This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

I.D. CARDS

New York Times, Sunday, March 30, 1975

4-Down : Columbus's family

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 138, Blocks: 72, Avg Word Len: 5.35, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 545 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 121, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 18
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
D
3
A
4
G
5
E
6
P
7
O
8
L
9
O
10
O
11
T
12
I
13
C
14
W
15
A
16
M
17
B
18
A
19
P
A
R
E
N
20
A
L
O
U
21
R
U
D
O
22
I
N
O
U
R
23
E
V
A
N
G
24
E
L
I
S
T
25
P
R
O
M
26
O
N
T
O
R
Y
27
R
E
S
O
L
V
E
D
28
B
29
A
H
30
L
E
N
D
E
R
S
31
V
I
E
D
32
S
U
G
A
33
R
34
L
A
U
D
35
D
36
Y
E
S
37
S
E
R
E
N
E
38
I
N
P
A
39
R
40
I
41
S
42
F
R
E
S
H
43
B
L
I
S
S
44
S
45
O
N
46
S
T
E
N
T
47
R
E
L
E
E
48
A
U
N
T
49
C
A
P
E
50
S
51
E
D
D
O
52
I
A
L
53
M
54
O
N
T
E
55
P
I
L
E
S
U
56
P
57
D
I
N
58
T
R
O
59
U
B
L
E
S
60
M
O
V
E
R
S
D
E
61
V
I
C
E
62
W
E
L
D
63
B
O
L
E
S
64
A
R
E
S
65
A
66
N
G
L
E
R
67
S
68
F
L
O
A
T
69
W
70
I
N
E
S
H
71
O
72
P
73
T
E
R
74
M
E
T
O
O
E
R
75
S
A
T
I
N
76
B
Y
A
77
H
E
E
78
R
79
D
R
Y
A
D
80
P
A
R
E
81
N
82
I
L
E
S
83
O
D
E
U
84
R
85
O
S
T
86
M
I
T
E
R
87
I
N
U
R
E
88
L
A
N
T
E
89
R
N
90
E
91
V
E
L
Y
N
92
A
T
E
S
93
H
A
I
G
94
D
O
N
O
R
95
T
96
E
L
E
97
H
98
O
E
D
O
W
99
N
100
C
O
T
101
H
I
G
H
R
102
O
103
A
104
D
105
T
O
W
N
I
N
I
O
106
W
A
107
S
108
L
A
P
G
E
N
T
L
Y
109
A
N
N
I
E
110
N
O
E
L
111
O
I
L
S
112
R
A
T
O
N
113
C
E
S
A
R
114
D
R
Y
S
115
K
A
T
Y
116
B
L
O
R
E
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,360
Across
1
Saying : ADAGE
6
Marco : POLO
10
Auditory : OTIC
14
Clown in "Ivanhoe" : WAMBA
19
Punctuation mark: Abbr. : PAREN
20
Felipe or Matty : ALOU
21
Coarse, in Spain : RUDO
22
"Peace ___ time" : INOUR
23
Matthew, Mark, Luke or John : EVANGELIST
25
Cliff : PROMONTORY
27
Determined : RESOLVED
28
Scrooge's cry : BAH
30
Bankers, at times : LENDERS
31
Competed : VIED
32
Ray : SUGAR
34
Extol : LAUD
35
Henna, etc. : DYES
37
August : SERENE
38
"April ___" : INPARIS
42
Green : FRESH
43
Poetic Carman : BLISS
44
John of nursery rhyme : SON
46
Levy : STENT
47
Book by D. S. Freeman : RELEE
48
Minnie or Polly : AUNT
49
Ann and May : CAPES
51
Pacific root : EDDO
52
Adjective suffix : IAL
53
Carlo : MONTE
55
Amasses : PILESUP
57
Gunga : DIN
58
Contents of Hamlet's sea : TROUBLES
60
Dolly : MOVERSDEVICE
62
Tuesday : WELD
63
Tree trunks : BOLES
64
Mars : ARES
65
69
Bistro : WINESHOP
73
Gerona's river : TER
74
Copycat : METOOER
75
Sleek fabric : SATIN
76
"Not ___ long shot!" : BYA
77
Dutch sir : HEER
79
Wood nymph : DRYAD
80
Whittle : PARE
81
Ohio city : NILES
83
French scent : ODEUR
85
East, in Bonn : OST
86
Bishop's cap : MITER
87
Accustom : INURE
88
Revere signal : LANTERN
90
Waugh : EVELYN
92
P. I. tree : ATES
93
British marshal of W. W. I : HAIG
94
Philanthropist : DONOR
95
Part of TV : TELE
97
Square dance : HOEDOWN
100
Bunk : COT
101
Best approach : HIGHROAD
105
Leon or Sidney : TOWNINIOWA
107
109
Laurie : ANNIE
110
Carol : NOEL
111
Art : OILS
112
Mouse, in Mexico : RATON
113
Franck : CESAR
114
Volsteaders : DRYS
115
G-g-girl of song : KATY
116
Eric of films : BLORE
Down
1
Mime : APER
2
Brubeck : DAVE
3
Pacific pines : ARAS
4
Columbus's family : GENOVESE
5
6
Blanched : PALED
7
Reeking : OLID
8
Alamos or Gatos : LOS
9
Sally : OUTBURST
10
Annie : ORPHAN
11
Wild goat : TUR
12
Mammon or Baal : IDOL
13
Grace : COMELINESS
14
Pitchers' motions : WINDUPS
15
Precede : ANTEDATE
16
Othello : MOOR
17
Prickly weeds: Var. : BURS
18
Suffix for honor : ARY
24
She raised Cain : EVE
26
___ even keel : ONAN
29
Iron and ice : AGES
32
Sight from Pont Neuf : SEINE
33
Used-car deals : RESALES
35
Cheerless : DREAR
36
Olive : YELLOWGREEN
37
Hussies : SLUTS
39
Violet : REDDISHBLUE
40
Of Bombay's land : INDIC
41
Ruby : STONE
42
Glaziery materials : FRIT
43
Deadly poison : BANE
45
Wagner work, in Berlin : OPER
49
Mongoose's cousin : CIVET
50
Citizen of Khartoum : SUDANI
54
Burnt carmine : OLDRED
55
Pivotal : POLAR
56
59
Biblical character : UEL
60
Lowed : MOOED
61
Ship: Abbr. : VES
63
Paunchy : BLOATED
65
City in Mass. : ATHOL
66
"___ body cry?" : NEEDA
67
Gale : STRONGWIND
68
Vaudeville family : FOYS
69
German city : WAREN
70
Roman road : ITER
71
Criminal trials : OYERS
72
Matador's move : PASE
75
Butterfly : SATYR
78
Ukrainian region : RUTHENIA
80
Roger : PILOTSOK
82
Part of I.R.S : INTERNAL
84
More disposed : READIER
86
Less, in music : MENO
89
Town in S.C. : RION
91
Parts of records : VOCALS
95
Befuddled : TIPSY
96
Leghorns' largesse : EGG
97
Use a strop : HONE
98
Possesses : OWNS
99
Top money horse in 1950 : NOOR
101
Discontinue : HALT
102
Graham or Hahn : OTTO
103
Indonesian island : ALOR
104
Unit of force : DYNE
105
Between tic and toe : TAC
106
Thames tributary : WEY
108
___ Fail (Irish stone) : LIA

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 15 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
61 ms