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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Monday, February 2, 1953

23-Down : Justify speciously.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { J Q X Y }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,324
Across
1
Where hay is stored. : MOWS
5
Nickname for Boston. : HUB
8
One point in ice hockey. : GOAL
12
Dizzy Gillespie's specialty. : BEBOP
13
Title for a Congressman. : HONORABLE
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"___ at last!" : ALONE
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Worshiping none. : ATHEISTIC
17
Scant consolation: 2 wds. : COLDCOMFORT
19
Adjectival ending. : ENT
20
Dandling place. : KNEE
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Melville's sequel to "Typee." : OMOO
22
Composer of "Rule, Britannia." : ARNE
24
He wrote "The Black Arrow." : RLS
26
Volga tributary, 950 miles long. : OKA
28
Atmosphere, for short. : ATMO
30
Mme. Frances ___, former Met star. : ALDA
32
Gas and electric services. : UTILITIES
34
Silly actions. : APERIES
36
Members of NATO. : NATIONS
37
He's in today's headlines. : GROUNDHOG
39
___ Blanc. : MONT
40
Troth binder. : RING
41
Mike Mansfield's new title: Abbr. : SEN
42
Put on. : DON
43
Fasten with rope. : LASH
45
People of Gaulish Reims. : REMI
47
Business associate: Abbr. : ASST
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A continent: Abbr. : AFR
52
Subject to too much air pressure. : OVERINFLATE
55
Treats with a certain chemical. : IODINATES
57
Emulator. : RIVAL
58
Cozy Pullman quarters. : ROOMETTES
59
A form of oxygen. : OZONE
60
Wagnerian role. : ELSA
61
Specially picked: Abbr. : SEL
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Become whole. : MEND
Down
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Relative of the pumpkin. : MELON
2
Medieval coin of France. : OBOLE
3
Dr. Waksman's field: 2 wds. : WONDERDRUGS
4
Wall Street activity, for short. : SPEC
5
Cruel practical joke. : HOTFOOT
6
Disconnecting. : UNHOOKING
7
A South African. : BOER
8
Nitrous oxide. : GAS
9
Procurement. : OBTENTION
10
A straightening of the ranks. : ALINEMENT
11
Discourse: Abbr. : LECT
12
Football player. : BACK
13
Manufacturing city near Dortmund. : HAMM
14
Famous first name in Hollywood. : RITA
18
Hawaiian birds. : OOS
23
Justify speciously. : RATIONALIZE
25
(Had) reclined. : LAIN
27
In the style of. : ALA
29
Precursor of the C. I. A. : OSS
30
A victim on a certain day. : APRILFOOL
31
Works of a famous Italian artist. : LEONARDOS
32
Girl guide. : USHERETTE
33
Betel pepper. : ITMO
34
Farming in general: Abbr. : AGR
35
Wynn and Stanky. : EDS
38
Length of a short movie. : ONEREEL
42
Racket. : DIN
44
Sharpen. : HONE
46
___ America. : MISS
48
Soap: Fr. : SAVON
49
Position taken on a question. : STAND
50
The "T" in TV. : TELE
51
River in France. : AIRE
53
Containers for liquids. : VATS
54
First word of "The Marines' Hymn." : FROM
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Miss Dodo. : IMA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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