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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Tuesday, August 3, 1993

17-Across : Author Ludwig

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 34.4
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,974
Across
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Harald's predecessor : OLAV
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Electrical unit : FARAD
10
Annie Oakley, e.g. : PASS
14
___ Ridge, 1972 Derby winner : RIVA
15
Companionless : ALONE
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Distinct part : UNIT
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Author Ludwig : EMIL
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List of candidates : SLATE
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Recently deceased : LATE
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Anagram for leotards : LODESTAR
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Green Bay athlete : PACKER
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Microscopic : TINY
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Cloud: Comb. form : NEPH
26
Mother ___ : NATURE
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Revere : VENERATE
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___ in the wood : AGED
34
Side dish : SLAW
36
Begot : SIRED
37
___ Ha'i, "South Pacific" island : BALI
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Piquant : SALTY
40
Whole step : TONE
41
Sheeplike : OVINE
43
Galileo's birthplace : PISA
44
Atop : UPON
45
Made still : BECALMED
47
Roundup men : RIDERS
49
Iranian money : RIAL
50
Parisian's "Help!" : AMOI
51
Neighbor of Perugia : ASSISI
54
First-rate : STUNNING
58
Actress Turner : LANA
59
Of birth : NATAL
61
Mind : OBEY
62
The Bard's river : AVON
63
Flower support : STALK
64
Suffix with cell : ULAR
65
Stitches : SEWS
66
Pool-hall fixture : TABLE
67
Dried up : SERE
Down
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Pitcher Hershiser : OREL
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C.E.O.'s vehicle : LIMO
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Craving eagerly : AVID
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Invalids : VALETUDINARIANS
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Stronghold : FASTNESS
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Relieve; pacify : ALLAY
7
Sound from Leo : ROAR
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Formicary dweller : ANT
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Intensify : DEEPEN
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Biblical giant : ANAK
12
Developer's interest : SITE
13
Mob or gang follower : STER
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Title for Gawain : SIR
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Simians : APES
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Small salamanders : NEWTS
26
Very wealthy person : NABOB
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Century plant, for one : AGAVE
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Purposeful : TELIC
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Having legal force : VALID
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"Man is ... ___ over an abyss": Nietzsche : AROPE
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José Carreras is one : TENOR
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British noble family : EDENS
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Jacket feature : LAPEL
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Jewish male's skullcap : YARMULKE
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Yalies : ELIS
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Town's prin. thoroughfare : MAINST
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Cyclotron item : ION
50
In any way : ATALL
51
Dignified "shucks!" : ALAS
52
Except : SAVE
53
White brumal blanket : SNOW
54
Wild guess : STAB
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Suffix with access : IBLE
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Close by : NEAR
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"Did ___ and gimble ... ": Carroll : GYRE
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One ___ time : ATA

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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