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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, May 31, 1975

36-Across : Pursue relentlessly

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, 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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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,422
Across
1
Discard : CASTOFF
8
Golf-ball gum : BALATA
14
Mark Antony's wife : OCTAVIA
15
God of American Indians : MANITOU
16
Beginning biology topic : THEBIRDSANDBEES
18
Attack : SETON
19
Most deeply felt : SINCEREST
20
Carpet or ink color : RED
22
Maine game : MOOSE
23
Applications : USES
26
China border river : AMUR
28
Sort : TYPE
32
Duffer's goal : PAR
33
Exemplary hero : IDOL
34
Motored : AUTOED
36
Pursue relentlessly : PLAYCATANDMOUSE
39
Literary works : ESSAYS
40
Pack down : TAMP
41
English college tutor : DON
42
Not obvious : DEEP
43
Taunt : GIBE
44
Run the show : BOSS
45
Grand or upright : PIANO
48
Born: Fr. : NEE
50
Certain prison detail : CHAINGANG
54
Hawaiian porch : LANAI
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Flintlocks, e.g. : OLDGUNS
61
Two-___ (movie shorts) : REELERS
62
Of top ranking : CLASSA
63
Venture to express : DARESAY
Down
1
Portable beds : COTS
2
Strain's aftermath : ACHE
3
Proofreading mark : STET
4
Small drums : TABORS
5
Sheeplike : OVINE
6
Evergreen : FIR
7
Crazes : FADS
8
Big bet in baccarat : BANCO
9
Mountains : ANDES
10
Opera book : LIBRETTO
11
Suit to ___ : ATEE
12
Kicks lightly : TOES
13
Viennese native: Abbr. : AUST
15
Lordly home : MANOR
17
Imitative acts : SIMULATIONS
21
Outré art forms : DADAS
23
Increased : UPPED
24
Mud volcano : SALSE
25
Remove : ERASE
27
Clever remark : MOT
29
"___ Something to Me" : YOUDO
30
Mexican coins : PESOS
31
Utopias : EDENS
33
Glacial : ICY
34
Madison Ave. people : ADMEN
35
Game caller : UMP
37
Frenzied barks : YAPPINGS
38
Seize : NAB
43
Insects : GNATS
44
Church official : BEADLE
46
Ear bone : INCUS
47
Guam's capital : AGANA
49
Senior : ELDER
50
Gator's counterpart : CROC
51
Meeting place : HALL
52
Verdi work : AIDA
53
Department of France : GARD
55
Turns down : NOES
56
Taj Mahal city : AGRA
57
Suburb of Paris : ISSY
59
Educational org. : NEA

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

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