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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, April 3, 1962

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 65.8
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,645
Across
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New N. Y. team for 1962. : METS
5
Take a flat. : RENT
9
Emerson product. : ESSAY
14
Quod ___ demonstrandum. : ERAT
15
Pointed arch. : OGEE
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Where Viña del Mar is. : CHILE
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Resembling. : LIKE
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Where Halifax is. : NOVASCOTIA
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Signaled, like a satellite. : BEEPED
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Mineral water. : SELTZER
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Fictitious. : ASSUMED
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Chemical suffix. : ENE
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Symbols of Arkansas and Michigan. : APPLEBLOSSOMS
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U. K. airmen. : RAF
34
Phrase showing understanding. : ISEE
35
Little curling wave. : RIPPLE
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Vary. : ALTER
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Plunger of a force pump. : RAM
40
Fictional wolf. : AKELA
41
Tottered. : REELED
43
Raincoats, for short. : MACS
45
Relative of gauze. : NET
46
New U. N. bloc. : AFRICANSTATES
49
Adjective suffix. : IVE
50
Lacking vision. : EYELESS
53
Hermit. : ASCETIC
57
Consumes. : USESUP
58
Science of motion of projectiles. : BALLISTICS
61
Circus structure. : CAGE
62
Rub off. : ERASE
63
Entr'___. : ACTE
64
Washington operative. : TMAN
65
The present day. : TIMES
66
Greek letters. : RHOS
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Famous muralist. : SERT
Down
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Peach ___. : MELBA
2
Tribe joined with Senecas. : ERIES
3
Is a chip off the old block. : TAKESAFTER
4
Accelerate. : STEPUP
5
Lyric forms. : RONDELS
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"I" to Cicero. : EGO
7
Neighbor of Ariz. : NEV
8
Prickly plant. : TEASEL
9
Book of Old Testament. : ECCLESIASTES
10
Masse or carom. : SHOT
11
___ bath. : SITZ
12
"Father, I cannot tell ___." : ALIE
13
Time. : YEAR
19
Madrileno. : SENOR
21
N. Y. C. and Wellington, N.Z. : EMPIRECITIES
24
Sambar. : DEER
27
Shines brightly. : BEAMS
28
Spotted: Abbr. : SPK
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Magical key. : OPENSESAME
30
Feminine title. : MLLE
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Town, as county ___. : SEAT
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___ avis. : RARA
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Hebrew letter. : ALEF
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Man's name meaning "high." : ELI
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Chess term. : MATE
42
CSA President. : DAVIS
44
Indian ponies. : CAYUSES
47
Heavenly drink. : NECTAR
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Votes in. : ELECTS
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Code word for letter "s." : SUGAR
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Exhausted. : SPENT
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Second. : ABET
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Rani's gown. : SARI
55
Quahog. : CLAM
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In addition. : ELSE
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German pronoun. : ICH
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Piece of music: Abbr. : CTO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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