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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, January 5, 1983

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { C F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 19.7
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,111
Across
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Rich V.I.P. : NABOB
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Prefix with cycle or meter : TRI
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Eastern baby sitter : AMAH
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Unaccompanied : ALONE
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Pastries : PIES
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Father, to an infant : DADA
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College or actor : BATES
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Bettor's consideration : ODDS
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Correct texts : EDIT
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Cop's question to accident victim : WHATISYOURNAME
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Suffix with adamant : INE
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A sign of the zodiac : LEO
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Matelot's milieu : MER
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Victim's reply to cop : GHOWARDHERTZ
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Ruark's "Poor ___" : NOMORE
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___ and offs : ONS
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Beloved of Radamès : AIDA
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Silly, mischievous act : APERY
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A.B.A. member : ATT
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Mountain climber's spike : PITON
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Mind the baby : TEND
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Tiny colonist : ANT
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Devices on police cars : SIRENS
43
With 51 Across, cop's impatient retort to victim : YESNOWPLEASE
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Fruity drink : ADE
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G.I.'s overseas address : APO
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Suffix with thunder : OUS
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See 43 Across : GIVEMEYOURNAME
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Completed : OVER
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Brooklet : RILL
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Eat away : ERODE
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Hindu noblewoman : RANI
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Lop off, in Dundee : SNED
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Scope : RANGE
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Broadway org. : ANTA
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Robin's-___ blue : EGG
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Author Mme. de ___ : STAEL
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Seize : NAB
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"There ought to be ___!" : ALAW
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The two : BOTH
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Draft status : ONEA
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Medieval book containing fables : BESTIARY
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Shipshape : TIDY
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Sweet-smelling : REDOLENT
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Publishers, e.g. : ISSUERS
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Arabia's Gulf of ___ : ADEN
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Palindromic title : MADAM
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___ a dozen (cheap) : ADIME
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Antipathetic one : HATER
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Attitudinized : POSED
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Concerning : INRE
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Nonsense : ROT
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Midge or punkie : GNAT
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Between faith and charity : HOPE
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Portent : OMEN
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Verbose : WORDY
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"Too ___ Handle," 1938 film : HOTTO
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Country once called Belgian Congo : ZAIRE
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Willow tree : ITEA
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Opposite of doffs : DONS
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Character in "As I Lay Dying" : ANSE
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Pestiferous : ANNOYING
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Light bohemian beers : PILSNERS
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Slander : ASPERSE
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Place for a rowel : SPUR
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Gk. underground movement : EAM
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Kipling's "The Man Who ___ Be King" : WOULD
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Marketplace : AGORA
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Couch : DIVAN
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Occurrence : EVENT
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Silkworm : ERIA
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Designer Cassini : OLEG
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Smell ___ (be suspicious) : ARAT
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"___ Lisa" : MONA
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Rim : EDGE
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Moray : EEL

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

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