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Eugene Maleska Stepquotes
Puzzles with a philosophical point of view
Eugene T. Maleska
The stepquote puzzle form was invented by Eugene T. Maleska. A long quote meanders down the grid
from top left to bottom right. All puzzles here are by Maleska, except as noted.
The revealed quotes may seem overly sincere or even hokey now, but in their day they were very
popular. They expressed an unabashed philosophy that appealed to many. My grandfather loved to
quote them.
There are 25 examples here, but that barely scratches the surface.
Will Shortz tells me he has at least 15 volumes of Maleska's stepquote puzzles published by Simon & Schuster.
Bonus yearbook photos
Jean Merletto and a young Eugene Maleska, and who later became her husband.
The Stepquotes:
Click any grid for a detailed view.
Sun 7/5/1964 'STEPQUOTE' SPECIALTY
C | O | N | T | E | | P | L | U | M | P | | A | L | M | S | | S | T | A | B |
A | N | I | O | N | | R | E | S | E | E | | N | E | R | O | | E | R | G | O |
R | E | V | E | T | | I | N | N | O | C | E | N | T | S | A | B | R | O | A | D |
P | I | E | D | M | O | N | T | | W | A | R | E | | | P | E | R | U | S | E |
E | L | L | | E | N | T | I | S | | N | A | T | C | H | | G | I | S | | |
| L | L | D | | I | S | L | A | M | | S | T | O | O | P | | E | S | S | O |
| | A | R | U | N | | | W | A | R | E | A | G | L | E | | D | E | A | N |
A | S | T | A | R | | S | T | A | R | E | R | | N | Y | S | A | | A | R | C |
D | E | I | G | N | | P | A | R | K | A | S | | A | T | T | I | T | U | D | E |
A | M | O | R | | R | O | A | M | E | D | | | C | A | L | L | A | | | |
M | I | N | A | R | E | T | | S | T | Y | F | O | | B | E | S | T | M | A | N |
| | | C | E | S | T | A | | | M | O | R | A | L | S | | T | E | T | E |
R | E | P | E | A | T | E | R | | G | A | M | E | T | E | | P | E | S | O | S |
O | R | O | | L | O | D | I | | I | D | E | A | L | S | | O | R | A | N | T |
M | I | T | T | | R | O | O | M | R | E | N | T | | | B | L | E | B | | |
P | E | P | O | | E | A | S | E | D | | T | E | A | S | E | | D | I | M | |
| | O | U | T | | K | E | E | L | S | | R | S | A | N | D | | R | U | B |
E | D | U | C | E | D | | | K | E | M | I | | T | H | E | S | L | A | T | E |
P | E | R | A | R | D | U | A | A | D | A | S | T | R | A | | L | E | N | T | E |
E | A | R | N | | A | L | B | S | | C | L | E | A | R | | E | A | G | E | R |
E | R | I | S | | Y | M | C | A | | K | E | N | Y | A | | E | P | E | R | S |
Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.
Sun 5/2/1965 "STEPQUOTE" SPECIALTY
| E | V | E | N | A | F | O | | A | L | A | S | K | A | | C | A | R | A | T | S | |
O | R | A | T | O | R | I | O | | M | A | N | T | I | S | | I | N | A | S | H | O | E |
H | A | R | E | B | E | L | L | | B | R | E | A | T | H | I | N | G | S | P | E | L | L |
I | S | M | S | | N | E | W | C | O | M | E | R | S | | C | E | L | A | | O | D | A |
O | U | I | | P | A | T | H | O | | E | D | T | | N | A | M | E | | B | L | E | T |
A | R | N | E | S | S | | E | N | H | | L | E | C | A | M | A | | P | A | D | R | E |
N | E | T | T | Y | | | | G | E | N | E | R | A | T | E | | W | E | L | T | E | R |
| | | A | C | K | | H | O | H | O | | S | M | U | | S | E | A | L | E | R | S |
G | R | A | P | H | I | T | E | | O | L | D | | P | R | O | V | E | R | B | S | | |
L | U | R | E | | S | A | X | E | | L | E | T | T | E | R | E | D | | O | T | O | E |
A | N | T | S | | S | W | A | M | I | | T | I | O | | A | N | Y | | Y | A | R | D |
N | Y | U | | | | | G | U | M | C | H | E | W | E | R | | | | | M | A | I |
D | O | R | A | | F | O | R | | P | O | H | | N | O | I | S | Y | | P | E | N | T |
S | N | O | B | | A | N | A | B | A | S | I | S | | S | A | R | A | | O | N | G | O |
| | T | R | I | R | E | M | E | S | | S | P | E | | N | O | N | V | O | T | E | R |
S | H | O | A | L | E | D | | A | S | S | | C | A | W | S | | K | E | N | | | |
T | U | S | H | E | S | | P | R | E | T | E | A | C | H | | | | R | A | M | P | S |
A | R | C | A | S | | C | A | E | S | A | R | | E | I | S | | A | S | H | A | R | P |
T | R | A | M | | C | H | I | R | | B | I | T | | S | C | A | L | E | | R | O | E |
I | A | N | | I | N | A | N | | L | I | N | E | S | T | O | R | M | | K | I | T | E |
S | H | I | P | S | O | F | T | H | E | L | I | N | E | | U | N | O | P | E | N | E | D |
T | E | N | E | N | T | E | | O | N | E | T | O | N | | N | I | N | E | P | E | G | S |
| D | I | N | T | E | D | | D | E | S | E | R | T | | T | E | D | W | I | S | E | |
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted as wise.
Sun 7/4/1965 "STEPQUOTE" SPECIALTY
| I | M | N | O | | I | V | E | S | | | H | U | S | H | | L | L | E | W |
C | L | O | U | T | | T | A | S | T | E | | O | S | L | O | | A | I | D | A |
A | O | R | T | A | | A | U | T | O | N | O | M | O | U | S | | O | M | E | R |
M | I | S | S | P | E | L | L | | P | O | R | E | | D | E | S | C | E | N | D |
U | L | E | | O | L | I | T | I | | S | E | R | A | G | L | I | O | S | | |
S | O | T | O | | M | A | S | C | | | C | U | R | E | | N | O | T | E | S |
| | A | R | D | E | N | | I | S | T | A | N | D | | S | E | N | O | R | A |
C | O | P | T | E | R | | F | A | C | E | R | | O | D | E | | | N | I | L |
L | A | P | O | F | | M | A | N | O | N | S | | R | E | D | O | L | E | N | T |
O | R | E | L | | F | I | N | A | L | E | | | | S | U | S | I | | | |
P | Y | R | A | M | U | S | | N | D | M | Y | O | | E | M | E | N | D | E | D |
| | | N | O | E | L | | | | E | S | T | E | R | S | | K | I | L | O |
W | R | E | S | T | L | E | D | | O | N | A | H | O | T | | S | A | G | A | N |
A | I | X | | | E | D | O | | S | T | Y | E | S | | P | A | G | A | N | S |
S | P | A | C | E | R | | N | A | S | S | E | R | | S | A | T | E | D | | |
H | E | C | H | T | | E | U | W | E | | | H | A | T | S | | S | I | L | O |
| | T | O | A | D | S | T | O | O | L | | A | B | I | T | S | | G | E | L |
D | E | N | O | T | E | S | | R | U | E | S | | B | R | E | A | K | A | G | E |
A | R | E | S | | L | E | N | D | S | A | N | E | A | R | | R | O | D | E | O |
R | O | S | E | | O | N | I | T | | F | O | R | C | E | | E | T | O | N | S |
T | O | S | S | | S | E | G | O | | | B | O | Y | D | | G | O | O | D | |
I'm not a politician, and my other habits are good.
