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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Wednesday, December 8, 1954

27-Down : Symbol of the circus.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 22.5 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Jim Horne notes:

51-Across: the clue "Intrigue group" = CABALA, but a cabal is the intrigue group; cabala is the mystical tradition (Kabbalah).

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© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,989
Across
1
Old fashioned impudence. : SASS
5
Husks. : PODS
9
Away from. : APART
14
Naval transport vessel. : TROOPSHIP
16
Bannister or Landy. : MILER
17
Applauder. : ACCLAIMER
18
Be so minded. : OPINE
19
Couch covers. : THROWS
20
Frost or time. : HOAR
22
Most important part. : KEY
23
Strikes out. : FANS
24
Panlike creature. : FAUN
25
Tailors. : SEWS
26
Matches against. : PITS
27
Italian violinist (1692–1770). : TARTINI
29
Memento of Hawaii. : LEI
30
Praise. : LAUD
31
Powers. : MIGHTS
35
Charm. : ENCHANT
37
Italian Mrs. : SIGNORA
38
Hold condensed matter on a surface. : ADSORB
39
Cry to the huskies. : MUSH
40
Relative of a shrew. : NAG
41
Deaf to entreaty. : ADAMANT
43
Take highway and byway : ROVE
44
Smooth as an egg. : BALD
47
Framework for displaying goods. : RACK
48
Plain. : MERE
49
Presidential nickname. : ABE
50
Gumbo. : OKRA
51
Intrigue group. : CABALA
53
Restless tribesman. : NOMAD
55
Ivy Baker Priest. : TREASURER
57
Shun. : AVOID
58
Relic of crinoline days. : HOOPSKIRT
59
Imparts. : LENDS
60
Unfortunate Miss Boleyn. : ANNE
61
"Summertime, and the livin' is ___." : EASY
Down
1
Photo copy, for short. : STAT
2
Lucifer himself. : ARCHFIEND
3
Followers of a questioning Greek. : SOCRATICS
4
Lawgivers. : SOLONS
5
Greek letters. : PSIS
6
Unit of electrical resistance. : OHM
7
Rampant conservative. : DIEHARD
8
Young shoot. : SPROUT
9
Love: Spanish. : AMOR
10
Cabin boy in "Moby Dick." : PIP
11
Similar. : ALIKE
12
Take a fresh contract. : RENEW
13
Cards. : TREYS
15
Rabbits' feet. : PAWS
21
Believer in the souls of beasts and objects. : ANIMIST
24
Comme il __ (proper): Fr. : FAUT
25
Traffic guide. : SIGN
26
Fervent appeal. : PLEA
27
Symbol of the circus. : TANBARK
28
Almost: Dial. : NIGH
30
Cooking fat. : LARD
32
Token fees. : HONORARIA
33
Innocents abroad, for instance. : TRAVELERS
34
Piquant herb. : SAGE
36
Aussie tennis ace. : HOAD
37
On the bottom. : SUNK
39
Coconut cookie: Fr. : MACARON
42
Von Flotow opera. : MARTHA
43
Reprimand. : REBUKE
44
Trite. : BANAL
45
Overhead. : ABOVE
46
Flavoring agent. : LEMON
48
Collect. : MASS
50
Advantages for winning. : ODDS
51
Fear or Flattery. : CAPE
52
Overly cultural. : ARTY
54
Assist. : AID
56
Measureless time. : EON

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later.

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