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Jack Luzzatto
New York Times, Friday, October 5, 1956
58-Across : Of the Pacific islands.
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.
1 A | 2 C | 3 T | 4 O | 5 R | 6 S | 7 T | 8 H | 9 E | 10 A | 11 T | 12 R | 13 I | 14 C |
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15 F | O | R | G | E | T | 16 R | E | D | C | H | I | N | A |
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17 R | O | U | S | E | R | 18 I | N | S | T | A | N | T | S |
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19 E | L | M | 20 F | A | 21 T | A | L | E | 22 W | E | R | E |
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23 S | I | A | 24 S | 25 P | A | N | E | L | 26 S | 27 H | I | M |
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28 H | E | N | N | 29 A | 30 R | O | Y | 31 O | 32 S | A | G | E |
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33 O | G | 34 D | E | N | 35 O | N | E | R | U | N |
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36 M | 37 A | 38 J | O | R | E | D | 39 Q | U | A | R | T | E | T |
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40 A | M | A | Z | E | S | 41 T | U | T | T | I | ||||
42 T | E | P | E | E | 43 D | Y | E | 44 A | E | 45 S | 46 I | 47 R |
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48 A | R | A | 49 S | 50 H | E | R | R | 51 Y | 52 S | A | M | E |
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53 D | I | N | 54 T | 55 A | R | A | N | E | 56 A | 57 L | A | C |
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58 O | C | E | A | 59 N | I | A | N | 60 A | B | 61 J | U | R | E |
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62 R | A | S | P | U | T | I | N | 63 S | L | A | T | E | S |
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64 S | N | E | E | R | I | L | Y | 65 T | E | N | E | T | S |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,656
Across
1
Performers. : ACTORS
7
Histrionic. : THEATRIC
15
Be unable to recall. : FORGET
16
One of the U. N. problems. : REDCHINA
17
Alarm clock, for instance. : ROUSER
18
Moments. : INSTANTS
19
Tree. : ELM
20
Femme ___. : FATALE
22
As you ___! : WERE
23
Pueblo Indians. : SIAS
25
Groups for juries. : PANELS
27
Man aforementioned. : HIM
28
Red head shade. : HENNA
30
Campanella. : ROY
31
Oklahoma Sioux. : OSAGE
33
City in Utah. : OGDEN
35
Score to take most no-hit games. : ONERUN
36
Specialized in a subject. : MAJORED
39
Piano and strings. : QUARTET
40
Fills with sudden wonder. : AMAZES
41
Musical direction. : TUTTI
42
Portable home. : TEPEE
43
Methyl blue, for example. : DYE
44
The Norse gods. : AESIR
48
Altar constellation. : ARA
49
Spanish wine. : SHERRY
52
Identical. : SAME
53
Force. : DINT
55
Common spider genus. : ARANEA
57
Sealing wax ingredient. : LAC
58
Of the Pacific islands. : OCEANIAN
60
Repudiate. : ABJURE
62
Notorious figure at court of Nicholas II. : RASPUTIN
63
Blackboards. : SLATES
64
With derision. : SNEERILY
65
Beliefs. : TENETS
Down
1
With a new start. : AFRESH
2
Worker in the paddy field. : COOLIE
3
One of the campaigners. : TRUMAN
4
Officers of the Guard: Abbr. : OGS
5
Marine hazard. : REEF
6
Belt. : STRAP
7
Versailles villa of peace-treaty fame. : TRIANON
8
Scene of noted regatta. : HENLEY
9
One of the Fords. : EDSEL
10
Law. : ACT
11
Defrost. : THAW
12
"Circular Staircase" author. : RINEHART
13
Machination. : INTRIGUE
14
Kind of window. : CASEMENT
21
Deducted for weight allowance. : TARED
24
Catnap. : SNOOZE
26
Classical music form. : SONATA
29
Is suitable (with "with"). : AGREES
32
Headline of October. : SERIES
34
From: Fr. : DES
35
In circulation. : OUT
36
Spanish athletes. : MATADORS
37
Child of democracy. : AMERICAN
38
Son of the sun. : JAPANESE
39
Hand mill for spice grinding. : QUERN
41
Oppressive domination. : TYRANNY
43
Throw off the tracks. : DERAIL
45
Gunnery greeting. : SALUTE
46
Turkish inn. : IMARET
47
School break. : RECESS
50
"The Magic Island." : HAITI
51
Ferment. : YEAST
54
The finish line. : TAPE
56
Can do. : ABLE
59
Gnarl: Var. : NUR
61
Peerce of the Met. : JAN
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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