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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, May 9, 1953

64-Down : College degrees.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 31.1
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 30-Down clue had "Barrymores'"; changed it to "Barrymore's."

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,420
Across
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Office of the British Lord Chancellor. : GREATSEAL
10
___ days of youthful inexperience. : SALAD
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Gaucho's dwelling. : RANCHERIA
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Vapid. : INANE
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Hermits. : ANCHORETS
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Dramatist who helped found the Abbey Theatre. : SYNGE
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Phooey! : BAH
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Polish. : RUB
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You: It. : VOI
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Sparkler. : GEM
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Churlish child. : BRAT
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Nine symbolic ladies. : MUSES
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French pronoun, : ELLE
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Delineated. : LINED
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Tale of Volsung, Sigmund, etc. : SAGA
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Variegated. : PIED
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Trencherman. : EATER
34
Chatterers and scolds. : MAGPIES
36
Require. : NEED
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Rush-hour prize. : SEAT
40
Fishing boat. : TRAWLER
43
Canadian resort. : GASPE
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Streptomycin. : DRUG
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Descendant of Mohammed. : EMIR
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"En garde" weapons. : EPEES
51
Bed of roses. : EASE
52
Design in clay. : MODEL
54
Doris of tennis. : HART
55
On this side: Prefix. : CIS
56
Pitcher Raschi. : VIC
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Argue: Slang. : JAW
59
About: Latin abbr. : CIR
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Santa ___. : ANITA
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Sandburg's "___ Stories" for children. : ROOTABAGA
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Charming children. : DEARS
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Estranged. : ALIENATED
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Kovacs of TV. : ERNIE
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Well-known first name in the theatre. : TENNESSEE
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Grope, seize or sprawl. : GRABBLE
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Froggeries. : RANARIA
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Bewitch. : ENCHANT
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German exclamation. : ACH
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Owner of a magic hammer. : THOR
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One of medicine's weapons. : SERUM
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Dark place outside Hades. : EREBUS
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Islet. : AIT
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Resort for vacationers and scientists. : LASVEGAS
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Mexican's emphatic "yes." : SISI
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One or more. : ANY
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Governor at Olympia. : LANGLIE
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Part of "L. A." : ANGELES
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Judged. : DEEMED
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Oklahoma Indian. : OSAGE
25
Describing seven long years. : TEENAGE
27
Symbolic American name. : SAM
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Inscription "in memoriam." : EPITAPH
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Barrymore's uncle. : DREW
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New Broadway star, Geraldine ___. : PAGE
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Oleoresin. : ELEMI
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One of 46 in the Senate. : DEMOCRAT
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Air Force plane T-28. : TRAINER
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Name of one of San Francisco's hills. : RUSSIAN
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Disencumber. : RID
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Fur seals. : SEACATS
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Point in moon's orbit nearest to earth. : PERIGEE
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Platform; dais. : ESTRADE
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The fifties, for example. : DECADE
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Say as an answer. : REJOIN
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Delay. : LATEN
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Artistic treasure of the Ming dynasty. : VASE
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Grow dim. : WANE
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Three: Prefix. : TRI
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Cry at a bullfight. : OLE
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College degrees. : BAS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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