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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Wednesday, January 4, 1956

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 39.9
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,381
Across
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Music of Dizzy Gillespie. : BOP
4
Sanctified woman: Abbr. : STE
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Lightweight wood. : BALSA
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Electra's brother. : ORESTES
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Soft fabric with velvety nap. : DUVETYN
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Determined. : ADAMANT
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Forensic skill. : ORATORY
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One of mediocre talents. : SECONDRATER
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Adjective for a bairn. : WEE
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Journey by ox wagon. : TREK
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Sour. : ACETIC
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Equalized. : EVENED
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Fictional ship. : CAINE
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"Fit ___ fiddle." : ASA
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Units of energy. : ERGS
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Large horizontal beam. : GIRDER
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One of the Andrews girls. : LAVERNE
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Water ___. : COOLERS
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One of the Dionnes. : YVONNE
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Gentleman of India. : BABU
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Bon ___. : MOT
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Reindeer driver. : SANTA
43
Flamboyant. : GARISH
45
French card game. : ECARTE
47
U.S. budget category. : ARMS
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Exclamation. : OHO
54
Not of great importance. : UNESSENTIAL
57
Fancy trappings. : REGALIA
59
Tower. : STEEPLE
60
Gravel between railroad ties. : BALLAST
61
Pack for shipping. : ENCRATE
62
Raison ___. : DETRE
63
Postal system of India. : DAK
64
Vitality. : SAP
Down
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Speak conceitedly. : BOAST
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Monastic brotherhood. : ORDER
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Nobel Prize category. : PEACE
4
Comedian Laurel. : STAN
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Minister to. : TEND
6
Turn from friendly to hostile attitude. : ESTRANGE
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Chemist's measuring device. : BURET
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Miserly. : AVARICIOUS
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Rent. : LET
10
Pack away. : STOW
11
Point on the Isle of Man. : AYRE
13
Atmospheric problem. : SMOKE
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Lavished affection on. : DOTED
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Bevan. : NYE
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Cards. : ACES
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Middleweight champion "Bobo" Olson. : CARL
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Shop talk. : VERNACULAR
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Sea eagle. : ERNE
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Relative of ibidem. : IDEM
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Tyrant. : NERO
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Long ago: Archaic. : ERST
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Khan and others. : ALYS
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River into the Danube. : SAVA
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Celtic word for "river." : AVON
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Desert of Asia. : GOBI
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Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Displayed tender affection. : CARESSED
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Rackets. : BATS
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Impressive. : GREAT
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Misanthrope. : HATER
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Cordial flavoring. : ANISE
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River banks. : RIPAS
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Island south of Sicily. : MALTA
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Beauty aid. : SLEEP
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Globe. : ORB
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Ruler. : HEAD
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Eye slyly. : OGLE
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Sicilian landmark. : ETNA
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Part of a bottle. : NECK
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High: Mus. : ALT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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