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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, August 26, 1957

54-Across : Keyway.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,981
Across
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Circus area. : RING
5
Fictional child. : TOPSY
10
Trapper's merchandise. : PELT
14
Tree of Morocco. : ARAR
15
Sharp mountain spur. : ARETE
16
Copycat. : APER
17
Legendary railroader. : CASEYJONES
19
Wailing spirit of Irish folklore. : SHEE
20
High regard. : ESTEEM
21
Junior. : NAMESAKE
23
Bavarian river into the Danube. : NAAB
25
Boxing term. : KAYO
26
Harvesting machine. : THRESHER
30
Locale of nuclear tests. : NEVADA
34
Kimono sash. : OBI
35
Out of bounds. : TABOO
37
The people. : DEMOS
38
What the hobo rides. : RODS
40
Former Yankee southpaw. : LOPAT
42
Part of R. B. I. : RUNS
43
Political slander. : SMEAR
45
South of the border currency. : PESOS
47
Canonized woman: Abbr. : STE
48
Pat or Margaret. : OBRIEN
50
Hardest. : STONIEST
52
Milk: Fr. : LAIT
54
Keyway. : SLOT
55
Hat. : SOMBRERO
59
Richard Wagner's second wife. : COSIMA
63
The Graces. : TRIO
64
Side by side. : COLLATERAL
66
To the: Ital. : ALLA
67
___ Island. : ELLIS
68
Money made of silver wire. : LARI
69
Indian peasant. : RYOT
70
Eliza Harris, for example. : SLAVE
71
Fabric made without weaving. : FELT
Down
1
Swift current of water. : RACE
2
Cleopatra's handmaiden. : IRAS
3
Memorable cartoonist. : NAST
4
English novelist. : GREENE
5
Famous mausoleum. : TAJMAHAL
6
Gold: Span. : ORO
7
Found of the Keystone State. : PENN
8
American food staple. : STEAK
9
Office sycophant. : YESMAN
10
Jewish festival. : PASSOVER
11
Hebrew dry measure. : EPHA
12
Soup flavoring. : LEEK
13
Family lineage. : TREE
18
___ cake. : YEAST
22
Watched. : EYED
24
Modern music craze. : BEBOP
26
Human trunk. : TORSO
27
Fearsome weapon. : HBOMB
28
Rodeo contestant. : RIDER
29
Arena's guard rail. : ROPES
31
Beguile. : AMUSE
32
Words of admonition. : DONTS
33
Valuable thing. : ASSET
36
Kilns. : OASTS
39
Regatta entry. : SAILBOAT
41
Do-it-yourself kit. : TOOLCASE
44
Rise high. : REAR
46
Grimace: Slang. : SNOOT
49
Kinfolk. : NIECES
51
Reflexive pronoun. : ITSELF
53
Fish with a spoon. : TROLL
55
Leading. : STAR
56
Paris airport. : ORLY
57
Venus of ___. : MILO
58
Wide-mouthed jar. : OLLA
60
Dies ___, Judgment Day. : IRAE
61
Crumbly soil. : MARL
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Got down. : ALIT
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Year Nero became Emperor. : LIV

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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