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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, October 29, 1956

34-Down : Spanish matrons.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,680
Across
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C. P. A.'s. : ACCS
5
More agreeable. : NICER
10
Therefore. : THUS
14
Husband: Fr. : MARI
15
Habituate. : ENURE
16
Toward this place. : HERE
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Animal of folk tale. : BRERRABBIT
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Frenzy. : RAGE
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A great deal. : LOT
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Charmian's companion. : IRAS
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In the same place: Lat. : IBIDEM
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Chose. : ELECTED
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Racing boat. : SCULL
27
Pronoun. : HER
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Ill-mannered. : CHURLISH
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Mythical king of Phrygia. : MIDAS
34
Cadets' daily exercise. : DRILL
35
Recent: Comb. form. : NEO
36
Work on the copy desk. : EDIT
37
Type of car. : COUPE
38
Unbolted grain. : MEAL
39
Important U. S. board: Abbr. : AEC
40
End man in a minstrel show. : BONES
41
Political group. : PARTY
42
Fellow citizen. : NATIONAL
44
Eddie, Jr. : FOY
45
Store up. : AMASS
46
Mrs. Bob Hope. : DOLORES
50
Food staple. : POTATO
52
Craft. : WORK
53
Campaign nickname. : AVE
54
Aquiver with anticipation. : AGOG
55
Denizen of Sherwood Forest. : MAIDMARIAN
58
Existed in the past. : WERE
59
Small insect. : MIDGE
60
Wayside and Tabard. : INNS
61
Noun-forming suffix. : NESS
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Moslem potentate. : EMEER
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Headquarters. : BASE
Down
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Relative of a singlefoot. : AMBLE
2
Seasonal air. : CAROL
3
Island at S limit of the Aegean. : CRETE
4
Baronet's title. : SIR
5
First word of a well-known hymn. : NEARER
6
Out of favor: Slang. : INBAD
7
National League ball team. : CUBS
8
Assam insect. : ERI
9
Grandmother's handbag. : RETICULE
10
Sensation, à la Hollywood. : THRILL
11
Stage luminary. : HEADLINER
12
Spur on. : URGE
13
Appear. : SEEM
18
Solemn ceremonials. : RITES
23
Actor Ives. : BURL
25
Engage in small talk. : CHAT
26
Aircraft. : SHIPS
28
Ruthless. : CRUEL
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Membership. : SEAT
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Deserving reverence. : HOLY
31
Halfway between extremes. : MEAN
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Scheme. : IDEA
33
Correspondence men. : DICTATORS
34
Spanish matrons. : DONAS
37
Popular first course. : CONSOMME
38
County in Connaught. : MAYO
40
Cruiser. : BOAT
41
Bohemian dance. : POLKA
43
Statuary. : IMAGES
44
Previous. : FORMER
46
Clever device or plan. : DODGE
47
Girl in "Arms and the Man." : RAINA
48
Star of "The Apple Cart." : EVANS
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Sound judgment. : SENSE
50
Cat's-paw. : PAWN
51
Curved molding. : OGEE
52
Off target. : WIDE
56
Design. : AIM
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Curved piece in an arch. : RIB

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

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