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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Tuesday, December 4, 1956

37-Across : Merry ditty.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,716
Across
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Celebration. : GALA
5
Resembling: Comb. form. : PHANE
10
Group of lobbyists. : BLOC
14
"Be not overcome of ___ ... " : EVIL
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Dancer Hal. : LEROY
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Heroine of "Green Mansions." : RIMA
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Cabaret section of Paris. : MONTMARTRE
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Harbinger. : OMEN
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Green-haired mermaids. : NEREIDS
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Landlords. : OWNERS
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Open. : UNDO
24
Pinnacle. : APEX
25
Gardener's foe. : APHID
28
Type of orange. : NAVEL
30
Perceive. : SPY
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Elegant in attire. : DRESSY
35
Swedish singer. : LIND
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Waiting line. : CUE
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Merry ditty. : LILT
38
Shade of green. : OLIVE
40
Dear: It. : CARA
41
Arctic expanse. : ICE
42
Irksome atmosphere. : SMOG
43
Aegean island. : RHODES
45
"___ Bolt." : BEN
46
Religious statues. : IKONS
48
Start. : ONSET
49
Caper. : TRIP
50
Relative of the stormy petrel. : TERN
52
Little shepherdess. : BOPEEP
55
Burdening. : LOADING
58
Semi-precious stone. : ONYX
59
Member of the Boston Tea Party. : PAULREVERE
62
Jar for cooling water. : OLLA
63
To the point that. : UNTIL
64
Constantly. : EVER
65
Nautical ropes. : TYES
66
Piping. : REEDY
67
TV comedienne. : RAYE
Down
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Muffin. : GEM
2
Rugby's river. : AVON
3
Vocation. : LINE
4
One with unselfish motives. : ALTRUIST
5
Highlander's shoulder wear. : PLAID
6
Ride ___ (keep in order). : HERDON
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College teachings. : ARTS
8
Conjunction. : NOR
9
Something astonishing. : EYEOPENER
10
Part of New York City. : BRONX
11
Candy flavor. : LIME
12
One-tenth of an ephah. : OMER
13
Preserves. : CANS
18
Convalesces. : MENDS
22
Fuse together. : WELD
24
Tel ___. : AVIV
25
Make quips not in the script. : ADLIB
26
Actor and art expert. : PRICE
27
Cause of Trojan War. : HELEN
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Bring into agreement. : ALIGN
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Great quantity: Slang. : SCADS
31
Tomato paste, for example. : PUREE
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Leavening agent. : YEAST
34
Jewish holiday. : YOMKIPPUR
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Downtown Chicago. : LOOP
40
Conspirator. : CONNIVER
42
Title for a monarch. : SIRE
44
Pack. : HORDE
47
Impassive. : STOLID
49
Scene of "Giant." : TEXAS
51
General Jubal. : EARLY
52
To ___ (in addition). : BOOT
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And no more. : ONLY
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Late American journalist. : PYLE
55
Minstrel's instrument. : LUTE
56
Actress Patterson. : NEVA
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Jane or Zane. : GREY
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Chemistry suffix. : ANE
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Before. : ERE

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

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