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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Tuesday, September 4, 1956

44-Across : Magnificent.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, 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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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,625
Across
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Establish. : ROOT
5
Autumnal beverage. : CIDER
10
Family member. : MAMA
14
Tenor violin. : ALTO
15
Stadium. : ARENA
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Was obliged for. : OWED
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Svelte. : SLIM
18
Member of a street gang. : ROWDY
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Woman alternate on our U. N. delegation. : LORD
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Person of former importance: Colloq. : HASBEEN
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Places. : LOCALES
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Be guided by. : OBEY
25
Adam's grandson. : ENOS
26
Litany. : PRAYER
29
Booth, for example. : ASSASSIN
33
Electrical unit. : OHM
34
Requirements. : NEEDS
36
Form of a verb. : TENSE
37
Large European dormouse. : LOIR
39
Quotidian. : DAILY
41
Fair to middling. : SOSO
42
Queen ___ lace. : ANNES
44
Magnificent. : ROYAL
46
Try for political office. : RUN
47
British soldiers. : REDCOATS
49
Samples. : TASTES
51
Every one. : EACH
52
Perennial glamour girl. : WEST
53
Tool. : CATSPAW
56
According to moral standards. : ETHICAL
60
Cleopatra's maid. : IRAS
61
Overindulgent one. : DOTER
63
Former heavyweight contender. : NOVA
64
Something related. : TALE
65
Sultan's decree. : IRADE
66
Government agents. : GMEN
67
Fraternal organization. : ELKS
68
Make laugh. : AMUSE
69
City in Pennsylvania. : YORK
Down
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Too hasty. : RASH
2
Spanish cooking pot. : OLLA
3
Inventor in the field of elevators. : OTIS
4
Phase for a schoolgirl. : TOMBOY
5
Rushed wildly. : CAREERED
6
Method of humorous expression. : IRONY
7
Mountain moonshine. : DEW
8
"Out of the cradle ___ rocking ... " : ENDLESSLY
9
Fabrics. : RAYONS
10
Kitchen staple. : MOLASSES
11
Military acronym. : AWOL
12
Nothing more than. : MERE
13
States further. : ADDS
21
One of the Holdens. : EBEN
23
Slicker. : COAT
26
Central and guiding. : POLAR
27
River flowing through Lake of Geneva. : RHONE
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Have ___ to (feel inclined to). : AMIND
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"___ Muchachos," tango tune. : ADIOS
30
Laugh derisively. : SNORT
31
Moot question. : ISSUE
32
Marquee lights. : NEONS
35
Bait. : EARTHWORM
38
Temporary halts in work. : RECESSES
40
Australian eucalyptus. : YATETREE
43
Household necessity. : SOAP
45
Fasten with rope. : LASH
48
Evangeline's home. : ACADIA
50
Closefisted. : STINGY
52
Garden growth. : WEEDS
53
Quote. : CITE
54
Large lake of Asia. : ARAL
55
Caucus specialty. : TALK
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Emmy winner. : COMO
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Declare. : AVER
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Rangy. : LANK
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Shape of St. Anthony's cross. : TAU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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