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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Friday, March 17, 1967

9-Across : Transport.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,425
Across
1
Tell about. : DESCRIBE
9
Transport. : HAUL
13
Keeping within limits. : CONTAINING
15
Caen's river. : ORNE
16
Approval. : ACCEPTANCE
17
Beyond. : PAST
18
Steps for scaling a fence. : STILE
19
Cupola. : DOME
21
Furrow. : RUT
22
Nucleus. : CORE
23
Donnybrook. : FAIR
25
Trap. : SNARE
27
Circle segment. : ARC
28
River into the Rhone. : SAONE
29
Provide feast food. : CATER
30
Informing against: Scot. : DELATING
32
Rotating piece. : CAM
33
Mineral containing aluminum. : EDENITE
34
Designating the "in" thing. : POPULAR
38
Hibernian exclamation. : OCH
39
Power; effectiveness. : LEVERAGE
40
Container. : FLASK
43
Established. : BASED
44
Surrounded by. : MID
45
Wild party. : REVEL
46
Chinese port. : AMOY
47
Wee bit. : MITE
48
Santa ___. : ANA
49
Mademoiselle. : ELLE
51
Philippine island. : PANAY
52
Clever strategem. : COUP
54
Repeat an initial sound. : ALLITERATE
57
Pisa's river. : ARNO
58
Fertilized, botanically speaking. : POLLINATED
59
Beauty salon items. : SETS
60
Skilled. : TALENTED
Down
1
Applied remedies to. : DOCTORED
2
Surround. : ENCIRCLE
3
Commemorative pillar. : STELE
4
Garment. : CAPE
5
Slower: Mus. abbr. : RIT
6
___ word. : INA
7
Obligatory. : BINDING
8
Claque's demand. : ENCORE
9
Short air trip. : HOP
10
Biblical mountain. : ARARAT
11
Lacking confidence. : UNSURE
12
Missive. : LETTER
13
Waterfall. : CASCADE
14
Emerald. : GEM
20
Avoided. : ESCAPED
23
Confidence. : FAITH
24
Tops. : AONE
26
Belgian city. : NAMUR
28
Contend stubbornly. : STICKLE
31
___ for news. : ANOSE
32
Small flock. : COVEY
34
Coin. : PESO
35
Compress into thin plates. : LAMINATE
36
Worked at rabble-rousing. : AGITATED
37
Showing signs of sorrow. : REDEYED
39
Thin scale. : LAMELLA
40
Brawl. : FRACAS
41
Poe poem. : LENORE
42
Get going!, old style. : AVAUNT
43
Vote. : BALLOT
47
Broadway role. : MARAT
50
Drink (up). : LAP
51
Famous Quaker. : PENN
53
Not neg. : POS
55
Badly. : ILL
56
Four-in-hand. : TIE

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

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