Sun 12/5/1965 "STEPQUOTE" SPECIALTY
G | R | E | A | T | T | H | | N | O | D | I | C | E | | M | A | D | R | I | D |
R | I | S | T | O | R | I | | E | V | E | N | A | S | | A | N | D | O | N | E |
E | M | O | T | I | O | N | | M | I | N | U | I | T | | R | E | S | I | S | T |
E | M | P | | T | Y | G | S | | S | O | R | R | O | W | E | R | | S | T | E |
N | O | U | S | | | S | A | R | | T | E | N | N | I | S | | S | T | A | N |
E | N | S | U | E | D | | G | E | N | E | | S | I | L | | S | C | E | N | T |
| | | P | R | E | C | E | D | E | | | | A | L | A | C | A | R | T | E |
A | D | R | I | A | N | A | | O | N | E | | A | N | I | M | A | L | | | |
T | R | E | N | T | I | N | E | | A | W | L | S | | A | B | R | A | D | E | S |
M | O | T | E | | M | D | I | I | | H | I | R | A | M | | C | R | E | D | O |
O | M | O | | A | S | I | N | G | L | E | P | E | B | B | L | E | | V | I | R |
S | I | R | E | S | | D | E | L | O | N | | D | E | L | A | | T | I | L | E |
T | O | T | E | M | I | C | | O | N | M | E | | L | A | T | T | I | C | E | S |
| | | L | A | V | A | B | O | | E | N | A | | K | E | E | N | E | S | T |
S | C | L | E | R | O | M | A | | | | I | N | C | E | N | S | E | | | |
C | L | A | R | A | | E | S | T | | E | D | D | O | | S | T | A | R | O | F |
R | O | T | S | | G | R | E | A | S | Y | | M | O | U | | | N | E | R | O |
I | T | E | | T | R | A | M | P | L | E | S | | K | N | E | E | | F | A | R |
P | U | R | I | R | I | | E | P | I | C | A | L | | T | A | R | R | I | N | G |
T | R | A | G | U | S | | N | E | M | U | R | O | | A | R | R | A | N | G | E |
S | E | N | N | E | T | | T | R | E | P | I | D | | I | N | S | M | E | E | T |
Great things are done when men and mountains meet.
Sun 9/25/1966 "STEPQUOTE," PUNNY STYLE
I | S | I | T | H | A | | P | L | E | A | D | E | R | | S | C | E | N | I | C |
D | E | N | I | E | R | | L | U | M | I | E | R | E | | C | A | S | I | T | A |
E | R | A | S | E | D | | A | M | E | R | C | E | S | | H | E | S | P | E | R |
S | E | R | | L | E | S | T | | R | C | A | | T | A | I | N | | P | R | O |
O | N | U | S | | R | T | O | T | | O | M | B | E | R | S | | D | I | A | L |
F | E | T | E | D | | I | S | O | T | O | P | E | | I | M | P | I | E | T | Y |
| | | P | U | R | R | | O | R | L | E | A | N | S | | L | O | R | E | N |
D | E | S | I | D | E | R | A | T | A | | D | R | I | E | S | U | P | | | |
O | R | I | A | | F | U | S | O | I | D | | D | E | S | K | | T | E | D | |
B | R | R | | D | E | P | A | R | T | E | R | | | | E | R | E | N | O | W |
B | A | R | T | E | R | S | | T | O | T | U | T | | R | E | T | R | A | C | E |
S | N | A | R | E | R | | | | R | E | L | O | C | A | T | E | | T | I | L |
| T | H | E | | A | A | S | A | | R | E | R | I | D | E | | S | E | L | L |
| | | M | A | L | L | A | R | D | | S | T | A | I | R | C | A | S | E | S |
C | O | P | O | N | | B | I | G | E | L | O | W | | A | S | I | T | | | |
A | N | A | L | Y | S | E | | O | N | E | F | O | O | T | | R | U | M | O | R |
S | T | L | O | | L | E | T | S | U | P | | T | O | O | T | | P | E | P | E |
H | A | M | | Z | A | S | U | | D | A | B | | D | R | E | W | | R | E | T |
E | R | I | V | A | N | | T | R | E | N | A | I | L | | R | A | V | I | N | E |
W | I | R | I | N | G | | O | E | R | T | A | K | E | | S | C | A | N | T | S |
S | O | A | M | E | S | | R | E | S | O | L | E | S | | T | O | T | O | O | T |
Is it harder to toot or to tutor two tooters to toot?
