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George Laczko
George Laczko

New York Times, Friday, November 29, 1963

17-Across : "___ Hot."

Author:
George Laczko
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
George Laczko has 37 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,234
Across
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Ravine, in North Africa. : WADI
5
Slight. : SLIM
9
Port of Tunisia. : SFAX
13
Chilled. : ICED
14
Son of Hecuba. : PARIS
16
Navy man: Abbr. : COMM
17
"___ Hot." : SOMELIKEIT
19
Venezuelan copper town. : AROA
20
Bent downward. : PRONATED
21
Namesakes of comic character. : ABNERS
23
Relationship. : TIE
24
Disagree. : CLASH
25
Rabbit fur. : LAPIN
28
Kind of newspaper. : DAILY
30
Southern constellation. : ARA
33
Lessen. : ABATE
34
Prepares, as potatoes. : RICES
35
Bird's beak. : NEB
36
Flower. : POSY
37
Moved in a line. : FILED
38
Brink. : EDGE
39
Blue-pencilers: Abbr. : EDS
40
Bacon's partner. : LIVER
41
Fragrant. : OLENT
42
Shelter. : LEE
43
Belief. : CREDO
44
Certain raw materials. : HIDES
45
Household appliance. : DRIER
47
Piece of music. : RAG
48
Religious superior. : ABBESS
50
People who are going places. : TOURISTS
55
Applaud. : CLAP
56
Active. : UPANDABOUT
58
Nut shell. : HULL
59
Spoke (up). : PIPED
60
The moon personified. : LUNA
61
Slippery. : EELY
62
Well-known street. : EASY
63
Impetuosity. : ELAN
Down
1
Shred. : WISP
2
Acidity: Med. : ACOR
3
Short for a demonstration recording. : DEMO
4
Oneness. : IDENTITY
5
Ill will. : SPITE
6
Home of trout or bass. : LAKE
7
Made angry. : IRED
8
11th cen. date. : MII
9
Determines the rhythm of. : SCANS
10
Prudent. : FOREHANDED
11
Winged figure in art. : AMOR
12
December term. : XMAS
15
Played for time. : STALLED
18
Wool: Fr. : LAINE
22
Reddish-brown horses. : BAYS
24
Chicago suburb. : CICERO
25
Tailor's concern. : LAPEL
26
Residence. : ABODE
27
Type of pitch. : PASSEDBALL
28
Golf club. : DRIVER
29
Felt poorly. : AILED
31
Reign: Fr. : REGNE
32
Encourages. : ABETS
37
Becomes angry: Colloq. : FIRESUP
38
Suitable as a suitor. : ELIGIBLE
40
Military craft: Abbr. : LCIS
41
Creator of Elizabeth Appleton. : OHARA
46
Letter of a sort. : REPLY
47
Healthy looking. : RUDDY
48
Common symptom. : ACHE
49
Monday's hue. : BLUE
50
Cloth made from mulberry bark. : TAPA
51
Singles. : ONES
52
Person. : SOUL
53
Bluefin. : TUNA
54
T. Williams hero. : STAN
57
Deep-dish ___. : PIE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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