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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Thursday, June 29, 1967

4-Down : Traffic jam.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, 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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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,529
Across
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Wicker basket used in jai alai. : CESTA
6
Well-known hat designer. : DACHE
11
British duke. : PHILIP
12
Fairy tale creature. : OGRESS
14
Peak of the Cascades. : RAINIER
15
Appears out of nowhere. : LOOMSUP
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Prepare for action. : ARM
18
Indian village. : PUEBLO
20
Small armadillo. : PEBA
21
Glacé. : ICED
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Spurious. : PSEUDO
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Wooden peg. : NOG
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Roman deities. : LARES
28
Newspaper feature. : MAP
29
Oyster product. : NACRE
31
Plant of the lily family. : SEAONION
33
Take offense. : RESENT
34
Giving leave to depart. : DIMISSORY
36
Military display: Sp. : PARADA
39
One holding honorary rank. : TITULARY
43
Chicago air terminal. : OHARE
44
Reservoir structure. : DAM
45
New Caledonia capital, old style. : NUMEA
46
Seoul soldier. : ROK
47
Empires. : REALMS
50
Fortress ditch. : MOAT
51
Allowance for waste. : TRET
53
Quite probable. : LIKELY
55
Diminutive suffix. : ULE
56
Undertakes. : ASSUMES
58
Gulches. : RAVINES
60
Name meaning happy victory. : EUNICE
61
Items on a sports program. : EVENTS
62
Slacks. : PANTS
63
Escritoires. : DESKS
Down
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Idle fancy. : CHIMERA
2
German article. : EIN
3
Garment. : SLIP
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Traffic jam. : TIEUP
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___ le déluge. : APRESMOI
6
Put on one's best bib and tucker. : DOLLUP
7
Do ___ turn. : AGOOD
8
___-Magnon. : CRO
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Fiber plant. : HEMP
10
Perfume. : ESSENCE
11
The three Fates of Roman myth. : PARCAE
13
Induce to commit perjury. : SUBORN
14
Tracks. : RAILS
16
Bermuda island. : PAGET
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Magic ladder of old tale. : BEANSTALK
22
East Indian cedar. : DEODAR
24
Enough to win, in baseball. : ONERUN
27
Duke of baseball. : SNIDER
30
Refuge. : ASYLUM
32
"___ Yankee Doodle dandy ... " : IMA
33
Bosh! : ROT
35
Boiled slowly. : SIMMERED
36
Gate: Lat. : PORTA
37
"O for ___ with wings!" : AHORSE
38
Unearths. : RAKESUP
40
Sums. : AMOUNTS
41
Former Spanish coins. : REALES
42
New York county in Finger Lakes region. : YATES
44
Platforms. : DAISES
48
Choose. : ELECT
49
Drudge. : SLAVE
52
Bluefin. : TUNA
54
Actor Montand. : YVES
57
Relative of a sec. : MIN
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One kind of well. : INK

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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