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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Thursday, March 27, 1975

5-Down : Convoy

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.56, Missing: { B F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,357
Across
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Fake gems : PASTE
6
Pants : GASPS
11
Fireplace tools : POKERS
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Magazine offerings : SERIALS
14
Lobbying, e.g. : POLITICALACTION
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Downfall : RUIN
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Knotty problems : POSERS
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Take in : SEE
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Business abbr. : INC
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By itself : PERSE
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Hindu melodic style : RAGA
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Tantrum in public : SCENE
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Little ones : TOTS
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Oklahoma girl : ENID
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Relative of a doc : MEDICO
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Grayish greens : CELADONS
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Hat in the ring : CANDIDACY
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Mental upset : DEMENTIA
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Seizes forcibly : WRESTS
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Give out : EMIT
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Vow : OATH
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Prohibit : ESTOP
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Diversify : VARY
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Celebrities : LIONS
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Altar of heaven : ARA
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___ bind : INA
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Larry, Moe or Curly : STOOGE
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Cupid : AMOR
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Candidate's offering : CAMPAIGNPROMISE
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Shield straps : ENARMES
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Greek soldier : EVZONE
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Kept plugging : TRIED
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Tupelo genus : NYSSA
Down
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Maintained order : POLICED
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Related to : AKIN
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Hardened : SET
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Twaddle : TRIPE
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Convoy : ESCORT
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Equipment : GEAR
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Stage lights : ARCS
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Be in session : SIT
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Southwestern rustic : PAISANO
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Bar order : SLOEGIN
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Spring suddenly : POUNCE
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Precipitated : SLEETED
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Sam and J. C. : SNEADS
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Refracting glass : PRISM
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Guilt by ___ : ASSOCIATION
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Nut : PECAN
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Changes the color : REDYES
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Subtle point : NICETY
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Minced cabbage : SLAW
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Knowing about : ONTO
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Fields : ACRES
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Talks for two: Var. : DIALOGS
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Mechanism : DEVICE
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Emerging from : EMANANT
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Popular resort name : MIRAMAR
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Power to endure : STAMINA
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Knobby : TOROSE
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Show mercy : SPARE
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Farm enclosure : HOGPEN
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Insolent : NERVY
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Ditto : SAME
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Ready for overtime : TIED
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Prophet after Joel : AMOS
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Preliminary vote: Abbr. : PRI
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Parts of lbs. : OZS

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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