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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Wednesday, April 27, 1955

56-Across : "The biography of great men."—Carlyle.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { B J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,129
Across
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Outstanding center fielder. : MAYS
5
Piled up. : AHEAP
10
Spirited quality. : DASH
14
Fashionable English school. : ETON
15
Richard Denning's TV role. : NORTH
16
Director Kazan. : ELIA
17
Stirred up. : WOKE
18
Humdrum. : TRITE
19
Ducted ___, motive power of new flying platform. : FANS
20
Daubed. : SMEARED
22
College course. : ENGLISH
24
Cattle: Poet. : KINE
25
Actress Freeman. : MONA
26
Colorado sight. : CANYON
29
Splash water about. : SPLATTER
33
Pray: Latin. : ORA
34
Sully. : TAINT
36
Pester. : TEASE
37
Fictional schoolteacher. : DOVE
39
Show scorn. : SNEER
41
Southern university. : DUKE
42
Prayerful words. : AMENS
44
Not fresh. : FADED
46
Old uncle of song. : NED
47
Moved around: Colloq. : SASHAYED
49
Dessert. : PASTRY
51
Moslem titles. : AGAS
52
Alike. : SAME
53
Polo Grounds décor. : PENNANT
56
"The biography of great men."—Carlyle. : HISTORY
60
Pianist Templeton. : ALEC
61
Fielder for the Indians. : KINER
63
Aaron Burr's daughter. : THEO
64
Remove the rind of. : PARE
65
Large lake of Europe. : ENARE
66
Enough: Arch. : ENOW
67
Famous Harlem cabby. : AMOS
68
Moth. : EGGER
69
Dam in Washington. : ROSS
Down
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Stables along an alley. : MEWS
2
Source of power. : ATOM
3
Part of a garment. : YOKE
4
Underhand. : SNEAKY
5
Sets of TV wires. : ANTENNAS
6
Legion. : HORDE
7
Silkworm. : ERI
8
Endeavored. : ATTEMPTED
9
Carbolic acid. : PHENOL
10
Dispirited. : DEFLATED
11
Asian mountains. : ALAI
12
Misdeeds. : SINS
13
Baked dish. : HASH
21
Vivid display, as of color. : RIOT
23
Tiny winged insect. : GNAT
26
Musical finales. : CODAS
27
Sweet scent. : AROMA
28
Main parts of churches. : NAVES
29
"Slammin' Sammy." : SNEAD
30
Scornful remark. : TAUNT
31
Glacial ridge. : ESKER
32
Having a thin, sharp tone. : REEDY
35
Swarming in or about. : INFESTING
38
Adds to the beauty of. : ENHANCES
40
Service man. : REPAIRER
43
Legendary tale. : SAGA
45
Folsom and Fontana. : DAMS
48
He wears N. Y. on his cap. : YANKEE
50
Irish ___. : SETTER
52
___ Khan, Sir Tiger. : SHERE
53
Hero of June 19. : PAPA
54
Ancient kingdom of Asia. : ELAM
55
He followed Claudius. : NERO
57
I should say not! : OHNO
58
Vintage cars. : REOS
59
Exclamations of surprise. : YOWS
62
Scold. : NAG

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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