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Helen Fasulo
New York Times, Thursday, April 5, 1956
55-Across : Patio blocks.
Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 A | 3 L | 4 T | 5 C | 6 O | 7 M | 8 B | 9 S | 10 J | 11 E | 12 B | 13 B |
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14 A | R | A | R | 15 A | V | E | R | T | 16 O | L | E | O |
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17 S | I | D | I | 18 F | I | G | U | R | 19 E | H | E | A | D |
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20 H | A | Y | S | 21 E | E | D | 22 T | A | N | N | E | R | Y |
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23 K | E | Y | S | 24 G | U | Y | E | D | ||||||
25 A | 26 L | I | C | E | 27 M | R | S | 28 R | O | 29 U | 30 S | 31 T |
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32 C | O | L | T | 33 I | O | U | 34 A | G | E | N | C | Y |
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35 A | W | L | 36 A | C | A | D | 37 E | M | Y | 38 C | O | P |
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39 N | E | E | 40 D | L | E | 41 G | A | Y | 42 C | L | U | E |
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43 A | R | R | O | W | 44 V | E | T | 45 P | O | E | T | S |
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46 W | A | 47 G | E | S | 48 B | U | R | R | ||||||
49 A | 50 S | 51 S | A | Y | E | R | 52 W | O | N | D | E | 53 R | 54 S |
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55 F | L | A | G | S | T | O | 56 N | E | S | 57 E | M | E | U |
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58 F | O | R | E | 59 U | N | I | T | S | 60 L | U | C | E |
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61 T | E | A | R | 62 P | A | T | S | Y | 63 L | S | T | S |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,473
Across
1
Distiller's substance. : MALT
5
Purchaser of Nashua. : COMBS
10
Sir Gladwyn. : JEBB
14
Sandarac tree. : ARAR
15
Fend off. : AVERT
16
Butterine. : OLEO
17
African title of respect. : SIDI
18
Relative of a puppet. : FIGUREHEAD
20
Rustic: Slang. : HAYSEED
22
Where leather is made. : TANNERY
23
Coral islets. : KEYS
24
Joshed. : GUYED
25
Booth Tarkington heroine. : ALICE
27
___ Grundy. : MRS
28
Drive out: Colloq. : ROUST
32
Yearling. : COLT
33
Debtor's acknowledgment. : IOU
34
Employment bureau. : AGENCY
35
Sharp tool. : AWL
36
School. : ACADEMY
38
Jack Webb's role. : COP
39
Obelisk. : NEEDLE
41
Carefree. : GAY
42
Key to the solution. : CLUE
43
Constellation Sagitta. : ARROW
44
Experienced one: Colloq. : VET
45
Robert and Elizabeth Browning. : POETS
46
Stipend. : WAGES
48
Jefferson's V. P. : BURR
49
Mineralogist. : ASSAYER
52
Wants to know. : WONDERS
55
Patio blocks. : FLAGSTONES
57
Bird. : EMEU
58
Warning from the tee. : FORE
59
Whole numbers. : UNITS
60
Well-known name in Rome. : LUCE
61
Rent. : TEAR
62
Scapegoat: Slang. : PATSY
63
Landing craft. : LSTS
Down
1
Feed for livestock. : MASH
2
Opera highlight. : ARIA
3
Role in Alec Guinness picture. : LADYKILLER
4
Cut into three portions. : TRISECT
5
Night clubs. : CAFES
6
Roman poet. : OVID
7
Nickname for a princess. : MEG
8
Portia's husband. : BRUTUS
9
Maverick. : STRAY
10
Name often seen on the police blotter. : JOHNDOE
11
Robert ___. : ELEE
12
Symbol on California's flag. : BEAR
13
Part of a car. : BODY
19
Inherent drive. : ENERGY
21
Fix the attention on. : EYE
24
Gives with ill-will. : GRUDGES
25
West Indian timber tree. : ACANA
26
Glare. : LOWER
27
Ancestor of 57 Across. : MOA
29
Teller of folk tales. : UNCLEREMUS
30
Reconnaissance plane. : SCOUT
31
Varieties. : TYPES
33
Dieter's dessert. : ICE
34
Charmer Ray Bolger sings about. : AMY
36
Song by Irving Berlin. : ALWAYS
37
Wear away. : EAT
40
Queen mother. : DOWAGER
42
___ Hull. : CORDELL
44
City of northern Italy. : VERONA
45
Joke book item. : PUN
47
Outlandish costume. : GETUP
48
Dictatorial. : BOSSY
49
Written statement under oath: Abbr. : AFFT
50
Wild plum. : SLOE
51
"___ Crewe." : SARA
52
Anti-prohibitionists. : WETS
53
Clergyman: Abbr. : RECT
54
Petitions. : SUES
56
Insect egg. : NIT
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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