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Eugene T. Maleska
New York Times, Saturday, August 25, 1956
Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 32.4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 A | 3 K | 4 E | 5 S | 6 O | 7 D | 8 S | 9 C | 10 H | 11 A | 12 N | 13 G |
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14 H | I | L | L | 15 B | I | L | L | Y | 16 H | U | M | O | R |
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17 E | L | A | L | A | M | E | I | N | 18 I | R | A | N | I |
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19 D | E | N | I | S | O | N | 20 A | L | S | T | O | N |
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21 N | A | N | T | 22 U | 23 C | K | E | T | ||||||
24 A | 25 N | G | L | E | 26 K | A | R | A | 27 S | 28 T | 29 U |
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30 S | C | O | T | T | 31 P | U | T | O | N | 32 A | I | R | S |
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33 O | T | T | O | 34 G | A | L | E | N | 35 F | R | E | E |
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36 H | O | R | N | 37 P | I | P | E | S | 38 S | T | E | A | D |
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39 O | R | E | 40 O | R | A | L | 41 S | C | E | N | T | |||
42 C | O | L | L | E | 43 C | T | O | R | ||||||
44 S | 45 W | 46 O | R | D | S | 47 L | I | O | N | 48 E | 49 S | 50 S |
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51 N | A | T | A | L | 52 M | 53 Y | A | N | T | O | N | I | A |
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54 A | L | O | N | E | 55 P | A | R | T | S | O | N | G | S |
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56 P | E | E | K | S | 57 S | P | A | S | 58 N | A | N | S |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,615
Across
1
Japanese beverage. : SAKE
5
Pieces of turf. : SODS
9
Chinese measure. : CHANG
14
Cartoon character. : HILLBILLY
16
Frame of mind. : HUMOR
17
Scene of Monty's victory, in 1942. : ELALAMEIN
18
Persian. : IRANI
19
Ike's birthplace in Texas. : DENISON
20
All-Star manager in 1956. : ALSTON
21
Island summer resort. : NANTUCKET
24
Fish. : ANGLE
26
Sea, arm of Arctic Ocean. : KARA
27
Symington's nickname. : STU
30
Zachary of films. : SCOTT
31
Act hoity-toity. : PUTONAIRS
33
Song lyricist Harbach. : OTTO
34
Greek physician. : GALEN
35
"Man is born ___ ... " : FREE
36
Dances. : HORNPIPES
38
Place. : STEAD
39
State: Abbr. : ORE
40
Not written. : ORAL
41
Lavender water, for example. : SCENT
42
Art enthusiast. : COLLECTOR
44
Excalibur and others. : SWORDS
47
Jungle beast. : LIONESS
51
Where Panamarin Airfield is. : NATAL
52
Novel by Willa Cather. : MYANTONIA
54
"All ___," Berlin tune. : ALONE
55
Glee club numbers. : PARTSONGS
56
Looks slyly. : PEEKS
57
Bad Ems and Bad Gastein. : SPAS
58
Fabray, Wynn, etc. : NANS
Down
1
Get rid of. : SHED
2
Wing: French. : AILE
3
The Kleagle's organization. : KLAN
4
Popular band leader. : ELLINGTON
5
Authoress de Beauvoir. : SIMONE
6
Fragrant. : OLENT
7
551. : DLI
8
With: Prefix. : SYN
9
Native of Santiago. : CHILEAN
10
American fiction writer. : HURST
11
He loves: Lat. : AMAT
12
Double admonition. : NONO
13
Facial expression. : GRIN
15
Igneous rock. : BASALT
20
Neighbor of Cleveland. : AKRON
22
In Hawaii, literally, a flea. : UKULELE
23
Former head of the Marines. : CATES
24
Mature or Young. : ACTOR
25
Our: French. : NOTRE
27
Lorelei. : SIREN
28
Sight that delights. : TREAT
29
Not brand new. : USED
30
London cafe district. : SOHO
31
Adjective of the Vatican. : PAPAL
32
Time of day. : AFTERNOON
34
Little women. : GIRLS
37
Popular pets. : POODLES
38
Skedaddles. : SCOOTS
41
Definite tasks. : STINTS
42
Part of the shaft of an engine. : CRANK
43
Mark Twain's writing daughter. : CLARA
44
Photo. : SNAP
45
Rib in a fabric. : WALE
46
Indian. : OTOE
48
City in Sicily. : ENNA
49
Picnic Area Ahead, for example. : SIGN
50
Vocal impertinence: Slang. : SASS
52
British legislatures. : MPS
53
One of the Caroline Islands. : YAP
Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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