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Jack Luzzatto
New York Times, Tuesday, July 1, 1958
Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 52.1
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 C | 2 A | 3 N | 4 A | 5 S | 6 T | 7 A | 8 F | 9 A | 10 R | 11 A | 12 W | 13 A | 14 Y |
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15 O | R | A | T | O | R | S | 16 I | V | O | R | I | N | E |
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17 R | A | T | A | T | A | T | 18 R | E | D | I | R | O | N |
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19 K | N | O | B | 20 M | O | 21 P | E | R | 22 S | E | N | S |
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23 R | 24 E | P | R | O | B | A | 25 T | E | ||||||
26 R | 27 O | 28 N | I | N | 29 W | A | G | O | N | 30 L | 31 I | 32 T |
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33 U | P | E | N | D | 34 I | D | L | E | R | 35 I | N | E |
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36 B | E | G | E | M | 37 D | E | L | 38 P | 39 A | V | A | N |
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40 I | R | E | 41 O | 42 N | E | R | S | 43 E | V | E | N | T |
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44 N | A | V | 45 E | S | I | N | K | 46 D | I | N | E | S |
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47 S | T | A | T | E | 48 H | 49 O | O | D | ||||||
50 A | 51 H | 52 O | T | 53 G | I | G | O | T | 54 N | 55 E | 56 W | 57 S |
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58 S | A | R | A | 59 N | A | C | 60 A | T | 61 H | E | N | A | I |
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62 T | U | A | T | A | R | A | 63 R | E | A | S | O | N | S |
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64 I | L | L | E | G | A | L | 65 D | R | E | S | S | E | S |
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,290
Across
1
Card game. : CANASTA
8
Dreamy, as a look. : FARAWAY
15
Fourth-of-July speakers. : ORATORS
16
White and smooth. : IVORINE
17
Repeated rattling. : RATATAT
18
Ordinary hematite. : REDIRON
19
Lump. : KNOB
20
Dispirited one. : MOPER
22
City in France. : SENS
23
Scoundrel. : REPROBATE
26
An outcast samurai. : RONIN
29
European sleeping car. : WAGONLIT
33
Turn (something) over. : UPEND
34
Time-killer. : IDLER
35
Adjective ending. : INE
36
To jewel. : BEGEM
37
Convention goer: Abbr. : DEL
38
Stately old dance. : PAVAN
40
Anger. : IRE
41
Unique things. : ONERS
43
Important incident. : EVENT
44
Red Bank's river. : NAVESINK
46
Entertains at a meal. : DINES
47
Alaska's aim. : STATEHOOD
50
"There'll be ___ time in the old town ... " : AHOT
53
Leg-of-mutton sleeve. : GIGOT
54
Front page matters. : NEWS
58
New York lake. : SARANAC
60
Greek capital: Greek spelling. : ATHENAI
62
Iguanalike reptile, only survivor of prehistoric order. : TUATARA
63
Thinks out. : REASONS
64
Breaking the law. : ILLEGAL
65
Chemises. : DRESSES
Down
1
Angler's float. : CORK
2
Noted isle of Ireland. : ARAN
3
Defense combine. : NATO
4
Quinine substitute. : ATABRINE
5
Stubborn: Dial. : SOT
6
Take a hike. : TRAMP
7
Mary of the movies. : ASTOR
8
Large, bright meteors. : FIREBALLS
9
The mean. : AVERAGE
10
"Spare the ___ ... " : ROD
11
Out of bed. : ARISEN
12
Material for fences. : WIRE
13
Presently. : ANON
14
Has a deep longing for: Colloq. : YENS
21
Explosive situation. : POWDERKEG
24
At the extreme tip. : ENDMOST
25
July Fourth noisemaker. : TORPEDO
26
Apply, as a salve. : RUBIN
27
Beethoven's "Fidelio." : OPERA
28
Israeli desert. : NEGEV
30
Animate: Colloq. : LIVEN
31
Senseless. : INANE
32
Summer dwellings. : TENTS
34
Alike. : IDENTICAL
39
Greed. : AVIDNESS
42
New York scenic wonder. : NIAGARA
45
Property. : ESTATE
48
Hidden supply. : HOARD
49
Water animal. : OTTER
50
Italian wine. : ASTI
51
Transport, as by truck. : HAUL
52
Spoken. : ORAL
55
Son of Seth. : ENOS
56
Ebb. : WANE
57
Sound from a pressure cooker. : SISS
59
No fiery charger. : NAG
61
Have: Scot. : HAE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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