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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, September 9, 1955

30-Down : A hot pepper.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 300 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,264
Across
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Upright windlass. : CAPSTAN
8
Of plant life. : BOTANIC
15
Typical example. : EPITOME
16
Olympic team member. : ATHLETE
17
Sawtooth ridges. : SIERRAS
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Brightened. : CHEERED
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Hindu costume. : SARI
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Back financially. : STAKE
22
City on the Tiber. : ROME
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Old-time prospector in the West. : DESERTRAT
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Solicitous one. : CARER
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Disadvantages. : DRAWBACKS
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Not forming an angle. : AGONIC
35
Notable pseudonym. : ELIA
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Pronoun. : HIM
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Clumsy fellow. : LOUT
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Takes a chance. : RISKS
40
Desert "monster." : GILA
41
Vexation. : IRE
42
Boat for poling. : PUNT
43
Ennobles. : EXALTS
45
Incredibly bizarre. : FANTASTIC
48
"Plain and Fancy" sect. : AMISH
49
Render less serious by giving excuses. : EXTENUATE
51
Ancient language: Abbr. : HEBR
54
Go fishing. : ANGLE
55
Strain. : SIFT
59
Strain for effect. : OVERACT
61
Former Italian colony on the Red Sea. : ERITREA
63
Any Kentucky VIP. : COLONEL
64
Rubber dealer, for cars. : TIREMAN
65
Gossip. : HEARSAY
66
Pirates of olden days. : SEARATS
Down
1
Irish luck. : CESS
2
Capital of Western Samoa. : APIA
3
Wharf. : PIER
4
Raucous. : STRIDENT
5
Craggy height. : TOR
6
Collect. : AMASS
7
Snuggled down. : NESTED
8
Subordinate impertinence. : BACKTALK
9
In a different way. : OTHERWISE
10
Article. : THE
11
A watchword: Span. : ALERTA
12
Fictional Wolfe. : NERO
13
Detailed note. : ITEM
14
Yield. : CEDE
21
Commanding attention. : ARRESTING
24
Assam silkworm. : ERI
25
Bankers' association. : ABA
26
Where Knight is Governor: Abbr. : CALIF
27
Greek market place. : AGORA
28
City where Joan of Arc was doomed. : ROUEN
30
A hot pepper. : CHILI
31
Black Watch costume. : KILTS
32
Great hit. : SMASH
34
Lobsters, shrimps, crabs. : CRUSTACEA
39
With concentration. : INTENTLY
40
Gambler. : GAMESTER
42
Peace: Latin. : PAX
44
Totem pole. : XAT
46
Sheer panic. : TERROR
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Flat diamond facets. : CULETS
50
High nests. : AERIE
51
German shout of approval. : HOCH
52
Bacchanalian cry. : EVOE
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Ancient king of Hungary. : BELA
56
Marie Wilson role. : IRMA
57
Difficult trick. : FEAT
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Browns. : TANS
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Solution: Abbr. : ANS
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Man's name. : IRA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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