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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Tuesday, August 19, 1958

46-Across : Drudge.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.59, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,339
Across
1
Tossed in a high arc. : LOBBED
7
18th cen. French writer. : LESAGE
13
Printing mistakes. : ERRATA
14
Multiple dwelling. : TENEMENT
16
Idolized. : ADORED
17
Delight. : ENTRANCE
18
Splits. : RENDS
19
Ford a stream. : WADE
20
Maintained. : HELD
21
Defensive alliance since 1949. : NATO
22
Marner-like individual. : MISER
23
Stick. : ROD
24
Remaining. : LEFTOVER
26
Discontinue. : CEASE
28
Spirit in "The Tempest." : ARIEL
29
Volcanic orifice. : CRATER
30
Croquet players on the loose. : ROVERS
32
Business firms. : HOUSES
33
Peace. : REPOSE
34
Butler's relative. : VALET
35
Furnaces. : OVENS
36
VIP in Ireland. : DEVALERA
39
Skin blemish. : WEN
40
End man in a minstrel show. : BONES
41
Certain chessmen. : REDS
43
Role in "Siegfried." : ERDA
45
Advantage. : ODDS
46
Drudge. : SLAVE
47
Level of oceanic influx. : NEAPTIDE
49
___ bread. : RAISIN
50
Pangolin. : ANTEATER
51
___ citato (in the place cited): Lat. : INLOCO
52
On the right-hand side. : DEXTER
53
New Jersey Governor. : MEYNER
Down
1
Memorize. : LEARN
2
Ancient form of trial. : ORDEAL
3
Literary family of Haworth, Yorks. : BRONTE
4
Epithet of a literary giant. : BARDOFAVON
5
Vous ___ (you are): Fr. : ETES
6
Paterfamilias. : DAD
7
Borrower's opposite. : LENDER
8
Join. : ENTER
9
Weight of India. : SER
10
Oriental nursemaid. : AMAH
11
Cause to be. : GENERATE
12
Surrounds. : ENCLOSES
14
Plant with prickly flower heads. : TEASEL
15
Farm machine. : TEDDER
19
Helpmeets. : WIVES
22
Fabric. : MOIRE
25
Ringlet. : TRESS
26
Barbarous. : CRUEL
27
Paschal symbol. : EASTERLILY
29
African nut trees. : COLAS
30
Church title. : REVEREND
31
Day of no scheduled performance. : OPENDATE
32
Persons with relatively much wealth: Colloq. : HAVES
33
Scott heroine. : ROWENA
34
Seller. : VENDER
36
Parasitic plant. : DODDER
37
Intellect. : REASON
38
Counsel. : ADVICE
40
Box: Fr. : BOITE
42
Caballero. : SENOR
44
Summit. : APEX
46
Rational. : SANE
48
Work with a shuttle. : TAT
49
Border. : RIM

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

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