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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Monday, July 9, 1990

55-Down : Off one's rocker

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 12, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,853
Across
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Shoals; reefs : BARS
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Riviera resort : NICE
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Promise : WORD
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Smell ___ (be suspicious) : ARAT
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Rollers at the beach : WAVES
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Baseball family name : ALOU
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Beach guards : LIFESAVERS
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Actor Penn : SEAN
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Dormant : LATENT
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Mecca on a hot day : SEASHORE
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Place to moor a boat : DOCK
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What beach is to 20 Across: Abbr. : SYN
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Lincoln's nickname : ABE
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"For ___ the Bell Tolls" : WHOM
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Having hearing organs : EARED
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Etna's output : LAVA
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Seine sight : ILE
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Melville's "Benito ___" : CERENO
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Hemingway novel: 1926 : THESUNALSORISES
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Alfresco exposure : AIRING
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Club for swingers : BAT
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Raison d'___ : ETRE
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Amount of assessment : RATAL
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Picnic intruders : ANTS
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Sinking ship's call for help : SOS
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Fish or suffix : IDE
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Computer food : DATA
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Being buoyed up by the water : FLOATING
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Talkative guy : GASBAG
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Burden : LOAD
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Game often played on a beach : VOLLEYBALL
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Parcel of land : ACRE
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Inventor Howe : ELIAS
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"Dies ___" : IRAE
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Play with a Frisbee : TOSS
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Boardwalk-to-beach passage : RAMP
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Tierney or Tunney : GENE
Down
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Beach ___ : BALL
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Diva's showpiece : ARIA
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Inflatable rubber item : RAFT
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Spirited horse : STEED
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Seagoing U.S.A. force : NAV
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Oscar winner Burl ___ : IVES
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Goddess of agriculture : CERES
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Homework assignment : ESSAY
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Cleanse : WASH
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Table spread : OLEO
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Surf sound : ROAR
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Kind of buggy : DUNE
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Girl ___, male activity on a beach : WATCHING
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Rare sight at Daytona Beach : SNOW
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Show contempt : SNEER
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Nut containing caffeine : KOLA
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Basilica feature : ALTAR
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___ Grande, Argentine bay : BAHIA
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Chris of tennis : EVERT
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Peach ___, a dessert : MELBA
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Author Eliav : ARIE
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Lies lazily on the beach, e.g. : RESTS
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January, in Juárez : ENERO
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Portions of potions : DOSES
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Largest continent : ASIA
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Small summer houses : COTTAGES
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Not ignited : UNLIT
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Kind of sculpture : SAND
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Remain : STAY
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Louganis, e.g. : DIVER
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___ Gay : ENOLA
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___ as a house : ASBIG
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Horizontally level : FLAT
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Off one's rocker : LOCO
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Dinghy gear : OARS
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Summer drinks : ADES
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Brief look : GLIM
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Like skinny-dippers : BARE
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Alda or Ladd : ALAN
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Merriment : GLEE
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Once around a track : LAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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