Sun 7/2/1967 "STEPQUOTE"
B | E | T | T | E | | M | I | D | R | A | S | H | | M | I | A | O | W | E | D |
U | S | H | E | R | | A | R | I | E | T | T | A | | E | L | U | S | I | V | E |
S | T | I | N | T | | L | A | S | S | O | E | S | | T | E | L | A | V | I | V |
T | E | N | T | H | S | T | | S | I | N | A | T | R | A | | | R | E | D | O |
E | R | G | | R | E | E | H | | D | E | M | E | A | N | E | D | | S | E | T |
R | O | S | S | | A | D | O | R | E | R | S | | M | O | N | O | T | O | N | E |
| | | E | S | T | | U | R | N | S | | T | O | M | S | W | I | F | T | |
| L | A | R | K | | E | R | S | T | | F | I | N | E | | N | E | W | | |
L | E | C | T | E | R | N | S | | S | T | A | R | A | N | D | | R | I | O | M |
H | A | T | | W | I | D | T | H | | O | R | A | | | A | M | E | N | D | E |
A | N | T | M | E | N | | O | O | S | O | O | N | T | | R | E | D | D | E | N |
S | E | W | A | R | D | | | P | A | T | | A | H | M | E | D | | S | T | D |
A | R | O | N | | S | L | E | I | G | H | S | | A | P | R | I | C | O | T | S |
| | S | O | N | | E | R | N | E | | P | U | N | S | | C | O | R | E | |
| S | C | R | A | P | I | N | G | | S | I | N | A | | K | I | D | | | |
T | H | E | S | P | I | C | E | | S | A | N | D | M | A | N | | A | I | D | A |
A | I | N | | S | E | E | S | T | A | R | S | | I | N | U | T | | S | I | E |
K | N | E | E | | | S | T | O | M | A | T | A | | G | R | E | E | T | E | D |
I | N | T | R | E | A | T | | L | I | C | E | N | S | E | | T | A | R | S | I |
N | E | W | G | A | T | E | | E | T | E | R | N | A | L | | O | R | I | E | L |
G | R | O | O | M | E | R | | T | E | N | S | O | R | S | | O | L | A | T | E |
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
Sun 9/3/1967 "SLIDE-QUOTE"
L | E | S | S | E | E | S | | | R | A | C | E | R | | M | A | R | I | S | T |
H | E | T | A | E | R | I | A | | O | C | A | L | A | | E | L | I | N | O | R |
A | L | A | C | R | I | T | Y | | B | E | L | L | I | | D | O | G | G | I | E |
S | E | E | R | | N | E | E | D | E | D | | E | L | G | I | N | | E | L | K |
A | R | L | E | N | | S | A | A | R | | | | B | R | A | Z | E | N | | |
| | | D | O | T | | R | U | T | H | E | N | I | A | | O | L | E | A | N |
| S | K | I | D | O | O | | B | O | O | T | E | R | Y | | | O | R | L | E |
T | H | E | B | E | A | L | L | | | R | U | E | D | E | L | A | P | A | I | X |
H | O | P | I | S | | D | E | A | R | S | I | R | | R | O | S | E | L | E | T |
E | R | I | S | | C | A | R | I | B | E | | | | | B | A | D | | | |
Y | E | S | | L | A | S | | R | I | O | T | S | | C | A | N | | C | A | B |
| | | G | A | R | | | | | P | R | E | F | E | R | | M | L | L | E |
P | A | R | A | S | O | L | | T | H | E | M | A | I | D | | T | R | A | I | T |
A | T | O | M | S | M | A | S | H | E | R | | | N | E | H | E | M | I | A | H |
S | T | A | B | | | P | H | A | R | A | O | H | | D | E | N | I | M | S | |
T | U | D | O | R | | P | I | N | A | S | T | E | R | | T | E | C | | | |
| | S | L | I | D | E | R | | | | T | R | E | T | | O | A | S | T | S |
E | F | T | | M | A | D | R | E | | D | O | D | G | E | S | | W | H | I | P |
T | R | E | M | O | R | | I | D | I | O | M | | I | N | C | U | B | A | T | E |
C | E | R | I | S | E | | N | E | L | M | A | | S | T | A | V | E | D | I | N |
H | E | S | T | E | R | | G | R | E | E | N | | | S | P | A | R | E | S | T |
Learn to labor and to wait.
Maleska called this one a "slide-quote." It's not a true stepquote, just a straight diagonal, but it still comes with Maleska wisdom inside.
Sun 6/30/1968 "STEPQUOTE"
T | H | E | A | C | H | | | C | A | P | S | | | J | O | B | B | E | D | |
H | A | A | B | A | I | | J | O | N | S | O | N | | O | P | I | A | T | E | S |
E | N | R | A | G | E | | A | G | N | A | M | E | | H | A | R | B | A | C | H |
C | O | L | | E | V | E | N | | E | L | E | V | E | N | | L | A | M | A | R |
A | V | I | S | | E | M | E | N | | T | R | A | S | K | S | | S | I | D | I |
P | E | E | L | S | | P | I | T | I | E | S | | S | E | T | H | | N | E | F |
E | R | R | O | L | | I | R | O | N | R | E | D | | N | E | A | R | E | S | T |
| | | W | E | A | R | O | F | F | | T | O | N | N | A | G | E | | | |
| S | T | E | E | L | E | | J | U | S | | O | B | E | D | I | E | N | C | E |
S | H | E | R | P | A | | | | S | T | O | N | E | D | | | F | O | R | M |
N | I | P | | Y | E | A | | H | E | I | N | E | | Y | A | D | | N | A | M |
A | R | E | A | | | F | I | E | R | C | E | | | | R | A | M | O | N | A |
P | R | E | C | E | P | T | O | R | | E | I | S | | S | C | R | A | P | E | |
| | | T | O | R | E | R | O | S | | D | A | S | T | A | R | D | | | |
E | L | E | A | N | O | R | | S | E | W | A | N | E | E | | O | R | A | T | E |
S | O | N | | S | A | G | A | | A | R | S | E | N | E | | W | A | V | E | R |
C | O | V | E | | S | U | I | S | S | E | | N | D | L | E | | S | I | N | A |
O | P | E | R | A | | A | L | M | O | S | T | | A | S | S | T | | G | A | S |
R | E | L | A | X | E | R | | E | N | T | A | I | L | | S | O | L | A | C | E |
T | R | O | T | T | E | D | | E | E | L | E | R | S | | P | R | A | T | E | R |
| S | P | O | O | N | S | | | D | E | L | E | | | R | O | C | E | S | S |
The achievement of justice is an endless process.
Sun 1/19/1969 "STEPQUOTE"
| N | O | T | H | I | N | | | B | U | S | H | E | R | | | B | A | R | D | S | |
T | A | R | R | I | N | G | | S | A | L | T | I | N | E | | P | A | R | T | I | E | S |
O | R | I | E | N | T | S | | C | L | A | U | D | I | A | | A | T | A | C | A | M | A |
P | R | O | | C | H | O | R | A | L | | B | E | G | G | A | R | E | D | | G | A | R |
H | A | L | T | | E | N | O | L | A | | | S | M | A | L | L | | A | L | O | N | G |
A | T | E | U | P | | E | E | D | S | R | E | | A | N | T | A | | | A | N | T | E |
T | E | S | T | E | D | | S | E | T | O | F | F | | S | A | Y | | T | W | A | I | N |
| | | O | N | E | S | | D | E | T | O | U | R | | R | E | A | R | | L | C | T |
| T | U | R | N | U | P | S | | D | A | R | T | E | D | | D | I | E | T | | | |
M | A | R | S | | T | A | C | T | | S | M | I | T | E | S | | M | A | R | A | U | D |
A | G | A | | | | H | A | H | A | | I | L | O | N | A | | E | D | I | R | N | E |
N | O | N | E | | U | N | R | E | G | E | N | E | R | A | T | E | D | | M | I | D | I |
O | R | I | S | O | N | | P | R | O | N | G | | T | R | E | E | | | | S | I | S |
F | E | A | S | T | S | | S | O | N | T | A | G | | Y | E | L | L | | S | E | N | T |
| | | A | T | E | S | | D | I | E | S | E | S | | N | E | O | C | E | N | E | |
I | C | E | | E | W | E | S | | C | R | O | N | E | S | | D | O | U | R | | | |
T | A | M | A | R | | G | P | S | | S | T | R | A | I | T | | T | R | O | P | E | S |
A | L | E | M | | | M | E | A | D | | H | E | R | P | E | O | | B | U | R | N | T |
L | E | N | I | S | | E | A | G | E | R | | | C | H | I | P | S | | S | E | G | O |
I | N | D | | T | I | N | K | E | R | E | R | | H | O | L | L | O | S | | C | I | A |
A | D | A | M | A | N | T | | N | I | N | E | T | E | N | | E | L | E | M | E | N | T |
N | A | T | I | V | E | S | | E | V | A | D | E | R | S | | S | T | R | I | P | E | S |
| R | E | N | E | E | | | S | E | N | S | E | S | | | H | A | B | I | T | S | |
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits.
