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Joseph LaFauci
New York Times, Wednesday, September 7, 1955
Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 19.6
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 P | 2 A | 3 S | 4 T | 5 O | 6 R | 7 M | 8 A | 9 D | 10 A | 11 M | 12 A | |||
13 R | E | S | T | I | V | E | 14 A | B | E | L | A | R | 15 D |
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16 A | L | S | O | R | A | N | 17 R | O | M | A | N | I | A |
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18 P | L | A | N | E | 19 E | 20 N | I | D | 21 M | A | S | T |
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22 H | A | Y | E | D | 23 C | A | N | E | 24 O | G | E | E |
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25 A | G | E | D | 26 S | O | M | E | 27 E | D | E | N | S |
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28 E | R | R | 29 A | N | T | E | 30 A | L | E | |||||
31 L | A | S | 32 B | O | Y | B | 33 L | U | E | 34 R | 35 I | 36 P |
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37 F | E | W | 38 R | A | R | E | 39 E | R | E |
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40 P | 41 A | 42 C | E | D | 43 B | A | R | A | 44 S | C | A | N |
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45 A | C | H | E | 46 B | O | N | G | 47 S | T | A | N | D |
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48 S | C | A | D | 49 R | I | D | E | 50 M | A | N | I | A |
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51 S | E | N | E | 52 G | A | L | 53 S | 54 P | A | R | T | A | N |
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55 E | N | G | R | A | V | E | 56 S | O | L | V | E | N | T |
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57 T | E | S | T | E | R | 58 E | E | L | E | R | S |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,262
Across
1
Originally, a shepherd. : PASTOR
7
Form of polite address to a signora. : MADAMA
13
Hard to manage. : RESTIVE
14
French philosopher. : ABELARD
16
Unsuccessful candidate. : ALSORAN
17
Country on the Black Sea. : ROMANIA
18
Globemaster. : PLANE
19
Geraint's spouse. : ENID
21
Part of a ship. : MAST
22
Cut and dried alfalfa. : HAYED
23
Stick. : CANE
24
Type of arch. : OGEE
25
Venerable. : AGED
26
Tending to or causing: Suffix. : SOME
27
Sir Anthony and Lady Clarissa. : EDENS
28
Make a slip. : ERR
29
Oft-heard word in poker. : ANTE
30
Beverage. : ALE
31
Spanish article. : LAS
32
"Little ___." : BOYBLUE
34
Extent of rough water. : RIP
37
Small number. : FEW
38
Tenuous. : RARE
39
Rather than. : ERE
40
Strode. : PACED
43
Silent star. : BARA
44
Look over. : SCAN
45
Hurt. : ACHE
46
Sound of Big Ben. : BONG
47
Small table. : STAND
48
Salt-water fish, the saurel. : SCAD
49
Lie at anchor. : RIDE
50
Obsession. : MANIA
51
Territory in French West Africa. : SENEGAL
53
Sternly disciplined. : SPARTAN
55
Decorate with intaglios. : ENGRAVE
56
In good financial condition. : SOLVENT
57
Bed canopy. : TESTER
58
Certain fishermen. : EELERS
Down
1
Disease obviated by niacin. : PELLAGRA
2
Analyzers. : ASSAYERS
3
Pitted. : STONED
4
Exhausted. : TIRED
5
Eggs: Latin. : OVA
6
President of France. : RENECOTY
7
Merchant ___. : MARINE
8
Dwelling. : ABODE
9
Mr. Butler's party: Abbr. : DEM
10
Stylish. : ALAMODE
11
Get along. : MANAGE
12
Began. : ARISEN
13
He painted "The Transfiguration." : RAPHAEL
15
Tropical fruits. : DATES
20
A product when well advertised. : NAMEBRAND
26
Obstruct (with "under"). : SNOW
27
Gen. Robert ___. : ELEE
29
Resting. : ABED
30
Imaginary atmosphere. : AURA
33
Generous gifts. : LARGESSE
34
Renouncer. : RECANTER
35
Pahlevi's subjects. : IRANIANS
36
Lavaliere. : PENDANT
37
Suppliers of material. : FEEDERS
40
Opposite of 10 Down. : PASSE
41
Emphasize. : ACCENT
42
Dimes and quarters. : CHANGE
43
Part of a steam engine. : BOILER
44
Famish. : STARVE
46
Milwaukee player. : BRAVE
47
Illiberal. : SMALL
52
Narrow ship channel. : GAT
54
He wrote "The Bells." : POE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later.
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