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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Wednesday, November 3, 1954

25-Across : A kind of back.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,954
Across
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Sailing maneuver. : TACK
5
As soon as. : ONCE
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Hurt. : ACHED
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Lacking all color. : ACHROMOUS
16
Aborigine of New Zealand. : MAORI
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Suicidally reckless. : BREAKNECK
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Bird life of a region. : ORNIS
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Native of East Africa. : SOMALI
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Illegal refund. : KICKBACK
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City in Poland. : PILA
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Weighty book. : TOME
24
Actresses O'Connor and Merkel. : UNAS
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A kind of back. : MOSS
26
Mike-hugging singer. : CROONER
28
High in pitch. : ALT
29
Small French coins. : SOUS
30
Earthshock. : TREMOR
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The loaves and fishes. : MIRACLE
36
Oblong Egyptian tomb. : MASTABA
37
Place of refuge. : ASYLUM
38
Put to flight. : ROUT
39
Decimal unit. : TEN
40
College athlete's status. : AMATEUR
42
Smugly proper person. : PRIG
43
Commotion. : STIR
46
Evening, on the billboards. : NITE
47
Time: French. : FOIS
48
Party to a promissory note. : PROMISEE
50
Cheerless. : DISMAL
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Mysterious; magical. : RUNIC
53
A subdued color. : UNDERTONE
55
Begin. : ARISE
56
Power: Poetic. : PUISSANCE
57
Cud-chewing mammals. : GOATS
58
Try to acquire. : SEEK
59
Harsh cleaners. : LYES
Down
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A continued checkup. : TABS
2
The citadel of ancient Athens. : ACROPOLIS
3
Harold Urey's field. : CHEMISTRY
4
South African corrals. : KRAALS
5
A kind of bus. : OMNI
6
The Douay Noah. : NOE
7
Clock birds. : CUCKOOS
8
Greeter of Greenland explorers. : ESKIMO
9
In a state of frenzy. : AMOK
10
Vaporize and mix gas for car use. : CARBURET
11
Province of East China. : HONAN
12
Heath plant. : ERICA
13
Sunflower centers. : DISKS
15
Gov. Murray's state: Abbr. : OKLA
21
Horse-man. : CENTAUR
23
Veracious. : TRUE
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Mrs. Goldberg. : MAMA
26
Benita and husband. : COLMANS
27
Formerly: Archaic. : ERST
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Top of stagnant water. : SCUM
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Honorable estate. : MATRIMONY
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A kowtow. : OBEISANCE
33
Tinkled. : RANG
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He expects the worst. : ALARMIST
36
Expression of displeasure. : MOUE
38
Self-restraint: Fr. : RETENUE
41
Jams. : TIEUPS
42
Card. : POSTAL
43
Block used as a chock. : SPRAG
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Resort town on Cape Cod. : TRURO
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Greek district of old Asia Minor. : IONIA
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Douglas ___. : FIRS
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Desserts. : ICES
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Post of a clerk. : DESK
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Virginia family. : LEES
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Engraving stamp. : DIE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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