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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Tuesday, August 6, 1957

36-Across : Crush ruthlessly.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,961
Across
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Engineering project. : DAM
4
But: Lat. : SED
7
Make smooth. : SLEEK
12
Peter or Paul. : APOSTLE
14
Type of spectator. : STANDEE
16
Jack Benny's auto. : MAXWELL
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Moving about restlessly. : TOSSING
18
Last king of Troy. : PRIAM
19
Tennis match, for example. : EVENT
21
In addition. : TOO
22
Division of progress. : STEP
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Seeming never to grow old. : AGELESS
25
Where Nixon presides. : SENATE
27
Exceedingly: Prefix. : ULTRA
31
Naval unit: Colloq. : SUB
34
Fictional sleuth. : MOTO
35
Courage. : SPIRIT
36
Crush ruthlessly. : TRAMPLE
38
Member of a religious denomination. : BAPTIST
39
Recently. : OFLATE
40
Inlet. : COVE
41
Approves: Colloq. : OKS
42
Actor Cox. : WALLY
43
Magna cum laude. : HONORS
45
Former Palace attraction. : TWOADAY
47
Bugle call. : TAPS
51
Times of day: Abbr. : AMS
54
Choir accompaniment. : ORGAN
55
The eyelashes. : CILIA
56
Matador's headdress. : BICORNE
58
Gems. : ZIRCONS
60
"Arabian Nights" hero. : ALADDIN
61
Stirs. : AWAKENS
62
Adorn. : DRESS
63
Mr. Rayburn. : SAM
64
Declare. : SAY
Down
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Moistens. : DAMPS
2
Estranged. : APART
3
Spirit: Slang. : MOXIE
4
Check. : STEM
5
Added wing. : ELL
6
Lodge of the U.N. : DELEGATE
7
Fourteen pounds. : STONE
8
Da Vinci masterpiece. : LASTSUPPER
9
Navy man: Abbr. : ENS
10
Prepare copy. : EDIT
11
Game. : KENO
13
1956 Horse of the Year. : SWAPS
14
Ancient stone tablet. : STELE
15
Inordinate self-esteem. : EGO
20
Forbid. : VETO
23
American chameleon. : ANOLE
24
Feature of a hobble skirt. : SLIT
26
False promises. : EMPTYWORDS
28
Small musical combo. : TRIO
29
Venture. : RISK
30
Barristers: Abbr. : ATTS
31
Pack away. : STOW
32
City in Turkey. : URFA
33
Promenade. : BALL
35
Old Italian ruling House. : SAVOY
37
Brewer's substance. : MALT
38
Rich mines. : BONANZAS
40
Final passage, in music. : CODA
43
Former golf star. : HAGEN
44
Accessory to men's formal attire. : STICK
46
Bird life of a region. : ORNIS
48
Dried juice of the agave plant. : ALOES
49
Leaflet: Bot. : PINNA
50
Given to back talk: Colloq. : SASSY
51
Relative of the burnoose. : ABA
52
Clement. : MILD
53
Mark of battle. : SCAR
55
Stuff. : CRAM
57
Work of Horace. : ODE
59
Frigate bird. : IWA

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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