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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, October 24, 1991

54-Across : Supercilious

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,325
Across
1
"Shane" star : LADD
5
Caron role : GIGI
9
Author of "My Name is Asher Lev" : POTOK
14
"Iacta ___ est" : ALEA
15
Site of Camus's "The Plague" : ORAN
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Young Caesar's office : EDILE
17
Tot's ammo : CAPS
18
What a frangipani might fill : TART
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Given name of Satchel Paige : LEROY
20
Feeling : EMOTION
22
They reckon : OPINERS
24
Former best seller by J. A. Peterson : TOTALFITNESS
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U.K. air arm : RAF
27
Romance by Samuel Johnson : RASSELAS
31
Mull : STUDY
34
Davis or Midler : BETTE
35
Org. that backed A.E.S. : ADA
36
Highlands girl : LASS
37
Pawnee's cousin : REE
38
Hind's mate : STAG
39
Dander : IRE
40
Disables : MAIMS
42
Leitmotif : THEME
43
V. Herbert's Neapolitan lady : MARIETTA
45
Princess disturber : PEA
46
Apt anagram for 24 Across : STEINLOSTFAT
51
Oxeyes : DAISIES
54
Supercilious : UPSTAGE
55
Result : ENSUE
56
Actor Cronyn : HUME
58
Scholar's collar : ETON
59
Record : ENTER
60
Catch sight of : ESPY
61
Very unusual : RARE
62
Periods of sullenness : MOODS
63
Comedienne from Butte : RAYE
64
Louver board : SLAT
Down
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Cord on a boot : LACET
2
Tex. shrine : ALAMO
3
Bus station : DEPOT
4
Mean, sneaking cowards : DASTARDS
5
Dismounted : GOTOFF
6
Mashhad native : IRANI
7
Needlefish : GAR
8
Chants : INTONATES
9
Woman's cloak : PELISSE
10
H. C. Andersen's birthplace : ODENSE
11
Flag : TIRE
12
Scent, in Sevilla : OLOR
13
Biscayne, West et al. : KEYS
21
Faulker's "As ___ Dying" : ILAY
23
Heckler or lapel grabber : PEST
25
Forester : TREEMAN
28
Behind time : LATE
29
"Giselle" composer : ADAM
30
Pundit : SAGE
31
Meager, as chances : SLIM
32
M. Mitchell creation : TARA
33
Gas company's customer : USER
34
Welshman, e.g. : BRITISHER
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Breaks into pieces : SHATTERS
40
Fields of work : METIERS
41
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
42
Hardy heroine : TESS
44
Put out a publication : ISSUED
45
Spinach-eating sailor : POPEYE
47
Like a cheap, old mattress : LUMPY
48
Deadly : FATAL
49
Where Greek met Greek : AGORA
50
Doctrine : TENET
51
Judge : DEEM
52
___ Domini : ANNO
53
Ratio words : ISTO
57
Dos Passos trilogy : USA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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