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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, January 22, 1962

56-Across : Socrates' death potion.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F Q }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 39.3
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,574
Across
1
Mineral springs. : SPAS
5
Negative verbal contraction. : SHANT
10
Bachelor party. : STAG
14
Guinea pig. : CAVY
15
David's daughter. : TAMAR
16
Hack. : TAXI
17
Assert. : AVER
18
Superior. : ELITE
19
Bird of the Nile. : IBIS
20
Musical program. : RECITAL
22
Banker's phrase. : INTRUST
24
Present ___. : ARMS
25
Redolence. : ODOR
26
Girl with the "light-brown hair." : JEANIE
29
Exalted. : INSPIRED
33
___ de France. : ILE
34
First name in movies. : GRETA
36
Breathing sound. : SNORE
37
Dame Myra. : HESS
39
Fragrance. : SMELL
41
Dinner bell. : GONG
42
Affaire de coeur. : AMOUR
44
Fundamental. : BASAL
46
Italian pronoun. : MIA
47
Sheepskins. : DIPLOMAS
49
Throws. : TOSSES
51
Virginia family. : LEES
52
Poetic pronoun. : THOU
53
Dislikes deeply. : DETESTS
56
Socrates' death potion. : HEMLOCK
60
Draft animals. : OXEN
61
Cat. : TIGER
63
Anglo-Indian weight. : TOLA
64
Rich soil. : MARL
65
Legal paper. : LEASE
66
Moslem call to prayer. : AZAN
67
Annual TV award. : EMMY
68
Ancient chariot. : ESSED
69
Triton. : NEWT
Down
1
Rugged rock. : SCAR
2
Jeweler's term. : PAVE
3
With: Fr. : AVEC
4
Man from Damascus. : SYRIAN
5
River packets. : STEAMERS
6
Vestibules. : HALLS
7
"Where ___?" : AMI
8
Fellow citizens. : NATIONALS
9
Leanings. : TRENDS
10
Thrilling. : STIRRING
11
Traditional restriction. : TABU
12
Alliance of 1911. : AXIS
13
Main point. : GIST
21
Spruce. : TRIG
23
Unexcelled: Colloq. : TOPS
26
Moslem holy war. : JIHAD
27
Variety of Turkish figs. : ELEMI
28
B. C. moralist. : AESOP
29
Willow plants. : ITEAS
30
Lodgings. : ROOMS
31
One of the Fords. : ERNIE
32
French painter. : DEGAS
35
Legations. : EMBASSIES
38
In morose silence. : SULLENLY
40
Ready to shave. : LATHERED
43
Streaks in wood. : ROES
45
Take shape. : LOOM
48
Courage. : METTLE
50
Potentate. : SULTAN
52
The ones here. : THESE
53
Capitol feature. : DOME
54
Pupil's trial. : EXAM
55
Expression. : TERM
57
Seep slowly. : OOZE
58
Scratch. : CLAW
59
Immanuel ___. : KANT
62
Highway sign. : GAS

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

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