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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, February 18, 1957

45-Across : Confident: Colloq.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { F J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,792
Across
1
Dols. and ___ : CTS
4
Exclamation imitating a loud impact. : WHAM
8
Egyptian symbol. : ASP
11
Interjection of disbelief. : POOH
12
"___ soit qui mal y pense." : HONI
13
The Seychelles. : ISLES
15
Warning on a midyear exam. : TIMELIMIT
17
Cotton cloth. : KHAKI
18
Than: Ger. : ALS
19
Hermit. : EREMITE
21
Bigwig. : VIP
22
Play the good Samaritan. : AID
24
Passing fashion. : RAGE
25
Sanctum. : DEN
26
Planted. : SOWN
28
Phoenician goddess. : ASTARTE
30
Secret meetings. : TRYSTS
32
Bejeweled. : ENRICHED
36
Synthetic fabric. : ACETATE
38
Cultivated farm land. : TILLAGE
39
Walter Cassel, for example. : BARITONE
41
Bright star of Draco. : ETAMIN
42
Late American humorist. : LARDNER
44
Opera star Stevens. : RISE
45
Confident: Colloq. : PAL
47
Tiny particle. : IOTA
48
Atlantic seaboard state: Abbr. : DEL
49
Piper of Greek mythology. : PAN
50
Teaching brothers of a religious group. : MARISTS
52
Certain sets. : TVS
55
Hair tint. : RINSE
57
Side-wheeler. : STEAMBOAT
59
Vegetable. : ONION
60
Pipe joints. : ELLS
61
"With a Song ___ Heart." : INMY
62
___ four, "Highway Patrol" sign-off. : TEN
63
Hotel lobby counter. : DESK
64
Recipe measure. : TSP
Down
1
Series of rings. : COIL
2
Becky Thatcher's friend. : TOMSAWYER
3
A girl. : SHE
4
Buzzing sound. : WHIR
5
Mantle specialties. : HOMERS
6
Full of life. : ANIMATE
7
Softening. : MITIGANT
8
Pale color. : ASH
9
Demetrius in "The Robe." : SLAVE
10
Flowered silk material. : PEKIN
11
School group. : PTA
13
Presidential nickname. : IKE
14
Drink daintily. : SIP
16
Caused. : LED
20
Schnauzer. : TERRIER
23
Impart gradually. : INSTILL
25
State formally. : DECLARE
26
Sudden painful sensation. : STAB
27
Species of whale. : ORCA
28
City near mouth of Columbia River. : ASTORIA
29
Medieval contest with lances. : TILT
31
Careless good-by. : TATA
33
Sir William and Lady Emma. : HAMILTONS
34
Athena's shield. : EGIS
35
Sandy tract: Eng. : DENE
37
Supported. : ENDORSED
40
Give a right to. : ENTITLE
43
Gallery display equipment. : EASELS
45
Calico western horse. : PAINT
46
Ethel Merman role. : ANNIE
48
Military decoration. : DSM
49
Big leaguer. : PRO
50
Officer's command. : MEN
51
Work assignment. : TASK
53
Improvised variation of a tune. : VAMP
54
Pen. : STY
56
Junior. : SON
58
Snaffle. : BIT

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

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