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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Saturday, September 9, 1967

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 40.6
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,601
Across
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Phenomena of our time. : SPACEMEN
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Overturn. : TOPPLE
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Place of delights. : PARADISE
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Ethically neutral. : AMORAL
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Liqueur. : ANISETTE
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West Pakistan metropolis. : LAHORE
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Foolhardy. : RASH
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Depress. : SADDEN
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Photo, for short. : PIC
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Where "on parle français." : ICI
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Buenos ___. : DIAS
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Political cartoonist. : NAST
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English river. : NENE
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Word of warning. : DONT
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Type of house. : MANSE
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Goose assemblage. : GAGGLE
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Succeed. : GETAHEAD
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Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
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Gibson's middle name. : DANA
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Gondolier, for one. : WATERMAN
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Powwow. : CONFAB
45
Humble. : ABASE
46
Shed feathers. : MOLT
48
Faithful. : TRUE
49
French wines. : VINS
50
Well-known mascot. : MULE
51
Mountain of Crete. : IDA
52
Shoe leather. : ELK
53
Gourd-shaped rattle. : MARACA
55
Opposed to: Colloq. : AGIN
56
Actor on the political scene. : REAGAN
58
Put up with. : TOLERATE
60
Involve. : ENGAGE
61
Lift. : ELEVATOR
62
Conveyed legally. : DEEDED
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Type of factory. : REFINERY
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Frugal. : SPARING
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Cure-all. : PANACEA
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Coming about. : ARISING
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The wherewithal. : CASH
5
Netherlands commune. : EDE
6
Gloves: Var. : MITS
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State: Sp. : ESTADO
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Requiring. : NEEDING
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Good reading. : TALES
10
Muscat's neighbor. : OMAN
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Nonsense! : POH
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Type of gas. : PROPANE
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Thessalian city. : LARISSA
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Heading for Congress. : ELECTED
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Old-fashioned. : DATED
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Massachusetts resort. : NAHANT
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Way out. : EGRESS
28
Consider. : DEEM
29
___ War : MANO
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Foreign currency. : LIRE
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Savoir-faire. : TACT
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City on the Meuse. : NAMUR
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Hesitated. : WAVERED
38
Texas city. : ABILENE
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Capacity of some trucks. : TANKAGE
40
Warning of a time limit. : NOLATER
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Warship. : FRIGATE
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Man of accounts. : AUDITOR
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Greasy spoon. : BEANERY
47
Saint-Cyr, for example. : LECOLE
50
Having mops of hair. : MANED
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Wizard, old style. : MAGE
54
Hebrew letter. : ALEF
55
Galway Bay islands. : ARAN
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Gallivant. : GAD
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Midianite king. : EVI

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

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