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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Wednesday, February 27, 1952

56-Across : A meaningful name.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.74, Missing: { J Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 22
Jack Luzzatto has 292 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 983
Across
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Holidays, south of the border. : FIESTAS
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"___ 17," Broadway play. : STALAG
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Lack of reverence. : IMPIETY
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A pause, in verse or music. : CAESURA
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Rod in a spinning wheel. : SPINDLE
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Citizen of Anchorage. : ALASKAN
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Hayseed. : HICK
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Concerning. : ANENT
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Items of ideological warfare. : ISMS
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General pardons issued by governments. : AMNESTIES
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Symbol of Easter time. : RABBIT
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Frequent figure in South Sea cartoons. : CANNIBAL
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Unites; mingles. : AMALGAMATES
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In other times. : AGO
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Up and about. : RISEN
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River between Brazil and Paraguay. : APA
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The eagle's claw. : TALON
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Feminine suffix. : ESS
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Bringing about. : OCCASIONING
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Climbed by using the legs. : SHINNIED
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Old women. : CRONES
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Exacted by way of a fine. : ESTREATED
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Engrossed. : RAPT
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Hurry. : HASTE
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Strategic Korean-Manchu river. : YALU
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A meaningful name. : EPITHET
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Temples, kings and mandarins. : ORANGES
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View with alarm. : DEPLORE
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Automobile age indicator. : MILEAGE
62
Daisies. : OXEYES
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Clip. : SCISSOR
Down
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Product of the Grand Banks. : FISH
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Nickname for N. Y. C.'s Mayor. : IMPI
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The "Odyssey," for instance. : EPIC
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Vulnerable to Neptune. : SINKABLE
5
Mr. Husing. : TED
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A once-burning city. : ATLANTA
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Ancient name for Aswan, city on the Nile. : SYENE
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Soup cracker. : SALTINE
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Hyson or gunpowder. : TEA
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St. Francis of ___. : ASSISI
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Artist who created "The Yellow Kid" and "The Wrestlers." : LUKS
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"My Name is ___," by Saroyan. : ARAM
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Battling Joe, lightweight champion, 1901-08. : GANS
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Vocal-instrumental pieces by Bach. : CANTATAS
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Merry pranks. : ESCAPADES
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Stars who sing in a Thomas opera. : MIGNONS
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Lay in supplies: Obs. : ENSTORE
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Gets up on one's hind legs: Western. : RARES
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Sect founded by Jakob Ammann. : AMISH
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Pinza and Tajo. : BASSI
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Knight of Arthurian legion who slew his brother by mistake. : BALIN
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Past: Archaic. : AGONE
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Gov. Earl and Sen. Russell of Louisiana. : LONGS
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Soften by steeping. : MACERATE
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Painkillers. : ANODYNES
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Ancient lyrelike instruments. : CITHERS
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Remedy for jaundice. : ICTERIC
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Irritable. : NETTLY
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Oppenheimer's subject. : ATOMS
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Make over. : REDO
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Peak. : APEX
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Meerschaum. : PIPE
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Turkish officials. : AGAS
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A layman: Spanish. : LEGO
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Enjoyer of. : USER
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Tillage implement. : HOE
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The late Liaquat ___. : ALI

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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