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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Wednesday, January 17, 1951

24-Across : Finishing line used by designers of type.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { H J Q }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Jack Luzzatto has 292 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 577
Across
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Termagant's tongue-lashing. : TIRADE
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Seaboards. : COASTS
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Pernicious. : BANEFUL
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Robin Hood, for instance. : OUTLAW
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Incite to passion. : INFLAME
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Bing Crosby. : GROANER
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Turkish title. : AGA
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Poe's croaker. : RAVEN
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Tavern famous in Shakespeare's time. : MITRE
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Dispatch. : SEND
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Finishing line used by designers of type. : SERIF
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Central part of a cathedral. : NAVE
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Write in the books. : ENTER
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Title of ruler of Hyderabad. : NIZAM
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In medias ___ (into the midst of things) : RES
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Crackling in the ether. : STATIC
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Swain song. : SERENADE
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Arab chief. : EMIR
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Slender bristle: Botany. : SETA
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Sleuthed around. : FERRETED
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Renovate. : REVAMP
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Tree-feller. : AXE
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Lady in Greek verse. : DELIA
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"___ the Salmon," by Henry Williamson. : SALAR
51
Flacon of perfume. : VIAL
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He sings "Minnie the Moocher." : DANNY
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Persian money of silver wire twisted into shape of fishhooks. : LARI
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Woos optically. : OGLES
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Orange ___ tea. : PEKOE
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Storage compartment. : BIN
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Gains back. : RETAKES
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Impervious to appeal. : ADAMANT
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Neophyte. : NOVICE
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Takes up again. : RESUMES
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Part of an earthquake. : TREMOR
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Wine into vinegar. : ALEGAR
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Sudden divergence from one course to another. : TANGENT
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Spanish princess. : INFANTA
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Kinsman: Abbr. : REL
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Way out yonder. : AFAR
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France's master romanticist. : DUMAS
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Blockers and tacklers. : ELEVEN
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Knows at sight. : COGNIZES
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Of us. : OUR
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Particle under worldwide research. : ATOM
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Destroyed. : SLAIN
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Fanfare for foxhunters. : TANTARA
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Shifted course. : SWERVED
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Prejudices. : BIASES
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First Dodger in 1951 fold. : REESE
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Goddess of Discord. : ERIS
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Stay. : DETER
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Traveler on land or sea. : FARER
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Icebound. : RIMED
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Measures out. : METES
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Mentioned for bravery. : CITED
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Of sea power. : NAVAL
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Faller from grace. : RELAPSER
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A kind act. : FAVOR
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Urgent. : EXIGENT
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Coined word for a busy broker. : REALTOR
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Eat well. : DINE
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Montgomery is its capital. : ALABAMA
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Coleridge's old salt. : MARINER
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Cotton dresses. : PRINTS
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Seat of Turkish Government. : ANKARA
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Sailor's holiday. : LEAVE
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This echoes in the Engadine. : YODEL
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Read superficially. : SKIM
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Peace of mind. : EASE
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Science of production and distribution: School slang. : ECO
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Take a photographs for the rogues' gallery. : MUG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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