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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Monday, August 5, 1957

26-Across : Luxuriant.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,960
Across
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Offer as genuine. : PASSOFF
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Emergency measure. : STOPGAP
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Where Ottawa is. : ONTARIO
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Sicily's capital. : PALERMO
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Dwarfed or stunted.. : SCRUBBY
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Issuing forth. : EMANANT
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Thumping fall. : THUD
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___ noire (pet aversion). : BETE
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Parts of churches. : NAVES
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Up-to-date: Abbr. : MOD
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Treat with ridicule. : DERIDE
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Luxuriant. : LUSH
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Less unsteady. : EVENER
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Island resort near Venice. : LIDO
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Brazilian destination. : RIO
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Man-made fiber. : NYLON
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No summer necessity. : STEAMHEAT
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Fiddle's relative. : VIOL
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Widgeon. : SMEE
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Fulton's Folly. : STEAMBOAT
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Feature of some houses. : GABLE
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Skip school: Brit. slang. : TIB
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Significant motion. : SIGN
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Gradual appearance on screen. : FADEIN
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Cupid. : EROS
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Romantic dances. : TANGOS
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Negative. : NOT
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Lost power. : WANED
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At hand. : NEAR
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First of Caesar's trio. : VENI
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Fat. : ADIPOSE
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Unwarlike. : PACIFIC
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Suite. : RETINUE
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Indulge in self-absorption. : EGOTIZE
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Payer of the check. : TREATER
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Arguer. : DEBATER
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G. P. O. carriers. : POSTMEN
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Type of herring. : ANCHOVY
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German cake. : STRUDEL
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Ibn-___ : SAUD
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Sphere. : ORB
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A small pretender. : FIBBER
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Entryway. : FOYER
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Least time-wasting. : SPEEDIEST
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Glaswegian cap. : TAM
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Heroine of "The Good Earth." : OLAN
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Punitive. : PENAL
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Photo printing process. : GRAVURE
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Absence of memory. : AMNESIA
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A random blow. : POTSHOT
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Awning. : TILT
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Country garb. : DENIMS
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Cheese. : EDAM
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New star. : NOVA
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Symbols of the end. : OMEGAS
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A coiner of catchphrases. : SLOGANEER
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Directory. : HEAD
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Solemn news item. : OBIT
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He played Lindbergh. : STEWART
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Haranguer. : TIRADER
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Black hard rubber. : EBONITE
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English queen. : ANNE
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Kind of theatrical performance. : BENEFIT
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Make a hero of. : LIONIZE
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Tempter. : ENTICER
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Hunt for food. : FORAGE
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Brown shade. : SEPIA
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Yawned. : GAPED
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Warning word. : DONT
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Brief autobiographical sketch. : VITA
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Beg for. : SUE
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Stocky horse. : COB

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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