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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, January 17, 1976

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { none — this is a DOUBLE pangram }, Scrabble score: 371 (avg 1.96)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 22.8
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,653
Across
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Large umbrella : GAMP
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Do the Gretna Green bit : ELOPE
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Exchange : SWAP
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Way off : AFAR
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Carpenter's joint : TENON
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Window feature : PANE
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Crullers : FRIEDCAKES
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Maintain : AVER
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Caesar's ditch : FOSSA
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Determined : SET
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Gangs : CREWS
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Restless : ITCHY
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Write hastily, with "down" : JOT
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Moroccan port : AGADIR
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Police officer of India : JEMADAR
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Do a Shakespearean bit : SOLILOQUIZE
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Call ___ day : ITA
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Caen's neighbor : STLO
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Internal sense-datum : QUALE
39
From ___ : ATOZ
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Greek vowel : ETA
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Retail container : QUARTBOTTLE
43
Played a bugle : TONGUED
45
Bestows praise : EXTOLS
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Settled : LIT
47
Large book : FOLIO
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Mecca's region : HEJAZ
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Tome: Abbr. : VOL
53
Olive browns : DRABS
57
Caesar's wife : UXOR
58
Large salamander : HELLBENDER
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Emcee's prop : MIKE
61
Nostalgic film or record : OLDIE
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O.T. book : EZRA
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Vous ___ : ETES
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___ up (fills the tank) : GASES
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Desires : YENS
Down
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Fish-landing hook : GAFF
2
Hairdo : AFRO
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"___ oui!" : MAIS
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Fortified settlement : PRESIDIO
5
Common abbr. : ETC
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Hold back : LEASH
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In tune : ONKEY
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Man of letters : POET
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Naval officer: Abbr. : ENS
10
Helot's land : SPARTA
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Whitecap : WAVE
12
Once more : ANEW
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Staff: Abbr. : PERS
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Bayonet plant : DATIL
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Appear : COME
24
Lawn game : CROQUET
25
Shameless woman : JEZEBEL
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Plus item : ASSET
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Reached : GOTTO
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___-a-Dale : ALLAN
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Leave in the lurch : JILT
30
Likewise : DITTO
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Eniwetok, e.g. : ATOLL
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Levels : RAZES
34
Type-metal space : QUAD
35
Nasser's creation : UAR
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Legal expert : ATTORNEY
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Interrogate : QUIZ
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Chemical compound : OXIDE
44
Dazzling reflections : GLARES
47
Collapses : FOLDS
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Kukla's friend : OLLIE
49
Cronyn : HUME
50
Thruway sign : EXIT
51
One-liner : JOKE
52
Southern constellation : VELA
54
Roofing tool : ADZE
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City on the Aare : BERN
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Casa ladies: Abbr. : SRAS
58
Barnyard animal : HOG
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College degrees : BES

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

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