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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Friday, March 2, 1962

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 42.1
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,613
Across
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User of a prayer wheel. : LAMA
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Handle. : HAFT
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Schism. : SPLIT
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Eastern name. : OMAR
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Variation: Prefix. : ALLO
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Leave out. : ELIDE
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Purport. : GIST
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Peace Corps candidates. : YOUNGWOMEN
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Judicial examination. : INQUEST
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Chin adornments. : GOATEES
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Procedure. : COURSE
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Swithin, for one. : SAINT
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Period in geology. : EOCENE
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Paddock sounds. : NEIGHS
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Executive: Abbr. : MGR
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Official order. : EDICT
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Become a member. : ENROL
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Macaws. : ARAS
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Curtain fabric. : SCRIM
40
Festive. : GALA
41
More uncivil. : RUDER
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Ethiopia's neighbor. : KENYA
45
State: Abbr. : NEV
46
Spain and Portugal. : IBERIA
48
Called. : TERMED
50
Pillow fights. : ROMPS
52
Biblical god of fire. : MOLOCH
55
Causes to be. : CREATES
58
Red quartz. : SINOPLE
59
Stationery matter. : LETTERHEAD
61
Carillon. : PEAL
62
Modify. : ALTER
63
"Golden Fleece" ship. : ARGO
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Sandusky's lake. : ERIE
65
Pairs. : DYADS
66
Small bird. : WREN
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Execrate. : DAMN
Down
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A science. : LOGIC
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___ acids. : AMINO
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Disguise. : MASQUERADE
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Toscanini. : ARTURO
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Rustics: Slang. : HAYSEEDS
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"Thanks ___." : ALOT
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Common ailment. : FLU
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Island group E of Fiji. : TONGA
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University of the South. : SEWANEE
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Cabal activity. : PLOTTING
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A source of vitamin C. : LIME
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___ fixe. : IDEE
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Lacrosse teams. : TENS
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___ with (join). : GOIN
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Verb suffix. : ESCE
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Mysteries. : SECRETS
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Chip. : NICK
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Performing art. : GRANDOPERA
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Burrow. : HOLE
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Czech. : SLAV
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Husband: Fr. : MARI
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Larva. : GRUB
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Prong. : TINE
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Notched, as a saw. : SERRATED
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Hireling. : MYRMIDON
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Donnybrook participants. : RIOTERS
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A king of Judah. : AMON
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U. S. citizen: Abbr. : AMER
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Ran off. : ELOPED
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Cry of disgust. : PSHAW
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Demand. : CLAIM
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Miss Keller. : HELEN
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Dressed. : CLAD
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Depend (on). : RELY
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Girl's name meaning "little." : ETTA
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Wise counselor. : SAGE
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Miscalculate. : ERR

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2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later.

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