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Joseph LaFauci
New York Times, Monday, November 10, 1958
Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 252 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 21.4
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 F | 2 A | 3 C | 4 E | 5 T | 6 D | 7 E | 8 B | 9 A | 10 S | 11 E | ||||
12 E | V | E | N | E | 13 D | 14 T | A | M | E | L | E | S | 15 S |
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16 T | E | N | D | E | R | 17 E | V | I | D | E | N | C | E |
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18 I | N | T | U | N | E | 19 N | I | L | E | 20 T | A | R |
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21 S | U | E | R | 22 S | 23 T | U | D | Y | 24 L | I | R | E |
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25 H | E | R | E | 26 D | O | R | 27 F | A | N | O | N |
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28 H | E | B | E | 29 S | 30 A | D | E | L | E |
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31 R | 32 E | 33 G | I | N | A | 34 P | 35 U | D | D | L | E | |||
36 L | U | N | A | R | 37 T | 38 E | R | N | S | |||||
39 A | N | T | R | E | 40 N | E | D | 41 M | 42 U | 43 L | 44 E |
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45 R | A | R | E | 46 R | 47 A | C | E | R | 48 O | R | A | N |
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49 O | L | A | 50 C | O | R | A | 51 E | 52 S | T | A | T | E |
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53 S | O | C | 54 R | A | T | E | S | 55 S | H | I | N | E | R |
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56 A | N | T | I | G | O | N | E | 57 S | A | V | I | N | G |
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58 G | E | N | E | R | A | 59 M | E | A | T | Y |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,422
Across
1
Aspect. : FACET
6
Lower in quality. : DEBASE
12
Laid smooth. : EVENED
14
Defying domestication. : TAMELESS
16
Ship or coal car. : TENDER
17
Indication. : EVIDENCE
18
Harmonious. : INTUNE
19
Shade of green. : NILE
20
Source of saccharin. : TAR
21
Litigant. : SUER
22
Room for the literati. : STUDY
24
Money in Brescia. : LIRE
25
On this earth. : HERE
26
"Le Coq ___," opera by Rimsky-Korsakoff. : DOR
27
Priest's vestment. : FANON
28
Namesakes of the goddess of youth. : HEBES
30
Character in "Die Fledermaus." : ADELE
31
Victoria ___. : REGINA
34
Pool of water. : PUDDLE
36
Of the moon. : LUNAR
37
Sea birds. : TERNS
39
Cavern: Poet. : ANTRE
40
Old uncle of song. : NED
41
Lounging slipper. : MULE
45
Of thin texture. : RARE
46
Speed demon. : RACER
48
Site of a casbah. : ORAN
49
Palm leaf. : OLA
50
Girl's name meaning maiden. : CORA
51
Condition in life. : ESTATE
53
Xanthippe's spouse. : SOCRATES
55
Fresh-water fish. : SHINER
56
Polynices' sister. : ANTIGONE
57
Frugal. : SAVING
58
Sorts. : GENERA
59
Substantial. : MEATY
Down
1
Object of blind adoration. : FETISH
2
Passage. : AVENUE
3
Nucleus. : CENTER
4
Continue. : ENDURE
5
Cardinal suffix. : TEEN
6
Famous French painter (1748–1825). : DAVID
7
One of the Peggottys. : EMILY
8
The Venerable ___. : BEDE
9
Ingredient of rarebit. : ALE
10
Guard. : SENTINEL
11
Vegetable. : ESCAROLE
13
Capital of Saxony. : DRESDEN
14
Period of office. : TENURE
15
Tranquil. : SERENE
23
Go ___ for (defend): Slang. : TOBAT
24
Star of "The Proud Rebel." : LADD
27
The hula hoop and others. : FADS
28
Employ. : HIRE
29
River through Berlin. : SPREE
31
Go: Colloq. : RUNALONG
32
Intermezzo. : ENTRACTE
33
Depot, in Paris. : GARE
35
Divest of ornament. : UNDRESS
36
TV singer. : LAROSA
38
Place in a sheath. : ENCASE
41
Inducement. : MOTIVE
42
One of the Muses. : URANIA
43
Concealed. : LATENT
44
Vigor. : ENERGY
46
Part of an engine. : ROTOR
47
Gladiatorial sphere. : ARENA
50
Bird's home. : CAGE
52
Deception. : SHAM
54
Japanese money of account. : RIN
Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later.
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