Sun 5/25/1969 "STEPQUOTE"
| T | H | E | M | A | N | | S | A | D | S | A | C | K | | A | L | S | A | C | E | |
T | H | E | V | I | E | W | | A | R | E | O | L | A | E | | D | E | N | I | A | L | S |
R | E | M | A | T | C | H | | L | A | P | L | A | T | A | | J | O | U | R | N | A | L |
I | C | A | N | | I | O | W | E | | T | O | L | A | | G | O | N | G | | D | I | A |
P | A | T | | R | A | C | I | S | T | | | U | N | T | R | U | E | | P | I | N | T |
O | V | I | N | E | | A | N | M | A | K | E | | D | I | O | R | | T | I | D | E | S |
D | E | C | A | M | P | | S | A | R | A | H | S | | C | O | N | S | O | L | E | S | |
| | | V | E | E | P | | N | O | T | A | T | E | | M | E | T | R | O | | | |
S | O | L | I | T | A | R | Y | | C | A | R | E | E | N | | D | I | S | T | A | L | |
A | P | I | E | | R | I | O | T | S | | D | E | L | O | S | | N | O | E | S | I | S |
L | E | T | S | | L | O | G | E | | S | T | R | E | W | I | N | G | | D | A | M | P |
T | N | T | | | | R | U | N | S | T | H | E | R | I | S | K | | | | W | E | A |
U | S | E | D | | F | I | R | S | T | A | I | D | | S | T | O | A | | M | E | A | D |
S | E | R | E | N | E | | T | E | A | I | N | | R | E | E | L | S | | O | L | D | E |
| A | S | S | E | S | S | | S | I | N | G | L | E | | R | E | C | A | L | L | E | D |
| | | P | E | T | E | S | | R | E | S | O | L | E | | S | U | S | A | | | |
| T | R | I | D | E | N | T | S | | D | E | B | A | T | E | | S | C | R | I | M | P |
C | H | E | S | S | | T | I | E | R | | A | S | Y | I | S | T | | O | S | C | A | R |
R | E | V | E | | B | I | L | L | E | T | | | S | O | T | H | A | T | | O | R | A |
I | L | E | | M | I | M | E | | A | R | A | B | | L | E | E | S | | S | M | I | T |
M | A | L | T | E | S | E | | S | M | E | T | A | N | A | | E | P | I | C | E | N | E |
E | M | E | R | S | O | N | | L | E | V | E | R | E | T | | D | I | L | A | T | E | D |
| B | R | Y | A | N | T | | O | R | I | E | N | T | E | | U | C | A | T | O | R | |
The man who can make hard things easy is the educator.
Sun 6/21/1970 STEPQUOTE
| L | I | F | E | I | S | | C | R | A | D | L | E | | | A | R | E | N | O | T | |
C | A | M | P | I | O | N | | L | E | N | I | E | N | T | | N | E | R | I | N | E | S |
L | E | P | A | N | T | O | | O | S | C | E | O | L | A | | D | A | R | L | E | N | E |
O | T | O | | E | A | T | S | U | P | | D | R | A | B | B | E | D | | | S | E | R |
V | A | S | E | | S | A | U | T | E | S | | A | R | L | E | S | | H | E | I | D | I |
I | R | E | N | E | | S | P | E | C | T | A | | G | E | T | S | W | I | N | D | O | F |
S | E | S | A | M | E | | A | R | T | I | C | L | E | S | | A | I | R | L | E | S | S |
| | | M | I | L | A | | S | E | L | L | E | R | | T | Y | P | E | E | | | |
| S | C | O | T | E | R | S | | D | E | E | D | | R | O | S | E | | A | I | D | S |
B | E | A | R | | V | I | T | A | | T | O | G | O | U | T | | D | E | G | R | E | E |
A | P | R | | R | E | D | U | C | E | | R | E | M | I | T | | | S | U | A | V | E |
S | T | O | P | I | N | | M | A | R | G | A | R | I | N | E | | S | T | E | N | O | G |
S | I | L | A | S | | | B | R | I | E | F | | T | E | R | R | A | E | | I | T | E |
O | M | E | L | E | T | | L | I | S | T | E | D | | D | E | E | M | | P | A | E | R |
S | E | R | I | | U | S | E | D | | S | A | I | D | | D | E | S | T | I | N | E | |
| | | S | T | R | A | D | | S | I | S | L | E | R | | F | O | O | L | | | |
S | A | V | A | R | I | N | | C | O | N | T | U | S | E | D | | N | O | I | S | E | D |
C | R | E | D | E | N | T | I | A | L | | I | T | I | S | A | P | | K | N | A | V | E |
A | G | R | E | E | | A | B | B | O | T | | E | N | T | I | R | E | | G | L | I | B |
L | A | D | | | D | Y | N | A | M | I | C | | E | A | S | E | L | S | | A | D | A |
A | L | A | M | E | D | A | | N | O | T | H | I | N | G | | D | E | L | U | D | E | S |
R | I | N | G | M | E | N | | E | N | H | A | N | C | E | | I | N | A | L | I | N | E |
| S | T | R | E | S | A | | | S | E | N | S | E | S | | C | A | M | E | N | T | |
Life is not a spectacle or a feast. It is a predicament.
