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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, May 23, 1959

15-Across : Introduction to a play.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.43, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 258 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Jack Luzzatto has 292 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,599
Across
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Of the nature of desire. : APPETENT
9
___ Athena (Minerva). : PALLAS
15
Introduction to a play. : PROLOGUE
16
Full of melody. : ARIOSO
17
Thoroughbred's line. : PEDIGREE
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Library visitor. : READER
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Serving of chicken. : LEG
20
Mr. Herter and staff, for example. : SECRETARIAT
22
Greek goddess of war. : ENYO
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Grouchy. : TESTY
25
Deep-voiced. : BASS
27
Diverting. : AMUSING
33
Fragrance. : SMELL
36
Cure-all. : PANACEA
37
Atomizes. : AERATES
40
Interminable. : ENDLESS
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Prepared quickly. : INSTANT
42
The globe. : EARTH
43
Wash with few suds. : DETERGE
44
Solid and compact. : HARD
46
Annoyed. : IRKED
48
Dry: Span. : SECO
52
Important jubilees. : CENTENNIALS
58
Campus building: Colloq. : LAB
59
Yellow bird. : ORIOLE
60
Geometric love problem. : TRIANGLE
62
If. : INCASE
63
Involves in trouble. : EMBROILS
64
Pressman who puts in paper. : FEEDER
65
Appointee. : DESIGNEE
Down
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Common fruit. : APPLE
2
Prink. : PREEN
3
Roly-poly. : PODGY
4
Samuel's teacher. : ELI
5
Sports clothes, for instance. : TOGS
6
Herons. : EGRETS
7
Texas river into Corpus Christi bay. : NUECES
8
Players about to drive. : TEERS
9
Political worker. : PARTYMAN
10
Square measure. : AREA
11
Perjurer. : LIAR
12
California wine town. : LODI
13
On the main. : ASEA
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Arrange. : SORT
21
Public storehouse. : ETAPE
23
Flattened at the poles, as Earth. : OBLATE
26
Shrine. : ALTAR
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Subordinate. : UNDER
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Table d'hôte courses. : SALADS
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Cooler. : ICER
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Fledgling's place. : NEST
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Slit. : GASH
33
Spoke. : SAID
34
Word interpreted by Daniel. : MENE
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Formerly. : ERST
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Man at the throttle. : ENGINEER
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Grim. : STERN
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First two words of Psalm 4. : HEARME
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Improvises. : ADLIBS
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"Raised" a check. : KITED
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Noted marbles from the Parthenon. : ELGIN
50
Street, in Spain. : CALLE
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Plump plus. : OBESE
52
Close-fitting cap. : COIF
53
Lake in Ulster. : ERNE
54
Delicate. : NICE
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Frog relative. : TOAD
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Otherwise. : ELSE
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Hindu garment. : SARI
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Egg drink. : NOG

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

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