | 10 A | 11 P |
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12 S | P | A | H | I | 13 A | M | M | 14 O | 15 S | A | B | A |
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16 P | I | T | O | N | 17 S | P | A | R | 18 K | P | L | U | G |
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19 I | F | F | Y | 20 T | E | R | R | E | H | A | U | T | E |
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21 C | L | I | 22 O | H | R | E | 23 G | A | R | |||||
24 I | S | 25 E | R | E | 26 S | 27 T | O | N | E | 28 H | 29 A | 30 M |
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31 O | C | H | R | E | S | 32 S | I | N | S | 33 I | N | E |
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34 P | A | R | A | 35 S | 36 A | I | N | T | 37 A | L | D | A |
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38 E | T | O | 39 P | A | G | O | 40 R | 41 A | N | D | A | N |
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42 N | E | W | 43 S | A | L | O | N | 44 A | R | T | E | L | ||
45 T | R | I | 46 I | 47 S | I | N | 48 G | U | 49 S |
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50 M | 51 E | 52 T | A | T | A | 53 R | S | A | L | 54 D | A | S | H |
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55 A | S | I | N | I | N | I | T | Y | 56 C | U | R | I | O |
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57 S | A | N | D | 58 S | T | I | R | 59 R | A | D | A | R |
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60 S | U | E | 61 A | C | E | 62 O | L | E | N | T |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,858
Across
1
Songwriters' guild. : ASCAP
6
Group of labor unions. : CIO
9
Island near Truk. : YAP
12
Colorful cavalryman. : SPAHI
13
Shot and shell. : AMMO
15
Another name for Sheba. : SABA
16
Peg for a mountaineer's rope. : PITON
17
Engine part. : SPARKPLUG
19
Uncertain: Colloq. : IFFY
20
City on the Wabash. : TERREHAUTE
21
151. : CLI
22
River in Czechoslovakia. : OHRE
23
Union soldiers' group, 1866–1949. : GAR
24
Rhone tributary. : ISERE
26
Owner of N. Y. Giants. : STONEHAM
31
Artists' pigments. : OCHRES
32
Pride, covetousness, etc. : SINS
33
Adjective suffix. : INE
34
Brazilian port. : PARA
35
An exceptionally patient person. : SAINT
37
Robert of the stage. : ALDA
38
SHAEF theatre. : ETO
39
Half of a Samoan seaport. : PAGO
40
Boat propelled by three rowers. : RANDAN
42
Annual art exhibition in Paris. : NEWSALON
44
Russian cooperative. : ARTEL
45
Numerical prefix. : TRI
46
"The fat ___ the fire." : ISIN
48
Outfielder Zernial. : GUS
50
Of the instep. : METATARSAL
54
Andy Stanfield's forte. : DASH
55
Obstinate stupidity. : ASININITY
56
Collector's item. : CURIO
57
Beach. : SAND
58
Activity. : STIR
59
Pilot's aid. : RADAR
60
Sunbonnet girl. : SUE
61
Goodman of radio. : ACE
62
Fragrant. : OLENT
Down
1
Savory calf's-foot jelly. : ASPIC
2
Bewilder: Humorous. : SPIFLICATE
3
Where Porgy lived. : CATFISHROW
4
Nautical call. : AHOY
5
Golf flagstaff. : PIN
6
Packer. : CASER
7
Describing Debussy's works. : IMPRESSIONISTIC
8
General Bradley. : OMAR
9
Historic Asian river. : YALU
10
Border on. : ABUT
11
Knight's attendant. : PAGE
14
Pioneers' route or Parkman book. : OREGONTRAIL
15
Fifth tire. : SPARE
18
Aga and Aly. : KHANS
20
Natives of northeast Greece. : THESSALIANS
22
Pay dirt. : ORE
25
Time. : ERA
27
Ingredient of solder. : TIN
28
Popular chanteuse. : HILDEGARDE
29
Native of southern Spain. : ANDALUSIAN
30
Average. : MEAN
31
Candid. : OPEN
36
Past. : AGO
37
Insect. : ANT
39
___-colored (variegated). : PARTI
41
Governor at Topeka. : ARN
43
Where spectators sit. : STAND
47
Author Joel. : SAYRE
49
Position on a ball team. : SHORT
50
Main part. : MASS
51
A son of Isaac. : ESAU
52
Spike. : TINE
53
Actress Gam. : RITA
54
Describing Jekyll's personality. : DUAL
56
___-Magnon man. : CRO
Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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