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Jack Luzzatto
New York Times, Saturday, June 2, 1979
1-Down : Reason for awarding a D.S.C.
Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.56, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 60.4
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 H | 2 A | 3 L | 4 O | 5 S | 6 C | 7 A | 8 T | 9 I | 10 S | |||||
11 R | E | C | A | L | L | 12 A | B | U | S | E | 13 D | |||
14 F | O | R | T | Y | D | A | 15 Y | S | O | F | R | A | I | 16 N |
17 O | B | O | E | S | 18 T | E | T | R | A | 19 G | E | E |
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20 R | A | I | D | 21 S | T | A | L | E | 22 B | A | S | E |
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23 E | L | S | 24 W | H | E | R | E | 25 M | U | T | E | D |
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26 S | O | M | 27 B | R | E | R | O | 28 C | A | R | E | S | S |
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29 R | A | I | N | F | 30 A | L | L | S | ||||||
31 S | 32 T | 33 R | U | C | K | 34 G | L | I | T | T | 35 E | 36 R | 37 S |
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38 T | R | I | C | K | 39 D | R | A | M | A | 40 M | E | T |
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41 R | O | V | E | 42 B | R | A | C | E | 43 G | E | N | E |
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44 A | C | E | 45 P | L | I | C | A | 46 S | E | N | T | A |
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47 W | A | T | 48 E | R | O | V | E | R | 49 T | H | E | D | A | M |
50 R | E | V | O | K | E | 51 T | E | A | S | E | L | |||
52 R | E | F | E | R | 53 E | A | G | E | R |
© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,798
Across
1
Circles of glory : HALOS
6
"When the ___ abroad, the mice play": Florio : CATIS
11
Embarrassed action at Detroit : RECALL
12
Maltreated : ABUSED
14
Biblical weather : FORTYDAYSOFRAIN
17
Double-reeds : OBOES
18
Four: Comb. form : TETRA
19
Gosh! : GEE
20
Sudden assault : RAID
21
Like Joe Miller jokes : STALE
22
Stronghold : BASE
23
City lines : ELS
24
"___ Did You Get That Girl?" : WHERE
25
Toned down : MUTED
26
Mexican millinery item : SOMBRERO
28
Loving touch : CARESS
29
Pennies from heaven? : RAINFALLS
31
Much impressed : STRUCK
34
Sparkles : GLITTERS
38
Treat's alternative : TRICK
39
Harold Pinter's forte : DRAMA
40
Joined : MET
41
Meander : ROVE
42
Get set for a shock : BRACE
43
Hereditary transmitter : GENE
44
One serve, one point : ACE
45
Groove or fold : PLICA
46
"Flying Dutchman" heroine : SENTA
47
Yesterday's tears, so to speak : WATEROVERTHEDAM
50
Rescind : REVOKE
51
Nap raiser : TEASEL
52
Pass along : REFER
53
Hard to restrain : EAGER
Down
1
Reason for awarding a D.S.C. : HEROISM
2
Took steps : ACTED
3
Macaulay's "___ of Ancient Rome" : LAYS
4
Around a long time : OLD
5
Untidy woman : SLATTERN
6
She introduced the one-step : CASTLE
7
"Every hero becomes ___ at last": Emerson : ABORE
8
Porous rock : TUFA
9
Mideast rep. : ISR
10
Channel to salt water : SEAGATE
11
Sergeant fish : ROBALO
13
Double daggers : DIESES
14
Warnings on fairways : FORES
15
Annus Domini : YEAROFGRACE
16
Can't do without : NEEDS
21
Lord of the sands : SHEIK
22
Blast of gunfire : BURST
24
Downfall : WRACK
25
Its population was decorated for bravery: 1942 : MALTA
27
Actor Dern : BRUCE
28
Region, to Keats : CLIME
30
Chosen dish by dish : ALACARTE
31
Wind indicator : STRAW
32
Pointed surgical tool : TROCAR
33
"Rosie" of W.W. II : RIVETER
35
Diaskeuast : EMENDER
36
Landlord's income : RENTAL
37
Power Noah didn't have : STEAM
39
Coachman : DRIVER
42
Soho fellow : BLOKE
43
Honkers : GEESE
45
Exam giver : PROF
46
Mop of hair : SHAG
48
Brink of an event : EVE
49
Brew in a bag : TEA
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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