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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, June 2, 1962

7-Down : Sheer boredom.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 74, 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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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,705
Across
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Snobbish. : HIGHHAT
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Dip. : IMMERSE
15
Enjoying a furlough. : ONLEAVE
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More clamorous. : NOISIER
17
Traveled on a sidewheeler. : STEAMED
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Grandiose blacksmiths. : VULCANS
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Touched, as the mark. : TOED
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Responder to reveille. : RISER
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Old man: Ger. : ALTE
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Of the morning. : MATUTINAL
26
Menu item. : SALAD
29
Cafeteria cup. : MUG
30
Western uplands. : MESAS
34
Roped rings. : ARENAS
36
Enjoyable. : PLEASANT
38
Code book. : KEY
39
Willing to wait. : PATIENT
41
Customarily: Abbr. : USU
42
Having the right. : ENTITLED
44
Churchman. : DEACON
46
Fast writer. : STENO
47
Try tea. : SIP
49
Didn't usually. : USENT
50
Ring showmen. : WRESTLERS
53
Fete. : GALA
56
Annie ___, founder of Barnard. : MEYER
57
Adjoin. : ABUT
61
More on guard. : ALERTER
63
"All, all ___, the old familar faces."—Lamb. : AREGONE
65
Southern kerchief. : BANDANA
66
Sunrooms. : SOLARIA
67
Summer's magnet. : SEASIDE
68
Fine furs. : ERMINES
Down
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Party giver. : HOST
2
Inside. : INTO
3
Mirthful joy. : GLEE
4
Boss. : HEADMAN
5
Scene stealer. : HAM
6
Ward off. : AVERT
7
Sheer boredom. : TEDIUM
8
Cajole. : INVEIGLE
9
Bewail. : MOURN
10
Fine measure. : MIL
11
Ports of call: Fr. : ESCALES
12
Iranian coin. : RIAL
13
Enraptured by jazz. : SENT
14
Scottish-Irish. : ERSE
21
Simple Simon's strong point. : STUPIDITY
24
Adjusting device. : ADAPTOR
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Unpaid devotee. : AMATEUR
26
Personal welfares. : SAKES
27
Verbal negative. : ARENT
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Philippine island. : LEYTE
31
Hollandaise. : SAUCE
32
Man's name. : ANSON
33
Grandstand play. : STUNT
35
Drug salt. : SAL
37
Ultimate point. : END
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Mosaic pieces. : TESSERAE
43
Internally. : INWARDS
45
A Zulu spear. : ASSAGAI
48
Be agreeable. : PLEASE
51
Correct written work. : EMEND
52
Incorrectness. : ERROR
53
Jabbers. : GABS
54
Wings. : ALAE
55
Longest Siberian river. : LENA
58
Brought forth. : BORN
59
Unicorn fish. : UNIE
60
Parties. : TEAS
62
Siamese. : TAI
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Fine tree. : ELM

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

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