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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Thursday, September 28, 1967

50-Across : Combustible: Abbr.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 306 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,620
Across
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Arithmetic. : SUMS
5
Ring out. : PEAL
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Farm machines. : PLOWS
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Island group in Irish Sea. : ARAN
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___ avis. : RARA
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Antagonist. : RIVAL
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Display of temperament. : FIREWORKS
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African export. : IVORY
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Prize. : ESTEEM
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Machine part. : COG
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Pasture. : LEA
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Choler. : IRE
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Rugged cliff. : SCAR
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Western mount. : HOSS
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Emaciated. : BONY
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Pantomime game. : CHARADE
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Cockney's flat. : OME
33
Consequently. : THUS
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College in Philadelphia. : TEMPLE
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Criticized from both sides. : BETWEENTWOFIRES
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Store sign. : ONSALE
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Galley power. : OARS
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Wood. : OAK
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Lightning bug. : FIREFLY
46
Undergarment, old style. : BVDS
47
___ monde. : HAUT
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Combustible: Abbr. : INFL
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Siamese. : TAI
52
Jardiniere. : URN
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Weather word. : FOG
54
Counteract. : OFFSET
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Queen: Fr. : REINE
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Censured. : UNDERFIRE
62
Talent hunter. : SCOUT
63
Jacob's son. : LEVI
64
Firewood. : LOGS
65
Aunt: Fr. : TANTE
66
Fall short. : FAIL
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Man's name. : ENOS
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Strongbox. : SAFE
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U.S. novelist. : URIS
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Disciplinarians. : MARTINETS
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Scornful. : SNEERY
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College affair. : PROM
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Concha. : EAR
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Vessel. : ARK
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East Indian seaman. : LASCAR
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Cousin of a bluenose. : PRIG
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1st-cen. date. : LIV
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Convex molding. : OVOLO
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Stock in trade. : WARES
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___ a fox. : SLYAS
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Diminutive. : WEE
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Small chapel. : ORATORY
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Give a wide berth. : SHUN
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Knitting term. : CASTOFF
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Half: Prefix. : HEMI
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Familiar nickname. : BOBO
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Foretoken. : OMEN
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London greeting. : CHEERIO
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Dict. entries. : DEFS
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Low caste Hindu. : TELI
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Condition. : PROVISION
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Star part. : LEAD
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Greenlanders: Abbr. : ESKS
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Float. : WAFT
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Famous street. : WALL
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Overwhelm. : ENGULF
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Frustrate. : BAFFLE
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U.S. novelist. : HURST
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Betel palm. : ARECA
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Confederation. : UNION
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Transfer: Abbr. : TFR
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Lawn party. : FETE
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Eye: Fr. : OEIL
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Hence. : ERGO
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Novel girl. : TESS
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Cashew. : NUT
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Educ. group. : NEA
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6th-cen. date. : DVI

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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