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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Monday, February 18, 1963

54-Across : Obvious.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 21-Across was "___ francaise." Added the cedilla to the "c." Clue for 30-Down was "Where maitres teach." Added the circumflex to the "i."

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H
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E
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R
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E
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B
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Y
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B
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O
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B
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S
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L
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E
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D
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S
O
L
A
R
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A
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A
N
I
L
I
N
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A
M
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R
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D
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K
A
T
A
N
G
A
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L
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G
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D
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P
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T
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M
E
A
D
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A
L
A
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B
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R
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T
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A
G
E
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M
A
N
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D
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A
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T
O
R
Y
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H
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E
L
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N
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I
N
C
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D
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N
T
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H
I
C
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D
E
V
O
T
E
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M
E
R
O
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P
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E
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O
R
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P
U
R
S
L
A
N
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E
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C
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O
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N
T
E
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B
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L
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T
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R
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L
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O
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A
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D
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R
O
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L
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A
M
A
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V
I
T
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A
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A
L
L
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H
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O
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L
D
O
N
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E
V
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E
N
T
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H
I
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R
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R
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O
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T
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P
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K
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D
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,956
Across
1
Through this. : HEREBY
7
Speedy vehicle. : BOBSLED
14
Sun parlors. : SOLARIA
15
Dye ingredient. : ANILINE
16
Eskimo. : AMERIND
17
Angola's neighbor. : KATANGA
18
Inscription, as on a coin. : LEGEND
19
Cosset. : PET
20
American anthropologist. : MEAD
21
___ française. : ALA
22
Relative of a biretta. : BERET
24
Generation. : AGE
25
Imperative. : MANDATORY
29
Hermione's mother. : HELEN
31
Likely to happen. : INCIDENT
32
This: Lat. : HIC
33
Consecrate. : DEVOTE
34
One of the pleiades. : MEROPE
37
Hours: It. : ORE
38
Weed with pink fleshy stems. : PURSLANE
40
Italian title. : CONTE
43
Affecting two sides. : BILATERAL
44
Wave: Sp. : OLA
45
Amusingly odd. : DROLL
47
M. D.'s group. : AMA
48
Brief autobiographical sketch. : VITA
50
___ of (fully). : ALL
51
Phrase much used on the phone. : HOLDON
54
Obvious. : EVIDENT
56
Belloc. : HILAIRE
57
Iago's motivation. : REVENGE
58
Capsize. : OVERSET
59
Took a general direction. : TRENDED
60
Thin and wan. : PEAKED
Down
1
God's country. : HOMELAND
2
Fineness. : ELEGANCE
3
Excellent. : RARE
4
Deirdre's land. : ERIN
5
Fasten round about. : BIND
6
Pointer used by scroll readers. : YAD
7
Where dough is needed. : BAKERY
8
Juan de ___, 1598 conqueror of New Mexico. : ONATE
9
Somewhat (with "a"). : BIT
10
Bang. : SLAM
11
Hereditary. : LINEAL
12
Occupy. : ENGAGE
13
Make soundproof. : DEADEN
14
Delicatessen item. : SALAMI
19
Lacking a civil tongue. : PERT
22
Algerian city. : BONE
23
Strong desire. : THIRST
26
A piece of the links. : DIVOT
27
Venerated. : ADORED
28
Old-time wig. : TETE
30
Where maîtres teach. : ECOLE
32
Olympus lady. : HERA
34
Ponder (over). : MULL
35
Place of great beauty. : PARADISE
36
Charmed. : ENAMORED
38
Modern panacea. : PILL
39
Bird of prey. : ELANET
40
Disguised. : COVERT
41
Name in lights on Broadway. : OLIVER
42
Inherent. : NATIVE
43
Dashed away. : BOLTED
46
Latitude. : RANGE
49
Arabian gulf port. : ADEN
51
Center of activity. : HIVE
52
Olive tree genus. : OLEA
53
Bird of song. : LARK
55
___ table. : END
56
Campus party. : HOP

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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