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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Wednesday, March 29, 1967

56-Across : Going-going-gone affair.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
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S
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S
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S
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I
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D
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W
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A
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L
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L
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O
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C
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D
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A
T
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N
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R
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S
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G
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E
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K
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R
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B
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C
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M
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E
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M
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B
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A
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R
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C
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M
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D
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S
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P
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R
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S
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S
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F
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A
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N
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Y
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G
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B
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D
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A
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H
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,437
Across
1
State of affairs, often pretty. : PASS
5
Part of a tire. : SIDEWALL
13
Formerly. : ONCE
14
Exercise of mastery. : DOMINATION
16
Pre-eminent. : STAR
17
Indiscretion. : IMPRUDENCE
18
"Tea For Two," for one. : SONG
19
Certain fishermen. : EELERS
20
Egyptian weight. : KAT
21
Subordinate. : UNDER
23
Tree trunk. : BOLE
24
Famous Carrie. : CATT
25
Aida's "O Patria ___." : MIA
26
University near Atlanta, Ga. : EMORY
28
A must with lox. : BAGEL
29
Term in cuisine. : ALAMODE
31
Move back. : RECEDE
32
Large number. : MANY
33
Poetic verb form. : DOTH
34
Burst of speed. : SPRINT
37
Make amends to. : REDRESS
40
Vogue. : TREND
41
Name plate over a shop front. : FACIA
42
___ loss. : ATA
44
Sent back: Abbr. : RETD
45
Nothing: Sp. : NADA
46
Chinese official's residence. : YAMEN
48
Give ___ try. : ITA
49
Ventilating. : AIRING
51
City: Colloq. : BURG
52
Essential things. : DESIDERATA
54
Seed covering. : ARIL
55
Released. : EXTRICATED
56
Going-going-gone affair. : SALE
57
Vacillated. : TEETERED
58
Hastened. : HIED
Down
1
Play ___. : POSSUM
2
Cather character. : ANTONIA
3
Front page news. : SCANDAL
4
Twilled fabric. : SERGE
5
VIP. : SOMEBODY
6
Beseech. : IMPLORE
7
Ominously. : DIRELY
8
Habituate: Var. : ENURE
9
Mucho money. : WADS
10
Consumed. : ATE
11
Bond. : LINKAGE
12
Stationed. : LOCATED
14
German article. : DIE
15
Irritate. : NETTLE
22
Order back. : REMAND
24
Secure storage place. : CACHE
27
Where Helena is: Abbr. : MONT
28
Reveal unintentionally. : BETRAY
30
Have half ___ to. : AMIND
31
Italian name for Greek island. : RODI
33
Poured (wine) into a new bottle. : DECANTED
34
Advance. : STRIDE
35
Alleged motive. : PRETEXT
36
Experience anew. : RETASTE
37
Shine. : RADIATE
38
Japanese military caste. : SAMURAI
39
Unfruitful. : STERILE
41
Memorable opera star. : FARRAR
43
Used artful means. : ANGLED
45
Family member. : NIECE
47
Dismay. : ABASH
49
Mine entrance. : ADIT
50
Son of Jacob. : GAD
53
Wrath. : IRE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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