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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Friday, May 11, 1962

42-Down : Wobble.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, 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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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,683
Across
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Crusoe, for one. : CASTAWAY
9
Investigate. : PROBE
14
Central American republic. : COSTARICA
15
Napery. : LINEN
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Vegetable. : ASPARAGUS
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Emissary. : AGENT
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Walking sticks. : STILTS
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Compare to, in phrases. : THAN
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Mariner. : TAR
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Natives of Trebizond. : TURKS
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Useful fiber. : HEMP
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Star in Cetus. : MIRA
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Cockney's house. : OME
26
Fresco. : MURAL
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Augury. : OMEN
28
Antares. : REDSTAR
31
Island off Florida. : KEYWEST
33
Pronoun. : HER
34
Born. : NEE
35
Try for the bull's-eye. : TAKEAIM
39
Lure. : ATTRACT
43
Curved. : OVAL
44
Mr. Bear. : TEDDY
46
Pi, ___, sigma ... : RHO
47
Theatrical abbreviation. : PERF
48
Turkish standard. : ALEM
49
Jeweler's weight. : CARAT
51
To go: Lat. : IRE
52
Pass quickly. : FLIT
53
Man of learning. : SAVANT
54
Heat: Lat. : CALOR
56
One kind of pay. : SEVERANCE
58
Sprightly. : AGILE
59
The lobster, for example. : SCAVENGER
60
Resembling a metal. : LEADY
61
Certified. : ATTESTED
Down
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Something to wear. : COSTUME
2
Had an ambition. : ASPIRED
3
Haughty gait. : STALK
4
Pastry items. : TARTS
5
Birds. : ARAS
6
Current craze. : WIG
7
More severe. : ACUTER
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Moslem woman's veil. : YASHMAK
9
Contrive. : PLAN
10
Outfit. : RIG
11
Former. : ONETIME
12
Indian city. : BENARES
13
Novice. : ENTRANT
14
Hat of beaver fur. : CASTOR
20
In abundance. : APLENTY
23
Part of a Lew Wallace title. : HUR
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Suburbanite's need. : MOWER
26
Of a husband. : MARITAL
29
Book holder. : SHELF
30
British meal. : TEA
32
Still. : YET
35
Of current interest. : TOPICAL
36
Ordinary. : AVERAGE
37
Where Lake Ladoga is. : KARELIA
38
Girl's name meaning "a bee." : MELISSA
39
Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
40
Prepare or plan. : ARRANGE
41
Risked: Colloq. : CHANCED
42
Wobble. : TOTTER
45
Espy. : DETECT
49
Is concerned. : CARES
50
Before: Fr. : AVANT
52
Norse god of the crops. : FREY
53
Flavor of wines: Fr. : SEVE
55
Of long standing. : OLD
57
Large tank. : VAT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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