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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, September 11, 1981

64-Across : ___ were

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 41.0
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,630
Across
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Tight grip : CLAMP
6
Relative of drat : DANG
10
A one : TOPS
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Palatial : REGAL
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On and on : EVER
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Composer Satie : ERIK
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Masqat citizen : OMANI
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Inference or deduction : COROLLARY
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Sport : FUN
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Arias for tenors : SOLI
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Mrs. ___ Warfield Simpson : WALLIS
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Sheerness : TRANSPARENCE
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Side : TEAM
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Oak genus : QUERCUS
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Former ruler of Iran : SHAH
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Two-pointer made with ease : LAYUP
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Tolerable : SOSO
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"Black gold" : OIL
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Cha or bohea : TEA
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___ room : REC
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Erect : REAR
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Factotum : DOALL
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Roll top : DESK
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Not so prolix : BRIEFER
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Grade of a U.S.N. enlisted man : RATE
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Court disaster : PLAYWITHFIRE
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On ___ (broadcasting) : THEAIR
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Teen-___ : AGER
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Nope : NIX
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Rare things : HENSTEETH
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"The Man ___" : ILOVE
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___ were : ASIT
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Source of some grease : SUET
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Mopish one : PINER
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Bankrolls : WADS
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"H.M.S. Pinafore" group : TARS
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Went through : SPENT
Down
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Tenant's farm : CROFT
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Loris : LEMUR
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Guam's capital : AGANA
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Staff : MAN
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Crinkly fabric : PLISSE
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Rhetorical : DECLAMATORY
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To have: Fr. : AVOIR
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Saul's grandfather or uncle : NER
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Adult : GROWNUP
10
People often behind bars : TELLERS
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Viva-voce : ORAL
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___ Thomas, author of "Down These Mean Streets" : PIRI
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"The ___ the limit!" : SKYS
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Cluny product : LACE
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Fire ___, semiprecious stone : OPAL
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Unspecified degree : NTH
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NOW cause : EQUALRIGHTS
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Pith : CORE
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Wields : USES
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Clout : SOCK
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Rowan tree : SORB
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Yesterday, in Metz : HIER
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"Merry" in a game name : ALAI
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Indeed : YEA
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Meals : REPASTS
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Bride, to the groom : DEAREST
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Delayed : LATE
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Syn., for one : DEF
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Pass quickly : FLIT
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Rose nuisance : THRIPS
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Sprinkle : WATER
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Hole-___ : INONE
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Cleft : RIVEN
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Try hard : EXERT
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Unfreeze : THAW
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"For ___ jolly ... " : HESA
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Bagnold : ENID
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The U.S., in France : EUA
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Pitcher part : LIP

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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