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Joseph LaFauci
Joseph LaFauci

New York Times, Monday, September 9, 1974

31-Down : Written letters

Author:
Joseph LaFauci
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { C H J K Q U Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Joseph LaFauci has 70 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,158
Across
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Harass : BADGER
7
Pool area : DEEPEND
14
Act in a labor crisis : MEDIATE
15
Everywhere : ALLOVER
16
Triangle word : ETERNAL
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Technique of painting : TEMPERA
18
Defrost : MELT
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Dutch cheese : EDAM
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State: Fr. : ETAT
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Cheer for El Córdobes : OLE
23
Relished : SAVORED
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"Harold in ___" : ITALY
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Macaroni shape : ELBOW
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Exhausted : FOREDONE
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Prompt : SPEEDY
37
Nourishment : ALIMENT
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U. of Wyoming site : LARAMIE
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In ___ (very soon) : NOTIME
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Part of V. A. : VETERANS
41
Fireplace : GRATE
42
Greek island : SAMOS
43
Iroquoians' Five ___ : NATIONS
45
Espouse : WED
48
Celebes animal : ANOA
52
Do certain sewing : DARN
53
Rich source : MINE
54
Conjugal : MARITAL
56
Skilled one : ARTISAN
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Run-of-the-mill : AVERAGE
60
Clerical residence : DEANERY
61
Cognate : RELATED
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Run out, as a subscription : EXPIRE
Down
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Asian palm : BETEL
2
Sister of Fred : ADELE
3
Gossip : DIRT
4
Initiated, in poems : GAN
5
Age, in Italy : ETA
6
Germane : RELEVANT
7
Office of the Papal curia : DATARY
8
Smyrna fig : ELEME
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___ blight : ELM
10
English poet : POPE
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Salamander: Var. : EVET
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Tiber tributary : NERA
13
Relative of doggone : DRAT
14
Reminder : MEMO
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Welfare money : DOLE
23
Jazz performers : SIDEMEN
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Make up for : ATONE
25
Deject : DEPRESS
28
Soprano Evelyn ___ : LEAR
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Early church area : BEMA
30
Norse god : ODIN
31
Written letters : WYES
32
Tiger feature : FANG
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Swan genus : OLOR
34
Donizetti opera : RITA
35
Utter : EMIT
36
Squelched : SATON
38
Picnic drink : LEMONADE
40
Heraldic fur : VAIR
42
Went flat : STALED
44
Maxim : ADAGE
45
Partner of sadder : WISER
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Finnish lake : ENARE
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Gainsay : DENY
48
Swedish wine measures : AMAR
49
Cathedral area : NAVE
50
Russian city : OREL
51
Grass genus : AIRA
53
Skirt type : MINI
55
Work on lace : TAT
57
King, to Caligula : REX
58
Faucet : TAP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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