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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Thursday, February 9, 1967

38-Down : Whodunit role.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,389
Across
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Flour pudding. : DUFF
5
The secret agent. : BOND
9
In rapport. : ATONE
14
Washington agcy. : USIA
15
Hideout. : LAIR
16
Western wear. : LEVIS
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Ready to operate. : OPENFORBUSINESS
20
Bath. : TUB
21
Basswood. : LIMETREE
22
Jeune fille's parent. : MAMAN
25
African title. : SIDI
26
One-eyed god. : ODIN
27
Irish isle. : ARAN
28
Sneezy's brother. : DOC
29
Norse god. : THOR
31
Soc. or assn. : ORG
32
Arctic wear. : PARKA
34
Lend ___. : ANEAR
37
Attire: Poet. : RAIMENT
39
Major Adriatic seaport. : TRIESTE
41
Bring upon oneself. : INCUR
42
Move stealthily. : SLINK
44
Vitality. : SAP
45
Essential point. : CRUX
47
Mornings. : AMS
48
Take shape. : JELL
49
Food fish. : SHAD
51
Speck. : MOTE
53
Founder of the "Lady's Book," 1830. : GODEY
54
Terrier. : AIREDALE
56
Date in the Middle Ages. : MIV
57
D.C. group. : REPRESENTATIVES
62
Swaying. : AREEL
63
Acid derivative. : ACYL
64
"It ___ Necessarily So." : AINT
65
Our: Fr. : NOTRE
66
Veto word. : NYET
67
Feminine title. : LADY
Down
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Twosome. : DUO
2
Pharmacist's tome: Abbr. : USP
3
For shame! : FIE
4
Card game. : FANTAN
5
Globule. : BLOB
6
Sweep. : OAR
7
Golf club. : NIBLICK
8
Celtic priest. : DRUID
9
"I cannot tell ___." : ALIE
10
Long shot. : TENTOONE
11
Bedizened. : OVERDRESSED
12
Some Japanese. : NISEI
13
Ruhr metropolis. : ESSEN
18
Jollity. : FUN
19
Enamored of, old style. : SMIT
22
Polynesian aborigine. : MAORI
23
Scottish isle. : ARRAN
24
Obvious answer to traffic problems. : MAGICCARPET
25
Varieties. : SORTS
28
Son of Jacob. : DAN
30
African garment. : HAIK
32
Andean land. : PERU
33
Many ___. : ATIME
35
"___ told by an idiot ... " : ATALE
36
Echo. : REPLY
38
Whodunit role. : MURDERER
40
Women of high calllng. : RNS
43
Quality of being dormant. : LATENCY
46
Holy day. : XMAS
48
Full of good humor. : JOVIAL
49
Type of thermoplastic. : SARAN
50
Sacred: Prefix. : HIERO
52
City near Buffalo. : OLEAN
53
Scram: Dial. : GIT
55
Cross out. : DELE
56
Fountain favorite. : MALT
58
Nautical rope. : TYE
59
Railroad term. : VIA
60
Denouement. : END
61
Barnyard enclosure. : STY

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

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