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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Wednesday, October 10, 1956

15-Across : Wryly humorous.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { H Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,661
Across
1
Visitors from abroad. : ALIENS
7
Perfect example. : PARAGON
14
Part of Yugoslavia. : BOSNIA
15
Wryly humorous. : IRONICAL
17
Its capital is Amman. : JORDAN
18
What one must be to vote. : LITERATE
19
O. W. I. wartime production. : USA
20
Mob-scene extras. : SUPES
22
Large, convex molding. : TORUS
23
Ridge of coral. : REEF
25
Factions. : SIDES
27
Letter "opener." : SIRS
28
Chou ___, Chinese Red chief. : ENLAI
30
Boys: Span. : NINOS
32
Scottish "no." : NAE
33
Sing without full voice. : CROON
35
Entertain. : REGALE
37
Willow or birch flower. : CATKIN
39
Touch gently. : CARESS
40
Tidbit. : MORSEL
41
Turpentine product. : ROSIN
42
Fumble. : ERR
43
Ten: Lat. : DECEM
45
House plants. : FERNS
49
Football kick. : DROP
51
Speedy car. : RACER
53
Noted. : SEEN
54
Highest peak in Canada. : LOGAN
56
Starchy roots. : TAROS
58
Before: Prefix. : PRE
59
Descendants of Eve. : ADAMITES
61
Working. : ACTIVE
63
Quite reserved. : RETICENT
64
Oklahoman. : SOONER
65
Namesakes of a "Porgy and Bess" character. : SERENAS
66
Very English, as to suits. : TWEEDY
Down
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Renounce. : ABJURE
2
Relax. : LOOSEN
3
Where Lydda is. : ISRAEL
4
Stoppage. : END
5
Isle W. of Sumatra. : NIAS
6
Healthy: Latin. : SANUS
7
Crowded aboard. : PILEDIN
8
Resurrected. : ARISEN
9
Twaddle. : ROT
10
Dill. : ANET
11
Early forms of helicopter. : GIROS
12
Simple wind instruments. : OCARINAS
13
White keys of a piano. : NATURALS
16
Party to a contract. : LESSEE
21
Tree of the southwest. : PINON
24
Data. : FACTS
26
Wading birds. : SORAS
29
Provoked. : IRKED
31
Type stroke. : SERIF
34
Tanker. : OILER
36
Hereditary factors. : GENES
37
Rusts. : CORRODES
38
Assume undue authority. : ARROGATE
39
Person of promise: Slang. : COMER
40
Applelike fruit. : MEDLAR
41
Selects new actors. : RECASTS
44
Chain or linked series. : CATENA
46
Fret for love. : REPINE
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Gave courage to. : NERVED
48
Derisive. : SNEERY
50
Tableland of central Asia. : PAMIR
52
Pot ___. : ROAST
55
Attractive. : NICE
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Barge. : SCOW
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Not a dozen. : TEN
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Type of dance. : TOE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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