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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, January 27, 1955

52-Across : Just before sigma.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 19.3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,039
Across
1
Recent Ambassador to Lebanon. : HARE
5
Statistical information. : DATA
9
Skier's milieu. : SLOPE
14
Verve. : ELAN
15
Level. : EVEN
16
Clyde Beatty is one. : TAMER
17
Hoax. : MARESNEST
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Native of Muscat. : OMANI
20
Pizza. : PIE
21
Queen Elizabeth's protectors. : HORSEGUARDS
23
Road hazards. : RUTS
24
Pronoun. : ITS
25
Wearer of a globe. : MARINE
28
Poor Richard's advice. : SAVE
30
Was in the van. : LED
33
Expert. : ADEPT
34
"Peter Pan" Indian girl. : TIGERLILY
36
34 Across, for instance. : ROLE
37
Clementine's father. : MINER
38
Dostoevski character. : IVAN
39
Last artistic works. : SWANSONGS
41
County in Mississippi. : AMITE
42
Lincoln's secretary. : HAY
43
Like a colossus. : HUGE
44
They throw bouquets. : BRIDES
45
Pro's opposite. : CON
46
The makings of deltas. : SILT
47
"Kismet" star. : ALFREDDRAKE
52
Just before sigma. : RHO
55
Where Gov. Patterson works. : SALEM
56
Operetta by de Koven. : ROBINHOOD
58
In high dudgeon. : IRATE
59
Where to prepare 20 Across. : OVEN
60
"___ as a painted ship." : IDLE
61
Quaking. : ASPEN
62
Beautiful woman. : PERI
63
Puma's prey. : DEER
Down
1
Sisal product. : HEMP
2
Jai ___, or "merry festival." : ALAI
3
Adjective for cerium. : RARE
4
Chemical suffix. : ENE
5
Indicate. : DENOTE
6
Declares firmly. : AVERS
7
Dick Tracy's wife. : TESS
8
Poker payment. : ANTE
9
More thickset. : STOUTER
10
Actor from Argentina. : LAMAS
11
Gen. Bradley. : OMAR
12
Be in abeyance. : PEND
13
Golden apple hurler. : ERIS
18
Sidetrack. : SHUNT
22
Supporter of good causes. : GIVER
23
Mature. : RIPEN
25
Where bulrushes grow. : MARSH
26
City in Ethiopia. : ADOWA
27
Olympic Games event. : RELAY
28
Beauty shop treatment. : SINGE
29
A long time. : AGES
30
Black and blue. : LIVID
31
Make exultant. : ELATE
32
C. G. S. units. : DYNES
34
High-pitched sound. : TING
35
Boundary. : LIMIT
37
Center of a diamond. : MOUND
40
Oxford distributors. : SHOEMEN
41
"Stormy Weather" composer. : ARLEN
44
Historic atoll. : BIKINI
45
British-Greek problem. : CRETE
46
Cavalry weapon. : SABER
47
U. N. problem. : ASIA
48
___ Porsena. : LARS
49
Sound of a sail in a gale. : FLAP
50
Minute quantity. : DROP
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Straggle. : ROVE
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Emulated Ted Atkinson. : RODE
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Sink a putt. : HOLE
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Breslau's river. : ODER
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Cached. : HID

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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