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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Thursday, August 24, 1967

53-Across : Hades, in Roman myth.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 39.3
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,585
Across
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Modern drug. : ACTH
5
Become useless. : SPOIL
10
Weather word. : HAIL
14
Cooper heroine. : CORA
15
"___ Hat With a Silver Lining." : WEARA
16
Charles's sister. : ANNE
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Ivory: Lat. : EBUR
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English Derby town. : EPSOM
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Port of Yugoslavia. : ZARA
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Celebrated 19th century poet. : SHELLEY
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Just punishments. : NEMESES
24
Breaks bread. : EATS
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Public hero. : IDOL
26
Fortunetellers. : SIBYLS
29
People of West Africa. : ASHANTIS
33
Cassowary. : EMU
34
Personal magnetism: Colloq. : OOMPH
36
Sac: Anat. : BURSA
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E. I. bird, the broadbill. : RAYA
39
Cyclades isle. : PAROS
41
Cash register. : TILL
42
Deputy. : AGENT
44
Became cheerful. : LITUP
46
Dame. : GAL
47
Muffin ingredient. : CORNMEAL
49
Develop into. : BECOME
51
Ethereal. : AERY
52
According to: It. : ALLA
53
Hades, in Roman myth. : AVERNUS
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Bids bon voyage. : SEESOFF
60
Arrowhead part. : BARB
61
"___ Passes," Browning poem. : PIPPA
63
Cupid, in art. : AMOR
64
Ravel out. : UNDO
65
Biblical weeds. : TARES
66
Italian currency. : LIRE
67
Wrench (from). : TEAR
68
Sleep sound. : SNORE
69
Guy rope. : STAY
Down
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Quartet of winners. : ACES
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Modern name for Queenstown. : COBH
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Constant. : TRUE
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London street of doctors. : HARLEY
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Tree of tropical America. : SWEETSOP
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Samuel of 17th century London. : PEPYS
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Occidental group: Abbr. : OAS
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Strike while the ___. : IRONISHOT
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Hebrew letter. : LAMEDH
10
Filbert. : HAZELNUT
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Genus of ducks. : ANAS
12
Useful Latin phrase. : INRE
13
Meads. : LEAS
21
French composer. : LALO
23
Biblical kingdom. : MOAB
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Pinnacle of glacial ice. : SERAC
27
Insect stage. : IMAGO
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Department store employe. : BUYER
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Early spring. : APRIL
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Wheat: Sp. : TRIGO
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Moslem lands. : ISLAM
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Room in a maison. : SALLE
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Native of Sumatra. : MALAYSIAN
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Michigan city. : ANNARBOR
40
One way to get an apartment. : SUBLEASE
43
Washington operatives. : TMEN
45
Volcano goddeess of the Islands. : PELE
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Explodes. : ERUPTS
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Pablo of music. : CASALS
52
Old coin of Turkey. : ASPER
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Touch upon. : ABUT
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Weather indicator. : VANE
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Role in "Siegfried." : ERDA
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Ignore. : OMIT
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Ride ___ fall. : FORA
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Norse god. : FREY
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Favorable. : PRO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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