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Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Saturday, June 2, 1979

21-Across : Like Joe Miller jokes

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: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Jack Luzzatto has 292 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,798
Across
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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
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Double-reeds : OBOES
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Four: Comb. form : TETRA
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Gosh! : GEE
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Sudden assault : RAID
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Like Joe Miller jokes : STALE
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Stronghold : BASE
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City lines : ELS
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"___ Did You Get That Girl?" : WHERE
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Toned down : MUTED
26
Mexican millinery item : SOMBRERO
28
Loving touch : CARESS
29
Pennies from heaven? : RAINFALLS
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Much impressed : STRUCK
34
Sparkles : GLITTERS
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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
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Hard to restrain : EAGER
Down
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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
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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
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Diaskeuast : EMENDER
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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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