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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, October 5, 1956

20-Across : Femme ___.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { K V X }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,656
Across
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Performers. : ACTORS
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Histrionic. : THEATRIC
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Be unable to recall. : FORGET
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One of the U. N. problems. : REDCHINA
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Alarm clock, for instance. : ROUSER
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Moments. : INSTANTS
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Tree. : ELM
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Femme ___. : FATALE
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As you ___! : WERE
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Pueblo Indians. : SIAS
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Groups for juries. : PANELS
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Man aforementioned. : HIM
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Red head shade. : HENNA
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Campanella. : ROY
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Oklahoma Sioux. : OSAGE
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City in Utah. : OGDEN
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Score to take most no-hit games. : ONERUN
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Specialized in a subject. : MAJORED
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Piano and strings. : QUARTET
40
Fills with sudden wonder. : AMAZES
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Musical direction. : TUTTI
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Portable home. : TEPEE
43
Methyl blue, for example. : DYE
44
The Norse gods. : AESIR
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Altar constellation. : ARA
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Spanish wine. : SHERRY
52
Identical. : SAME
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Force. : DINT
55
Common spider genus. : ARANEA
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Sealing wax ingredient. : LAC
58
Of the Pacific islands. : OCEANIAN
60
Repudiate. : ABJURE
62
Notorious figure at court of Nicholas II. : RASPUTIN
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Blackboards. : SLATES
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With derision. : SNEERILY
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Beliefs. : TENETS
Down
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With a new start. : AFRESH
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Worker in the paddy field. : COOLIE
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One of the campaigners. : TRUMAN
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Officers of the Guard: Abbr. : OGS
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Marine hazard. : REEF
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Belt. : STRAP
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Versailles villa of peace-treaty fame. : TRIANON
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Scene of noted regatta. : HENLEY
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One of the Fords. : EDSEL
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Law. : ACT
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Defrost. : THAW
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"Circular Staircase" author. : RINEHART
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Machination. : INTRIGUE
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Kind of window. : CASEMENT
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Deducted for weight allowance. : TARED
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Catnap. : SNOOZE
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Classical music form. : SONATA
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Is suitable (with "with"). : AGREES
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Headline of October. : SERIES
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From: Fr. : DES
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In circulation. : OUT
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Spanish athletes. : MATADORS
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Child of democracy. : AMERICAN
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Son of the sun. : JAPANESE
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Hand mill for spice grinding. : QUERN
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Oppressive domination. : TYRANNY
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Throw off the tracks. : DERAIL
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Gunnery greeting. : SALUTE
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Turkish inn. : IMARET
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School break. : RECESS
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"The Magic Island." : HAITI
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Ferment. : YEAST
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The finish line. : TAPE
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Can do. : ABLE
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Gnarl: Var. : NUR
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Peerce of the Met. : JAN

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1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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