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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, October 16, 1986

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.7
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,491
Across
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Gooseneck : LAMP
5
She may have a train : BRIDE
10
Choir voice : ALTO
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Cupid : AMOR
15
Of the air or ear : AURAL
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Give encomiums : LAUD
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Little girl's statement to Smokey on phone : MYHOUSEISONFIRE
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Chargemen : BLASTERS
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Idiosyncrasies : QUIRKS
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Wild Bill Donovan's gp. : OSS
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Coxcomb : DUDE
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Conform : ADAPT
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Manumit : FREE
28
Tunbridge Wells, e.g. : SPA
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Opera by Halévy : CLARI
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Make headway : GAIN
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Last of a corona : STUB
34
Smokey's question : HOWCANIGETTHERE
37
Washingtons : ONES
38
Athirst : AVID
39
River in Nev. : REESE
40
Jazz guitarist Montgomery : WES
41
Pizzeria fixture : OVEN
42
G. W. aide-de-camp : MEADE
43
Tibia : SHIN
44
Skewer : PIN
45
Like some couplets : HEROIC
48
Boards for Benton : PALETTES
53
Little girl's reply : USEYOURREDTRUCK
55
Narrow way : LANE
56
A partner of fast : LOOSE
57
Crucifix inscription : INRI
58
Elman's teacher : AUER
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Summer : ADDER
60
Tennyson heroine : MAUD
Down
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Meek one : LAMB
2
___ acetate (banana oil) : AMYL
3
Koloa ___ (Hawaiian bird) : MOHA
4
P.G.A. members : PROS
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Most ignoble : BASEST
6
Contrite ones : RUERS
7
Jacob's-sword, e.g. : IRIS
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"___ Kapital" : DAS
9
Like Bryan : ELOQUENT
10
Caine role : ALFIE
11
Leo's lodge : LAIR
12
Bosporus dweller : TURK
13
Genethliacons : ODES
18
More's imaginary island : UTOPIA
19
Duchamp's descender : NUDE
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Toweled : DRIED
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Isolated : ALONE
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A Peace Prize Nobelist: 1925 : DAWES
26
Trefoil shapes : ARCS
27
Artful Dodger's teacher : FAGIN
28
Bucephalus was one : STEED
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Scot's sporran : PURSE
30
Busy as ___ : ABEE
31
Vittles : CHOW
32
Donated : GIVEN
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Strawberry's patch : SHEA
35
Incense boat : NAVICULA
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One-time French rival of Sinatra : TRENET
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Where Bowling Green is : OHIO
42
More clement : MILDER
43
"Street Scene" artist : SOYER
44
Bel ___, creamy cheese : PAESE
45
Wahine's wiggle : HULA
46
Uncle of Joseph : ESAU
47
Novel by Chateaubriand : RENE
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Cattleman's device : PROD
49
In good shape : TRIM
50
Pear or fish : TUNA
51
Tannish : ECRU
52
Kind of row to avoid : SKID
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A movie Taylor : ROD

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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