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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, March 19, 1959

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 26.7
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,534
Across
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Innocent one. : BABE
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Expanse of land. : TRACT
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Decalogue pronoun. : THOU
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Relative of Sandy. : ALEX
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Navigation aid. : RADAR
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The Brinker boy. : HANS
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Business group: Abbr. : CORP
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Organic compound. : IMIDE
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Building wings. : ELLS
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Designating a depth, as of water. : KNEEDEEP
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One who gives all for a cause. : MARTYR
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Obstinacy. : SETNESS
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___ fide. : BONA
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Fill completely. : SATE
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Hoary. : ANCIENT
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Sticks together. : COHERES
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Astral. : STELLAR
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See 5 Across. : AREA
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Location. : SITE
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Paraded. : MARCHED
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Well-proportioned. : SHAPELY
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Appease. : PLACATE
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Counting of votes. : POLL
46
Annealing chamber. : OVEN
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Arranged in layers. : LAMINAR
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Less clearly defined. : VAGUER
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Preparation that stiffens. : FIXATURE
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Word of conclusion. : AMEN
56
Uncle's favorite. : NIECE
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Step lightly. : TRIP
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"___ Go Near the Water." : DONT
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Modify. : ALTER
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To be: Lat. : ESSE
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Argus had a hundred. : EYES
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Villainous looks. : LEERS
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Rod attachment. : REEL
Down
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Gridiron players. : BACKS
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In solitude. : ALONE
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Gen. Montgomery's hat. : BERET
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Taxing problems. : EXPENSEACCOUNTS
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Major Adriatic port. : TRIESTE
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Pharaoh. : RAMESES
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Take ___ (go swimming). : ADIP
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Bounder. : CAD
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Famous street in Boston. : TREMONT
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Lincoln. : THERAILSPLITTER
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NCO's command. : HALT
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Single. : ONLY
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Country in headlines. : USSR
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Common letter opener. : DEAR
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Noun suffix. : ANCE
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College degrees. : BAS
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Critic Faure. : ELIE
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Mr. Giles' league: Abbr. : NATL
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Canasta card. : TREY
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Summer mecca. : CAMP
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Of speech. : ORAL
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Olympian queen. : HERA
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Eat or drink. : HAVE
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Epithet for Rome. : ETERNAL
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Bear's lair. : DEN
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Movie editor's device. : SPLICER
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Practical jokers. : HOAXERS
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___ mater. : ALMA
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Take special care of. : NURSE
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Originate. : ARISE
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Drive back. : REPEL
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___ mecum (handbook). : VADE
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Eastern treaty port. : AMOY
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Golfer Littler. : GENE
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Commemorate lavishly. : FETE
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Martinique is one. : ILE

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

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