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

New York Times, Friday, April 17, 1953

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 16.4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
B
2
A
3
S
4
K
5
T
6
R
7
I
8
P
9
S
10
C
11
R
12
A
13
G
14
O
P
E
N
15
H
O
U
S
E
16
P
H
I
L
O
17
A
E
G
E
A
N
S
E
A
18
R
O
V
E
R
19
D
O
S
S
I
E
R
20
B
I
R
E
M
E
21
S
H
E
S
22
R
A
N
T
23
C
24
O
25
H
E
I
R
26
R
E
D
G
L
27
A
28
R
29
E
30
O
M
I
T
S
31
G
A
V
E
32
E
P
O
S
33
P
A
R
34
H
35
E
A
V
E
N
36
S
37
R
L
S
38
T
H
A
39
T
40
R
U
E
L
41
H
42
A
I
F
A
43
S
A
M
O
44
Y
E
D
S
45
H
A
L
L
E
Y
46
L
A
C
Y
47
P
A
R
T
48
Y
49
O
50
G
U
R
T
51
M
A
R
K
E
52
R
53
S
54
A
B
N
E
R
55
B
A
L
L
E
R
I
N
56
A
57
P
I
A
N
O
58
A
Y
E
A
Y
E
S
I
R
59
S
T
R
E
W
60
H
O
R
N
61
D
E
P
T
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,398
Across
1
Thrive under pleasant warmth. : BASK
5
Step lightly. : TRIP
9
Scrawny person. : SCRAG
14
Party for all and sundry. : OPENHOUSE
16
Rival of Nero, Ellery, etc. : PHILO
17
Where the Dodecanese and Cyclades are. : AEGEANSEA
18
Relative of Fido. : ROVER
19
Bundle of documents in a lawyer's briefcase. : DOSSIER
20
Roman galley. : BIREME
21
Copies of Rider Haggard's novel. : SHES
22
Irate spate. : RANT
23
Joint inheritor. : COHEIR
26
"And the rockets' ___ ... " : REDGLARE
30
Does not include. : OMITS
31
Conveyed. : GAVE
32
Homeric poetry. : EPOS
33
Figure on a golf course. : PAR
34
Goodness gracious! : HEAVENS
37
Famous author. : RLS
38
Namely. : THAT
40
Man's name. : RUEL
41
Chief port of Israel. : HAIFA
43
Arctic sled dogs. : SAMOYEDS
45
British astronomer of 18th century. : HALLEY
46
Finely intertwined. : LACY
47
A person's duty or concern. : PART
48
Bulgarian milk diet. : YOGURT
51
Signals at the rear of a train. : MARKERS
54
Dean of the cartoonists. : ABNER
55
Alicia Markova is one. : BALLERINA
57
Robert Casadesus' forte. : PIANO
58
Proper response in the Navy. : AYEAYESIR
59
Scatter. : STREW
60
Cape near Falkland Islands. : HORN
61
Part of a bureaucracy: Abbr. : DEPT
Down
1
Snake-shaped wrap. : BOA
2
Impersonated. : APED
3
Official flower of Utah. : SEGO
4
Ben-Gurion's parliament. : KNESSET
5
More ritzy. : TONIER
6
Tricks. : RUSES
7
Elbe tributary. : ISER
8
Sweet ___. : PEA
9
When "the voice of the turtle is heard in our land." : SPRING
10
Utter with glee à la Lewis Carroll. : CHORTLE
11
Split. : RIVE
12
Standard of the Ottoman empire. : ALEM
13
Senator from Tennessee. : GORE
15
Drug from hemp. : HASHISH
20
Resort near Vienna. : BADEN
22
Merrymaking. : REVEL
23
Descendants of the ancient Egyptians. : COPTS
24
Boys Town is near this city. : OMAHA
25
Man's name meaning noble. : HIRAM
26
Reviews cum enthusiasm. : RAVES
27
Part of 9 Down. : APRIL
28
He married Pocahontas. : ROLFE
29
Effort to accomplish something. : ESSAY
31
Showy but shoddy. : GAUDY
35
Found. : ERECT
36
Heavyweight champ in 1932. : SHARKEY
39
A "T" in TNT. : TOLUENE
42
Modified. : ALTERED
44
A plant, the milfoil. : YARROW
45
First name of late Chief Justice Stone. : HARLAN
47
Less ruddy. : PALER
48
Fido's complaints. : YAPS
49
Item re Stalin, March 5, 1953. : OBIT
50
Snarl or growl. : GNAR
51
County in Eire. : MAYO
52
Upward slope. : RISE
53
Shred. : SNIP
55
Fiddle-de-dee! : BAH
56
Freer's collection. : ART

Answer summary:
7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

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 © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
39 ms