Sun 2/21/1971 STEPQUOTE
| I | M | A | G | I | | C | H | R | O | N | I | S | T | | A | C | R | E | S |
A | R | I | S | E | N | | R | A | I | S | E | T | H | E | | M | A | U | V | E |
M | A | R | I | N | A | | E | I | N | S | T | E | I | N | | A | R | S | O | N |
A | N | A | | S | T | R | A | N | D | | S | M | E | E | T | H | | T | K | O |
N | I | C | K | | I | O | T | A | S | | | E | L | M | O | | B | R | E | R |
D | A | L | I | | O | M | E | N | | D | O | D | D | E | R | S | E | E | D | |
A | N | E | M | O | N | E | S | | F | E | N | | S | N | E | E | R | S | | |
| | | O | L | I | O | | D | E | C | E | M | | T | A | R | R | I | E | S |
| S | A | N | D | S | | S | E | D | A | T | E | S | | T | E | E | S | U | P |
G | O | B | O | | M | A | T | H | | M | O | T | E | L | | | | T | R | A |
R | I | B | S | | O | R | E | I | M | P | O | R | T | A | N | | B | A | E | R |
O | R | R | | | | M | R | S | A | M | | I | M | E | T | | I | N | K | S |
W | E | E | D | E | R | | S | C | I | E | N | C | E | | T | E | S | T | A | |
S | E | V | E | R | E | R | | E | S | N | E | S | | S | H | A | H | | | |
| | I | N | S | T | E | P | | I | T | E | | T | E | A | R | O | O | M | S |
| M | A | S | T | I | C | A | T | E | S | | T | E | N | N | | P | R | A | U |
P | A | T | E | | R | O | S | O | | | P | I | N | S | K | | S | A | N | A |
A | L | I | | B | E | A | T | U | P | | A | L | D | E | N | S | | T | A | V |
P | A | O | L | O | | S | O | C | I | A | B | L | E | | O | O | L | I | T | E |
A | G | N | E | W | | T | R | A | M | P | L | E | R | | W | I | E | N | E | R |
L | A | S | T | S | | S | E | N | A | T | O | R | S | | L | E | D | G | E | |
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
Sun 4/23/1972 STEPQUOTE
T | H | E | R | E | I | S | | A | C | R | O | B | A | T | | S | P | R | A | G | S | |
H | E | R | O | I | S | M | | C | H | O | R | I | N | E | | E | L | E | G | A | N | T |
A | T | E | I | N | T | O | | T | I | T | A | N | I | A | | P | A | T | E | R | A | E |
T | A | P | | E | I | R | E | | L | A | N | E | S | | C | A | N | E | | M | P | S |
W | E | S | T | | C | E | L | L | I | | | T | E | N | U | R | E | | S | E | P | T |
A | R | I | O | T | | P | L | E | A | S | U | | S | O | B | A | T | | U | N | I | E |
S | A | N | G | E | R | | A | S | S | E | R | T | | R | E | T | R | E | A | T | E | R |
| | | A | P | E | R | | S | T | E | E | R | S | | B | E | E | R | | S | R | S |
P | A | S | T | O | R | A | T | E | S | | I | O | O | O | | D | E | E | M | | | |
L | I | T | E | R | A | T | O | R | | E | N | U | R | E | D | | S | C | A | R | F | S |
A | R | O | D | | T | H | S | | F | A | L | T | E | R | E | D | | T | E | E | U | P |
T | W | O | | Z | E | E | S | | A | T | O | L | L | | N | E | S | S | | C | L | E |
E | A | G | L | E | | R | E | L | I | E | V | E | S | | A | C | E | | T | I | L | E |
D | Y | E | I | N | G | | D | O | R | R | I | T | | T | R | A | N | S | I | T | E | D |
| | | P | I | N | T | | W | E | I | N | | P | H | Y | L | A | C | T | E | R | Y |
R | A | M | | T | O | H | O | | R | E | G | A | L | E | | S | T | A | B | | | |
A | B | A | S | H | M | E | N | T | | S | T | R | E | A | K | | E | D | I | T | E | D |
M | A | R | E | | O | L | D | E | R | | H | A | N | I | N | B | | S | T | E | R | E |
A | L | G | A | | L | A | I | C | A | L | | | T | R | I | E | S | | S | L | I | P |
D | O | R | | B | O | T | T | | T | E | A | S | E | | T | I | N | E | | A | G | O |
A | N | A | G | O | G | E | | S | T | A | T | I | O | N | | N | A | T | I | V | O | S |
N | E | V | E | R | I | S | | R | E | V | E | N | U | E | | G | R | A | D | I | N | E |
| S | E | T | S | A | T | | A | R | E | N | O | S | E | | B | E | L | O | V | E | D |
There is more pleasure in loving than in being beloved.
Sun 7/7/1974 STEPQUOTE
A | L | L | T | H | A | T | W | | S | A | B | A | D | O | | | P | E | T | E |
S | E | L | A | S | S | I | E | | P | L | O | W | E | R | S | | O | D | O | R |
S | T | A | R | T | E | R | S | | U | L | A | L | U | M | E | | A | G | O | N |
E | S | N | E | | S | I | E | R | R | A | S | | C | A | A | N | | A | K | A |
R | O | E | | | | N | E | A | T | H | | P | E | R | M | A | T | R | O | N |
T | U | R | N | | A | G | O | G | E | | M | E | S | A | | I | R | A | N | I |
S | T | O | O | P | S | | R | E | D | W | A | R | E | | E | L | U | L | | |
| | | S | A | K | I | S | | | I | D | I | T | O | L | | E | L | A | |
| M | E | A | L | | B | E | T | I | D | E | | S | O | L | I | | A | M | A |
M | O | L | L | E | | N | E | W | N | E | S | S | | M | A | S | O | N | I | C |
A | R | M | E | T | | | M | I | S | B | U | T | A | | | R | O | P | E | R |
A | G | I | S | T | E | R | | T | I | E | R | O | D | S | | A | L | O | N | E |
R | U | R | | E | L | O | I | | D | R | E | A | R | Y | | F | I | E | S | |
| E | A | T | | S | O | N | N | E | T | | | E | M | M | E | T | | | |
| | R | E | N | E | | F | O | R | H | E | S | A | | S | L | E | E | P | S |
S | P | O | R | E | | H | O | G | S | | S | I | M | P | S | | S | T | A | T |
H | A | Y | M | A | K | E | R | S | | S | T | O | W | E | | | | I | N | A |
I | L | S | | P | A | L | M | | T | A | E | N | I | A | S | | H | E | A | T |
R | A | T | A | | T | E | A | B | A | L | L | | T | H | E | C | E | N | C | I |
A | C | E | D | | A | N | N | A | B | E | L | | H | E | R | O | I | N | E | S |
Z | E | R | O | | | S | T | R | U | M | A | | I | N | A | D | R | E | A | M |
All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream.
Sun 9/2/1979 STEPQUOTE
F | O | R | L | A | B | | T | S | E | L | I | O | T | | | H | E | A | R | T |
O | T | E | L | L | O | | A | E | R | A | T | I | O | N | | A | G | N | E | W |
R | O | B | B | E | R | | M | C | K | I | N | L | E | Y | | L | O | D | G | E |
A | M | A | | G | A | S | P | E | | | O | O | D | L | E | S | | R | E | E |
G | A | T | E | | S | H | O | R | T | D | | F | O | O | D | | V | E | N | T |
E | C | O | L | E | | A | N | N | E | A | L | | G | N | U | G | O | A | T | S |
D | O | S | S | I | E | R | S | | R | Y | U | N | | S | C | A | T | | | |
| | | T | R | A | P | | T | R | I | P | U | P | | T | R | I | P | O | D |
H | A | L | O | E | S | | P | O | I | S | O | N | E | D | | A | N | I | L | E |
O | V | E | N | | T | H | E | W | E | B | | S | T | R | A | G | G | L | E | R |
M | E | T | | B | O | E | R | | R | E | T | | E | A | S | E | | S | I | T |
I | N | T | E | R | N | I | S | T | | T | H | E | R | M | S | | R | E | N | O |
N | U | E | V | A | | R | O | O | S | T | E | R | S | | I | R | O | N | E | D |
G | E | R | E | N | T | | N | I | T | E | R | Y | | I | S | I | S | | | |
| | | R | C | A | F | | L | O | R | E | | S | C | I | M | I | T | A | R |
T | R | A | S | H | C | A | N | | A | T | S | U | K | O | | S | N | A | R | E |
H | E | R | O | | I | T | O | S | | H | A | N | A | S | H | | A | K | A | L |
E | S | A | | S | T | I | L | T | S | | | I | T | I | O | N | | E | L | A |
C | A | B | O | T | | M | A | R | I | N | A | D | E | | R | E | P | A | S | T |
A | L | I | V | E | | A | N | I | M | A | T | O | R | | T | R | A | L | E | E |
M | E | C | O | M | | | S | A | P | L | E | S | S | | D | O | L | L | A | R |
For labor, a short day is better than a short dollar.
