This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Jack Luzzatto
Jack Luzzatto

New York Times, Friday, September 6, 1957

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { F J Q Y Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 36.0 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
P
3
I
4
C
5
A
6
T
7
E
8
I
9
P
10
E
11
C
12
A
13
C
14
C
A
R
A
V
A
N
15
I
R
O
N
A
G
E
16
O
P
E
N
E
R
S
17
N
E
U
T
R
O
N
18
R
E
L
19
R
O
U
20
G
H
21
R
E
B
U
S
22
N
E
A
23
P
S
24
R
U
E
25
R
26
R
I
T
E
27
E
T
N
A
28
D
E
A
R
E
29
R
30
D
I
D
31
D
E
D
U
32
C
E
33
T
I
S
A
34
N
E
S
35
S
E
C
36
R
E
T
I
V
E
37
T
38
I
E
B
E
A
M
39
D
E
R
40
M
41
I
42
S
43
W
E
D
44
U
N
P
A
45
L
E
46
V
I
S
E
47
A
X
I
48
S
49
T
I
L
E
50
T
E
N
O
R
51
S
T
O
P
52
S
53
E
A
G
54
L
E
55
E
L
A
56
T
I
T
U
L
57
A
R
58
M
A
N
59
T
R
A
P
60
E
L
I
N
O
R
S
61
A
C
T
U
A
T
E
62
D
E
C
K
E
R
63
N
E
S
T
L
E
S
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,992
Across
1
Having spikes, as a plant. : SPICATE
8
Common medicinal plant. : IPECAC
14
Company of travelers. : CARAVAN
15
1000 B. C. to 100 A. D. : IRONAGE
16
Kitchen tools. : OPENERS
17
Part of an atom. : NEUTRON
18
Kinsman: Abbr. : REL
19
Part of a golf course. : ROUGH
21
Picture puzzle. : REBUS
22
Low tides. : NEAPS
24
Regretful one. : RUER
26
Marriage, for example. : RITE
27
Sicilian landmark. : ETNA
28
Better loved. : DEARER
30
Finished. : DID
31
Figure by reasoning. : DEDUCE
33
Medicinal teas. : TISANES
35
Reticent. : SECRETIVE
37
Connecting roof timber. : TIEBEAM
39
Layer of skin. : DERMIS
43
Calendar abbreviation. : WED
44
Not wan. : UNPALE
46
Gripping device. : VISE
47
Line from pole to pole. : AXIS
49
Ornamental ceramic. : TILE
50
Sullivan or Svanholm. : TENOR
51
Blocks. : STOPS
53
What "aquila" means. : EAGLE
55
Note in Guido's scale. : ELA
56
Nominal. : TITULAR
58
Novel by Sinclair Lewis, 1926. : MANTRAP
60
Poetess Wylie and others. : ELINORS
61
Put into motion. : ACTUATE
62
Three-___ sandwich. : DECKER
63
Settles snugly. : NESTLES
Down
1
Disdained. : SCORNED
2
Tahiti capital. : PAPEETE
3
Atlantic island. : IRELAND
4
Food preserver. : CAN
5
Declares. : AVERS
6
Root for making poi. : TARO
7
Make certain. : ENSURE
8
Strong feeling. : IRE
9
Rain heavily. : POUR
10
Join in. : ENTER
11
Compound, used in acetylene. : CARBIDE
12
Rodents like guinea pigs. : AGOUTIS
13
Burned perfumes. : CENSED
15
Come into a legacy. : INHERIT
20
Central American country. : GUATEMALA
23
Interruption. : PAUSE
25
Dwell. : RESIDE
28
Respectable. : DECENT
29
Talk enthusiastically. : RAVE
32
Island near Leyte. : CEBU
34
Coolness in danger. : NERVE
36
Fencing weapons. : RAPIERS
37
Silk or satin. : TEXTILE
38
Nonsensical. : IDIOTIC
40
One of three kingdoms. : MINERAL
41
Separate. : ISOLATE
42
Blanket capes. : SERAPES
43
Lost to use. : WASTED
45
Kind of reporter. : LEGMAN
48
Grit. : SPUNK
50
Camps out. : TENTS
52
Wild plum. : SLOE
54
Fancy needlework. : LACE
57
Coming: Abbr. : ARR
59
Now, now! : TUT

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

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
55 ms