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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Wednesday, January 30, 1957

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 33.5 Grid has duplicate clues.
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,773
Across
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Trouble. : PESTER
7
Hat. : FEDORA
13
Story set to music. : CANTATA
14
Type of Broadway production. : REVIVAL
15
Occasionally. : ATTIMES
16
Promenade. : ALAMEDA
17
Legal claims. : LIENS
18
NATO or SEATO. : PACT
20
Greek goddess. : ERIS
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Imparted. : LENT
22
Conduits. : TUBES
23
Angora. : CAT
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Leaf cutter. : ANT
25
Restrain. : DETER
26
Hit hard. : SMOTE
28
Hurry: Colloq. : STEPONIT
30
Member of too many organizations. : JOINER
31
Panamanian seaport. : COLON
32
Soothes. : LULLS
33
Agent. : BROKER
35
Contestant. : FINALIST
38
Rowed. : OARED
39
Ancient physician. : GALEN
40
River of Wales. : DEE
41
Actor Caesar. : SID
42
Wall hanging of tapestry. : ARRAS
43
Famous Quaker. : PENN
44
Rapid motion: Colloq. : CLIP
46
Persian ___. : LAMB
47
Electrical unit of capacity. : FARAD
48
Expected. : AWAITED
50
Recount. : NARRATE
52
Museum. : GALLERY
53
Voter. : ELECTOR
54
Peephole. : EYELET
55
On the contrary. : RATHER
Down
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Resigned. : PATIENT
2
International harmony. : ENTENTECORDIALE
3
Limitation. : STINT
4
Hats. : TAMS
5
It follows printemps. : ETE
6
Lionel Barrymore movie role. : RASPUTIN
7
Hats. : FELTS
8
Gabor sister. : EVA
9
John D. handout. : DIME
10
Too kind. : OVERCONSIDERATE
11
Shine. : RADIATE
12
Scottish form of Alexander. : ALASTER
13
"Norma" star. : CALLAS
14
Type of contestant. : RACER
19
Support. : ABET
22
Campora or Vinay. : TENOR
25
Gave in small quantities. : DOLED
26
Kind of goose. : SOLAN
27
Foundry. : MILL
29
Bonnet. : POKE
30
Spring times. : JUNES
32
Role for Peter Palmer. : LILABNER
33
Thicket. : BOSCAGE
34
Transportation system. : RAILWAY
35
Cultivate. : FARM
36
William A. Blakely, for example. : SENATOR
37
Compassionate. : TENDER
39
Former Ambassador to Greece. : GRADY
42
On the qui vive. : ALERT
43
Dry up. : PARCH
45
Bolus. : PILL
47
Worry. : FRET
49
Links place. : TEE
51
___ Maryland. : ALA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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