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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Wednesday, July 7, 1954

18-Across : Highway construction crew.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J Q W X Y }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 90, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Jack Luzzatto has 292 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,835
Across
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Vincent Massey's land. : CANADA
7
Popular party in the 1920's. : TEADANCE
15
Russian town on the Bering Sea. : ANADIR
16
Native of Scutari. : ALBANIAN
17
Remove from power. : DEPOSE
18
Highway construction crew. : ROADGANG
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Ruler's title: Abbr. : EMP
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Italian island attraction. : CAPRI
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Hawaiian export. : SUGAR
23
Draws. : TIES
25
Pius X. : SAINT
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Room: Span. : SALA
28
Beat it! : SCRAM
30
Composer Franck. : CESAR
32
Ohio or Kansas: Abbr. : RIV
33
Ready for diversion. : BORED
35
Bewilder. : BEDAZE
37
Trickster. : SHARPER
40
Concentrated on one point. : FOCUSED
41
Skin tents. : TEPEES
42
Absorbs ink. : BLOTS
43
Smart blow. : RAP
44
BAR. : RIFLE
46
Animal related to the giraffe. : OKAPI
50
Verse forms. : ODES
52
Aligns. : TRUES
54
Noisy impact. : SLAM
55
Plots of ground. : PLATS
57
Write in. : ENTER
59
Outer rim. : LIP
60
Crested, woodpecker style. : PILEATED
62
Inspiration for the poet. : NATURE
64
Invigorate. : ENERGIZE
65
Went beyond. : OVERED
66
Last word of Psalm 19. : REDEEMER
67
Ebb. : RECEDE
Down
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West Pointers. : CADETS
2
In need of tonic. : ANEMIC
3
Sleep snatcher. : NAPPER
4
Fuss. : ADO
5
Platter. : DISC
6
Sections. : AREAS
7
Lingered. : TARRIED
8
Removes oneself to a distance. : ELOINS
9
Bankers' organization. : ABA
10
Pops. : DADS
11
Aberdeen ___: beef cattle. : ANGUS
12
Thunderous falls. : NIAGARAS
13
Divert to a channel. : CANALIZE
14
Carved in relief. : ENGRAVED
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Gaited horse. : PACER
24
U. S. F-86 jet. : SABRE
26
Forbidden. : TABOO
29
Sulky brooder. : MOPER
31
Right-hand page. : RECTO
34
Convene again. : RESIT
36
Twilights. : DUSKS
37
Blade sharpener. : STROPPER
38
News of Cheops' boat, for instance. : HEADLINE
39
Went to a higher court. : APPEALED
40
Carney's concern. : FLEET
42
Flounder. : BLUNDER
45
Deep ___. : FREEZE
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Glamorous charm. : ALLURE
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Provided with a partner. : PAIRED
49
Block. : IMPEDE
51
Cubic meter. : STERE
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Spanish title. : SENOR
56
Shrub of western plains. : SAGE
58
Critical enthusiasm. : RAVE
61
A Dickens child. : TIM
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Sleuth: Slang. : TEC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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