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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, September 10, 1955

48-Down : Get off one's high horse.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 21.6
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,265
Across
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Result of Charley horse. : ACHE
5
Indiana's Governor. : CRAIG
10
Son of Man o' War. : MARS
14
Thoroughbred. : BLOODHORSE
16
Wings for Pegasus: Lat. : ALAE
17
Large ant. : HORSEEMMET
18
Considerate. : NICE
19
World War II group. : OSS
20
Mist or steam. : VAPOR
21
Cut. : SEVER
22
Rod attachment. : REEL
24
Little: French. : PEU
25
Trigger's master. : ROGERS
26
Canadian air arm. : RCAF
28
Solidified carbon dioxide. : DRYICE
30
Great Persian horse breeder. : DARIUS
32
Long ___. : AGO
33
General Staff Corps: Abbr. : GSC
36
Riding ___. : ACADEMY
38
Outlying district. : PURLIEU
40
Society girl. : DEB
41
American general in the Revolution. : LEE
42
Assembly-line house. : PREFAB
43
Able to fly. : VOLANT
46
Loyalty ___. : OATH
47
Set upon. : ASSAIL
50
Conger. : EEL
52
Horse ___. : SHOW
54
Cubicle for Nashua. : STALL
55
Prices. : RATES
57
John Boyd ___. : ORR
58
Weights. : TONS
59
Epithet for 41 Across. : LIGHTHORSE
61
Emulated 49 Down. : RODE
62
Draught animals. : POLEHORSES
63
Copied. : APED
64
Cubic meter. : STERE
65
One's finest clothes. : BEST
Down
1
Hate. : ABHOR
2
Garrison finish. : CLOSERACE
3
Denizen of the sea. : HORSECRAB
4
Aurora. : EOS
5
Inexpensive. : CHEAP
6
Won with ease in a race (Slang). : ROMPED
7
He wrote "How to Play Your Best Golf." : ARMOUR
8
River in Bohemia. : ISER
9
Go and bring. : GET
10
Art of horsemanship. : MANEGE
11
Sprightly. : ALIVE
12
Swaps. : RACER
13
Crystal gazers. : SEERS
15
Nickname for an Irish statesman. : DEV
21
City in New Mexico. : SOCORRO
23
___ up (stored away). : LAID
25
Equip. : RIGUP
27
It warms some homes. : FUELOIL
29
Snappish bark. : YAP
30
Family member. : DAD
31
One of the senses. : SMELL
33
"Look a ___ in the mouth." : GIFTHORSE
34
Walruses. : SEAHORSES
35
Novice. : CUB
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Affirmative vote. : YEA
39
Pastures. : LEAS
43
Danced to Strauss music. : VALSED
44
Anna of the films. : NEAGLE
45
Relative of a halter. : TETHER
47
"Per ardua ad ___," motto of R. A. F. : ASTRA
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Get off one's high horse. : STOOP
49
Earl of the track. : SANDE
51
Oblivion. : LETHE
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Snatch forcibly. : WREST
55
___ squad. : RIOT
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Sure: Dial. : SHO
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Items in a record collection: Abbr. : LPS
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Sun or moon. : ORB

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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