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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Friday, August 1, 1975

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.6
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,484
Across
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Contemptible one : TOAD
5
Reduce : PARE
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Non-accommodation for three : MATCH
14
Nazimova : ALLA
15
Bakery unit : OVEN
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Knowing : AWARE
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Certain look : LEER
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"Get a ___ of this" : LOAD
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One back in the pack : LOSER
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Song popular since 1934 : COCKTAILSFORTWO
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Do tailoring : MEND
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Rockies' counterpart : ANDES
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Add onto : APPEND
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Fairway call : FORE
30
Shearing-time sound : BLEAT
31
Yorkshire river : AIRE
32
Soviet agency : TASS
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Famous symphony : BEETHOVENSFIFTH
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Corn spikes : EARS
40
Biblical weed : TARE
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See eye to eye : AGREE
42
Somewhat wan : PALY
43
Exhibits rage : STEAMS
44
"___ de Lune" : CLAIR
47
Rose essence: Var. : ATAR
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Uprising of 1794 : WHISKYREBELLION
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German state : HESSE
55
Admit : AVOW
56
Kill time : IDLE
57
Certain fisherman : EELER
58
___ Barrani, W.W. II town : SIDI
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Ponce de ___ : LEON
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Braid : TRESS
61
High diplomat: Abbr. : PLEN
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Time past : YORE
Down
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Powder : TALC
2
Corn-oil product : OLEO
3
Seafood sauce : ALEC
4
Turkey cuts : DARKMEATS
5
Land of the mazurka : POLAND
6
Duck : AVOID
7
Word with McCoy : REAL
8
Purposes : ENDS
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Actress Dorothy : MALONE
10
"___ to the wise ... " : AWORD
11
Discernment : TASTE
12
Regatta units : CREWS
13
Sandwich : HERO
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Tithe : TENTH
22
Gets along : FARES
25
Clerical title : ABBE
26
___ bargaining : PLEA
27
Nobleman : PEER
28
Like the sun's surface : FIERY
29
River of France : ORNE
31
Of grandparents : AVAL
32
Roadside flower : TIGERLILY
33
Radio performers' org. : AFRA
34
Kind of ski turn : STEM
35
"___ a Latin from Manhattan" : SHES
37
Eared seal : OTARY
38
Decisive : FATAL
42
Cheapskates : PIKERS
43
___ one's own juice : STEWIN
44
Sis-boom-bah, e.g. : CHEER
45
Hosiery thread : LISLE
46
Beasts of burden : ASSES
47
Dwelling : ABODE
48
Stimulate : WHET
49
Irritate : RASP
50
Depraved : EVIL
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Thought: Prefix : IDEO
52
Swan genus : OLOR
53
Goose of Hawaii : NENE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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