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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

Persons, Places and Things

New York Times, Sunday, January 14, 1951

72-Across : Faction which exiled Dante.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 69, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 559 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 98, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 29, Grid flow: 43.8 Grid has duplicate clues.
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 574
Across
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Former President of Panama. : ARIAS
6
Site of famous Franciscan monastery. : ASSISI
12
Volcanic mountain in Turkey. : ARARAT
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Government official. : COMMISSIONER
20
Portuguese Ambassador to U. S. : PEREIRA
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He pulled Tammany's tail. : IMPELLITTERI
23
Natives of Kumbum. : TIBETANS
25
Fir or pine wood. : DEAL
26
Item in the feed bag. : OAT
27
Izzards. : ZEDS
29
Eugene Field character. : NOD
30
His motto: "What's new?" : NEO
31
Shipyard worker. : RIVETER
34
Asiatic deer. : SAMBAR
36
Signals for attention. : PSTS
37
Bristles. : SETAE
39
Attendant on Cleopatra. : IRAS
41
Russia opposed his U. N. reappointment. : LIE
42
Slugger Hornsby's nickname. : RAJAH
43
Oriental name. : ALI
44
Alarm bells. : TOCSINS
47
Mexican oil center. : TAMPICO
50
Parts of printing presses. : PLATENS
52
"Ladies of Loretto." : NUNS
54
Function of Dec. 16, 1773. : TEAPARTY
57
Cause of many strikes. : SALARY
58
Scene of Ecuador quake, '49. : AMBATO
60
Gypsy gentleman. : RYE
61
John ___. : DOE
62
Greatest quantities. : MAXIMA
64
Used by Barkley and Rayburn. : GAVELS
66
Promenade in St. James Park. : MALL
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Highway from Alberta to Fairbanks. : ALCAN
70
Mr. Waltari, author of "The Adventurer." : MIKA
72
Faction which exiled Dante. : NERI
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The Manchester is one. : CANAL
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Roughneck: Sl. : GOON
75
Alpine calls. : YODELS
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"El ___ Grande." : RANCHO
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New Governor of Kansas. : ARN
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Toby. : JUG
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Congressional holiday. : RECESS
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Giving employment. : HIRING
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Bought out of bondage. : RANSOMED
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Sen. Hayden. : CARL
91
Character in "Der Rosenkavalier." : FANINAL
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Mother of two English Kings. : ELEANOR
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Qualify beforehand. : PREPARE
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Hot Springs. : SPA
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Branch of a labor union. : LOCAL
99
Picture border. : MAT
101
Indian of Sonora. : SERI
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Lodged, as porkers. : STIED
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Pseudo-cultured. : ARTY
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Figure in "Sistine Madonna." : CHERUB
108
Knight of the Round Table. : PELLEAS
110
River in Sinkiang, China. : ILI
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Live. : ARE
112
Dr. Witt's asteroid. : EROS
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___ bono (for whose benefit?) : CUI
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Guy rope. : STAY
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Contemporary American artist. : ROCKWELL
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Conquerors of Notre Dame. : BOILERMAKERS
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Childish. : PUERILE
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Truman's plane. : INDEPENDENCE
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He composed "The King's Henchman." : TAYLOR
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Believers in a personal God. : DEISTS
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Rose oil. : ATTAR
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Ill-tempered. : ACID
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City on the Mohawk. : ROME
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Just. : IMPARTIAL
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Becky Sharp's schoolmate. : AMELIA
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Coal region of Poland: Abbr. : SIL
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Koreans, Manchurians, etc. : ASIATICS
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Relief for Mom and Dad. : SITTERS
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Obstinate: Dial. : SOT
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Don Juan's mother. : INEZ
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Ancient Chinese. : SERES
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Rainbowy. : IRIDAL
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Prompt. : APT
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Queen: Span. : REINA
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___ Day, originated in Nebraska. : ARBOR
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Supreme Court Justice. : REED
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Small island. : AIT
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Former name of King Abdullah's land. : TRANSJORDAN
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___ gin. : SLOE
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Dutch news agency. : ANETA
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Inebriate's jag. : SOSH
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Struck. : SMIT
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IV-A man. : VETERAN
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Tribal magician of 1950. : RAINMAKER
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Pound. : BEAT
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Kin of the agouti. : PACA
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Boobies. : SAPS
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Girl's name. : ELLA
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Ignore with disdain. : SNUB
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Mellow. : RIPE
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It is used for cameos. : ONYX
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Obstacle. : SNAG
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Prince of Enchanters. : MERLIN
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Defrays. : PAYS
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Cape in S. Russia. : TAMAN
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"___ the Man" of baseball. : STAN
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Weight of India. : TOLA
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"Geronimo!" for instance. : YELL
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Surrounded by. : AMID
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Ignore the alarm clock. : OVERSLEEP
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Wife of Posthumus. : IMOGEN
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Historical times. : ERAS
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New Zealand native. : MAORI
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Seaweed gelatine. : AGAR
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Girl's name. : LORA
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Longest river in N. E. : CONNECTICUT
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Name akin to Sandy. : ALEC
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Mao's men. : CHINESE
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City in Arizona. : YUMA
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MacArthur's plane. : SCAP
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Household worker: Brit. : CHAR
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First name of "Uncle Remus" creator. : JOEL
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Is wrong. : ERRS
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Persevering. : INSISTENT
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Back of the neck. : NAPE
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Delighted. : GLAD
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Liquidate. : SLAY
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Capitol roof. : DOME
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Insufficiencies. : FAILURES
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Admirable. : RARE
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Commandment. : PRECEPT
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Lion's bed. : LAIR
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Ship's deck. : ORLOP
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Muddled. : TURBID
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A-tisket, a-___. : TASKET
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Commune on the Oise. : CREIL
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Familiar salutation. : HELLO
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He wanted "elbow room." : BOONE
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Portray. : LIMN
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Oblique. : AWRY
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Title in Africa. : SIDI
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Alms box. : ARCA
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Site of battles, 1914–18. : YSER
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Large parrot. : KEA
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Irish sea god. : LER
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Man's nickname. : LES
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Active political group. : ADA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 25 debuted here and reused later, 13 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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