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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Monday, August 10, 1959

34-Down : Avifauna.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,678
Across
1
"R" month: Abbr. : SEPT
5
Duck related to the redhead. : SCAUP
10
Site of Akbar's tomb. : AGRA
14
Wood of an East Indian tree. : ALOE
15
Vital artery. : AORTA
16
Grammatical abbreviation. : PRON
17
Very high speed: Colloq. : BLUESTREAK
19
Indian foot soldier. : PEON
20
Kind of pronoun: Abbr. : REL
21
Cycles of years. : ERAS
22
Dots of land. : ISLETS
24
Of the summer. : ESTIVAL
26
Harold Ross' Colorado birthplace. : ASPEN
27
Agent: Abbr. : REP
28
Objects of special devotion. : FETISHES
31
Gigi or Lili. : CARON
34
Wind instrument. : ORGAN
35
Mountain: Comb. form. : ORO
36
Baking chamber. : OVEN
37
Slightest amount. : GRAIN
38
Lacking in interest. : ARID
39
Began. : LED
40
Proclamation of intended marriage. : BANNS
41
Feather: Zool. : PINNA
42
Colorless. : ACHROMIC
44
Extended. : RAN
45
Genus of mosquitoes. : AEDES
46
Worldly. : SECULAR
50
Meager or cheerless. : LENTEN
52
Repose. : EASE
53
Anger. : IRE
54
"The King ___." : ANDI
55
New Jersey city. : EASTORANGE
58
Bakery worker. : ICER
59
Step. : STAIR
60
Quarrel. : FEUD
61
Yield. : CEDE
62
Grandstand play. : STUNT
63
Sport card. : TREY
Down
1
Jet plane. : SABRE
2
French pronoun. : ELLES
3
Young turkey. : POULT
4
Letter. : TEE
5
Petty prince. : SATRAP
6
Shade of red. : CORAL
7
Symbol war. : ARES
8
Actress Hagen. : UTA
9
Iran's neighbor. : PAKISTAN
10
Grimes Goldens, for instance. : APPLES
11
Novice. : GREENHORN
12
Essential part. : ROOT
13
Yearly payments: Abbr. : ANNS
18
Number. : SEVEN
23
Whirl. : SPIN
25
___ gray. : IRON
26
Shield. : AEGIS
28
French coin. : FRANC
29
Green land. : ERIN
30
Refreshing drink. : SODA
31
African tree. : COLA
32
With: Fr. : AVEC
33
In the very act. : REDHANDED
34
Avifauna. : ORNIS
37
Quality of being plucky. : GAMENESS
38
Member of a Japanese race. : AINU
40
Portend. : BODE
41
Sulky horse. : PACER
43
Put out (a batter, side, etc.). : RETIRE
44
White Sulphur Springs, for instance. : RESORT
46
Fabric. : SATIN
47
Baseball term. : LINER
48
Reason. : ARGUE
49
Long and slender. : REEDY
50
Layman. : LAIC
51
Noun suffix. : ENCE
52
Son of Isaac. : ESAU
56
Man of law: Abbr. : ATT
57
Astern. : AFT

Answer summary:
3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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