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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Wednesday, January 4, 1956

20-Across : Adjective for a bairn.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, 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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,381
Across
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Music of Dizzy Gillespie. : BOP
4
Sanctified woman: Abbr. : STE
7
Lightweight wood. : BALSA
12
Electra's brother. : ORESTES
14
Soft fabric with velvety nap. : DUVETYN
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Determined. : ADAMANT
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Forensic skill. : ORATORY
18
One of mediocre talents. : SECONDRATER
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Adjective for a bairn. : WEE
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Journey by ox wagon. : TREK
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Sour. : ACETIC
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Equalized. : EVENED
27
Fictional ship. : CAINE
31
"Fit ___ fiddle." : ASA
34
Units of energy. : ERGS
35
Large horizontal beam. : GIRDER
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One of the Andrews girls. : LAVERNE
38
Water ___. : COOLERS
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One of the Dionnes. : YVONNE
40
Gentleman of India. : BABU
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Bon ___. : MOT
42
Reindeer driver. : SANTA
43
Flamboyant. : GARISH
45
French card game. : ECARTE
47
U.S. budget category. : ARMS
51
Exclamation. : OHO
54
Not of great importance. : UNESSENTIAL
57
Fancy trappings. : REGALIA
59
Tower. : STEEPLE
60
Gravel between railroad ties. : BALLAST
61
Pack for shipping. : ENCRATE
62
Raison ___. : DETRE
63
Postal system of India. : DAK
64
Vitality. : SAP
Down
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Speak conceitedly. : BOAST
2
Monastic brotherhood. : ORDER
3
Nobel Prize category. : PEACE
4
Comedian Laurel. : STAN
5
Minister to. : TEND
6
Turn from friendly to hostile attitude. : ESTRANGE
7
Chemist's measuring device. : BURET
8
Miserly. : AVARICIOUS
9
Rent. : LET
10
Pack away. : STOW
11
Point on the Isle of Man. : AYRE
13
Atmospheric problem. : SMOKE
14
Lavished affection on. : DOTED
15
Bevan. : NYE
19
Cards. : ACES
23
Middleweight champion "Bobo" Olson. : CARL
25
Shop talk. : VERNACULAR
26
Sea eagle. : ERNE
28
Relative of ibidem. : IDEM
29
Tyrant. : NERO
30
Long ago: Archaic. : ERST
31
Khan and others. : ALYS
32
River into the Danube. : SAVA
33
Celtic word for "river." : AVON
35
Desert of Asia. : GOBI
37
Grafted: Her. : ENTE
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Displayed tender affection. : CARESSED
40
Rackets. : BATS
43
Impressive. : GREAT
44
Misanthrope. : HATER
46
Cordial flavoring. : ANISE
48
River banks. : RIPAS
49
Island south of Sicily. : MALTA
50
Beauty aid. : SLEEP
51
Globe. : ORB
52
Ruler. : HEAD
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Eye slyly. : OGLE
55
Sicilian landmark. : ETNA
56
Part of a bottle. : NECK
58
High: Mus. : ALT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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