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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, May 8, 1957

41-Down : Pessimist's pet word.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,871
Across
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Heroine of May 12. : MAMA
5
Scatter. : STREW
10
Converse idly. : CHAT
14
Surplus. : OVER
15
Amb. Hare's post. : CAIRO
16
Busy place. : HIVE
17
Uncertain or risky. : TOUCHANDGO
19
Great Barrier Island of New Zealand. : OTEA
20
Poetic contraction. : TIS
21
Mythical ship. : ARGO
22
Overcome the hostility of. : DISARM
24
Port on the Black Sea. : ODESSA
26
Affix. : FASTEN
28
Ear ___. : LOBE
30
Corrected copy. : EMENDED
33
Bantam Ben. : HOGAN
36
Get a move on! : SCRAM
38
S. A. capital. : RIO
39
Redact. : EDIT
40
Dye. : STAIN
41
Be crinkled. : CURL
42
Coin of Bulgaria. : LEV
43
___ retreat (withdraw). : BEATA
44
Cerf, Francis, etc. : PANEL
45
Now, at ___. : PRESENT
47
Feathered fish-eater. : LOON
49
English novelist (1775-1817). : AUSTEN
51
Sound of an outboard motor. : PUTPUT
55
Limited; terminable. : FINITE
57
Augury. : OMEN
59
Undivided. : ONE
60
Inequalities. : ODDS
61
So close as to leave the outcome in doubt. : NIPANDTUCK
64
Marshes. : BOGS
65
Transient infatuation. : CRAZE
66
Flat plinth, in architecture. : ORLO
67
Wild plum. : SLOE
68
Catcher of morays. : EELER
69
Cruising. : ASEA
Down
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Sententious sentiment. : MOTTO
2
Steer clear of. : AVOID
3
Verdun's river. : MEUSE
4
Night game light. : ARC
5
Pharaoh's talisman. : SCARAB
6
Sharp flavor. : TANG
7
Delivered from. : RIDOF
8
C. G. S. unit. : ERG
9
Ax wielder. : WOODSMAN
10
Selected. : CHOSEN
11
Baseball play. : HITANDRUN
12
Affirm. : AVER
13
Group working together. : TEAM
18
Wears. : HASON
23
Detail. : ITEM
25
Louver board. : SLAT
27
Lofty. : AERIAL
29
Patroon's holding. : ESTATE
31
Island republic. : EIRE
32
Runyon girl. : DOLL
33
Promote. : HELP
34
Stettin's river. : ODER
35
Basketball play. : GIVEANDGO
37
Tiger. : CAT
40
Part of whole of a paragraph. : SENTENCE
41
Pessimist's pet word. : CANT
43
Most excellent. : BEST
44
Use a pestle. : POUND
46
Swiss: Fr. : SUISSE
48
Kitchen gadget. : OPENER
50
Prickly pear. : NOPAL
52
Rains heavily. : POURS
53
Menasha Skulnik's "Willie." : UNCLE
54
Home of the Prophet Amos. : TEKOA
55
Watch chain ornaments. : FOBS
56
Fan club hero. : IDOL
58
Labyrinth. : MAZE
62
High dudgeon. : IRE
63
___ tee (exactly). : TOA

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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