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William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Thursday, January 24, 1974
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 352 (avg 1.90)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.8
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 L | 3 P | 4 S | 5 J | 6 I | 7 B | 8 E | 9 D | 10 S | 11 O | 12 L | 13 O |
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14 L | U | A | U | 15 U | N | I | T | E | 16 U | L | A | R |
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17 B | L | I | N | 18 D | D | A | T | E | S | 19 M | E | W | S |
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20 S | U | N | S | H | A | D | E | 21 K | 22 I | M | O | N | O |
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23 P | O | S | E | 24 S | S | E | ||||||||
25 O | 26 X | 27 B | O | W | 28 Q | 29 U | 30 A | 31 T | R | 32 A | 33 C | 34 E |
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35 P | E | R | T | 36 B | U | R | R | 37 O | 38 S | F | A | X |
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39 A | R | A | 40 B | A | B | A | S | 41 F | B | I |
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42 L | I | V | 43 E | 44 S | T | A | B | S | 45 K | I | L | T |
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46 S | C | O | F | 47 F | 48 E | N | E | 49 M | I | X | E | S |
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50 F | I | 51 G | 52 S | 53 Q | I | N | ||||||||
54 B | 55 I | 56 L | O | X | I | 57 S | Q | U | E | E | 58 G | 59 E | 60 E |
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61 O | D | O | R | 62 R | 63 E | Q | U | E | S | T | I | N | G |
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64 Z | E | S | T | 65 L | A | Y | E | R | 66 I | N | D | O |
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67 O | A | T | S | 68 S | U | D | S | Y | 69 C | A | S | S |
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,930
Across
1
Ibex milieu : ALPS
5
Agreed : JIBED
10
Unaided : SOLO
14
Hilo party : LUAU
15
Bring together : UNITE
16
Adjective ending : ULAR
17
Linkups arranged by computers, sometimes : BLINDDATES
19
British stable area : MEWS
20
Parasol : SUNSHADE
21
Geisha garb : KIMONO
23
Baffle : POSE
24
Ship's heading : SSE
25
River curve : OXBOW
28
As : QUA
31
Delineate : TRACE
35
Vivacious : PERT
36
Pack animal : BURRO
38
Tunisian port : SFAX
39
Constellation : ARA
40
Rum cakes : BABAS
41
Org. for G-men : FBI
42
Kind of wire : LIVE
44
Wounds : STABS
45
Highlander garb : KILT
46
Show derision : SCOFF
48
Chemical ending : ENE
49
Soda, tonic, etc. : MIXES
50
Worthless trifle : FIG
52
Measure of area: Abbr. : SQIN
54
Mississippi port : BILOXI
57
Window-washing gear : SQUEEGEE
61
Reputation : ODOR
62
Asking : REQUESTING
64
Enthusiasm : ZEST
65
Hen : LAYER
66
Prefix for a subcontinent : INDO
67
Feedbag item : OATS
68
Frothing : SUDSY
69
Singer Elliot : CASS
Down
1
Church vestments : ALBS
2
Lalapalooza : LULU
3
___ in the neck : PAIN
4
Solar phenomenon : SUNSPOT
5
Apostle : JUDAS
6
Not up to : INADEQUATE
7
Snack : BITE
8
Midi season : ETE
9
Clerks' bailiwicks : DESKS
10
Estivates : SUMMERS
11
Spread : OLEO
12
Suburban expanse : LAWN
13
Thereabouts : ORSO
18
Arab sailboat : DHOW
22
Adherent: Suffix : IST
25
Ring gems : OPALS
26
Deficient in moisture : XERIC
27
Opera cry : BRAVO
29
Citified : URBAN
30
Ballet positions : ARABESQUES
32
Fasten : AFFIX
33
100 fathoms : CABLE
34
Thruway signs : EXITS
36
Airgun fodder : BBS
37
Donovan's W.W. II outfit : OSS
43
Exertions : EFFORTS
45
Energizing : KINETIC
47
Set to rights : FIX
49
Van der Rohe : MIES
51
Lasses : GIRLS
53
Ask : QUERY
54
TV clown : BOZO
55
Inkling : IDEA
56
Also ran : LOST
57
Larger version of 52 Across : SQYD
58
Lollobrigida : GINA
59
Pass-catchers : ENDS
60
Selves : EGOS
63
___ de vie : EAU
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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