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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, June 16, 1958

38-Down : Skillful use of speech.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 31.4
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 34-Down had "Coloq."; corrected it to "Colloq."

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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,275
Across
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City child's mecca. : CAMP
5
One of the Canary Islands. : PALMA
10
Short letter or note. : CHIT
14
General Bradley. : OMAR
15
Bay window. : ORIEL
16
Contemporary of Dumas. : HUGO
17
Cloth of gold. : LAME
18
Humming sound. : DRONE
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Intimately. : INLY
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Sock and buskin man. : THESPIAN
22
Gap. : HIATUS
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Consequently. : THUS
25
Water bird. : LOON
26
In flower. : ABLOOM
29
McKinley or Logan. : MOUNTAIN
33
Intended. : MEANT
34
Plants. : SOWS
35
Early movie actor. : INCE
36
Industrious creature. : ANT
37
The pride of Maryland. : ORIOLES
40
Highway sign. : GAS
41
Be apparently true. : SEEM
43
Actress Lamarr. : HEDY
44
Oust. : EJECT
46
Intrigue. : STRATEGY
48
Mild cigars. : CLAROS
49
Diplomatic communication. : NOTE
50
Unruffled. : CALM
51
Fictional sleuth. : MRMOTO
54
Picture gallery. : ARTSALON
58
Lion-headed dog. : CHOW
59
Mechanical man. : ROBOT
61
Mythological Greek princess. : IOLE
62
Mother of Pollux and Helen. : LEDA
63
Model of perfection. : IDEAL
64
Designer Chapman. : CEIL
65
Swing off course. : VEER
66
Bill of fare. : CARTE
67
Military abbreviation. : AWOL
Down
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Revolver. : COLT
2
Oriental nurse. : AMAH
3
Role for Bea Lillie. : MAME
4
Star of "The Music Man." : PRESTON
5
Conductor's place. : PODIUM
6
Wall hanging. : ARRAS
7
Bert Lahr role. : LION
8
People. : MEN
9
London pub. : ALEHOUSE
10
Wine from Tuscany. : CHIANTI
11
Search carefully. : HUNT
12
Arctic dwelling. : IGLU
13
Pinwheels, for example. : TOYS
21
Tintype. : PHOTO
23
Noun suffix. : ION
25
Humble. : LOWLY
26
Store up. : AMASS
27
American poet. : BENET
28
Not now. : LATER
29
Sankey's partner. : MOODY
30
Choler. : ANGER
31
Tropical plum. : ICACO
32
Swarms. : NESTS
34
Long and weary session: Colloq. : SIEGE
38
Skillful use of speech. : RHETORIC
39
Markets. : SELLS
42
Celebrated racehorse. : MANOWAR
45
Broadway musical. : JAMAICA
47
Moppet. : TOT
48
Longhorns. : CATTLE
50
Man from Zagreb. : CROAT
51
Year in the reign of Henry II. : MCLV
52
Asian president. : RHEE
53
Current fashion. : MODE
54
But: Ger. : ABER
55
Big name on the rialto. : LOEW
56
Salmagundi. : OLIO
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Dickens heroine. : NELL
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Odalisque's apartment. : ODA

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