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Eugene T. Maleska
Eugene T. Maleska

New York Times, Wednesday, September 9, 1992

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 32.8
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,646
Across
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Emerged, with "out" : CAME
5
Breathless : AGASP
10
Hop's kin : PROM
14
A first mate : ADAM
15
Anchorite : LONER
16
Carson's successor : LENO
17
Agouti's cousin : PACA
18
Inviolable : SACROSANCT
20
Shorten by cutting : TRUNCATE
22
Buyer : VENDEE
23
Secular : LAIC
24
Evil twin in "Star Trek" : LORE
25
Iowa-Missouri river : PLATTE
27
Move along quickly : MAKETIME
31
Behind schedule : LATE
32
Sparkler part : FACET
33
"Dieu et ___ droit" : MON
34
French liqueur flavoring : ANIS
35
Pent : CAGED
36
Espy : SPOT
37
Cpl.,e.g. : NCO
38
Fly catcher? : HONEY
39
Hit the books : PORE
40
Life is the longest one : SENTENCE
42
More compendious : TERSER
44
Resent another's ascent : ENVY
45
Auspices : EGIS
46
Batter's position : STANCE
49
Consummate carouser : HEDONIST
53
Marvelous place : WONDERLAND
55
Convenience for skiers : TBAR
56
"Comus" composer : ARNE
57
Wren's "Beau ___" : GESTE
58
Seamen's saint : ELMO
59
Equal : PEER
60
Astronaut's milieu : ETHER
61
Clarinet's vibrator : REED
Down
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Hook or Cook: Abbr. : CAPT
2
Jewish month : ADAR
3
Stain : MACULATION
4
Comes forth : EMANATES
5
Region called Elsass by Germans : ALSACE
6
Butt or butter : GOAT
7
Suffix with allow : ANCE
8
Sun. talk : SER
9
Vexed : PROVOKED
10
Celestial revolver : PLANET
11
Splinter; sunder : REND
12
Head of a tale : ONCE
13
Cornea irritant : MOTE
19
Ukrainian stream : SERET
21
Townsman : CIT
24
Cagney's sitcom partner : LACEY
25
Blueprints : PLANS
26
Uhlan's weapon : LANCE
27
Actor in "A Clockwork Orange" : MAGEE
28
"The ___ Dream," 1965 song : IMPOSSIBLE
29
Sculptor Henry ___ : MOORE
30
Script direction : ENTER
32
Whigmaleerie : FANCY
35
Come together : CONVERGE
36
Dashing young man : SPRINTER
38
Therefore : HENCE
41
Jolly boat : TENDER
42
British educator-air marshal : TEDDER
43
Alter ___ : EGO
46
Barter : SWAP
47
Cannonballed : TORE
48
Queen from Cleves : ANNE
49
Jumble : HASH
50
Fellow, in Spain : ENTE
51
Identical : SAME
52
Stepped on : TROD
54
Call on a court : LET

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

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