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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Wednesday, November 27, 1963

23-Across : Bird's crop.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,232
Across
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Finney, for one. : ACTOR
6
___ on the landscape. : BLOT
10
Atmospheric condition. : SMOG
14
Big game animal. : MOOSE
15
Knitter's concern. : ROWS
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Knight of the road. : HOBO
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Egg-shaped. : OVOID
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Boniface. : INNKEEPER
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Chosen. : SELECTED
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Verdun's river. : MEUSE
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Bird's crop. : CRAW
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Transported by rail. : SHIPPED
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Sound of surprise. : OCH
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Correspondent's item. : POSTCARD
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Girls whose names mean "life." : ZOES
33
Dutch painter. : STEEN
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Numerical prefix. : OCTA
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Nearly: Colloq. : MOST
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Long-armed ape. : ORANG
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Frenchman. : GAUL
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Concerning. : ASTO
42
Morning phenomena. : MISTS
43
Petty dispute. : SPAT
44
___ eight. : PIECESOF
47
Compass reading. : ENE
48
"___ Chord." : THELOST
51
Extinct wild ox. : URUS
53
Kindled anew. : RELIT
54
Divans. : OTTOMANS
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Two of a Kipling trio. : ARAGABONE
61
Country of Asia. : TIBET
62
Byway. : PATH
63
Statuesque. : TALL
64
Confection of honey and sesame seed. : HALVA
65
Let it stand. : STET
66
Scottish terrier. : SKYE
67
Form of trapshooting. : SKEET
Down
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Burke of "Burke's Law." : AMOS
2
Chap, in Britain. : COVE
3
Do-it-yourself kit. : TOOLCHEST
4
American dogwood. : OSIER
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Porter. : REDCAP
6
Kind of cheese. : BRIE
7
Capital city: Abbr. : LOND
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Recognize. : OWN
9
Tongue-clucking sound. : TSK
10
Collies. : SHEEPDOGS
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Finish: Colloq. : MOPUP
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Plump plus. : OBESE
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Having flaring panels. : GORED
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Desert prince. : EMIR
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Certain golfers. : TWOSOMES
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Lilac and lavender. : SCENTS
25
Frequents: Colloq. : HANGSOUT
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Juvenile heroine. : OZMA
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Cote sounds. : COOS
29
Mid-Victorian. : STRICT
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Pestiferous one. : TEASE
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Part of the street scene. : STOPLIGHT
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Southern tip of Florida. : CAPESABLE
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Malay title. : TUAN
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Der ___. : ALTE
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Greek letter. : IOTA
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Foams. : FROTHS
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Luggage. : TRAPS
49
Historic Afghan city. : HERAT
50
Buoy up. : ELATE
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Eskimo canoe. : UMIAK
54
One's companion. : ONLY
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Far: Prefix. : TELE
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Kind of snow. : NEVE
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Office copy, for short. : STAT
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British peers: Abbr. : BTS
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Cabinet wood. : OAK

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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