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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Monday, November 20, 1950

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 21, Grid flow: 32.3
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Jim Horne notes:

9-Down: King Bhumibol Adulyadej's name is misspelled ADULDET here.

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© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 519
Across
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Anti-Volstead voters. : WETS
5
Buddy or Max of pugilism. : BAER
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Perfume of damask roses. : ATTAR
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One of the novel-writing Waughs. : ALEC
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Effective. : ABLE
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Red Sox sensational rookie. : DROPO
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Oriental nurse. : AMAH
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Capital of ancient Elam. : SUSA
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Utah mountain range. : UINTA
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Our first Secretary of Defense. : FORRESTAL
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Beer. : LAGER
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Object of Sen. McCarthy's futile quest. : FILES
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"The ___," starring Irene Dunne. : MUDLARK
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Gosh darn it! : SHUCKS
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"God's Little ___." : ACRE
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Dances to "Hoop-Dee-Doo." : POLKS
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Post-election necessity. : VACATION
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Entire: German. : ALLE
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"Main Street" heroine. : CAROL
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___ gin fizz. : SLOE
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Thin Man's movie wife. : MYRNALOY
40
Fraternity. : ORDER
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"___ City," Italian movie. : OPEN
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Mrs. Harry James. : GRABLE
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Mr. Donaldson's workers. : POSTMEN
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Capital of the Island of Crete. : CANEA
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Macaw. : ARARA
49
___ salesman. : TRAVELING
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The "L" in N. L. R. B. : LABOR
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Hercules' captive. : IOLE
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Hip bones. : ILIA
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Derived from oil. : OLEIC
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Of no significance. : NULL
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Pup ___. : TENT
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Granddaughter of Jacob. : SERAH
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Greek letters. : ETAS
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Night has 1,000. : EYES
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R. A. F.'s auxiliary. : WAAF
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Sailors' patron saint. : ELMO
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In soap opera fashion. : TEARFULLY
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Hoosier State's Governor. : SCHRICKER
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Pinza, Kipnis, Baccaloni, etc. : BASSES
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Borders on. : ABUTS
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Helen Traubel role in "Lohengrin." : ELSA
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Genuine article: Slang. : REALMCCOY
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King of Siam. : ADULDET
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Experiment. : TRIAL
11
Two-wheeled pony cart of India. : TONGA
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More inclined. : APTER
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___ Bradford, author of Negro folklore tales. : ROARK
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Wapitis. : ELKS
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Mountain range from Arctic to Caspian. : URAL
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Mineral spring. : SPA
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Mrs. Rose's maiden name. : HOLM
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Composer Copland. : AARON
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Administrator of Economic Stabilization Agency. : VALENTINE
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Palestinian. : ISRAELITE
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Chief criminal court of England. : OLDBAILEY
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Christmas: Fr. : NOEL
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___ Town, South Africa. : CAPE
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Before. : ERE
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Governor of a Greek province. : NOMARCH
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River in France. : ORNE
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Used by Rayburn and Barkley. : GAVELS
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Columbus was here, Aug. 3, 1492. : PALOS
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Ecclesiastical vestment. : ORALE
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___ rattling, a display of military power. : SABER
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Locale of "The Iliad." : TROIA
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Large lily. : CALLA
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Disorganized retreat. : ROUT
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Supreme Court number. : NINE
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Gangsters' guns. : GATS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 18 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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