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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, November 20, 1954

26-Down : Archaic.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 25.3
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,971
Across
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Celebration. : GALA
5
Where Smylie is Governor-elect. : IDAHO
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Sibilant signals. : PSTS
14
Target while hot. : IRON
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A concrete commendation. : MEDAL
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Shout to a ship. : AHOY
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A railroad. : LINE
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Annoyance: Colloq. : PEEVE
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Cologne. : KOLN
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A little gift for the customer. : LAGNIAPPE
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Type of rectifier tube. : DIODE
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Help. : ASSIST
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Hand weapon. : FIST
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Hod carrier's burden. : MORTAR
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Platform thunder. : ORATION
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Dendrologist's concern. : ELM
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Resemblance of sounds. : ASSONANCE
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Symbol of selfishness. : ADOGINTHEMANGER
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Specific nouns. : DEFINITES
38
Chinese philosophy. : TAO
39
Snares. : ENTRAPS
40
Warm Alpine winds. : FOEHNS
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Chances to pass: Archaic. : HAPS
44
Veer. : SWERVE
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Split. : CLEFT
48
Prosperity. : GOODTIMES
51
An equal division. : HALF
52
Burst of cheers or applause. : SALVO
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"A merry old soul." : COLE
54
Wings: Bot. : ALAE
55
Young eel. : ELVER
56
"I'm ___ Queen o' the May." : TOBE
57
Plants. : SOWS
58
Miss Verdugo who plays "Millie." : ELENA
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A kind of judgment. : SNAP
Down
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Half pint. : GILL
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Opera gem. : ARIA
3
The criminal's nemesis. : LONGARMOFTHELAW
4
Concerning: Dial. : ANENST
5
Damage somewhat. : IMPAIR
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Caves of ocean. : DEEPS
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Dexterous. : ADEPT
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Acquire. : HAVE
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A Latin huzza. : OLE
10
Where Karachi is. : PAKISTAN
11
Removing goods by night to avoid seizure by the landlord: Brit. : SHOOTINGTHEMOON
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Narrated. : TOLD
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Auld lang ___. : SYNE
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Major Biblical prophet: Abbr. : ISA
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The huntress. : DIANA
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Beginning at. : FROM
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Union general at Gettysburg. : MEADE
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Archaic. : OLDEN
27
Simple sugars. : OSES
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The watery world. : OCEAN
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Tyrants personified. : NEROS
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Siamese coins. : ATTS
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Pronoun. : SHE
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Spotted animals. : GIRAFFES
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Not suitable. : INAPT
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Bites. : NIPS
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Homburg's relative. : FEDORA
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Leftover morsel. : ORT
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Puts out. : EVICTS
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Find the key. : SOLVE
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Made by interlacing. : WOVEN
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Cartoonist Addams. : CHAS
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"Symphonie Espagnole" composer. : LALO
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Brassbound nerve. : GALL
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Italian island. : ELBA
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Trickle through. : SEEP
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View. : SEE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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