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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, April 9, 1977

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.68, Missing: { B J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 247 (avg 1.28)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 62.0
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,101
Across
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Publicity : RECLAME
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Italian ice creams : GELATI
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Shoulder fringe : EPAULET
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Dewey in 1948 : ALSORAN
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Testimonial feasts, e.g. : DINNEROCCASIONS
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Highlander : SCOT
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Hits hard : SWATS
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Flock of mallards : SUTE
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Wine cask : TUN
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Liqueur flavoring : ANISE
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Posed : SAT
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Parched : ARID
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Shoot the breeze : CHIN
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Parrots : APERS
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Ebb : RECEDE
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Spectacular waterfall : NIAGARA
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Pugnacious person : FIREEATER
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Gorge : OVEREAT
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Eye parts : IRISES
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Fiery particle : SPARK
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Rules: Abbr. : REGS
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Sapless : SERE
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Dickens boy : TIM
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Cobbler : SOLER
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Young fellow : LAD
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Engrossed : RAPT
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Allots : METES
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Wagnerian heroine : ELSA
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Suffered enviously : ATEONESHEARTOUT
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Brats : TERRORS
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Close of legislature : CLOTURE
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Worthwhile holdings : ASSETS
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Worthwhile leavings : ESTATES
Down
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Russian symbol : REDSTAR
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Food fancier : EPICURE
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Orthodox : CANONIC
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Fontanne partner : LUNT
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Pub serving : ALE
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Seas: Fr. : MERS
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Georgia river : ETOWAH
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Tumbler : GLASS
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Lisper's problem : ESS
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Superman's friend : LOIS
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Alarm clock : AROUSER
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Trumpet blare : TANTARA
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Mosaic pieces : INSETS
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Sea anemone : ACTINIA
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Dracula features : CANINETEETH
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Hard to restrain : EAGER
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Postpone : DEFER
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Coat with wax : CERE
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Juliet's betrothed : PARIS
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Daggers : DIRKS
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Monkshood : ATIS
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Like certain seals : EARLESS
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Pain-killers : OPIATES
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They improvise : VAMPERS
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Betrayal : SELLOUT
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Expunction : ERASURE
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Calms down : SEDATES
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Layers : STRATA
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An old glory : GREECE
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Hebrew measures : OMERS
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Sped madly : TORE
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Bando and Maglie : SALS
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Girl of comics : ETTA
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"___ by bread alone ... " : NOT
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Spoilage : ROT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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