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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, February 24, 1964

52-Across : Adamant.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,321
Across
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Silver peso. : DURO
5
Radiant. : AGLOW
10
Setting for a popular musical. : SIAM
14
Mesabi product. : IRON
15
___ la Plata. : RIODE
16
Early Peruvian. : INCA
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Tropical malady. : AGUE
18
Contracts. : AGREEMENTS
20
Freckle. : LENTIGO
22
Where Abilene is. : KANSAS
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Golfer's concern. : DIVOT
24
French exclamation of surprise. : HEIN
25
Everyone. : TOAMAN
27
Spire. : PINNACLE
31
Mr. Barkley, the original Veep. : ALBEN
32
Polishes. : SANDS
33
Biblical book: Abbr. : HEB
34
Modern: Prefix. : NEO
35
Towns: Colloq. : BURGS
36
In the past. : AGO
37
St. Anthony's cross. : TAU
38
Increase in pay. : RAISE
39
Fabled giant. : TITAN
41
Intermission. : ENTRACTE
43
European herb. : CICELY
44
Revolutionary patriot of N. C. : ASHE
45
Prehistoric invention. : WHEEL
46
Resort town of Normandy. : DIEPPE
49
Military installation. : AIRBASE
52
Adamant. : UNYIELDING
55
Louvre display feature. : OILS
56
Venerable. : AGED
57
Surpass. : OUTDO
58
Genus of ducks. : ANAS
59
Colleen. : LASS
60
Agitate. : ROUSE
61
Kind of wig: Fr. : TETE
Down
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Work with numbers. : DIAL
2
Exhort. : URGE
3
Indirect. : ROUNDABOUT
4
Former. : ONETIME
5
Part of Spain. : ARAGON
6
Leg of mutton. : GIGOT
7
Man's name: Abbr. : LOR
8
Poetic form. : ODE
9
Periods of relaxation. : WEEKENDS
10
Reddish-brown pigment. : SIENNA
11
Wayside hotels. : INNS
12
Deeds: Lat. : ACTA
13
Large-scale. : MASS
19
Water pipes. : MAINS
21
A Karamazov. : IVAN
24
Pivotal point. : HINGE
25
Lady of "la plume." : TANTE
26
City on the Allegheny. : OLEAN
27
Describe grammatically. : PARSE
28
Mistress of a château. : CHATELAINE
29
___ tender. : LEGAL
30
Wood. : EBONY
32
Entourage. : SUITE
35
Benedict's former status. : BACHELOR
38
Creator of Baron Munchausen. : RASPE
39
Style of pinafore. : TIER
40
Craft for winter sport. : ICEBOAT
42
River hazard. : RAPIDS
43
Sand flea. : CHIGOE
45
Willow shoots. : WANDS
46
Twofold. : DUAL
47
Fraulein's name. : INGA
48
Part of the face. : EYES
50
Thin board. : SLAT
51
Basic Latin verb. : ESSE
53
Twosome. : DUO
54
Printers' union. : ITU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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