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Joseph LaFauci
New York Times, Friday, May 11, 1962
46-Across : Pi, ___, sigma ...
Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 32.8
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 S | 4 T | 5 A | 6 W | 7 A | 8 Y | 9 P | 10 R | 11 O | 12 B | 13 E |
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14 C | O | S | T | A | R | I | C | A | 15 L | I | N | E | N |
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16 A | S | P | A | R | A | G | U | S | 17 A | G | E | N | T |
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18 S | T | I | L | T | S | 19 T | H | 20 A | N | 21 T | A | R |
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22 T | U | R | K | S | 23 H | E | M | P | 24 M | I | R | A |
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25 O | M | E | 26 M | U | R | A | L | 27 O | M | E | N |
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28 R | E | D | 29 S | 30 T | A | R | 31 K | E | 32 Y | W | E | S | T |
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33 H | E | R | 34 N | E | E | |||||||||
35 T | 36 A | 37 K | E | A | I | 38 M | 39 A | T | T | R | 40 A | 41 C | 42 T |
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43 O | V | A | L | 44 T | E | 45 D | D | Y | 46 R | H | O |
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47 P | E | R | F | 48 A | L | E | M | 49 C | 50 A | R | A | T |
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51 I | R | E | 52 F | L | I | T | 53 S | A | V | A | N | T |
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54 C | A | L | 55 O | R | 56 S | E | 57 V | E | R | A | N | C | E |
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58 A | G | I | L | E | 59 S | C | A | V | E | N | G | E | R |
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60 L | E | A | D | Y | 61 A | T | T | E | S | T | E | D |
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,683
Across
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Crusoe, for one. : CASTAWAY
9
Investigate. : PROBE
14
Central American republic. : COSTARICA
15
Napery. : LINEN
16
Vegetable. : ASPARAGUS
17
Emissary. : AGENT
18
Walking sticks. : STILTS
19
Compare to, in phrases. : THAN
21
Mariner. : TAR
22
Natives of Trebizond. : TURKS
23
Useful fiber. : HEMP
24
Star in Cetus. : MIRA
25
Cockney's house. : OME
26
Fresco. : MURAL
27
Augury. : OMEN
28
Antares. : REDSTAR
31
Island off Florida. : KEYWEST
33
Pronoun. : HER
34
Born. : NEE
35
Try for the bull's-eye. : TAKEAIM
39
Lure. : ATTRACT
43
Curved. : OVAL
44
Mr. Bear. : TEDDY
46
Pi, ___, sigma ... : RHO
47
Theatrical abbreviation. : PERF
48
Turkish standard. : ALEM
49
Jeweler's weight. : CARAT
51
To go: Lat. : IRE
52
Pass quickly. : FLIT
53
Man of learning. : SAVANT
54
Heat: Lat. : CALOR
56
One kind of pay. : SEVERANCE
58
Sprightly. : AGILE
59
The lobster, for example. : SCAVENGER
60
Resembling a metal. : LEADY
61
Certified. : ATTESTED
Down
1
Something to wear. : COSTUME
2
Had an ambition. : ASPIRED
3
Haughty gait. : STALK
4
Pastry items. : TARTS
5
Birds. : ARAS
6
Current craze. : WIG
7
More severe. : ACUTER
8
Moslem woman's veil. : YASHMAK
9
Contrive. : PLAN
10
Outfit. : RIG
11
Former. : ONETIME
12
Indian city. : BENARES
13
Novice. : ENTRANT
14
Hat of beaver fur. : CASTOR
20
In abundance. : APLENTY
23
Part of a Lew Wallace title. : HUR
24
Suburbanite's need. : MOWER
26
Of a husband. : MARITAL
29
Book holder. : SHELF
30
British meal. : TEA
32
Still. : YET
35
Of current interest. : TOPICAL
36
Ordinary. : AVERAGE
37
Where Lake Ladoga is. : KARELIA
38
Girl's name meaning "a bee." : MELISSA
39
Navy man: Abbr. : ADM
40
Prepare or plan. : ARRANGE
41
Risked: Colloq. : CHANCED
42
Wobble. : TOTTER
45
Espy. : DETECT
49
Is concerned. : CARES
50
Before: Fr. : AVANT
52
Norse god of the crops. : FREY
53
Flavor of wines: Fr. : SEVE
55
Of long standing. : OLD
57
Large tank. : VAT
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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