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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, September 26, 1967

28-Down : Attractive: Dial.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 325 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,618
Across
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Minor prophet. : AMOS
5
Finnish athlete Nurmi. : PAAVO
10
P.M.'s. : AFTS
14
Hindu's "Sir." : BABU
15
___ fatuus (will-o'-the-wisp). : IGNIS
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Move briskly. : TROT
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Patchwork. : CRAZYQUILT
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Unctuous. : OILY
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Variable. : UNEQUAL
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Score at horseshoes. : RINGER
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Regrets. : RUES
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Scene in Westerns. : RANCH
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Opinionated. : IDEAED
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Part of the street scene. : PICKETS
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Apothegm. : MAXIM
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Kind of duck. : DECOY
32
Servicewoman. : WAF
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Scheme. : PLAN
35
Bridge authority. : GOREN
36
Cellar contents. : WINE
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Depression. : SAG
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Football team. : COLTS
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Military units: Abbr. : REGTS
40
Dishonorably. : IGNOBLY
42
Aspects. : GUISES
43
Paves the way. : EASES
44
Thump. : BANG
45
Spotlessness. : PURITY
47
Hindu deity. : KRISHNA
50
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
51
Singly. : ONEATATIME
54
Attendance. : GATE
55
Intrepidity. : NERVE
56
Vingt-___. : ETUN
57
Get rid of. : SHED
58
Take care of: Colloq. : DOFOR
59
Brave. : DARE
Down
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TV initials. : ABC
2
Japanese ship. : MARU
3
Port NW of Glasgow. : OBAN
4
Overlord. : SUZERAIN
5
Provoked. : PIQUED
6
Waters: Sp. : AGUAS
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Indigo. : ANIL
8
Hamlet: Abbr. : VIL
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Inscribed potsherd of early Palestine. : OSTRACON
10
Immediately. : ATONCE
11
Costume items. : FRIGHTWIGS
12
Metalware. : TOLE
13
River of the Ukraine. : STYR
18
Fine variety of sauterne. : YQUEM
22
Stygian. : INKY
24
Prepares, as potatoes. : RICES
25
Mischievous ones. : IMPS
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___ Lama. : DALAI
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Overstate. : EXAGGERATE
28
Attractive: Dial. : PERTY
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Health: Fr. : SANTE
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Favorite toys. : DOLLS
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Tell all: Colloq. : FESS
35
Surpass. : GOBEYOND
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Burdened. : WEIGHTED
38
Expense. : COST
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___ risk (chances). : RUNSA
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Fastened. : NAILED
42
Footwear. : GAITER
44
Well done! : BRAVO
45
Soho clothespins. : PEGS
46
State. : UTAH
47
Saw cut. : KERF
48
Girl's name. : NITA
49
River of eastern Asia. : AMUR
52
Modern: Prefix. : NEO
53
Wind direction. : ENE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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