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Jack Luzzatto
New York Times, Friday, June 3, 1955
14-Across : Snappy comeback.
Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J K X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 F | 2 R | 3 U | 4 I | 5 T | 6 S | 7 V | 8 I | 9 C | 10 T | 11 O | 12 R | 13 Y | ||
14 R | E | T | O | R | T | 15 E | N | O | R | M | O | U | 16 S |
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17 A | S | O | N | I | A | 18 R | E | L | I | A | B | L | E |
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19 C | U | P | S | 20 B | 21 A | S | S | 22 M | O | P | E | R |
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23 A | L | I | 24 A | S | S | I | S | 25 I | 26 S | E | T | A |
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27 S | T | A | 28 F | F | 29 H | O | E | R | 30 S | 31 T | I | P |
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32 O | F | 33 T | E | N | 34 A | C | 35 C | E | D | E |
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36 S | 37 E | 38 L | L | E | R | S | 39 S | Q | U | I | R | E | S |
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40 E | N | E | S | C | O | 41 G | U | I | L | T | ||||
42 A | L | A | 43 T | W | 44 I | R | L | 45 L | E | 46 A | 47 P | 48 T |
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49 B | A | N | 50 S | 51 S | N | E | L | 52 L | S | 53 C | O | O |
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54 O | R | M | E | 55 R | 56 D | A | Y | E | 57 T | I | N | T |
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58 A | G | E | L | I | 59 M | I | T | 60 G | 61 R | U | D | G | E |
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62 T | E | A | M | M | A | T | E | 63 A | I | R | I | E | R |
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64 S | T | A | S | S | E | N | 65 L | A | N | C | E | S |
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,166
Across
1
Berries. : FRUITS
7
Conrad novel. : VICTORY
14
Snappy comeback. : RETORT
15
Larger than life. : ENORMOUS
17
Inability to hear certain tones. : ASONIA
18
Trustworthy. : RELIABLE
19
Davis and Ryder. : CUPS
20
Operatic villain. : BASS
22
Morose fellow. : MOPER
23
Eastern name. : ALI
24
Birthplace of St. Francis. : ASSISI
26
Bristle. : SETA
27
Diplomatic corps. : STAFF
29
Weed cutters. : HOERS
31
Upset. : TIP
32
Time and again. : OFTEN
34
Agree. : ACCEDE
36
Fast-moving stock. : SELLERS
39
Attends the ladies. : SQUIRES
40
Rumanian composer. : ENESCO
41
A jury's determination. : GUILT
42
Wing. : ALA
43
Gyre and gimble. : TWIRL
45
Sprang. : LEAPT
49
Forbids. : BANS
51
Fishhook leaders. : SNELLS
53
Bird sound. : COO
54
Ear shell. : ORMER
56
First printer of colonial times. : DAYE
57
Color. : TINT
58
Provision of the Selective Service Act. : AGELIMIT
60
Ill will. : GRUDGE
62
What Dropo is to Minoso. : TEAMMATE
63
Less earthbound. : AIRIER
64
Eisenhower adviser. : STASSEN
65
Javelins. : LANCES
Down
1
Scrimmage. : FRACAS
2
Outcome. : RESULT
3
Tomorrowland. : UTOPIA
4
Certain particles. : IONS
5
Threefold: Prefix. : TRI
6
Attempts: Colloq. : STABS
7
Rendition. : VERSION
8
In existence: Lat. : INESSE
9
Not quite a Gen. : COL
10
Shipshape. : TRIM
11
Hawaiian thrushes. : OMAOS
12
Bad way to pay Paul. : ROBPETER
13
Happy season. : YULETIDE
16
Mexican wraparounds. : SERAPES
21
The end of fire. : ASHES
24
Move. : AFFECT
25
Native of Basra. : IRAQI
28
Folios: Abbr. : FOLS
30
Rows with one oar. : SCULLS
33
Supposes: Archaic. : TROWS
35
Mention. : CITE
36
Dory, for instance. : SEABOAT
37
Magnifies. : ENLARGES
38
Sprat's favorite. : LEANMEAT
39
Smirch. : SULLY
41
Expand. : GREATEN
44
Put in writing. : INDITE
46
Sourish. : ACIDIC
47
Chinese silk. : PONGEE
48
Gun carriers. : TOTERS
50
Novelist Lagerlof. : SELMA
52
Permissible. : LEGAL
55
Edges. : RIMS
57
Sudden scare. : TURN
59
Parents. : MAS
61
Creek. : RIA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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