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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Thursday, November 11, 1954

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 42.2 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,962
Across
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Football dropper. : FUMBLER
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Groucho's trademarks. : CIGARS
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Saying equal to "Oh, boy!" : MANALIVE
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International numbers. : ARABIC
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Merchant ship to the old Indies. : INDIAMAN
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Cash-register sign. : NOSALE
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Gulf and port of Arabia. : ADENS
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World Series pitcher. : LEMON
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Clatter. : DIN
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___ Nostrum: Our sea. : MARE
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Form used by Bach. : FUGUE
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Could-be hurricane. : JANE
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Not affiliated with anyone: Abbr. : IND
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Rain and snow. : SLEET
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Chinese societies. : TONGS
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Greek market places. : AGORAE
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Flight unit. : STAIR
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Mexican town on Arizona border. : NOGALES
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Commuters' haven. : SUBURBS
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Theme to be elaborated. : MOTIF
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Soften again. : REMELT
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Panama city. : COLON
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Colleague of Danton. : MARAT
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Mauna ___, Hawaii. : LOA
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Solemn assent. : AMEN
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Four for the road. : TIRES
49
Device used with a ratchet wheel. : PAWL
50
A "Little Woman." : MEG
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Article of food. : VIAND
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Shaping and turning instrument. : LATHE
53
Draw out. : ELICIT
55
Palace-museum-church near Madrid. : ESCORIAL
57
Market an old car. : RESELL
58
"Deep Six" or "Caine Mutiny." : SEASTORY
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Recent guest of Red China. : ATTLEE
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Part of London. : EASTEND
Down
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Lively Spanish dance. : FANDANGO
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The odds are against him. : UNDERDOG
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Where Muskie is Governor. : MAINE
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"Gil ___," by Lesage. : BLAS
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Fiord on the Kattegat. : LIM
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Appraise. : EVALUE
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Fails on a promise. : RENEGES
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Hiawatha's craft. : CANOE
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Club for the fairway. : IRON
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Fuel in the main. : GAS
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Oil city near the Persian Gulf. : ABADAN
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Irritating. : RILING
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Panoramas. : SCENES
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Sen. Smathers, for instance. : MIAMIAN
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Dogs of lost pedigree. : MUTTS
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Carney's concern. : FLEET
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Large drinking bowl. : JORUM
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Annual art show, Paris. : SALON
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Land of Lamaism. : TIBET
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Novarro of the silents. : RAMON
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Distinctive airs. : AURAS
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Barbary ape. : SIMIA
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Connection. : RELATION
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Empty braggart. : BLOWHARD
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In trite style. : STALELY
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Roman palace on which Michelangelo worked. : FARNESE
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TV equipment. : CAMERA
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Short-order dish. : OMELET
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One learned in the law. : LEGIST
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Water between Africa and Arabia. : REDSEA
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Designation. : TITLE
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Ex ___: one-sided. : PARTE
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Mean. : VILE
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Astray. : LOST
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Celebrated: Abbr. : CEL
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En tout ___ (in any case): Fr. : CAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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