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Jack Luzzatto
New York Times, Thursday, May 24, 1956
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Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { F J Q U V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 88, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 E | 3 A | 4 S | 5 O | 6 N | 7 S | 8 A | 9 P | 10 A | 11 C | 12 H | 13 E | 14 S |
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15 L | A | C | O | N | I | C | 16 D | O | M | R | E | M | Y |
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17 I | S | R | A | E | L | I | 18 A | L | I | A | S | E | S |
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19 P | E | E | P | 20 G | E | 21 M | M | A | 22 M | A | R | T |
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23 S | 24 P | A | N | I | A | R | 25 D | S | ||||||
26 A | 27 G | 28 A | 29 L | I | C | E | N | S | E | 30 S | 31 P | 32 A |
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33 D | E | R | 34 M | A | 35 E | N | T | E | R | 36 T | A | I | N |
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37 E | N | R | A | I | 38 L | 39 A | I | R | M | A | N |
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40 P | R | A | C | T | I | 41 S | 42 E | 43 S | 44 D | I | A | N | A |
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45 T | O | Y | 46 E | M | P | L | A | 47 C | E | 48 R | O | M |
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49 D | R | E | A | M | L | E | S | 50 S | ||||||
51 T | 52 A | 53 P | E | 54 A | R | S | O | N | 55 H | 56 A | 57 R | 58 K |
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59 A | L | A | M | 60 O | D | E | 61 O | T | 62 T | O | M | A | N |
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63 R | E | C | I | P | E | S | 64 N | A | I | R | O | B | I |
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65 N | E | A | T | E | S | T | 66 S | L | E | E | K | I | T |
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,522
Across
1
Spices. : SEASONS
8
Colorful characters of Paris. : APACHES
15
Wasting no words. : LACONIC
16
Joan of Arc's birthplace. : DOMREMY
17
Sentry in the Negev. : ISRAELI
18
Pseudonyms. : ALIASES
19
Small piping sound. : PEEP
20
Bud. : GEMMA
22
Market. : MART
23
Madrilenos. : SPANIARDS
26
Turkish official. : AGA
29
Permit. : LICENSE
30
Belgian watering place. : SPA
33
Skin. : DERMA
35
Divert. : ENTERTAIN
37
Put on the tracks. : ENRAIL
39
Hero of "Marjorie Morningstar." : AIRMAN
40
Puts into use. : PRACTISES
44
Goddess of the hunt. : DIANA
45
Doll. : TOY
46
Set up, as a gun. : EMPLACE
48
Gypsy man. : ROM
49
Easy and restful, as sleep. : DREAMLESS
51
Recording ribbon. : TAPE
54
Lawless firing. : ARSON
55
Listen! : HARK
59
In the fashion. : ALAMODE
61
Upholstered footrest. : OTTOMAN
63
Chef's secrets. : RECIPES
64
Capital of Kenya. : NAIROBI
65
Most shipshape. : NEATEST
66
"Wee, ___, cow'rin, tim'rous beastie ... " : SLEEKIT
Down
1
Twig for grafting. : SLIP
2
Comfort. : EASE
3
Field. : ACRE
4
Opera sponsors. : SOAPS
5
Individual. : ONE
6
Indian antelope. : NILGAI
7
Knowledge from research. : SCIENCE
8
Unyielding. : ADAMANT
9
The Ross or the Bering. : POLARSEA
10
Mon cher ___. : AMI
11
Studies hard: Colloq. : CRAMS
12
"For ___ jolly good fellow." : HESA
13
Legendary Irish beauty. : EMER
14
Organization: Abbr. : SYST
21
Bearing. : MIEN
24
Braider. : PLAITER
25
Makes fun of. : DERIDES
26
Expert. : ADEPT
27
Japanese elder statesman. : GENRO
28
Line up for display. : ARRAY
30
Philippine island. : SAMAR
31
Composer's instrument. : PIANO
32
Country now part of Vietnam. : ANNAM
34
General's nickname. : MAC
36
Three: Prefix. : TRI
38
Citrus drinks. : LIMEADES
41
Least fleshy. : SPAREST
42
Shade trees. : ELMS
43
Main cabins, on steamships. : SALOONS
47
Pertaining to 100. : CENTAL
49
Resign an appointment. : DEMIT
50
Beach. : SHORE
51
Mountain lake. : TARN
52
Away from windward. : ALEE
53
Short-tailed rodent. : PACA
56
Berserk, Oriental style. : AMOK
57
India's big spring harvest. : RABI
58
Make socks. : KNIT
60
Fling wide: Poet. : OPE
62
Join together. : TIE
Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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