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Jack Luzzatto
New York Times, Wednesday, September 15, 1954
Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 13, Grid flow: 41.9
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 T | 3 R | 4 A | 5 T | 6 A | 7 H | 8 O | 9 T | 10 W | 11 A | 12 T | 13 E | 14 R |
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15 I | R | O | N | I | C | 16 O | V | E | R | T | I | M | E |
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17 M | I | N | D | E | R | 18 R | E | G | A | R | D | E | D |
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19 O | V | A | 20 R | E | 21 S | I | N | 22 P | I | E | R | S |
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23 O | I | L | 24 S | 25 D | O | Z | E | 26 D | 27 A | L | I | T |
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28 N | A | D | I | 29 R | 30 Y | O | D | E | 31 L | 32 E | T | A |
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33 R | E | 34 G | A | N | 35 M | A | 36 N | S | U | R |
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37 S | 38 P | E | A | R | S | 39 D | U | R | E | S | S | |||
40 T | H | E | N | C | E | 41 S | U | R | G | E | ||||
42 E | A | R | 43 T | A | 44 B | L | E | 45 E | D | 46 I | 47 C | 48 T |
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49 A | D | O | 50 S | 51 T | R | O | T | 52 H | 53 S | N | O | W |
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54 C | O | R | K | 55 S | 56 O | U | S | E | 57 L | 58 C | R | I |
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59 A | W | A | I | T | 60 I | N | G | 61 S | E | 62 D | A | N | S |
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63 R | E | T | R | E | N | C | H | 64 T | E | A | S | E | T |
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65 T | R | E | S | P | A | S | S | 66 S | K | I | E | R | S |
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,905
Across
1
Geologic layers. : STRATA
7
A synonym for trouble. : HOTWATER
15
Wry. : IRONIC
16
Extra-pay period. : OVERTIME
17
Baby sitter, for instance. : MINDER
18
Examined. : REGARDED
19
Eggs. : OVA
20
Natural adhesive product. : RESIN
22
Bridge supports. : PIERS
23
Medium for Anna Moses. : OILS
25
Nodded. : DOZED
27
Got down. : ALIT
28
Lowest point. : NADIR
30
Hillbilly falsetto. : YODEL
32
It follows zeta. : ETA
33
Cordelia's sister. : REGAN
35
Al ___, caliph and founder of Bagdad. : MANSUR
37
Implements for underwater fishermen. : SPEARS
39
Compulsion. : DURESS
40
From there. : THENCE
41
Powerful movement. : SURGE
42
Audience. : EAR
43
Mathematical chart. : TABLE
45
Pronouncement of authority. : EDICT
49
Commotions. : ADOS
51
Pledge of faith. : TROTH
53
Source of water. : SNOW
54
Stoppers. : CORKS
56
Thrush or blackbird. : OUSEL
58
Le dernier ___. : CRI
59
Expecting. : AWAITING
61
Two-door and four-door items. : SEDANS
63
Economize. : RETRENCH
64
Household item. : TEASET
65
Invade property. : TRESPASS
66
Daring athletes. : SKIERS
Down
1
Hot, sand-laden wind. : SIMOON
2
Things of inconsequence. : TRIVIA
3
Benita's husband. : RONALD
4
Plus. : AND
5
Row of seats. : TIER
6
Having fields. : ACRED
7
End of the visible earth. : HORIZON
8
Baked in a chamber. : OVENED
9
Young sheep. : TEG
10
Wind or fold. : WRAP
11
Roman rooms. : ATRIA
12
Like the Mediterranean Sea. : TIDELESS
13
Retired with a title. : EMERITUS
14
U. S. S. R. symbol. : REDSTAR
21
Oil beans. : SOYAS
24
Lorelei. : SIREN
26
Raise objection. : DEMUR
29
Exhibit a reflex. : REACT
31
Commodious. : LARGE
34
Above the crowd. : GREAT
36
Shortages. : NEEDS
37
Private eye on the job. : SHADOWER
38
Harangue. : PERORATE
39
Certain piano pieces. : DUETS
40
Transportation for 64 Across. : TEACART
41
Boggy spots. : SLOUGHS
44
Cowboys' mounts. : BRONCS
46
In the event that. : INCASE
47
Monopolist's goal. : CORNER
48
Trick endings to stories. : TWISTS
50
Whirs. : SKIRS
52
Commands: Archaic. : HESTS
55
Move. : STEP
57
Vegetable. : LEEK
60
Once ___ blue moon. : INA
62
___ Nippon, Japan. : DAI
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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