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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, February 11, 1955

21-Across : Metal fastener.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 19.5
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,054
Across
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Purse item. : COMB
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Ushers' garb. : SPATS
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Dance popular in the 1930's. : SHAG
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Pierette to Pierrot. : AMIE
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Mohammedan nymph. : HOURI
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Circuit. : TOUR
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Part of Summerfield's title. : POSTMASTER
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Shakespearean role. : IAGO
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Item recorded tardily. : POSTENTRY
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Metal fastener. : SCREW
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Guy rope. : STAY
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Creators. : MAKERS
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Part of a word: Abbr. : SUF
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Short for a girl's name. : SYL
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Mrs. Rex Stout. : POLA
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Cat's-paw or clove hitch. : KNOT
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Oriental item. : CHOPSTICK
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Where Shoshone Falls is. : IDAHO
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Be indisposed. : AIL
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Large sea duck. : EIDER
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Draft animal. : POLEHORSE
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Bustle. : TODO
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W. S. : BARD
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Foolish. : MAD
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Actor Carroll. : LEO
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Capital of Tasmania. : HOBART
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Daddy: Span. : TATA
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Mrs. Hobby. : OVETA
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With great speed. : POSTHASTE
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Word for Indian summer. : WARM
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Rider on a carriage horse. : POSTILLION
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Sicilian landmark. : ETNA
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Make over. : ALTER
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Senator Bible. : ALAN
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"Remains To Be ___." : SEEN
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Playground equipment. : SLIDE
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Beverage. : SODA
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Founder of Dogpatch. : CAPP
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Melville novel. : OMOO
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Want. : MISS
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A fictitious Lulu. : BETT
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Hut. : SHANTY
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Two-cent item. : POSTALCARD
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Rogers' rival. : AUTRY
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Canasta card. : TREY
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Eden's title. : SIR
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Persevering person. : STICKATIT
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British Air Secretary in 1940. : HOARE
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Tool for boring. : AUGER
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Waxes. : GROWS
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Wardroom meal. : MESS
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Mud volcano. : SALSE
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Floor cleaner. : MOP
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Gambol. : SKIP
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Cancel. : UNDO
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Young horse. : FOAL
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Describing some sailing vessels. : POLEMASTED
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Perennial thriller. : THEBATMAN
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Pronoun. : HIS
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Fan club hero. : IDOL
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Yield. : CEDE
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Liberian native. : KROO
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Kim's last name. : OHARA
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Supper scrap. : ORT
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Dior realm. : ATTIRE
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Hollywood redhead. : DAHL
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British brothers in American revolution. : HOWES
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Egg-shaped. : OVATE
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European capital. : BERNE
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"Good-bye" composer. : TOSTI
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Register the votes of. : POLL
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Poetic lament. : ALAS
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Barnyard tower. : SILO
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Amphibian. : TOAD
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City S W of 60 Across. : ENNA
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___ de deux, a ballet for two. : PAS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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