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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, May 8, 1957

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 35.2
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,871
Across
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Heroine of May 12. : MAMA
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Scatter. : STREW
10
Converse idly. : CHAT
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Surplus. : OVER
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Amb. Hare's post. : CAIRO
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Busy place. : HIVE
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Uncertain or risky. : TOUCHANDGO
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Great Barrier Island of New Zealand. : OTEA
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Poetic contraction. : TIS
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Mythical ship. : ARGO
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Overcome the hostility of. : DISARM
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Port on the Black Sea. : ODESSA
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Affix. : FASTEN
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Ear ___. : LOBE
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Corrected copy. : EMENDED
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Bantam Ben. : HOGAN
36
Get a move on! : SCRAM
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S. A. capital. : RIO
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Redact. : EDIT
40
Dye. : STAIN
41
Be crinkled. : CURL
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Coin of Bulgaria. : LEV
43
___ retreat (withdraw). : BEATA
44
Cerf, Francis, etc. : PANEL
45
Now, at ___. : PRESENT
47
Feathered fish-eater. : LOON
49
English novelist (1775—1817). : AUSTEN
51
Sound of an outboard motor. : PUTPUT
55
Limited; terminable. : FINITE
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Augury. : OMEN
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Undivided. : ONE
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Inequalities. : ODDS
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So close as to leave the outcome in doubt. : NIPANDTUCK
64
Marshes. : BOGS
65
Transient infatuation. : CRAZE
66
Flat plinth, in architecture. : ORLO
67
Wild plum. : SLOE
68
Catcher of morays. : EELER
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Cruising. : ASEA
Down
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Sententious sentiment. : MOTTO
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Steer clear of. : AVOID
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Verdun's river. : MEUSE
4
Night game light. : ARC
5
Pharaoh's talisman. : SCARAB
6
Sharp flavor. : TANG
7
Delivered from. : RIDOF
8
C. G. S. unit. : ERG
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Ax wielder. : WOODSMAN
10
Selected. : CHOSEN
11
Baseball play. : HITANDRUN
12
Affirm. : AVER
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Group working together. : TEAM
18
Wears. : HASON
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Detail. : ITEM
25
Louver board. : SLAT
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Lofty. : AERIAL
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Patroon's holding. : ESTATE
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Island republic. : EIRE
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Runyon girl. : DOLL
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Promote. : HELP
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Stettin's river. : ODER
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Basketball play. : GIVEANDGO
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Tiger. : CAT
40
Part or whole of a paragraph. : SENTENCE
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Pessimist's pet word. : CANT
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Most excellent. : BEST
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Use a pestle. : POUND
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Swiss: Fr. : SUISSE
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Kitchen gadget. : OPENER
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Prickly pear. : NOPAL
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Rains heavily. : POURS
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Menasha Skulnik's "Willie." : UNCLE
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Home of the Prophet Amos. : TEKOA
55
Watch chain ornaments. : FOBS
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Fan club hero. : IDOL
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Labyrinth. : MAZE
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High dudgeon. : IRE
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___ tee (exactly). : TOA

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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