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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Monday, May 7, 1956

52-Across : Knowledge.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,505
Across
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Liability. : DEBT
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Pile to be burnt. : PYRE
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Oregon Senator. : MORSE
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Set of small Japanese boxes. : INRO
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Province associated with old Castile. : LEON
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Oneness. : UNITY
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Halts and interruptions. : STOPPAGES
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Crowbar. : LEVER
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Stopping. : CEASING
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1956 runner. : IKE
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Brink of an event. : EVE
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Eat in state. : DINE
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Stirs up. : AGITATES
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Merges; blends. : MELDS
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Knocked in. : DENTED
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African lily. : ALOE
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Coat of charms. : FUR
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Useful china. : TEASET
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Beautiful harbor. : RIO
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Person who votes at several polling places. : FLOATER
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River in Scotland. : TAY
40
Picture taker. : CAMERA
42
Sun-toasted. : TAN
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Fish. : CARP
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Perform. : RENDER
46
___ ice (be without influence). : CUTNO
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Hails of missiles. : BARRAGES
50
Dancer's skirt. : TUTU
51
Baseball figure. : RBI
52
Knowledge. : KEN
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Companions for rockers. : ROLLERS
56
Signature of a poet. : EAPOE
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Of the vernacular. : IDIOMATIC
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Range animal. : STEER
61
Cogitate (with "over"). : MULL
62
Greek porch. : STOA
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Cloth having pile of uncut loops. : TERRY
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Looks at. : SEES
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Paving block. : SETT
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Platter. : DISC
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Heraldry term. : ENTE
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Wall-to-wall item. : BROADLOOM
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Abovedecks. : TOPSIDE
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Starfighter. : PLANE
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Burglar. : YEGG
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John Doe's pal Richard. : ROE
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Naval officer. : ENSIGN
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Army teamster. : MULETEER
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Solo. : ONE
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Fasten firmly. : RIVET
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Canyon of the comics. : STEVE
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___ Peninsula, in South Australia. : EYRES
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Wooden clubs, in a game. : PINS
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Playful pet. : KITTEN
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Charges with gas. : AERATES
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Political group. : ADA
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Composer Blitzstein. : MARC
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Well-known pen name. : ELIA
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Couple. : DUO
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Shaped guiding rim. : FLANGE
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An Oscar or Emmy. : STATUETTE
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Gain as profit. : EARN
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Printer's error: Colloq. : TYPO
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Circus specialty. : FREAKERY
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Material used for paving. : TAR
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Be wrong. : ERR
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Blade for Captain Hook. : CUTLASS
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Jeans for teens. : DENIMS
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Coal dust. : CULM
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French port. : BREST
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Subside. : ABATE
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Redder. : RIPER
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Monkey wrenches. : TOOLS
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Peeve. : RILE
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Wild profusion. : RIOT
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Shoo, cat! : SCAT
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" ... wind slowly ___ the lea." : OER
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Adequate. : DUE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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