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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, May 14, 1955

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { B J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 62.0
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,146
Across
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Slice of bacon. : RASHER
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Anastasia's mother. : TSARINA
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High ___ gasoline. : OCTANE
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River of Hades. : ACHERON
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The care and foiling of the young. : CHILDPSYCHOLOGY
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Notch made by sawing. : KERF
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With head in the clouds. : ELATE
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The elect. : INS
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Mysterious. : RUNIC
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Subject for psychology. : MAN
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Son of Ali, fifth caliph. : HASAN
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Juggler of words. : PHRASEMAN
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In old custom, ___ was paid to the church. : ATITHE
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Infants. : TOTS
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Democratic group. : ADA
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Psychologist's testing technique. : FREEASSOCIATION
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Metal. : TIN
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Ragout. : STEW
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One-time viceroy of India. : CURZON
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Good-for-nothings: Irish. : SPALPEENS
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Suspicious: Slang. : LEERY
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Practice. : USE
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Heads toward the dawn. : EASTS
51
1305 years ago. : DCL
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Combine. : MERGE
55
Part of an aircraft. : TAIL
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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. : DUALPERSONALITY
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Crying. : INTEARS
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The first game. : OPENER
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Under another's care. : INTRUST
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Take up again. : RESUME
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Basalt. : ROCK
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Pang. : ACHE
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Budge. : STIR
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Charge for children. : HALFRATE
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Terminal. : END
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Write again. : REPEN
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Everyday diplomacy. : TACT
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Radio chassis diagram. : SCHEMATIC
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Cry for attention. : AHO
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Repair a coat. : RELINE
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Presser. : IRON
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Holiday drinks. : NOGS
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One or more. : ANY
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Ship's berth between piers. : SLIP
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Lipton, Moore, Vanderbilt, etc. : YACHTOWNERS
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Unlatches. : UNHASPS
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Derby winner of 1946. : ASSAULT
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Tool handles. : HAFTS
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Off the bottom, as an anchor. : ATRIP
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Tuscany's capital. : SIENA
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Mythical bird. : ROC
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Indian corn. : MAIZE
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"As deaf as ___." : ADOOR
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Goat. : NANNY
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Prizers. : ESTEEMERS
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View. : SEE
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Braced frameworks. : TRESTLES
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Soothing one. : LULLER
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Starch plant. : SAGO
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Spanish mister. : SENOR
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Ambassador to Spain. : DUNN
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Women's rights leader. : CATT
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Formerly: Arch. : ERST
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Japanese aborigine. : AINU
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News note. : ITEM
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Erato's symbol. : LYRE
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About the middle of the 1st century. : DII
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Winter resort of France. : PAU
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Zoo spectacle. : APE

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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