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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Thursday, May 11, 1967

6-Down : Lustrous fabric.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,480
Across
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Floral arrangement. : SPRAY
6
Grated. : SCRAPED
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Quiver. : TREMOR
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Soothing lotion. : CALAMINE
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Rescind. : REVOKE
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Minute. : ATOMICAL
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Foreshadowed. : OMENED
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Photographer's abbreviation. : NEG
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Identical. : SAME
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Ice formation. : BERG
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Alcove. : RECESS
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Nevertheless. : YET
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MSS. men. : EDS
27
Animate. : LIVEN
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Greenland settlement. : THULE
30
French composer. : RAVEL
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Invented. : COINED
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Sverige. : SWEDEN
34
Like some owls. : HORNED
35
Fabric. : MOHAIR
36
Halley's discovery, 1682. : COMET
37
Ammonia compound. : IMIDE
38
Partner of fun. : GAMES
39
Lodge. : LIE
42
Court appurtenance. : NET
43
Alarmed. : SCARED
45
Famed Quaker. : PENN
46
Particular. : ITEM
48
Fixed routine. : RUT
49
Narcotic. : OPIATE
51
Ecclesiastical residence. : VICARAGE
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Miracle. : WONDER
54
Sprung (from). : EMANATED
55
Observing. : NOTING
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According to popular belief. : REPUTED
57
Conveniently close. : HANDY
Down
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Photographer's flashtube. : STROBE
2
College course: Colloq. : PREMED
3
Lapels. : REVERS
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Surrounded by. : AMONG
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Part of a dress. : YOKE
6
Lustrous fabric. : SATEEN
7
Dancer's shoes. : CLOGS
8
Bellwether. : RAM
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Friends: Fr. : AMIS
10
Trivial. : PICAYUNE
11
Decorated artistically. : ENAMELED
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Crossed out. : DELETED
14
Shreveport's waterfront. : REDRIVER
15
Annul. : CANCEL
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Constant. : EVEN
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Main Street features. : STORES
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First word of many speeches. : LADIES
29
Intimate. : HINT
30
Interpret. : READ
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Land. : COMEDOWN
32
Former. : SOMETIME
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Wave crest. : WHITECAP
34
Rooftree. : HOME
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Memorable "Mrs." of movies. : MINIVER
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Transported, in a way. : CARTED
38
Estimated. : GAUGED
39
Radio wire. : LEADIN
40
Have in mind. : INTEND
41
Power. : ENERGY
44
Box. : CRATE
45
Historic ship. : PINTA
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By hand: Prefix. : MANU
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Impatient utterance. : POOH
52
Bandicoot. : RAT

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

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