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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, April 13, 1959

7-Down : Unexcelled: Colloq.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 305 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,559
Across
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He said, "Hope springs eternal in the human breast." : POPE
5
Life of the party. : CUTUP
10
Bassinet's successor. : CRIB
14
Holly tree. : ILEX
15
Island farewell. : ALOHA
16
Colossal. : HUGE
17
Sports event of King Arthur's time. : TILT
18
Echo. : REPLY
19
South Seas paradise. : ISLE
20
Auto of sorts. : HOTROD
22
Get ready to ride. : SADDLEUP
24
French friends. : AMIS
26
Biblical ointment. : NARD
27
Butcher's specialty. : SAUSAGES
31
The King of Denmark's jester. : YORICK
35
Colorless. : WAN
36
"Meanwhile back at the ___ ... " : RANCH
38
American naval hero of 1813. : PERRY
39
Unproductive. : ARID
41
Namesakes of Actress Bayes. : NORAS
43
Island west of Sumatra. : NIAS
44
People of N. Africa. : MOORS
46
Dr. Bunche. : RALPH
48
Chinese envoy to U. S., 1921-29. : SZE
49
Alaskan Eskimos. : INNUIT
51
Tractor operator. : PLOUGHER
53
German title. : GRAF
55
Fish. : SOLE
56
Greek philosopher. : DIOGENES
60
Canoes for 49 Across. : KAYAKS
64
Opposed. : ANTI
65
Siegfried's gray horse. : GRANI
67
Spill over. : SLOP
68
Hindu titles. : SRIS
69
Singer Frankie. : LAINE
70
City of Nevada. : ELKO
71
Bidding: Archaic. : HEST
72
Senior. : ELDER
73
Basis. : ROOT
Down
1
Essential part. : PITH
2
Salmagundi. : OLIO
3
Trapper's prize. : PELT
4
Hollywood bit players. : EXTRAS
5
Popular campus wear. : CARDIGAN
6
Rubber tree. : ULE
7
Unexcelled: Colloq. : TOPS
8
Polish lancer. : UHLAN
9
Bright spot in the week. : PAYDAY
10
Cornelia's jewels. : CHILDREN
11
Subterfuge. : RUSE
12
Arctic dwelling. : IGLU
13
Sound heralding satellite's approach. : BEEP
21
Oriental name. : OMAR
23
Painted theatre curtain. : DROP
25
Man from Mexico. : SENOR
27
Hindu title. : SWAMI
28
Character in "The Green Pastures." : AARON
29
General Grant's forces. : UNION
30
Fragment. : SCRAP
32
Celtic. : IRISH
33
Fad. : CRAZE
34
Musical Kay. : KYSER
37
Vestibules. : HALLS
40
Apothecary. : DRUGGIST
42
More uncanny. : SPOOKIER
45
"Your majesty." : SIRE
47
Waikiki dance. : HULA
50
Intertwine. : TANGLE
52
Erupting hot spring. : GEYSER
54
Wild. : FERAL
56
Sprint. : DASH
57
Concerning: Lat. : INRE
58
Colonial orator. : OTIS
59
Named before. : SAID
61
Reversal: Comb. form. : ALLO
62
Lord High Executioner. : KOKO
63
Name for a Dalmatian. : SPOT
66
Compass point. : NNE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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