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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, February 6, 1956

23-Down : Lighthouse keepers' problem.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,414
Across
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1955 Kentucky Derby winner. : SWAPS
6
Source of bubbles. : GUM
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Pretended appearance of wealth. : FRONT
14
Lone Ranger's riding companion. : TONTO
15
Wartime agency. : OPA
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Ancient Egyptian city. : LUXOR
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Musical instrument. : ORGAN
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___ Aviv. : TEL
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Good terms. : AMITY
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Poem. : ODE
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Gay social gathering: Slang. : SHINDIG
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___ Moines. : DES
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Well-known war correspondent. : PYLE
27
Mountain range. : ANDES
28
Nuisance. : PEST
29
Civil War group. : GAR
31
Overplay a role. : EMOTE
33
Political objective. : REFORM
36
Fine in texture. : DELICATE
40
Demonstration of public approval. : OVATION
42
Freight train: Slang. : RATTLER
43
Pacific islands. : MARIANAS
45
Sleuth. : TAILER
46
Shore bird. : SNIPE
47
Wayside hotel. : INN
48
Sudden wave of prosperity. : BOOM
51
Type of modern band: Slang. : COMBO
53
Balkan. : SERB
57
Ripple sound. : LAP
58
Fearless. : VALIANT
60
Large book: Abbr. : VOL
61
Mowgli's wolf friend. : AKELA
63
Spire finial. : EPI
64
Greek letter. : OMEGA
66
Symbol of agriculture. : CERES
67
Fragment. : ORT
68
New comedy by Carolyn Green. : JANUS
69
Playing card. : KNAVE
70
Numbers: Abbr. : NOS
71
Beginning. : ONSET
Down
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Lower one's dignity. : STOOP
2
Long-winded. : WORDY
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Genevieve of Dienbienphu. : ANGEL
4
School organization. : PTA
5
Descendants. : SONS
6
Arrived. : GOTIN
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Placed in a vertical position. : UPENDED
8
Voyager's nemesis. : MALDEMER
9
Standard. : FLAG
10
Demon fought by Carrie Nation. : RUM
11
Gaseous compound. : OXIDE
12
Commercial papers. : NOTES
13
Rendezvous. : TRYST
22
Benjamin Franklin invented one. : HARMONICA
23
Lighthouse keepers' problem. : ISOLATION
26
Self-conceit. : EGOTISM
28
Jellying properties of certain fruits. : PECTINS
30
Follower of a Greek theologian. : ARIAN
32
Powerful person. : TITAN
33
Gypsy. : ROM
34
Stowe heroine. : EVA
35
Very much. : FAR
37
One's entire assets. : ALL
38
Piece of connective pipe. : TEE
39
Commit a faux pas. : ERR
41
The Little Corporal. : NAPOLEON
44
Bush league. : SEMIPRO
48
Member of the Supreme Court. : BLACK
49
"The Old ___ Bucket." : OAKEN
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Cesare Siepi's forte. : OPERA
52
Taunts. : BAITS
54
Straightens. : EVENS
55
Prankster. : ROGUE
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Trumpet sound. : BLAST
58
Flower holder. : VASE
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Japanese general and premier. : TOJO
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Book of the Bible: Abbr. : LEV
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Player on a team. : MAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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