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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Friday, September 15, 1967

13-Across : Specialty of France, Ireland, etc.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,607
Across
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Astonished exclamation. : MANALIVE
9
Fling. : TOSS
13
Specialty of France, Ireland, etc. : LACEMAKING
15
Hot spot. : OVEN
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Plainly visible. : INEVIDENCE
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Bare. : MERE
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Provide whatever is needed (with "to"). : CATER
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Keep from being wasted. : CONSERVE
21
Seaweed substance. : AGAR
22
Traverse. : COURSE
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Big name in show biz. : LIZ
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Vietnamese holiday time. : TET
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Where Santiago is. : CHILE
27
"Philadelphia Story" heroine. : TRACY
29
Nymph loved by river god Alpheus. : ARETHUSA
31
Mine shaft excavation. : STOPE
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Abominate. : HATE
33
Unqualified. : BALD
34
Impress suddenly. : SMITE
36
Secure position. : SAFESIDE
40
Dwarf. : STUNT
41
Railway car. : DINER
42
State: Abbr. : NEV
43
Biddy. : HEN
44
Slurs over in pronunciation. : ELIDES
46
Baby sitter, par excellence. : MAMA
47
Noted name in the theater. : REDGRAVE
49
Foreshadowed. : BODED
50
Silica form. : OPAL
51
Weaken. : DEBILITATE
54
Forearm bone. : ULNA
55
Presented poignantly. : DRAMATIZED
56
Action. : DEED
57
Convey. : TRANSFER
Down
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Baseball official. : MANAGER
2
Textile fiber. : ACETATE
3
Opposite of now. : NEVER
4
Asian title. : AMIR
5
Youngling. : LAD
6
Presidential nickname. : IKE
7
Anatomical bands. : VINCULA
8
Claque's cry. : ENCORE
9
Large book. : TOME
10
Coincide in part (with). : OVERLAP
11
Helpful act. : SERVICE
12
Friend of Snow White. : SNEEZY
13
Sicilian city. : LICATA
14
Roman clan. : GENS
20
Pioneer. : SETTLER
22
Inclined trough. : CHUTE
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Department in Picardy. : OISE
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Prattle. : CHATTER
28
Poles. : RODS
30
Dilute. : THIN
31
Bank fixtures. : SAFES
33
Cause of ruin. : BANE
34
Church feature. : STEEPLE
35
Earthly. : MUNDANE
36
Rail of a kind. : SIDEBAR
37
Bemazed. : INADAZE
38
Harvest goddess. : DEMETER
39
Got away from. : EVADED
40
Cut off from view. : SHROUD
41
Amuse. : DIVERT
45
Hollywood name. : LADD
46
Thematic art element. : MOTIF
48
Cheerful. : GLAD
49
Tiny delicacies. : BITS
52
"___ man of propertee ... " : IMA
53
County, in Sweden. : LAN

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

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