Sun 6/7/1981 STEPQUOTE
| T | H | E | F | A | | | S | W | I | P | E | | R | A | D | I | A | N | S |
S | H | O | R | E | S | | T | H | A | W | E | D | | E | L | A | S | T | I | C |
P | A | R | I | S | H | | H | O | N | O | R | E | | M | U | C | H | A | D | O |
A | L | A | | S | I | N | E | W | | | I | N | C | O | M | E | | M | O | T |
R | I | T | E | | O | N | W | E | A | R | | | U | R | I | | M | A | R | T |
T | A | I | N | T | | W | A | R | E | S | | S | T | A | N | T | O | N | S | |
A | N | O | D | A | L | | R | E | R | O | U | T | E | | U | A | R | | | |
| | | E | V | I | L | | D | O | U | S | E | | F | M | R | A | D | I | O |
M | A | D | R | I | G | A | L | | | T | E | L | L | A | | S | T | O | S | S |
A | C | E | S | | A | N | E | R | | M | E | L | O | N | S | | H | O | S | T |
D | A | B | | | T | O | M | A | T | O | S | A | U | C | E | | | D | U | R |
A | D | A | M | | E | L | U | D | E | R | | S | T | I | R | | C | L | E | A |
M | I | R | E | D | | I | R | A | T | E | | | S | E | V | E | R | E | S | T |
E | A | S | T | E | R | N | | M | E | A | D | E | | D | E | L | E | | | |
| | | R | E | A | | R | E | S | P | O | N | D | | D | E | A | R | E | R |
| C | H | O | R | T | L | E | S | | P | E | D | E | S | | A | M | I | N | O |
D | Y | E | S | | T | E | A | | | A | R | E | L | T | H | | S | O | L | O |
O | R | A | | H | A | T | R | E | D | | | A | T | E | A | M | | R | I | M |
R | A | D | I | A | N | T | | G | E | N | E | V | A | | N | A | T | I | V | E |
I | N | O | R | D | E | R | | A | L | A | M | O | S | | T | R | I | T | E | R |
C | O | N | R | A | D | E | | D | A | T | E | R | | | H | E | M | A | N | |
The fashion wears out more apparel than the man.
Sun 1/3/1982 STEPQUOTE FOR '82
L | O | R | D | M | A | | | P | O | S | E | D | | | B | A | L | L | A | D |
A | N | O | R | A | K | | R | E | V | E | R | I | E | | I | L | O | I | L | O |
S | E | C | U | R | E | | E | D | I | T | I | N | G | | R | E | C | T | O | R |
A | R | K | | E | M | O | T | E | | | K | A | R | A | T | E | | T | V | A |
L | O | E | B | | E | W | I | S | E | R | | R | E | S | H | | F | L | E | D |
L | U | T | E | S | | L | A | T | T | E | R | | T | O | D | D | L | E | R | S |
E | S | S | E | N | C | E | | A | E | V | U | M | | P | A | R | E | | | |
| | | P | O | R | T | A | L | | E | L | U | L | | Y | O | U | C | A | N |
I | N | T | E | R | E | S | T | | B | R | E | M | E | N | | P | R | O | N | E |
S | O | I | R | E | E | | T | O | M | Y | | M | O | O | S | | | S | G | T |
L | O | T | S | | P | R | E | T | T | Y | P | E | N | N | Y | | S | E | E | M |
E | D | T | | | Y | E | S | O | | E | E | R | O | | S | T | E | L | L | A |
E | L | E | M | I | | S | T | O | M | A | T | | R | A | T | A | P | L | A | N |
P | E | R | U | S | E | | S | L | U | R | | L | A | T | E | N | T | | | |
| | | S | A | Y | A | | E | R | A | T | O | | A | M | I | A | D | O | G |
S | T | P | E | T | E | R | S | | E | N | U | R | E | S | | S | T | E | V | E |
A | H | A | S | | S | A | A | R | | D | B | E | T | T | E | | E | B | E | R |
I | E | R | | L | O | L | L | E | D | | | T | H | E | R | E | | A | R | M |
G | U | I | T | A | R | | E | M | A | N | A | T | E | | E | D | E | S | S | A |
A | S | S | U | M | E | | P | I | N | E | T | A | R | | V | E | R | E | E | N |
S | A | H | I | B | S | | | T | A | P | E | S | | | E | R | Y | D | A | Y |
Lord, make me wiser every year and better every day.
Fri 12/31/1982
P | H | A | S | E | | | B | A | H | | A | R | A | M |
F | I | V | E | R | | | A | D | A | | P | I | S | A |
C | H | E | E | R | S | | T | O | P | R | I | S | O | N |
S | O | C | K | E | T | S | | S | P | E | C | I | F | Y |
| | | A | D | O | P | T | | I | S | A | | | |
S | P | I | N | | G | A | R | | N | E | L | S | O | N |
C | L | O | D | | O | R | A | D | E | A | | A | M | I |
R | A | W | | P | O | K | I | E | S | T | | I | N | N |
I | N | A | | I | D | Y | L | L | S | | S | N | I | T |
M | E | N | S | C | H | | E | R | A | | U | T | A | H |
| | | E | K | E | | D | I | N | A | R | | | |
T | H | E | R | O | A | D | | O | D | D | N | E | S | S |
S | O | N | I | N | L | A | W | | W | E | A | L | T | H |
A | N | N | A | | T | V | A | | | E | M | B | E | R |
R | E | A | L | | H | E | X | | | R | E | A | P | S |
Cheers to good health, happiness and wealth.
This "split stepquote" is by Betty Jane Cometa, not Maleska.
Sun 5/14/1989 STEP QUOTES
W | A | R | E | | B | O | A | T | | O | S | C | A | R | | | A | G | A | S |
A | D | E | N | | I | R | M | A | | A | T | O | N | A | L | | D | O | N | E |
T | A | L | C | | B | E | A | M | | S | E | R | G | I | O | | S | L | I | D |
C | H | Y | O | U | | S | T | E | P | | P | P | E | N | W | O | | A | T | E |
| | | D | R | S | | O | D | O | R | | S | L | G | | L | U | N | A | R |
A | N | C | E | S | T | O | R | | N | I | T | | O | L | A | F | S | | | |
R | E | O | | T | O | N | Y | S | | C | O | S | T | A | L | | A | L | A | S |
C | O | L | L | E | G | E | | A | L | E | P | H | | S | T | E | | O | N | T |
| | | E | P | I | S | T | L | E | | | A | L | S | O | P | | A | N | A |
A | I | D | A | | E | M | U | | A | S | T | R | A | | S | M | I | T | E | R |
S | T | E | P | B | | A | L | L | S | T | E | P | F | O | | O | T | H | E | R |
P | A | T | S | Y | S | | S | I | T | A | R | | I | R | T | | S | E | S | S |
I | L | E | | S | U | S | A | N | | | M | A | N | A | S | S | A | | | |
R | I | S | | T | E | P | | E | R | A | S | E | | M | E | T | T | L | E | S |
E | C | T | O | | N | I | P | S | E | Y | | S | L | A | T | E | | A | D | O |
| | | A | S | O | N | E | | S | I | D | | I | N | S | P | E | C | T | S |
S | T | A | R | T | | E | N | A | | N | E | S | T | | E | F | G | | | |
O | W | N | | E | P | L | A | D | D | | S | T | E | P | | O | R | D | W | I |
N | I | N | E | | R | E | N | D | E | R | | O | R | A | L | | E | L | E | V |
A | N | I | L | | E | S | C | O | R | T | | P | A | L | E | | T | I | L | E |
R | E | E | F | | | S | E | N | S | E | | S | L | O | T | | S | I | T | S |
Charles M. Deber contributed this variation that includes 9 mini step-related step quotes. Click the grid to see how it works.
