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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Thursday, August 27, 1959

56-Across : Swingy rhythm.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,695
Across
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Office worker. : CLERK
6
Unadorned. : BALD
10
Arabian principality. : ASIR
14
Capital of Tonkin. : HANOI
15
Medley : OLIO
16
Miss Dartle. : ROSA
17
Metal worker's block. : ANVIL
18
Silver and others. : LONGJOHNS
20
___ blue. : SKY
21
Asian statesman. : RHEE
23
Beautiful night flier. : IOMOTH
24
___ Richard. : POOR
25
Songstress Horne. : LENA
26
Rialto name. : BILLYROSE
30
Colorado resort. : ASPEN
34
Crosby role in "Say One for Me." : PRIEST
35
Steel production units. : TONS
37
Dread. : AWE
38
Melted rock. : LAVA
39
Town of U. of Maine. : ORONO
41
Inter ___. : ALIA
42
Indian of the Great Basin. : UTE
43
Wear away. : GNAW
44
Temporary ruler. : REGENT
46
Finch. : SERIN
48
County in North Ireland. : FERMANAGH
50
Native of Estonia, Latvia, etc. : BALT
52
Mata ___. : HARI
53
Cesar of Hollywood. : ROMERO
56
Swingy rhythm. : LILT
57
Brown ___ berry. : ASA
60
Burdened too much. : OVERLADEN
62
Domiciles. : HOMES
64
Adriatic port. : BARI
65
Extinct bird. : DODO
66
Noteworthy period. : EPOCH
67
She: Span. : ELLA
68
Large waves. : SEAS
69
Ill-humored. : NASTY
Down
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Man's name: Abbr. : CHAS
2
Lean. : LANK
3
Begrudge. : ENVY
4
Reine's spouse. : ROI
5
Gaelic clan (one was here). : KILROYS
6
Spanish dance. : BOLERO
7
Medicinal herb. : ALOE
8
Hereditary: Abbr. : LIN
9
Motherless calf. : DOGIE
10
Agreeable fragrances. : AROMAS
11
District in London. : SOHO
12
Negative verbal contraction. : ISNT
13
Reckless. : RASH
19
Dr. Salk. : JONAS
22
Actor Edward Everett. : HORTON
24
Exhortation. : PLEA
25
Ponce de ___. : LEON
26
School grading mark. : BPLUS
27
More than peevish. : IRATE
28
Menu item. : LIVER
29
Town near Mt. Mansfield. : STOWE
31
Chaffy bract at base of flower. : PALEA
32
Stevenson's middle name. : EWING
33
Lower than: Poet. : NEATH
36
Snafu, militarily speaking. : NORMAL
40
Float. : RAFT
41
Vedic god of fire. : AGNI
43
Knot on a tree trunk. : GNARL
45
Type of jar. : EARTHEN
47
Spain and Portugal. : IBERIA
49
Big game. : RHINOS
51
A great amount: Colloq. : LOADS
53
Outer garment. : ROBE
54
Egg-shaped. : OVAL
55
European blackbird. : MERL
56
Mythical Spartan queen. : LEDA
57
Herdsman prophet. : AMOS
58
Cult. : SECT
59
Very pale. : ASHY
61
Cervine animal. : DOE
63
Initials of ration-book days. : OPA

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

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