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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, September 19, 1955

12-Down : Nursery rhyme character.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 21.6 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 26-Across clue had a comma after "artist"; removed it.

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M
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T
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C
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B
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M
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D
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,274
Across
1
Well-known street in New York's Chinatown. : MOTT
5
Sunbeams. : RAYS
9
Light carriages. : TRAPS
14
Its motto is "Industry." : UTAH
15
British P. M. : EDEN
16
Insurgent. : REBEL
17
Short letter. : LINE
18
Sport. : POLO
19
Put on a dramatic act. : EMOTE
20
Greenlander. : ESKIMO
22
Out of shape. : LOPSIDED
24
Classify. : SORT
26
Works of French artist Toulouse-Lautrec. : POSTERS
27
Perón. : DICTATOR
31
Type of weather. : WET
32
Brazilian macaw. : ARA
33
Where Beaumont is. : TEXAS
35
___ Lawrence College. : SARAH
39
Famous arctic explorer. : ROSS
41
According to protocol. : RIGHT
43
Theatre box. : LOGE
44
Joints. : KNEES
46
Harvest goddess. : CERES
48
___ Davis, red winter apple. : BEN
49
Member of the family. : MOM
51
Boredom. : DULLNESS
53
Prospero's malevolent servant. : CALIBAN
57
Veteran comedian. : BLUE
58
Alert. : OPENEYED
60
Long cut, as in land. : TRENCH
64
Subscriber. : DONOR
65
Well-known name in films. : RITA
67
Make bold. : DARE
68
Roman official. : EDILE
69
Hat trimming. : VEIL
70
One not to be trusted. : LIAR
71
More rational. : SANER
72
Coming season. : YULE
73
Island source of Italy's iron ore. : ELBA
Down
1
Francis of the movies. : MULE
2
Inventor of the safe elevator. : OTIS
3
War machine. : TANK
4
Christian, for example. : THEIST
5
Member of "Meet the Press." : REPORTER
6
Noisy activity. : ADO
7
Cheer. : YELL
8
Paul Pry. : SNOOP
9
The makings of switches. : TRESSES
10
Cancellation of a claim. : REMITTAL
11
Dwelling. : ABODE
12
Nursery rhyme character. : PETER
13
Coasters. : SLEDS
21
Castle ditch. : MOAT
23
A new code has been formulated for him. : POW
25
Injurious to health. : TOXIC
27
Giant shortstop. : DARK
28
Metallic element. : IRON
29
N. J. Senator. : CASE
30
Prevailed beyond control. : RAGED
34
Azalea or acacia. : SHRUB
36
Wrap. : ROBE
37
Lifetimes. : AGES
38
Fowl. : HENS
40
Indian. : SEMINOLE
42
R. R. danger signal, hanging cords indicating low bridge. : TELLTALE
45
Better balanced. : SOBERER
47
Traduce. : SLUR
50
Life's heyday. : MAY
52
Crochet hook. : NEEDLE
53
Secret messages. : CODES
54
Order of eels. : APODA
55
Bolshevist leader. : LENIN
56
Bold: Colloq. : NERVY
59
___ vous garde. : DIEU
61
Capture: Slang. : NAIL
62
Small apple. : CRAB
63
Olympian goddess. : HERA
66
East Indian herb. : TIL

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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