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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Tuesday, July 18, 1967

42-Down : Pocket gopher.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,548
Across
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Family quarrel. : SPAT
5
Middle: Law. : MESNE
10
Summer place. : CAMP
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Fishing fly. : LURE
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Plane at Orly. : AVION
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Others: Lat. : ALII
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South Seas port. : APIA
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Chophouse. : RESTAURANT
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French novelist. : BALZAC
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Strictness. : SEVERITY
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Durable wood. : EBONY
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Brother of Cassim. : ALI
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Ever-rising item. : HEMLINE
29
Creep closer. : SNEAKUP
33
___ king. : ALA
34
Brook. : RILLET
36
Desert monster. : GILA
37
Disclosed. : BARED
39
Canon. : LAW
40
Tillers. : HELMS
41
Put ___ writing. : ITIN
42
"Cheeks like roses," for example. : SIMILE
44
Pharaoh, for short. : TUT
45
"I must down to ___ again ... " : THESEAS
47
Portia's maid. : NERISSA
49
Shade tree. : LIN
50
Earthwork of ancient Rome. : AGGER
51
Flowering shrub. : OLEANDER
55
Kyushu volcano. : ASOSAN
59
Acquainted (with). : CONVERSANT
61
___ contendere. : NOLO
62
Whetstone. : HONE
63
"This is ___ saying ... " : ATRUE
64
Inspiration. : IDEA
65
Miner's nail. : SPAD
66
Importune. : TEASE
67
Currency. : CASH
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Flat rock. : SLAB
2
Chrysalis. : PUPA
3
Seed covering. : ARIL
4
Thistlelike plant. : TEAZEL
5
Italian physicist. : MARCONI
6
Poetic time. : EVE
7
Milksop: Colloq. : SISSY
8
Eminence. : NOTE
9
Forward: Fr. : ENAVANT
10
Victoria. : CARRIAGE
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Mountain range of Turkestan. : ALAI
12
Piece of candy. : MINT
13
Compassion. : PITY
19
River in central Africa. : UELE
21
"___ in the hand ... " : ABIRD
24
Air Force Base at Las Vegas. : NELLIS
26
Dress. : HABIT
27
Port on the Gulf of Aqaba. : ELATH
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Mme. Curie. : MARIE
29
Housewife's work. : SEWING
30
Uniform of the Black Watch. : KILTS
31
Elm genus. : ULMUS
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Italian food. : PASTA
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Flee: Slang. : LAM
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In servitude. : ENSLAVED
40
Beginning of a toast. : HERES
42
Pocket gopher. : SANDRAT
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Heir. : LEGATEE
46
German article. : EINE
48
Sarcastic. : IRONIC
50
Cockatoo. : ARARA
51
Well-known name in journalism. : OCHS
52
Picot part. : LOOP
53
City of Sicily. : ENNA
54
Town near Padua. : ESTE
56
Fountain order. : SODA
57
Stout and porter. : ALES
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Webster. : NOAH
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Greek letters. : NUS

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

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