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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Wednesday, July 17, 1957

54-Down : Moon: Fr.

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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H
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E
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R
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T
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E
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R
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G
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R
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A
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C
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E
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A
V
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R
T
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R
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B
R
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G
A
N
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D
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R
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L
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R
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T
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P
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N
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G
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G
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T
O
T
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O
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C
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B
A
T
I
K
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C
L
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P
A
L
A
V
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R
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H
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R
R
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S
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P
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R
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L
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D
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O
M
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A
R
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G
H
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T
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M
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I
R
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G
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R
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A
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P
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R
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A
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T
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D
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A
V
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P
L
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G
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S
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B
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U
L
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R
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H
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M
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A
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V
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N
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L
O
B
O
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N
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W
O
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K
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A
C
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C
U
S
E
R
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D
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L
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R
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A
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,941
Across
1
Under Secretary of State. : HERTER
7
Beauty of manner. : GRACE
12
Preventer. : AVERTER
14
Freebooter. : BRIGAND
16
Set off by constrast. : RELIEVE
17
Architectural ornament. : ROSETTE
18
Unbending. : PRIM
19
Employ. : ENGAGE
21
Child. : TOT
22
Corps for Army training: Abbr. : OTC
23
Gaily colored cloth. : BATIK
24
Aid to solution. : CLUE
25
Idle chatter. : PALAVER
27
German mister. : HERR
28
Fish. : SPRAT
31
Mother of Helen of Troy. : LEDA
32
Persian name. : OMAR
33
Correctly. : ARIGHT
35
Fata Morgana is one. : MIRAGE
37
City on the Dvina. : RIGA
38
Port of Guam. : APRA
42
Harmonized. : TUNED
43
Severn tributary. : AVON
44
Dives. : PLUNGES
46
French dancing parties. : BALS
47
Of an arm bone. : ULNAR
48
Sandwich filling. : HAM
51
Consumed. : ATE
52
Superficial display. : VENEER
54
Wolf. : LOBO
55
System of crossed roads, canals, etc. : NETWORK
57
Plaintiff. : ACCUSER
59
Keeps in custody. : DETAINS
60
Certain animals. : LIONETS
61
Script in printing. : RONDE
62
Comfortable. : ATEASE
Down
1
A famous Marx. : HARPO
2
Turn inside out. : EVERT
3
Souvenir. : RELIC
4
Good condition. : TRIM
5
Summer, in France. : ETE
6
Unveil. : REVEAL
7
Strong drink. : GROG
8
Beginning. : RISE
9
Ice ___. : AGE
10
Rancher. : CATTLEMAN
11
Environment. : ENTOURAGE
13
Type of payment. : RENTAL
14
Slowed up. : BRAKED
15
Restrained. : DETERRED
20
Put in words. : GIVE
23
Order of British knighthood. : BATH
24
Part of a song. : CHORUS
25
Idolaters. : PAGANS
26
Ancient engine of war. : RAM
28
Spanish dance. : SARABAND
29
Type of armed vessel. : PRIVATEER
30
Powerful Leonard Warren role. : RIGOLETTO
34
Plug. : TAP
36
Highway for Trajan. : ITER
39
Puts down heavily. : PLUNKS
40
Criterion. : RULE
41
Temper. : ANNEAL
45
Magsaysay's successor. : GARCIA
48
Hebrew prophet. : HOSEA
49
Encourages in wrongdoing. : ABETS
50
Neuberger's colleague. : MORSE
52
Nullify. : VOID
53
Irish river. : ERNE
54
Moon: Fr. : LUNE
56
Languid of look. : WAN
58
Portable bed. : COT

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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