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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Tuesday, November 24, 1953

63-Across : Result of monsoon weather.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.68, Missing: { F H J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 64.2
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,619
Across
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Humbled. : ABASED
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Meet again. : REUNITE
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Spell or charm: Scot. : CANTRIP
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Baltic republic overrun by Russia, 1940. : ESTONIA
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Give approval to. : INDORSE
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Lames a horse. : SPAVINS
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Señor Arnaz. : DESI
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Monk outranked by an abbot. : PRIOR
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Hop kiln. : OAST
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Newspaper feature writer. : COLUMNIST
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Source of tapioca: Var. : CASAVA
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Wielded a stick. : BATONED
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Vehicle upset by marplots. : APPLECART
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Part of French Equatorial Africa. : WADAI
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Man's name. : ASA
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Adjusts to modernize production. : RETOOLS
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Source of energy. : SUN
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Pilgrim's goal. : MECCA
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Aim of mediation. : AGREEMENT
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Dike for Holland. : SEAWALL
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Strongrooms. : VAULTS
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Stationers, grocers, etc. : RETAILERS
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Snatch. : GRAB
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Anoint: Obs. : ENOIL
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Ancient Peruvian. : INCA
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French automobile. : RENAULT
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Sailor's jacket. : PEACOAT
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Transoceanic. : OVERSEA
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Shakespearean hero. : ORLANDO
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Result of monsoon weather. : WETNESS
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Ceremonial bow, with palm of right hand placed on the forehead. : SALAAM
Down
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Battery ingredient. : ACID
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Harmful influence. : BANE
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Und, y, et. : ANDS
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Indifferent to joy or grief. : STOICAL
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Miss. : ERR
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Remove from office. : DISPLACE
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Device for amplifying sound. : RESONATOR
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___ de corps. : ESPRIT
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Actress Hagen. : UTA
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Singer Jarmila. : NOVOTNA
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Dolphin of the Amazon. : INIA
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Metal containers. : TINS
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The Atlantic states. : EAST
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Neighbor to Bolivia. : PERU
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State of confusion and complication. : IMBROGLIO
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Intimidate. : OVERAWE
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A rather poor silk purse. : SOWSEAR
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Heddles of a loom. : CAAM
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Sections of churches. : APSES
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Science-fiction locale. : SPACE
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One of Henry Ford's 2d's sons. : EDSEL
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Dishearten. : DAUNT
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Girl of the golden apples, and a red admiral butterfly. : ATALANTAS
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Interiors: Abbr. : INTS
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Reformers for social equality. : LEVELERS
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End of the run for trolleys. : CARBARN
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Broadway offering. : MUSICAL
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Spider monkey genus. : ATELES
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Great Chinese poet of eighth century. : LIPO
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Thrive. : GROW
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Daydream: Rare. : REVE
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Dill. : ANET
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Name for a ninth child. : NONA
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Each, every: Span. : CADA
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Exceedingly small bit of anything. : ATOM
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Employ. : USE
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___ Newburg. : ALA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 13 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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