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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, July 23, 1977

52-Across : Counters acidity

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 64, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 6.00, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 100, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,206
Across
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Japanese women divers : AMAS
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"And I wore ___ red rose" : ABIG
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Twinkling : FLASH
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Explosive issue : HOTPOTATO
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Noted Spanish poet : LORCA
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At the other end of the world : ANTIPODAL
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Inner, in anatomy : ENTAL
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Fun on the water : BOATING
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Brittle : FRAGILE
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One with a mortgage : LIENEE
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Timber for the anchor : CATHEAD
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God's handiwork : WONDERS
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Italian coin : LIRA
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Golden or Bronze : AGE
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Like random shots : UNAIMED
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Harboring, as a grudge : NURSING
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Through a substitute : BYPROXY
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Ardent wisher : DESIRER
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Engineering degree : BCE
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Flaring star : NOVA
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Plasterers' floats; trowels : DARBIES
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Duped : TAKENIN
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Blackbird's cousin : ORIOLE
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What horror films make the blood do : RUNCOLD
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Deadly poison : CYANIDE
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Scent: Brit. : ODOUR
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Counters acidity : ALKALIZES
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About a quart : LITRE
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Tasty cheeses : MUENSTERS
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Blows the game : LOSES
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Stays put : SITS
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Greek peak : OSSA
Down
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Obsessed whaler : AHAB
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Soliloquy, e.g. : MONOLOGUE
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Successful people : ATTAINERS
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Hurt maliciously : SPITED
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Sorry fellow : ATONER
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Tin stars : BADGES
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Call ___ day : ITA
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It's in the bag : GOLFCLUB
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Cheap hotel : FLEATRAP
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The strength of Samson : LONGHAIR
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Musical Shaw : ARTIE
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Milan landmark, for short : SCALA
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Brought to court : HALED
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Think : OPINE
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Wet : RAINY
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Magical stick : WAND
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Marshals troops : MOBILIZES
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They go too far : EXCEEDERS
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False colors : DYES
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Easy job : SINECURE
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Steel-mill deliveries : IRONORES
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Author Shute : NEVIL
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Old women : GRANDAMS
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List of court cases : DOCKET
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Prehistoric people : ARYANS
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Iranian money : RIALS
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Skipjack tuna : BONITO
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Sing merrily : TROLL
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TV sound section : AUDIO
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Air or sea speed : KNOTS
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Weather satellite : ESSA
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Chez ___ (at his house) : LUI

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6 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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