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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, March 15, 1984

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { Q V X }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 34.0
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,546
Across
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Colleen : LASS
5
Minor Moslem magistrate : CADI
9
"Hamlet" is one : PLAY
13
Suffix with citron : ELLA
14
Frank : OPEN
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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Mine access : ADIT
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Olympic queen : HERA
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Unsoiled : CLEAN
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"De Rerum ___": Lucretius : NATURA
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Pasteur portrayer : MUNI
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Start of an erudite barfly's lament at curfew : THE
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Hijack : ROB
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Columbus, e.g. : GENOESE
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Lament: Part II : JOINTISOUTOF
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Terminus : END
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Some perfumes : ATTARS
35
Speedy : FAST
39
Clairvoyants : SEERS
41
Happy ___ king : ASA
42
Nitrite is one : ESTER
43
Lament: Part III : TIME
44
Cut out sweets : DIETED
46
Field role : RAE
47
End of lament : OCURSEDSPITE
50
Homer, the artist : WINSLOW
53
Suffix for cash : IER
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"Fables in Slang" author : ADE
55
Out of port : ASEA
57
Marketplaces : PLAZAS
61
Alice the Goon's creator : SEGAR
63
K–P connection : LMNO
65
Commotion : TODO
66
Gay city : PAREE
67
Leo's home : LAIR
68
Mrs. Battle's creator : ELIA
69
Shopper's aid : LIST
70
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
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File's partner : RANK
Down
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Like Cassius : LEAN
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Caryl Chessman's portrayer : ALDA
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Skirt feature : SLIT
4
Second-largest planet : SATURN
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Live together : COHABIT
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Parrot : APE
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Skin: Comb. form : DERM
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Begin : INAUGURATE
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"Scarface" actor : PACINO
10
West role : LIL
11
Alpine crest : ARETE
12
Slangy assents : YEAHS
16
Koko's weapon : SNEE
21
Rosters : ROTAS
23
N.J. five : NETS
27
___ and ons : OFFS
28
Witty bit : JEST
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"The ___ Love," 1933 song : ONEI
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The same, to Seneca : IDEM
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Certain compartments in buildings : STAIRWELLS
32
Caravan stopovers : OASES
36
Literary bell town : ATRI
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S.R.O. show prize : SEAT
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Tupelo or bay : TREE
40
Nash rivals : REOS
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One of the Fords : EDSEL
44
Pairs : DUOS
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Leoncavallo's last opera : EDIPORE
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A Bordeaux wine : CLARET
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Famed park in Vienna : PRATER
50
Hornet : WASP
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Perfect : IDEAL
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Pola of silents : NEGRI
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"More matter for ___ morning": Shak. : AMAY
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"Nana" author : ZOLA
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Tennis term : ADIN
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Drench : SOAK
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Loser to H.C.H. : AES
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She wrote "This Hunger" : NIN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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