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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, April 21, 1959

17-Across : Well-known 18th century physicist.

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: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 26.9
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,567
Across
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Range. : ROAM
5
Closed cockpit of an airplane. : CABIN
10
Gambol. : ROMP
14
Either one of the Bears. : URSA
15
___ citato (in the work quoted): Lat. : OPERE
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Miscreant's doing. : EVIL
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Well-known 18th century physicist. : FAHRENHEIT
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Leading man. : HERO
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Folds. : FLECTIONS
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Informal headgear. : BERET
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Topnotcher. : ONER
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Waikiki entertainment. : HULAS
25
Puckish one. : IMP
28
Supposing. : ASIF
30
Sack material. : BURLAP
33
Interpret. : READ
35
Replace. : SUPERSEDE
37
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
38
Daub. : SMEAR
39
Fish dish. : EELS
40
With agitation. : NERVOUSLY
42
Squabble. : SPAT
43
Lament. : GRIEVE
44
Duck adept at diving. : SMEW
47
Little girl's nickname. : SIS
48
Accountant. : CLERK
50
Proton and electron. : ATOM
52
Where to find Betelgeuse. : ORION
54
Stamped deeply. : INSCRIBED
59
Stack. : HEAP
60
Follow orders strictly. : TOETHELINE
61
Deck officer. : MATE
62
Up ___ (in a difficult position). : ATREE
63
Presently. : ANON
64
Voyageur's vehicle. : SLED
65
Revolving ___. : DOORS
66
Hatchery. : NEST
Down
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High, frilled collar. : RUFF
2
Type of exam. : ORAL
3
Early governor of North Carolina. : ASHE
4
O'Neill hero. : MARCO
5
Rabbits. : CONIES
6
Adages. : APHORISMS
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Has ___. : BEEN
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Hibernians. : IRISH
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Curtain material. : NET
10
Recites for practice. : REHEARSES
11
Ignores the alarm clock. : OVERSLEEPS
12
Soggy earth. : MIRE
13
Machination. : PLOT
18
It erupted in Pindar's day. : ETNA
21
Cloud. : BLUR
24
Over: Ger. : UBER
25
River on Brazilian border. : IRENG
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Measure of length. : METER
27
Aristocracy. : PATRICIATE
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Gas and oil. : FUELS
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Well-known first name in politics. : ADLAI
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Insects. : PESTS
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Unfolded gradually. : DEVELOPED
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G. I.'s favorite staff officer. : PAYMASTER
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Plaintiff. : SUER
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Baker's station. : OVEN
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Draws finely. : ETCHES
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Had on. : WORE
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Former capital of Japan: Var. : KIOTO
51
Ohio birthplace of Edison. : MILAN
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Units of electrical resistance. : OHMS
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___ McCoy. : REAL
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Successor to Claudius I. : NERO
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Twining stem. : BINE
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Biblical patriarch. : ENOS
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Impression. : DENT
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One of the Lincolns. : TAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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