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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Thursday, February 14, 1957

55-Down : ___ hold.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,788
Across
1
Skilled. : ABLE
5
Prepare for use again. : REFIT
10
TV musical star. : WELK
14
Rocky formation. : CRAG
15
Singer Nikolaidi. : ELENA
16
Biblical name. : ELOI
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He has appointment in Bermuda. : HAROLDMACMILLAN
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Sheep in its second year. : TEG
21
River in Germany. : EDER
22
Mrs. Martin Gabel. : ARLENE
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Prior in validity. : ELDER
25
Indian. : CREE
26
Phantom. : VISION
28
Part of a clipper. : MAINSAIL
32
Indian empire. : INCAN
33
Creator of Phileas Fogg. : VERNE
34
From: Scot. : FRO
35
Dry up. : SEAR
36
Perforated. : BORED
37
Antlered animal. : STAG
38
Month: Abbr. : APL
39
Imprudence. : FOLLY
40
Horace, for example: Lat. : POETA
41
Star-shaped. : STELLATE
43
Famous name at the Met. : WARREN
44
Greek letter. : IOTA
45
Capital of Western Australia. : PERTH
46
Conspicuous. : SIGNAL
49
Cleopatra's maid. : IRAS
50
The ear: Comb. form. : OTO
53
John Marquand novel. : POINTOFNORETURN
56
Hercules' captive maiden. : IOLE
57
Soissons' river. : AISNE
58
Spoken. : ORAL
59
Awning. : TILT
60
Restrain. : DETER
61
Discern. : ESPY
Down
1
German "eight." : ACHT
2
Scottish hill. : BRAE
3
Extensive. : LARGESCALE
4
Conceit. : EGO
5
Blush. : REDDEN
6
Author Davis. : ELMER
7
Suspect. : FEAR
8
Combined: Abbr. : INC
9
Tropical tree. : TAMARIND
10
Hull's Undersecretary of State. : WELLES
11
La fille. : ELLE
12
___ collection. : LOAN
13
Poetic herd. : KINE
18
Lured: Colloq. : LEDON
19
Greek princess. : IRENE
24
Double-dealer. : LIAR
25
Hero of Maugham's "Of Human Bondage." : CAREY
26
Passport entries. : VISAS
27
Absurd. : INEPT
28
Actress Oberon. : MERLE
29
Time for relaxation. : AFTERHOURS
30
Incensed. : IRATE
31
Broadway's Josh. : LOGAN
33
Italian physicist. : VOLTA
36
Ship's carrying capacity. : BOATLOAD
37
Genre. : SORT
39
Parade vehicle. : FLOAT
40
Analyze, as a sentence. : PARSE
42
Small songbird. : LINNET
43
That which impairs by friction. : WEARER
45
Inclined. : PRONE
46
Rain or snow lightly. : SPIT
47
Exaggerated number of things to do. : IOOI
48
Part of a pint. : GILL
49
Present month: Abbr. : INST
51
Light carriage. : TRAP
52
But: Colloq. : ONLY
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Shame! : FIE
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___ hold. : TOE

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

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