Sun 8/19/1990 HOW TO ACHIEVE HAPPINESS
| | H | A | V | E | E | | P | R | E | V | I | N | | B | A | K | E | R | |
| D | O | M | I | N | I | | R | E | V | I | S | E | | E | L | I | D | E | D |
R | A | M | P | A | N | T | | I | D | E | A | L | S | | R | E | D | U | C | E |
A | G | E | | B | A | H | A | M | A | | L | A | T | H | E | S | | C | I | S |
C | A | R | O | L | | E | R | A | C | L | | N | L | A | T | | L | A | T | E |
E | M | I | L | E | S | | A | T | T | E | N | D | E | E | | M | I | T | E | R |
D | A | C | E | | T | A | M | E | | A | U | E | R | | C | O | V | E | R | T |
| | | A | T | I | P | | | B | R | E | R | | D | U | D | E | | | |
| I | N | T | E | R | O | F | F | I | C | E | | H | I | R | E | D | M | A | N |
A | R | I | E | L | | C | A | I | N | O | | L | A | S | E | R | | E | C | U |
D | A | N | S | E | | O | G | D | E | N | N | A | S | H | | A | P | A | R | T |
A | T | O | | C | A | P | I | O | | S | A | N | T | O | | T | O | N | E | S |
M | E | N | H | A | D | E | N | | S | C | R | E | E | N | T | E | S | T | S | |
| | | A | S | I | S | | M | A | I | D | | | O | A | S | T | | | |
M | E | L | O | T | T | | C | O | R | E | | H | A | R | P | | A | G | A | R |
O | V | A | L | S | | T | U | R | A | N | D | O | T | | S | O | L | A | N | A |
T | I | M | E | | P | A | R | A | | C | E | O | R | N | | D | E | B | I | T |
I | D | I | | D | E | M | I | L | O | | O | F | Y | O | R | E | | R | T | E |
V | E | N | I | R | E | | T | I | R | A | D | E | | N | E | T | T | I | E | R |
E | N | A | M | E | L | | E | S | C | H | A | R | | E | S | T | E | E | M | |
| T | R | A | D | E | | S | T | A | I | R | S | | A | T | A | L | L | | |
Have either a clear conscience or none at all.
This is the last stepquote Maleska wrote. The title is "How to Achieve Happiness."
Sun 9/22/1991 OOH, THAT BANANA PEEL!
| T | H | E | S | | | R | A | F | | | | F | D | A | | | M | A | R | L | |
| H | O | S | T | A | | A | L | U | M | | F | I | R | N | | C | A | M | E | O | |
R | A | M | S | E | Y | | N | I | N | O | | A | R | I | D | | P | R | O | V | O | S |
S | L | E | E | P | E | R | | A | D | O | | C | M | L | | L | A | C | R | I | M | A |
V | E | R | D | I | | E | S | S | E | N | T | I | A | L | L | Y | | H | E | L | E | N |
P | R | S | | S | U | S | U | | D | R | E | A | M | | E | R | N | E | | E | D | D |
| | | | S | H | O | R | T | | I | D | L | E | | C | I | T | S | | | | |
A | J | A | R | | R | A | F | F | E | S | | S | N | A | T | C | H | | E | R | G | O |
W | E | R | E | | S | K | I | R | L | E | R | | T | R | E | | | | C | O | O | P |
N | E | I | G | H | | | N | O | I | S | E | D | | D | R | E | S | S | C | O | A | T |
| P | A | R | A | D | I | G | M | S | | A | R | O | | N | E | A | T | E | S | T | |
| | | E | R | I | N | | T | H | E | S | U | B | L | | R | I | E | N | | | |
| F | O | S | T | E | R | S | | A | M | O | | R | I | G | O | L | E | T | T | O | |
C | R | O | S | S | T | O | W | N | | U | N | T | A | M | E | | | P | R | I | V | Y |
H | A | Z | E | | | | A | I | M | | S | E | V | E | N | T | Y | | I | D | E | E |
E | Y | E | D | | F | E | M | M | E | S | | R | E | T | I | E | S | | C | E | N | T |
| | | | P | U | L | P | | L | E | A | R | | O | T | H | E | R | | | | |
E | G | G | | I | R | A | E | | O | R | R | I | S | | A | E | R | I | | G | I | G |
A | R | Y | A | N | | P | R | E | D | I | C | T | A | B | L | E | | D | I | A | N | A |
T | A | R | R | I | E | S | | B | R | A | | O | L | E | | S | T | I | N | T | E | D |
S | H | A | D | O | W | | M | E | A | T | | R | O | L | E | | A | C | I | E | R | S |
| A | T | O | N | E | | A | R | M | E | | Y | O | L | K | | C | U | G | A | T | |
| M | E | R | S | | | E | T | A | | | | N | E | E | | | L | O | U | S | |
The step is short from the sublime to the ridiculous.
This puzzle by Lawrence M. Rheingold is the last stepquote Maleska published. The title is "Ooh, That Banana Peel!"
Sun 7/10/1994 Stepquote
S | O | R | T | | | V | A | S | S | A | L | A | G | E | | | S | A | P | S |
C | R | O | O | K | | I | M | P | E | R | A | T | O | R | | A | T | S | E | A |
O | C | T | A | L | | D | I | A | M | E | T | E | R | S | | R | O | O | T | S |
W | H | A | T | I | S | | T | R | I | N | E | | | | A | T | O | N | E | S |
L | I | T | | B | E | V | Y | | S | A | I | N | T | E | X | U | P | E | R | Y |
| D | E | B | A | S | E | | | | S | N | E | E | R | E | R | S | | | |
| | | I | N | S | I | S | T | | | | E | R | O | S | | | B | I | G |
E | B | A | N | | E | N | T | I | A | L | | D | R | S | | O | C | A | L | A |
L | A | B | | | | S | U | N | N | I | | S | O | I | L | B | A | N | K | S |
S | H | U | L | T | Z | | D | E | I | S | M | | R | O | U | E | N | | | |
A | N | T | A | R | E | S | | S | T | I | E | S | | N | I | S | S | A | N | S |
| | | M | I | K | E | S | | A | N | T | O | N | | S | E | T | S | U | P |
M | U | L | E | T | E | A | M | S | | V | E | N | U | S | | | | I | L | E |
A | S | I | D | E | | C | I | A | | I | S | I | B | L | E | | T | A | L | C |
D | E | B | | | T | A | L | L | | | | A | S | I | T | I | S | | | |
| | | S | P | I | R | E | M | E | S | | | | G | O | D | E | A | D | |
L | I | T | T | L | E | P | R | I | N | C | E | | C | O | O | L | | P | A | T |
E | N | U | R | E | D | | | | C | A | L | L | A | | N | E | S | E | Y | E |
A | T | R | I | A | | E | N | L | A | R | G | E | R | S | | R | U | M | O | R |
P | R | I | N | T | | O | N | E | S | E | A | T | E | R | | S | C | A | N | S |
S | O | N | G | | | S | E | W | E | R | R | A | T | S | | | K | N | E | E |
What is essential is invisible to one's eye.
