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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, June 23, 1962

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 43.5
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Second word of 3-Down clue for AMBERGRIS was illegible but had a straight vertical line and "base" fit, so made it "Perfume base." Also, clues 58-Down and 60-Down were not in correct order in PDF; changed them to make correct.

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G
2
R
3
A
4
F
5
A
6
V
7
E
8
R
9
R
10
E
11
S
12
T
13
S
14
R
O
M
A
15
S
O
S
O
16
E
A
T
E
N
17
A
M
B
R
18
O
S
I
A
L
19
G
R
A
P
E
20
S
P
E
C
T
A
C
U
L
21
A
R
22
M
E
A
23
R
E
T
I
E
24
S
L
O
25
P
P
E
D
26
B
27
U
G
28
E
L
L
29
A
30
L
U
I
31
E
R
R
32
O
R
33
E
C
34
T
O
P
L
35
A
36
S
37
M
38
E
G
I
S
39
P
S
H
A
W
40
E
S
T
A
41
T
E
S
T
42
C
A
S
E
S
43
F
A
C
E
T
44
I
A
N
45
S
K
46
A
L
47
E
W
E
48
E
49
N
50
G
A
R
D
51
E
52
F
L
O
53
A
T
54
S
O
I
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P
A
N
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T
O
L
O
G
I
57
E
58
S
59
S
O
L
60
D
O
61
V
E
R
I
D
I
C
A
L
62
A
N
D
O
R
63
O
N
C
E
64
L
A
V
A
65
Y
E
A
S
T
66
I
D
E
S
67
E
L
E
M
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,726
Across
1
German count. : GRAF
5
Say it is so. : AVER
9
Musical pauses. : RESTS
14
City of the Vaticano. : ROMA
15
Middling. : SOSO
16
Consumed. : EATEN
17
Divinely appetizing. : AMBROSIAL
19
Omar's indulgence. : GRAPE
20
Simply fabulous. : SPECTACULAR
22
___ culpa (my fault). : MEA
23
Knot again. : RETIE
24
Brimmed over. : SLOPPED
26
Enthusiast: Slang. : BUG
28
Cinder girl. : ELLA
30
Chez ___ (at his house). : LUI
31
Baseball term. : ERROR
33
Seance materialization. : ECTOPLASM
38
Sponsorship. : EGIS
39
Pish-tush! : PSHAW
40
Are: Sp. : ESTA
41
Lawsuits of a sort. : TESTCASES
43
Diamond surface. : FACET
44
Author Fleming. : IAN
45
Word of a Norse toaster. : SKAL
47
Lamb's mother. : EWE
48
Cry of French swordsman. : ENGARDE
52
Raft. : FLOAT
54
___-disant (self-styled). : SOI
55
Systemic views of all knowledge. : PANTOLOGIES
59
Italian coin. : SOLDO
61
Truthful. : VERIDICAL
62
Two words in legal parlance. : ANDOR
63
As soon as. : ONCE
64
Relative of magma. : LAVA
65
Brewers' substance. : YEAST
66
Caesar's time. : IDES
67
Basic substances: Abbr. : ELEM
Down
1
Fat: Fr. : GRAS
2
Rollick. : ROMP
3
Perfume base. : AMBERGRIS
4
Comedy of errors : FARCE
5
Oppose vigorously. : ASSAIL
6
Mute. : VOICELESS
7
The hairy herdsman. : ESAU
8
Bread for breakfast. : ROLLS
9
Assemble again. : REGROUP
10
Radio target. : EAR
11
Paw the earth. : STAMP
12
Skin tent. : TEPEE
13
Perennial golfer. : SNEAD
18
Furred fisher. : OTTER
21
Stand for. : ALLOW
25
Tops of birds' heads. : PILEA
26
Red vegetable. : BEET
27
Strong drive. : URGE
29
Pangs. : ACHES
32
Port of old Rome. : OSTIA
34
Combat group with an objective. : TASKFORCE
35
Austere. : ASCETICAL
36
Simmer. : STEW
37
Good match. : MATE
39
Himalayan animal. : PANDA
42
Relative of a garage. : CARPORT
43
High water. : FLOOD
46
Partners. : ALLIES
48
Initial and tentative effort. : ESSAY
49
Not a soul. : NOONE
50
Opera heroine. : GILDA
51
Parting word. : ENVOI
53
Nimble-footed. : AGILE
56
Watch, as sheep. : TEND
57
Roof overhang. : EAVE
58
Severe jolt, colloq. : SLAM
60
Parties: Brit. : DOS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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