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Eugene T. Maleska
New York Times, Monday, August 27, 1990
Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { C J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.1
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 G | 3 E | 4 D | 5 I | 6 W | 7 A | 8 S | 9 A | 10 F | 11 A | 12 R | 13 O |
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14 S | O | D | A | 15 N | A | M | E | D | 16 E | D | E | N |
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17 T | W | I | N | 18 E | N | G | I | N | E | 19 P | L | A | N | E |
20 I | N | T | E | R | I | O | R | 21 E | L | M | O | |||
22 I | N | N | 23 L | 24 A | S | E | ||||||||
25 S | 26 A | 27 B | 28 A | N | G | 29 T | I | G | E | R | 30 E | 31 Y | 32 E |
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33 A | F | E | W | 34 L | U | M | E | T | 35 L | I | A |
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36 G | I | A | N | 37 T | 38 S | A | L | A | M | A | 39 N | D | E | R |
40 E | R | R | 41 R | O | U | E | S | 42 B | E | L | L |
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43 R | E | D | 44 H | E | A | D | S | 45 S | 46 H | A | R | D | S |
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47 U | M | P | S | 48 S | H | E | ||||||||
49 A | 50 M | M | O | 51 H | O | A | R | 52 I | 53 E | 54 S | 55 T |
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56 T | H | E | A | R | 57 T | 58 F | U | L | D | O | D | G | E | R |
59 O | M | E | N | 60 N | E | R | V | E | 61 E | A | V | E |
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62 M | E | T | S | 63 T | E | T | E | S | 64 A | L | E | S |
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,902
Across
1
Like Methuselah : AGED
5
"___ stranger, and ye took me in": Matt. 25:35 : IWASA
10
Casino game : FARO
14
Stadium drink : SODA
15
Appointed : NAMED
16
Land west of Nod : EDEN
17
Airfield sight : TWINENGINEPLANE
20
Cabinet post : INTERIOR
21
Sailors' patron saint : ELMO
22
Hostelry : INN
23
Emit amplified light : LASE
25
Seaport on We Island : SABANG
29
Ornamental stone : TIGEREYE
33
Millay's "___ Figs From Thistles" : AFEW
34
He directed "Network" : LUMET
35
Debussy's "Air de ___" : LIA
36
Amphibian also called hellbender : GIANTSALAMANDER
40
Drop a pop fly : ERR
41
Womanizers : ROUES
42
Baseball's Gus or Buddy : BELL
43
Cincinnati managers? : REDHEADS
45
Pieces of pottery : SHARDS
47
Callers of K's : UMPS
48
That ship : SHE
49
Bullets for a G.I. : AMMO
51
Most ancient : HOARIEST
56
Thievish Dickens lad : THEARTFULDODGER
59
Augury : OMEN
60
Crust : NERVE
61
Roof edge : EAVE
62
Shea nine : METS
63
Places for chapeaux : TETES
64
Pub quaffs : ALES
Down
1
Italian wine center : ASTI
2
Evening dress : GOWN
3
Work on galleys : EDIT
4
Jutlander : DANE
5
Six-outs unit : INNING
6
Tea or water adjunct : WAGON
7
N African bigwig : AMIR
8
Pitcher Walter Johnson, e.g.: Abbr. : SEN
9
Thirst quencher : ADE
10
Rapid Robert of pitching fame : FELLER
11
First person : ADAM
12
Site for 10 Across : RENO
13
Single : ONE
18
Hibernia : ERIN
19
Spaniard's monetary unit : PESETA
23
Certain beans : LIMAS
24
"Full many ___ ... ": Gray : AGEM
25
More perspicacious : SAGER
26
Blazing : AFIRE
27
What a razor razes : BEARD
28
A 27 Down on a farm : AWN
29
Bulrushes : TULES
30
Presbyter : ELDER
31
Give way : YIELD
32
Some noblemen : EARLS
34
Praises highly : LAUDS
37
This is earth shaking : TREMOR
38
Kind of opera : SOAP
39
Org. in which a Bird flies : NBA
44
We, the people : HUMANS
45
Nuances : SHADES
46
Ruth, to old Yankee fans : HERO
48
Decipher : SOLVE
49
Alas! : AHME
50
Convene : MEET
51
Injured : HURT
52
Notion : IDEA
53
Equal: Fr. : EGAL
54
Golfer Ballesteros : SEVE
55
Very, in Versailles : TRES
56
Seaver or Lasorda : TOM
57
Blaster's material : TNT
58
Lawyer's retainer : FEE
Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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