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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Saturday, December 19, 1953

Author:
Eugene Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 49.5 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Eugene Maleska is an alias for Eugene T. Maleska.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 62-Across had no tilde over n in "Madrileño"; added one.

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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,635
Across
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Assistant Secretary-General of U. N. : COHEN
6
Exclamation of confusion. : WHAT
10
Father, in Turkey, Persia, etc. : BABA
14
Relatives of drachmae. : OBOLI
15
Desdemona's detractor. : IAGO
16
Askew; awry. : ALOP
17
Dunderhead. : MORON
18
Four-time Prime Minister of England. : GLADSTONE
20
Playwright and producer. : BENHECHT
22
Excited state. : DITHER
23
Second baseman's double play maneuver. : PIVOT
24
By this time. : ALREADY
25
First grader's book. : PRIMER
27
Cynic's look. : SNEER
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Criticize adversely. : RAP
29
Golfers' idol. : HOGAN
31
Describing a certain flavor. : NUTTY
35
Newsy tidbit. : ITEM
37
Daughter of David. : TAMAR
39
Meditate (with "over"). : PORE
40
Middle; median. : MESAL
42
Arthur Miller's "salesman." : LOMAN
44
Barents or Coral. : SEA
45
Region in Gen. John E. Hull's command. : KOREA
47
Most popular international sport. : SOCCER
49
Concurs. : ACCEDES
52
Actress Paget. : DEBRA
53
Untie. : LOOSEN
54
Companies regulated by C.A.B. : AIRLINES
57
Phenomena over Yucca Flat. : MUSHROOMS
59
Author Zola. : EMILE
60
Recorded proceedings. : ACTA
61
Where the Tigris and Euphrates meet. : IRAK
62
Madrileño. : SENOR
63
The "Deacon's Masterpiece." : SHAY
64
Stadium echoes. : RAHS
65
Colloquial opposite of 'tis. : TAINT
Down
1
Item in a purse. : COMB
2
Double-reed wood wind. : OBOE
3
Lively dances. : HORNPIPES
4
God, in Hebrew Scriptures. : ELOHIM
5
Ancient city, its site near modern Mosul. : NINEVEH
6
Isle in the English Channel. : WIGHT
7
Sentry's command. : HALT
8
Turkish major or higher officer. : AGA
9
Walk like a two-year-old. : TODDLE
10
Music to the ears of baseball fans. : BATTERUP
11
Hawaiian word for love. : ALOHA
12
Studied hard: Slang. : BONED
13
Imitativeness. : APERY
19
Sea nymph. : SIREN
21
He painted "Dance of the Nymphs." : COROT
24
State of French Indo-China. : ANNAM
25
Neat and proper. : PRIM
26
Proportion. : RATE
27
Island group north of Tonga. : SAMOA
30
Winds averaging 50 m.p.h. : GALES
32
He started his career as a cellist. : TOSCANINI
33
Ailanthus or banyan. : TREE
34
New ___. : YEAR
36
Seizes a golden opportunity. : MAKESHAY
38
Demolisher. : RASER
41
Actor from London. : LODER
43
Brutus, the "___ Roman of them all." : NOBLEST
46
Film writer and director. : RENOIR
48
Where Sevastopol is. : CRIMEA
49
Mme. Gluck and others. : ALMAS
50
Put in words. : COUCH
51
Rib: Anat. : COSTA
52
Platters. : DISKS
54
Oriental servant. : AMAH
55
College in North Carolina. : ELON
56
Spanish muralist. : SERT
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___ pro nobis. : ORA

Answer summary:
8 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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