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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, January 14, 1955

17-Across : Take the helm.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { K X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 18-Across clue had "Butterfield"; corrected this to "BUtterfield."

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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,026
Across
1
A Spanish holiday. : FIESTA
7
Persecutor. : BAITER
13
Pulpy fruits. : MANGOES
14
Forgive (an offense). : CONDONE
15
Magnetize. : ATTRACT
16
Conversational quips. : RETORTS
17
Take the helm. : STEER
18
Author of "BUtterfield 8." : OHARA
20
Sports instructor. : PRO
21
Remitted. : SENT
22
Cuts. : SNIPS
23
Grizzly. : BEAR
24
Two-way curve. : ESS
25
People with a long record of peace. : SWISS
26
Final statement of account. : AUDIT
27
Hardest to climb. : STEEPEST
29
Wading bird. : HERON
30
Complete assortments of letters. : ALPHABETS
32
A friendly chat: Colloq. : VISIT
34
Platforms around masts. : MAINTOPS
38
Heavenly body. : COMET
39
Red Sea city near Mecca. : JIDDA
40
Buzzer. : BEE
41
Jungfrau and Mt. Blanc. : ALPS
42
Beulah ___, Hollywood actress. : BONDI
43
Blurt out. : BLAT
44
Fiddler crab genus. : UCA
45
Recipient. : DONEE
46
Gleam. : GLINT
47
Member of the rush hour. : SARDINE
49
Gaudily ornate. : BAROQUE
51
Tempts. : ENTICES
52
Praise. : TRIBUTE
53
List of names. : ROSTER
54
Five faculties. : SENSES
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Most profitable. : FATTEST
2
Deep. : INTENSE
3
White-plumed bird. : EGRET
4
Glide high. : SOAR
5
Sleuth. : TEC
6
Amaze. : ASTONISH
7
Young Churchill fought them. : BOERS
8
Theatrical group. : ANTA
9
Expression of agreement. : IDO
10
Submarine munition. : TORPEDO
11
Take railroad passage. : ENTRAIN
12
A source of aid. : RESORT
13
The people, in toto. : MASSES
14
Dice game. : CRAPS
19
Anti-___ cold tablets. : HISTAMINE
22
Cleaned up. : SWEPT
23
Exploded. : BURST
25
Division in a party. : SPLIT
26
Sicilian volcano. : AETNA
28
Loosens. : EASES
29
Johanna Spyri's heroine. : HEIDI
31
Collector's items. : BADDEBTS
32
What Popocatepetl is. : VOLCANO
33
Lends. : IMPARTS
35
Indirect. : OBLIQUE
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Small rewards: Slang. : PEANUTS
37
Long seat. : SETTEE
38
Producer. : CAUSER
39
Early naval hero. : JONES
42
Laughable blunder. : BONER
43
Lumps. : BLOBS
45
Cut in cubes. : DICE
46
Vestige of a Cheshire Cat. : GRIN
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On ___ (they say): Fr. : DIT
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Have being. : ARE

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

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