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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Thursday, October 24, 1963

2-Down : Worthy of choice.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 250 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0 Grid has duplicate clues.
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,198
Across
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First word of O'Neill title. : DESIRE
7
Weather prediction. : COOLER
13
Aggressive. : MILITANT
15
Chavez ___. : RAVINE
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Liqueur. : ANISETTE
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Candy flavor. : ORANGE
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Beverage with eggs, rum, etc. : NOG
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Decorative altar screen. : REREDOS
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Nothing. : NIL
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Mark-down sale buying condition. : ASIS
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Candy flavor. : LEMON
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Unaspirated consonant. : LENE
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Type of shoe. : SABOT
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Nullified. : NEGATED
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Tarnish. : SULLY
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Biblical peak. : ARARAT
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Regional. : AREAL
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Stake. : BET
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Distributed (with "out"). : METED
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Dwell. : RESIDE
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Goddess of peace. : IRENE
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Sought to attain (with "to"). : ASPIRED
45
Lloyd of the stage. : NOLAN
46
Hartebeest. : TORA
47
Describing some letters. : NEWSY
51
Captain of fiction. : NEMO
52
Oil: Suffix. : OLE
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Fundamental. : RADICAL
55
Old hand. : VET
56
Good luck symbol. : MASCOT
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Frivolous. : VOLATILE
60
Completely. : INTOTO
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Filled with lively interest: Colloq. : ENTHUSED
62
One of the astronauts. : COOPER
63
Worked for. : EARNED
Down
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Feature in the Natural History Museum. : DINOSAUR
2
Worthy of choice. : ELIGIBLE
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Little lady. : SIS
4
Roman road. : ITER
5
Honey badger. : RATEL
6
Between: Fr. : ENTRE
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Pop singer. : CROONER
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Gear for the crew. : OARS
9
Eggs: Biol. : OVA
10
Songbird. : LINNET
11
Machine. : ENGINE
12
Told fluently (with "off"). : REELED
13
Jack Dempsey's Colorado birthplace. : MANASSA
14
Rain in torrents. : TEEM
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Contribute. : DONATE
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Hospital areas. : SOLARIA
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Not now. : LATERON
27
City ESE of Dallas. : TYLER
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Urchin. : GAMIN
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___ by (remained true to). : ABIDED
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Fiery. : RED
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Send out the picture. : TELEVISE
37
Painted. : ENAMELED
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Signified. : DENOTED
40
Holland or Jordan. : SENATOR
42
Word for our age. : ATOMIC
43
Hot Mediterranean wind. : SOLANO
44
Quickly. : PRESTO
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"I've Come to ___ It Wealthily in Padua." : WIVE
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A must with high tea. : SCONE
50
Historic city on the Black Sea. : YALTA
53
By ___. : ROTE
54
Veteran actor. : LAHR
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Man in blue. : COP
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Large cask. : TUN

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