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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Wednesday, January 30, 1957

19-Down : Support.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.54, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has duplicate clues.
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,773
Across
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Trouble. : PESTER
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Hat. : FEDORA
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Story set to music. : CANTATA
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Type of Broadway production. : REVIVAL
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Occasionally. : ATTIMES
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Promenade. : ALAMEDA
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Legal claims. : LIENS
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NATO or SEATO. : PACT
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Greek goddess. : ERIS
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Imparted. : LENT
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Conduits. : TUBES
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Angora. : CAT
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Leaf cutter. : ANT
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Restrain. : DETER
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Hit hard. : SMOTE
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Hurry: Colloq. : STEPONIT
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Member of too many organizations. : JOINER
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Panamanian seaport. : COLON
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Soothes. : LULLS
33
Agent. : BROKER
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Contestant. : FINALIST
38
Rowed. : OARED
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Ancient physician. : GALEN
40
River of Wales. : DEE
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Actor Caesar. : SID
42
Wall hanging of tapestry. : ARRAS
43
Famous Quaker. : PENN
44
Rapid motion: Colloq. : CLIP
46
Persian ___. : LAMB
47
Electrical unit of capacity. : FARAD
48
Expected. : AWAITED
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Recount. : NARRATE
52
Museum. : GALLERY
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Voter. : ELECTOR
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Peephole. : EYELET
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On the contrary. : RATHER
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Resigned. : PATIENT
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International harmony. : ENTENTECORDIALE
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Limitation. : STINT
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Hats. : TAMS
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It follows printemps. : ETE
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Lionel Barrymore movie role. : RASPUTIN
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Hats. : FELTS
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Gabor sister. : EVA
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John D. handout. : DIME
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Too kind. : OVERCONSIDERATE
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Shine. : RADIATE
12
Scottish form of Alexander. : ALASTER
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"Norma" star. : CALLAS
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Type of contestant. : RACER
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Support. : ABET
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Campora or Vinay. : TENOR
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Gave in small quantities. : DOLED
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Kind of goose. : SOLAN
27
Foundry. : MILL
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Bonnet. : POKE
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Spring times. : JUNES
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Role for Peter Palmer. : LILABNER
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Thicket. : BOSCAGE
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Transportation system. : RAILWAY
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Cultivate. : FARM
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William A. Blakely, for example. : SENATOR
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Compassionate. : TENDER
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Former Ambassador to Greece. : GRADY
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On the qui vive. : ALERT
43
Dry up. : PARCH
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Bolus. : PILL
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Worry. : FRET
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Links place. : TEE
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___ Maryland. : ALA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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