This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Monday, March 16, 1953

24-Down : Food; nourishment.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, 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.
1
U
2
R
3
B
4
S
5
C
6
A
7
C
8
A
9
O
10
M
11
A
12
S
13
H
14
R
O
O
K
15
A
C
O
R
N
16
O
B
E
Y
17
S
T
A
Y
18
A
T
H
O
M
E
19
R
O
A
D
20
A
I
R
L
I
N
E
21
E
S
22
P
O
U
S
E
23
D
I
L
I
24
A
S
P
I
C
25
A
26
D
E
N
27
P
28
O
L
29
A
N
C
30
H
31
O
32
R
33
B
E
D
E
34
W
I
35
L
D
G
O
O
S
E
36
A
G
O
37
E
38
N
E
M
I
E
S
39
R
I
A
40
C
A
U
41
T
I
O
N
E
D
42
U
S
E
D
43
A
S
T
E
R
N
44
N
O
45
M
46
P
E
R
E
47
D
E
B
48
I
T
49
O
50
R
B
S
51
A
52
R
53
T
I
S
A
N
54
P
O
O
R
E
55
S
56
T
57
B
O
R
O
58
S
A
59
B
E
R
D
A
N
C
E
60
L
I
E
U
61
I
N
U
R
E
62
I
S
A
R
63
E
L
K
S
64
C
E
N
T
S
65
D
E
R
M
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,366
Across
1
A city: Latin. : URBS
5
Tropical tree, source of chocolate. : CACAO
10
Contents of a brewer's vat. : MASH
14
Black European crow. : ROOK
15
Possible oak tree. : ACORN
16
Follow the rules. : OBEY
17
An Alice-sit-by-the-fire. : STAYATHOME
19
Travel artery. : ROAD
20
Sky artery. : AIRLINE
21
Champion a cause. : ESPOUSE
23
Capital of Portuguese Timor. : DILI
24
Meat jelly. : ASPIC
25
Gulf near the Red Sea. : ADEN
27
Where Lwów is: Abbr. : POL
29
Part of the Marine Corps insignia. : ANCHOR
33
George Eliot's carpenter hero. : BEDE
34
Kind of chase. : WILDGOOSE
36
In the past. : AGO
37
Persons of ill will. : ENEMIES
39
Narrow inlet. : RIA
40
Counseled wariness. : CAUTIONED
42
Second hand. : USED
43
Place for an outboard motor. : ASTERN
44
___ de guerre. : NOM
46
Title for Jacques Marquette, missionary and explorer. : PERE
47
Non-profit entry. : DEBIT
49
Round objects. : ORBS
51
Skilled craftsman. : ARTISAN
54
In greatest need. : POOREST
57
Division of New York: Var. : BORO
58
Fiery ballet piece by Khachaturian. : SABERDANCE
60
Stead. : LIEU
61
Accustom to hardship. : INURE
62
Munich's river. : ISAR
63
Benevolent order. : ELKS
64
Items at the right of the decimal point. : CENTS
65
Skin. : DERM
Down
1
Major or Minor bear. : URSA
2
Roast on a French menu. : ROTI
3
Lived away from home. : BOARDEDOUT
4
The splendor of New York. : SKYLINE
5
Fiesta for felines. : CATNIP
6
Symptom of cephalalgia. : ACHE
7
Pleasant associate of "bill." : COO
8
"Aux ___!" refrain of the "Marseillaise." : ARMES
9
Bid at bridge. : ONESPADE
10
Where Fez is. : MOROCCO
11
Leigh Hunt's claim to fame. : ABOU
12
Heavy swells. : SEAS
13
Park for a London soapboxer. : HYDE
18
Lose vigor. : AIL
22
Sharp metallic sounds. : PINGS
24
Food; nourishment. : ALIMENT
25
Manila hemp. : ABACA
26
Painter of ballerinas. : DEGAS
28
Playwright Davis. : OWEN
30
Ordinary good judgment. : HORSESENSE
31
Willow. : OSIER
32
Author of "Peg Woffington." : READE
35
Famed Italian beach resort. : LIDO
37
___ President is O'Kelly. : EIRES
38
Not essentially. : NONBASIC
41
Creating boredom. : TEDIOUS
42
Reprove sharply. : UPBRAID
45
Thomas and Clement, a pair of poets. : MOORES
48
Pointless. : INANE
50
Child guide. : ROD
51
Proficient. : ABLE
52
Disturb the sediment. : ROIL
53
Journey. : TREK
54
Saucy and sprightly. : PERT
55
Heidelberg memento. : SCAR
56
Word. : TERM
59
Coffee cake. : BUN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
51 ms