After Maleska's death in 1993, Will Shortz published this tribute puzzle constructed by Alvin Chase.
Thu 4/27/1995
| I | T | I | S | | N | A | R | C | | T | O | W | N |
G | R | A | N | T | | O | R | E | L | | I | L | I | A |
A | A | R | G | H | | T | A | C | O | B | E | L | L | S |
S | N | A | R | E | D | | B | A | S | E | B | A | L | L |
| | | A | M | I | S | | P | E | N | A | | | |
T | A | T | T | O | O | E | R | | S | E | C | R | E | T |
A | C | H | E | S | | D | O | G | E | | K | E | N | O |
B | A | R | | T | B | E | A | U | T | I | | A | D | O |
O | R | E | O | | U | R | S | A | | F | E | D | O | N |
R | E | W | A | R | M | | T | R | O | U | P | E | R | S |
| | | R | A | P | S | | D | E | L | I | | | |
R | E | D | S | M | I | T | H | | D | O | G | D | O | M |
E | G | O | M | A | N | I | A | C | | F | R | I | T | O |
A | G | R | A | | T | E | L | E | | G | A | M | I | N |
R | Y | A | N | | O | S | L | O | | A | M | E | S | |
It is the most beautiful of games.
This puzzle by Lois Sidway is the last stepquote puzzle published in the NYT. The subject of the quote is explained at 21 Across: BASEBALL. The speaker was the sportswriter
Red Smith.
Maleskan wisdom using circles
Sun 4/25/1976 ENCIRCLED WISDOM
| S | H | A | V | E | R | | M | O | R | S | E | L | | T | H | A | N | E | |
T | H | O | R | E | A | U | | O | T | I | O | S | E | | H | O | W | A | R | D |
H | A | R | P | E | R | S | | R | O | C | O | C | O | | I | N | E | V | E | R |
E | L | A | | R | E | S | E | T | | A | T | A | N | E | N | D | | A | M | A |
A | L | T | A | | D | E | V | I | L | | S | P | A | R | | A | T | R | I | P |
C | O | I | N | S | | | E | M | E | | | E | T | I | C | | A | R | T | E |
T | W | O | G | E | N | T | L | E | M | E | N | | O | V | E | R | S | E | E | R |
| | | E | L | I | A | | R | O | L | E | S | | A | D | I | T | | | |
R | E | A | L | I | G | N | S | | N | I | R | A | | N | E | R | I | S | S | A |
E | L | K | | G | E | T | U | P | | Z | A | R | B | | | E | N | T | E | R |
E | L | I | S | | L | A | D | Y | M | A | C | D | U | F | F | | G | A | M | E |
S | E | N | A | T | | | D | R | A | B | | I | L | I | A | D | | G | I | A |
E | N | G | L | I | S | H | | E | R | E | B | | L | A | T | E | N | E | S | S |
| | | E | C | H | O | | S | A | T | I | E | | T | A | M | O | | | |
S | P | A | R | K | I | N | G | | T | H | O | M | A | S | L | O | V | E | L | L |
P | A | N | I | | P | E | R | U | | | T | A | K | | | N | E | S | I | A |
I | N | T | O | W | | S | E | N | T | | A | N | I | L | E | | L | E | A | R |
E | N | O | | H | E | T | A | E | R | A | | A | N | E | A | R | | R | I | D |
L | I | N | G | E | R | | S | A | I | D | I | T | | P | R | E | M | I | S | E |
S | E | I | N | E | S | | E | S | T | A | T | E | | E | L | E | A | N | O | R |
| R | O | U | S | E | | D | E | E | M | E | D | | R | E | D | D | E | N | |
Have more than thou showest. Speak less than thou knowest.
Eugene T.Maleska constructed this one himself, edited by Will Weng.
Sun 4/16/1978 CIRCLES IN THE SQUARE
R | A | J | A | S | | L | A | C | K | | O | A | S | T | S | | C | H | E | F |
A | N | A | T | H | | O | K | I | E | | C | R | O | A | K | | L | A | L | O |
S | A | M | R | A | Y | B | U | R | N | | C | E | N | T | I | M | E | T | E | R |
E | S | S | E | N | E | S | | C | O | V | I | N | A | | D | I | R | E | C | T |
| | E | S | T | A | T | E | | | A | D | A | R | S | | L | I | S | T | S |
M | A | S | T | | S | E | L | L | O | N | E | S | | T | A | L | C | | | |
A | D | S | | S | T | R | A | I | T | E | N | | S | I | D | E | S | H | O | W |
N | O | I | S | E | | S | P | O | T | | T | H | A | L | E | R | | E | N | O |
A | B | O | U | N | D | | S | N | O | B | | O | P | E | N | | T | I | E | R |
T | E | N | T | O | O | N | E | | M | E | A | N | S | T | O | | I | R | A | K |
| | | T | R | E | E | | S | A | N | D | E | | T | I | K | E | | | |
L | A | C | E | | S | P | O | O | N | E | D | | S | O | D | A | P | O | P | S |
A | R | A | R | | K | E | R | F | | T | R | E | T | | S | P | I | R | E | A |
P | E | N | | P | I | N | A | T | A | | E | T | A | S | | U | N | D | E | R |
P | A | T | I | E | N | T | S | | F | I | S | H | B | A | I | T | | O | L | E |
| | | B | A | S | H | | B | R | A | S | S | A | R | D | | S | N | E | E |
G | O | B | E | L | | E | V | I | A | N | | | T | A | I | W | A | N | | |
I | N | U | R | E | S | | O | D | I | S | T | S | | B | O | A | T | A | G | E |
L | E | G | I | S | L | A | T | E | D | | R | E | L | A | T | I | O | N | A | L |
L | A | L | A | | A | G | E | N | T | | I | R | O | N | | L | U | C | E | S |
S | T | E | N | | P | O | R | T | O | | P | E | N | D | | S | T | E | L | A |
A jackass can kick a barn down but it takes a carpenter to build one.
Maleska was the editor for this puzzle by Jeanette K. Brill.