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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Thursday, May 29, 1958

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 30.5
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,257
Across
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Listen: Var. : HARKEN
7
Vestiges. : TRACES
13
Not lubricated. : UNOILED
15
Province of Belgium. : BRABANT
16
Letter. : MISSIVE
17
Henley-on-Thames event. : REGATTA
18
Beside the mark. : AMISS
19
Its capital is Augusta. : MAINE
21
Of a certain religion: Abbr. : CHR
22
Novel of 1880. : NANA
23
Covered with hoarfrost. : RIMED
24
Close. : SHUT
25
Relative of joie de vivre. : ELAN
26
Prince of opera. : IGOR
27
Stage of development. : PHASE
28
English maritime county. : DEVON
30
Became less ardent. : COOLED
31
Animus. : HATRED
33
Boors. : CHURLS
34
Amen. : SOBEIT
35
Palace assemblage. : COURT
36
Easy gait. : AMBLE
37
"___ Fence Me In." : DONT
38
Applaud. : CLAP
42
Meat. : VEAL
43
Health, in a French toast. : SANTE
44
On earth. : HERE
45
Metallic rock. : ORE
46
Chekhov character. : VANYA
47
Burdened. : LADEN
48
Erases. : RUBSOUT
50
Harsh sound. : CLANGOR
52
Early native of Susa. : ELAMITE
53
Hybrid fruit. : TANGELO
54
Strip. : DENUDE
55
Become angry: Colloq. : SEERED
Down
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Merciful. : HUMANE
2
Quadruped, for example. : ANIMAL
3
Character in "The Barber of Seville." : ROSINA
4
Act the cad. : KISSANDTELL
5
Ancient division of Greece. : ELIS
6
Sagebrush State: Abbr. : NEV
7
Drift. : TREND
8
Prevail without restraint. : RAGE
9
Arabian garment. : ABA
10
Receptacle for odds and ends. : CATCHALL
11
Shows ardent interest: Colloq. : ENTHUSES
12
Initiated. : STARTED
14
Hero. : DEMIGOD
15
Pipe. : BRIER
20
Idolatrous king of Judah. : AMON
23
Fasten firmly. : RIVET
24
Cheat: Colloq. : SHORTCHANGE
27
A heavy rain. : POUR
29
Pennsylvania city. : ERIE
30
Paratrooper's gear. : CHUTE
31
Local self-government. : HOMERULE
32
Israeli statesman. : ABBAEBAN
33
Touch. : CONTACT
34
Tasted with relish. : SAVORED
35
Rabbit fur. : CONY
37
He loved Beatrice. : DANTE
39
Book of accounts. : LEDGER
40
Small interstice. : AREOLE
41
Sam Williams' friend. : PENROD
43
Fried. : SAUTE
46
Empty space. : VOID
47
Narrow road. : LANE
49
School of the Mustangs: Abbr. : SMU
51
Spanish article. : LAS

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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