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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, January 30, 1953

26-Across : Miss Horne.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10, Grid flow: 29.2
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,321
Across
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Charles' wagon, the Big Dipper. : WAIN
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Mr. Reuther's former union. : UAW
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Small herrings. : SPRATS
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Break the news. : ANNOUNCE
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"The treasury of everlasting joy." : HEAVEN
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In close relation. : INTIMATE
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Indian maid of fiction. : RAMONA
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Mercenary man. : FEESPLITTER
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General havoc. : WAR
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Lord of general havoc. : ARES
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Opinion. : VIEW
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Truman's Sec. of the Army. : PACE
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Ran away. : FLED
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Miss Horne. : LENA
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Did a cobbler's job. : SOLED
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___ gestae (things done): Lat. : RES
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Ignominy. : DISGRACE
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___ Summerfield, new Postmaster General. : ARTHUR
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Dewlap. : WATTLE
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The broad highway: 2 wds. : OPENROAD
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Carrier for bricks or mortar. : HOD
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Almost a tie. : CLOSE
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Hackle-raising: Var. : EERY
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Grass fresheners. : DEWS
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Doris ___, tennis champion. : HART
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A drop of liquid. : BEAD
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Gather the crop. : REAP
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Edible tuber. : OCA
51
Relative of the Colt. : HORSEPISTOL
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Robin Hood, for instance. : OUTLAW
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Form used by Handel. : ORATORIO
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Catnap. : SNOOZE
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Nullifying. : NEGATING
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Job-holder. : EARNER
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Theater sign. : SRO
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Eight: Comb. form. : OCTO
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Lost child. : WAIF
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Tempering agent. : ANNEALER
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Engage the attention of. : INTEREST
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Rumored. : NOISED
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Single. : UNAL
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Soldiers in current service. : ACTIVES
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Cheeping of young birds. : WEETING
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Katharina of Padua. : SHREW
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Shape for a tone. : PEAR
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Pile driver weight. : RAM
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Confession. : AVOWAL
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Bridge-hand combination. : TENACE
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In the spider's parlor. : SNARED
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Diamond experts. : UMPS
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Sentimental condensation. : TEAR
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Carl Sandburg, for instance. : POET
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Monk's title. : FRA
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Money for a pizza. : LIRE
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Small marine fish. : SCAD
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Gulled party. : DUPE
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On vacation. : AWAY
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Baruch to Churchill. : HOST
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Extravagantly histrionic. : THEATRIC
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Nadir: 2 wds. : LOWPOINT
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Male nicknames. : EDS
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One-syllable not ever. : NEER
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Justifications. : REASONS
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Commanding person. : ORDERER
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Decide (to do something). : CHOOSE
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A gap or hiatus, as in a manuscript. : LACUNA
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Relative of a filibusterer. : ORATOR
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Hernando of Old Man River. : DESOTO
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Either of the knaves in euchre. : BOWER
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Miss Hayworth. : RITA
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Unclear air. : HAZE
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Half of the name of a Samoan harbor. : PAGO
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Word: Comb. form. : LOGO
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Mr. Chaney. : LON

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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