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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, October 3, 1953

21-Across : Thin strip of wood.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,567
Across
1
Branch of a river. : FORK
5
Burnoose, sari, jumper, etc. : GARB
9
Half-curved piece of a log. : SLAB
13
Sen. Johnson. : OLIN
14
Popular shade of brown. : COCOA
15
Place to strike it rich. : LODE
16
Join the "view halloo" zealots. : RIDETOTHEHOUNDS
19
Act as chairman of a debate. : MODERATE
20
James Hagerty's bailiwick. : PRESS
21
Thin strip of wood. : LATH
22
Hopkins headed it until '38. : WPA
24
Beast of burden. : ASS
27
Understand. : SEETHELIGHT
33
Be fired from a job: Slang. : GETTHEBOOT
35
Unbending as some Scotsmen. : DOUR
36
Chilly or shaky. : AGUEY
37
___ Alamos. : LOS
38
Backward: Comb. form. : RETRO
39
Members of the family. : SONS
40
Take charge. : RUNTHESHOW
42
Competes in a decathlon event. : PUTSTHESHOT
44
Response: Abbr. : ANS
45
Island in Aegean Sea. : IOS
46
Cry of exhilaration. : EVOE
48
Of bees. : APIAN
52
Maryland site of Army Proving Grounds. : ABERDEEN
56
Celebrate after paying off the house. : BURNTHEMORTGAGE
59
Muffin ingredient. : BRAN
60
4,750,000 Europeans. : SWISS
61
Land across the Date Line. : ASIA
62
Center of Nevada ranch region. : ELKO
63
Atkinson, Kroll, etc. : TEDS
64
The others. : REST
Down
1
Application blank. : FORM
2
Sundry assortment. : OLIO
3
Prisoner of the Doones. : RIDD
4
Prepare to pray. : KNEEL
5
Torch singer's complaint. : GOTTHEBLUES
6
Symptom of housemaid's knee. : ACHE
7
Senior Dodger southpaw. : ROE
8
Relative of pooh. : BAH
9
Disparage. : SLUR
10
Tonto's "Ranger." : LONE
11
Supplements. : ADDS
12
Lady of Independence. : BESS
14
Close-fitting outer garment. : COATEE
17
Of no account. : TRASHY
18
Eisenhower's birthstone. : OPAL
22
Query newlyweds get. : WHOSTHEBOSS
23
"Doggie in the window." : PET
24
Breathing hard. : AGASP
25
Town in French Sudan, on the Niger. : SEGOU
26
Acrobat's forte. : STUNT
28
Indian mahogany trees. : TOONS
29
When Brutus struck. : IDES
30
City in Germany. : GOTHA
31
Lake or Indian. : HURON
32
British barges. : TROWS
34
Angel Clare's wife. : TESS
38
Verbal comeback. : RETORT
40
Next after pi. : RHO
41
Lingers about. : HOVERS
43
Mix with white. : TINT
47
Hero of "The Bride of Lammermoor." : EDGAR
48
French cleric. : ABBE
49
Invert stitches in knitting. : PURL
50
Where Baghdad is: Var. : IRAK
51
Part of A.D. : ANNO
52
Surrounded by. : AMID
53
Affluence. : EASE
54
Protection. : EGIS
55
Adroit. : NEAT
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Before D. D. E. : HST
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Female karakul. : EWE

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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