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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Thursday, March 22, 1951

58-Down : Arrow poison.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 641
Across
1
MacArthur's Constellation. : SCAP
5
March 15th arithmeticians. : CPAS
9
Peal of thunder. : CLAP
13
Lily plant. : ALOE
14
Nylons. : HOSE
15
Book of Hours. : HORAE
17
It was translated into 18 languages. : GONEWITHTHEWIND
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Quartet's favorite girl. : ADELINE
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Golden. : AUREATE
22
Zoo attraction from Africa. : ELAND
24
City in Yugoslavia. : NIS
25
Caroline ___, giant airship. : MARS
27
Shield-carrying soldier. : TARGETEER
32
Hero of Saint-Saen's opera, 1877. : SAMSON
34
Sister. : NUN
35
Uncle Tom's friend. : EVA
36
Liaquat ___ Khan of Pakistan. : ALI
37
F. D. R.'s platform. : NEWDEAL
40
Turnout or getup. : RIG
41
Horror chamber in Poe story. : PIT
42
Lady with diamonds. : LIL
43
Alabama's seaport. : MOBILE
45
Army transport plane. : SKYMASTER
49
Stalin and Tito, for instance. : FOES
50
Nigerian native. : ARO
51
Examines with critical eye. : SIFTS
53
Helen Hokinson's "girls." : MATRONS
57
Inspecting. : VIEWING
61
Novel by A. J. Cronin (with "The"). : SPANISHGARDENER
63
Number of red stripes in Old Glory. : SEVEN
64
Is not "in the pink." : AILS
65
Mother of Apollo. : LETO
66
Gardener's delight. : DIRT
67
She played 42 Across. : WEST
68
"___ we forget." : LEST
Down
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Story of the Forsytes. : SAGA
2
Nincompoop. : CLOD
3
Tiptop. : AONE
4
Irish policemen. : PEELERS
5
Flowerly Kingdom. : CHINA
6
Mighty. : POTENT
7
Oar material. : ASH
8
Bristle. : SETA
9
Frenchman's sweetheart. : CHERIE
10
Humblest. : LOWEST
11
Opposed to "recitative." : ARIA
12
Breathe laboriously. : PANT
16
Member of Attlee's cabinet. : EDE
18
U. S. mobilization head. : WILSON
19
N. Korean port, scene of evacuation. : HUNGNAM
23
Treats with fondness, as a child. : DANDLES
25
Vishinsky's fellow no-man. : MALIK
26
One way to peace. : AMITY
28
___ de la Paix. : RUE
29
Spooky. : EERIE
30
Disasters. : EVILS
31
Frenzy. : RAGE
32
Numbskulls. : SAPS
33
Ozzie and Harriet. : NELSONS
38
Famed for it was 56 Down. : WIT
39
Hit a golfball high into the air. : LOFTED
44
His "Journal" is a best seller. : BOSWELL
46
George Eliot hero. : MARNER
47
Shakespeare's "begone." : AROINT
48
Sheridan's classic comedy (with "The"). : RIVALS
52
Adjective for George Washington. : FIRST
53
Manuscripts: Abbr. : MSS
54
Mimicked. : APED
55
Kipling's mongoose, Rikki-Tikki-___. : TAVI
56
Major Barbara's creator. : SHAW
58
Arrow poison. : INEE
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Used in Bobby Riggs' game. : NETS
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Cave. : GROT
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Give: Scot. : GIE

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

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