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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Monday, February 27, 1956

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 14.9
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,435
Across
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Desirable degree. : DOCTOR
7
Thrillers of Scotsmen. : BAGPIPES
15
Beethoven's 3rd Symphony. : EROICA
16
Medicated liquid for rubbing. : LINIMENT
17
Where Gauchos ride. : PAMPAS
18
One way to order dinner. : ALACARTE
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Adherent of: Suffix. : ITE
20
Stitched. : SEWN
22
Fair and ___. : WARMER
23
President of France. : COTY
25
Holland sea wall. : DIKE
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Observed. : SEEN
28
Boy Scout group. : TROOP
30
Traps or luggage. : GEAR
32
Uses a hand shuttle. : TATS
34
Barrel. : KEG
36
Musical three. : TRIO
38
Golf item. : TEE
39
TV signal finder. : ANTENNA
43
Most agile. : SPRIEST
45
Mortar-mixing tool. : HOE
46
Bluefin. : TUNA
48
Unhappy. : SAD
49
Sandarac tree. : ARAR
51
Giant, jumbo or colossal. : SIZE
53
Jumped. : LEAPT
57
Let it stand. : STET
59
Fine, sheer cloth. : LAWN
61
Jewish month. : ADAR
62
"The monkey chased the ___." : WEASEL
64
Section of a table top. : LEAF
66
Be in debt. : OWE
67
Walk. : AMBULATE
69
Capital on the Danube. : VIENNA
71
Yugoslav coastal district. : DALMATIA
72
Closely related. : ALLIED
73
No cheerers, they. : SNEERERS
74
Certain contracts. : LEASES
Down
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Portray. : DEPICT
2
Campaigner on the dais. : ORATOR
3
Recover consciousness. : COMETO
4
Overturn. : TIP
5
So. Amer. sweet potatoes. : OCAS
6
Demolished: Var. : RASED
7
Covering all contingencies. : BLANKET
8
Affect with pain. : AIL
9
Chew. : GNAW
10
Measures, in printing. : PICAS
11
Turkish inn. : IMARET
12
Suffuse. : PERMEATE
13
International agreements. : ENTENTES
14
Suffix meaning "one who." : STER
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Peruke. : WIG
24
Harness together. : YOKE
26
Dumbo's wings. : EARS
29
Held in. : PENT
31
Tears. : RIPS
33
Not likely to change. : SET
35
Wildebeests. : GNUS
37
Spoken. : ORAL
39
Exclamation. : AHA
40
Viking. : NORSEMAN
41
Hostess' afternoon furniture. : TEATABLE
42
Indigo. : ANIL
44
Inkling. : IDEA
47
Rhododendron relatives. : AZALEAS
50
Continue. : RESUME
52
Lamb kin. : EWE
54
Handsome man. : ADONIS
55
Enemy of the Cheyenne. : PAWNEE
56
Tire faces. : TREADS
58
Pertaining to a tissue. : TELAR
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Part of U. S. N. A. : NAVAL
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Lumps. : WADS
63
Better than never. : LATE
65
Cabinet for papers. : FILE
68
Shooting match: Fr. : TIR
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High note. : ELA

Answer summary:
6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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