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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, January 30, 1953

54-Across : Robin Hood, for instance.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,321
Across
1
Charles' wagon, the Big Dipper. : WAIN
5
Mr. Reuther's former union. : UAW
8
Small herrings. : SPRATS
14
Break the news. : ANNOUNCE
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"The treasury of everlasting joy." : HEAVEN
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In close relation. : INTIMATE
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Indian maid of fiction. : RAMONA
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Mercenary man. : FEESPLITTER
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General havoc. : WAR
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Lord of general havoc. : ARES
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Opinion. : VIEW
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Truman's Sec. of the Army. : PACE
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Ran away. : FLED
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Miss Horne. : LENA
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Did a cobbler's job. : SOLED
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___ gestae (things done): Lat. : RES
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Ignominy. : DISGRACE
31
___ Summerfield, new Postmaster General. : ARTHUR
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Dewlap. : WATTLE
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The broad highway: 2 wds. : OPENROAD
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Carrier for bricks or mortar. : HOD
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Almost a tie. : CLOSE
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Hackle-raising: Var. : EERY
46
Grass fresheners. : DEWS
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Doris ___, tennis champion. : HART
48
A drop of liquid. : BEAD
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Gather the crop. : REAP
50
Edible tuber. : OCA
51
Relative of the Colt. : HORSEPISTOL
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Robin Hood, for instance. : OUTLAW
56
Form used by Handel. : ORATORIO
57
Catnap. : SNOOZE
58
Nullifying. : NEGATING
59
Job-holder. : EARNER
60
Theater sign. : SRO
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Eight: Comb. form. : OCTO
Down
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Lost child. : WAIF
2
Tempering agent. : ANNEALER
3
Engage the attention of. : INTEREST
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Rumored. : NOISED
5
Single. : UNAL
6
Soldiers in current service. : ACTIVES
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Cheeping of young birds. : WEETING
8
Katharina of Padua. : SHREW
9
Shape for a tone. : PEAR
10
Pile driver weight. : RAM
11
Confession. : AVOWAL
12
Bridge-hand combination. : TENACE
13
In the spider's parlor. : SNARED
15
Diamond experts. : UMPS
20
Sentimental condensation. : TEAR
24
Carl Sandburg, for instance. : POET
25
Monk's title. : FRA
26
Money for a pizza. : LIRE
27
Small marine fish. : SCAD
29
Gulled party. : DUPE
30
On vacation. : AWAY
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Baruch to Churchill. : HOST
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Extravagantly histrionic. : THEATRIC
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Nadir: 2 wds. : LOWPOINT
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Male nicknames. : EDS
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One-syllable not ever. : NEER
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Justifications. : REASONS
40
Commanding person. : ORDERER
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Decide (to do something). : CHOOSE
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A gap or hiatus, as in a manuscript. : LACUNA
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Relative of a filibusterer. : ORATOR
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Hernando of Old Man River. : DESOTO
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Either of the knaves in euchre. : BOWER
49
Miss Hayworth. : RITA
51
Unclear air. : HAZE
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Half of the name of a Samoan harbor. : PAGO
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Word: Comb. form. : LOGO
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Mr. Chaney. : LON

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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