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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, February 20, 1959

50-Across : Soap: Lat.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 2, 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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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,507
Across
1
Sizable beans. : LIMAS
6
Operatic voice. : BASS
10
Take the sun. : BASK
14
Negative verbal contraction. : ARENT
15
Opposite of aloft. : ALOW
16
Choir voices. : ALTI
17
___ Barbara. : SANTA
18
Historic river. : NILE
19
Chimney sweepings. : SOOT
20
Fair treatment. : SQUAREDEAL
22
Tie that binds. : KNOT
23
Futile. : VAIN
24
Of a certain weave, as suits. : TWEEDY
26
Recital. : CONCERT
30
Nickname akin to 51 Across. : BERT
31
Port of Samoa. : APIA
32
Middle East Orientalist. : ARABIST
36
Food for Jeeter Lester. : TURNIPS
40
Greek courtesan, mistress of Pericles. : ASPASIA
41
Cries of praise: Var. : OSANNAS
42
Sinistral. : LEFT
43
In other days. : ONCE
44
Pieces of meat. : CUTLETS
47
North Chinese province. : SHANSI
50
Soap: Lat. : SAPO
51
See 30 Across. : HERB
52
With steadfast firmness. : FOURSQUARE
58
The beginning of invention. : IDEA
59
Detail. : ITEM
60
Goader. : URGER
61
Equal: Fr. : EGAL
62
Soft drink. : SODA
63
Gains. : EARNS
64
Small valley. : DELL
65
Ten and: Suffix. : TEEN
66
Tile. : SLATE
Down
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Maid. : LASS
2
Arab land. : IRAQ
3
From soup to nuts. : MENU
4
Theatre group. : ANTA
5
Be famished. : STARVE
6
Highway robber. : BANDIT
7
Foreign visitor. : ALIEN
8
Alone on stage: Feminine. : SOLA
9
Is oppressed by heat. : SWELTERS
10
Sport. : BASKETBALL
11
Unique. : ALONE
12
Remained unchanged. : STOOD
13
Pool of money. : KITTY
21
Fruiting spike of cereal. : EAR
25
Cloak. : WRAP
26
Roman patriot. : CATO
27
Work. : OPUS
28
Act of 1933. : NIRA
29
A serve from Pancho Gonzales. : CANNONBALL
30
Bleat. : BAA
33
Phrase of comprehension. : ISEE
34
Sieve. : SIFT
35
Makes knotted lace. : TATS
37
Stopover spots. : INNS
38
One opposed to carrying arms. : PACIFIST
39
Wind direction. : SSE
44
Conductor, for instance. : CARMAN
45
Raises. : UPS
46
Snug millinery. : TOQUES
47
Threw sidewise with a jerk. : SHIED
48
Privet border. : HEDGE
49
Spatial. : AREAL
50
Nappy leather. : SUEDE
53
Western Indian. : OTOE
54
___ Mountains. : URAL
55
Tourist city in India. : AGRA
56
Budget item. : RENT
57
Gaelic tongue. : ERSE

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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