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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, September 22, 1955

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,277
Across
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Deride. : GIBE
5
Scrawny animal. : SCRAG
10
Leave out. : OMIT
14
Single. : UNAL
15
Clean the blackboard. : ERASE
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Ballerina Kaye. : NORA
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Louise or Victoria. : LAKE
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Scandals of 1923. : TEAPOTDOME
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Lively. : ANIMATED
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Of the nose. : RHINAL
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Extended a subscription. : RENEWED
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Twining is one: Abbr. : GEN
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Snarl; growl. : GNAR
26
Caesar's warships. : TRIREMES
31
Headlong. : HASTY
33
Fragment. : PIECE
34
Oriental name. : ITO
35
Heroic poem. : EPOS
36
Warren and Long. : EARLS
37
Cloud. : BLUR
38
___ lead. : RED
39
Lew of Hollywood. : AYRES
40
Hatoyama's headquarters. : TOKIO
41
Show-offs. : BRAGGERS
43
Consequently. : THUS
44
Small island. : AIT
45
Chaperons. : DUENNAS
48
Quench. : STIFLE
51
City just north of Detroit. : FERNDALE
52
Seed of a billion-dollar industry. : COFFEEBEAN
54
Of the same kind. : AKIN
55
She of the 1,000 days. : ANNE
56
Reproach. : TAUNT
57
City near Carson City. : RENO
58
Designer of U. S. flag, 1818. : REID
59
Star from Stockholm. : HASSO
60
River to North Sea. : YSER
Down
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Of the upper throat. : GULAR
2
Namby-pamby. : INANE
3
Part of a leavening agent. : BAKINGSODA
4
Titanium and uranium. : ELEMENTS
5
English, Irish or Gordon. : SETTER
6
Summary of principles. : CREED
7
Transvaal legislature. : RAAD
8
Horned viper. : ASP
9
Rural poems. : GEORGICS
10
Audrey Hepburn role. : ONDINE
11
Wally of the Cards. : MOON
12
Marie Wilson role. : IRMA
13
Chinese weight. : TAEL
19
At that point. : THERE
21
On vacation. : AWAY
26
Spare ___. : TIRES
27
C. G. S. units. : RELS
28
Harmless creatures, feeders on mice and rats. : MILKSNAKES
29
Vanity case. : ETUI
30
City in Denmark. : SORO
31
Basil. : HERB
32
"Me-too" fellow. : APER
33
Young coalfish. : PARR
36
Canines. : EYETEETH
37
Limit. : BOUNDARY
39
Nimble. : AGILE
40
At that time. : THEN
42
Secured with a fishing spear. : GAFFED
43
Set to work. : TURNTO
45
Dizzy and Daffy. : DEANS
46
Actress MacMahon. : ALINE
47
Hernando or Pablo. : SENOR
48
Isolated rock. : SCAR
49
General trend. : TONE
50
Moroccan coast district. : IFNI
51
Feudal benefices. : FEUS
53
Lamb's lament. : BAA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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