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Helen Fasulo
Helen Fasulo

New York Times, Tuesday, September 18, 1956

45-Down : Playwright Hart.

Author:
Helen Fasulo
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Helen Fasulo has 94 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,639
Across
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Headlight. : LAMP
5
Dam site. : ASWAN
10
Having finesse. : DEFT
14
Prove, in law. : AVER
15
Recurrent song of a musical. : THEME
16
Genus of olive trees. : OLEA
17
Where the Corso Umberto is. : ROME
18
Indian fetish. : TOTEM
19
F. B. I. agent. : GMAN
20
Practical skill. : KNOWHOW
22
TV term. : NETWORK
24
Ethereal: Poet. : AERY
25
Face boldly. : DARE
26
Noted legist. : WARREN
29
Ruler outrivaling Pooh-Bah. : OMNIARCH
33
Carplike fish. : IDE
34
Shelf. : LEDGE
36
Czech capital. : PRAHA
37
Wealth. : GOLD
39
Tall tales. : YARNS
41
Giant of Norse myth. : YMIR
42
Silas Marner's sin. : GREED
44
Juniper, in the Old Testament. : RETEM
46
Anger. : IRE
47
Checks in progress. : SETBACKS
49
King of the cowboys. : ROGERS
51
Bryce Canyon state. : UTAH
52
Plateau. : MESA
53
Windstorm. : TORNADO
56
Repartee on some quiz programs. : INSULTS
60
Star in Perseus. : ATIK
61
Texas buffalo grass. : GRAMA
63
Water bird. : COOT
64
A few. : SOME
65
Ancient two-wheeled chariot. : ESSED
66
Expressive dance. : HULA
67
Bird food. : SEED
68
Dodger ss. : REESE
69
Mr. Duchin. : EDDY
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Wagtail. : LARK
2
River of London. : AVON
3
Notation. : MEMO
4
Before 1939. : PREWAR
5
Role of Javits or Williams. : ATTORNEY
6
Flamboyant. : SHOWY
7
Rainy. : WET
8
Fifth ___. : AMENDMENT
9
Lion slain by Hercules. : NEMEAN
10
Extremely tired. : DOGWEARY
11
Sailors' saint. : ELMO
12
Cape of North Carolina. : FEAR
13
Modern war machine. : TANK
21
Follow closely. : HEEL
23
Jaunt. : TRIP
26
Fictional Mrs. : WIGGS
27
Idolize. : ADORE
28
Sublease. : RELET
29
Folklore villains. : OGRES
30
Fiber plant of Asia. : RAMIE
31
Sound of grasshoppers, cicadas, etc. : CHIRR
32
Rodents. : HARES
35
Political phenomenon. : DARKHORSE
38
Exposed the false claims of: Colloq. : DEBUNKED
40
Mario Lanza's latest movie. : SERENADE
43
Granted facts. : DATA
45
Playwright Hart. : MOSS
48
Beggar: Colloq. : CADGER
50
Awkward. : GAUCHE
52
Buffoons. : MIMES
53
Russian news agency. : TASS
54
Oklahoma Indian. : OTOE
55
Congealed dew. : RIME
57
Emphatic. : LOUD
58
Revealed. : TOLD
59
Nautical rope. : STAY
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Peer's mother. : ASE

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

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