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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, October 13, 1967

51-Down : Situations.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 352 (avg 1.86)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 35.4
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,635
Across
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Busy one. : GOER
5
City on the St. Lawrence. : SOREL
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Take offense: Colloq. : MIFF
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Handy bit of Latin. : INRE
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___ là? (who goes there?): Fr. : QUIVA
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Adored one. : IDOL
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Set to rights again. : READJUSTED
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Stick. : GLUE
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Network. : TISSUE
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Unspecified place. : ANYWHERE
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Hilltop: Dial. : KNAP
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Piece of wood. : SLAT
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Terror-struck. : PANICKY
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Important element. : OXYGEN
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Type of acids. : AMINO
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Unearned gain: Slang. : GRAVY
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Medical assn. : AMA
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Riches' opposite. : RAGS
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Atmospheric problem. : SMAZE
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See 51 Across. : QUOI
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Verb ending. : IZE
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Authority. : SAYSO
43
Revolutionary group. : JUNTA
44
Tennis term. : SERVED
46
Negotiated. : TREATED
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This month: Abbr. : INST
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The stereo bit. : HIFI
51
With 40 Across, an indescribable something. : JENESAIS
55
Malayan island. : PENANG
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Unrestricted. : OPEN
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Growing in level fields. : CAMPESTRAL
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Valueless item: Colloq. : BEAN
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Estonian money. : KROON
64
Body of knowledge. : LORE
65
Evening, in Milan. : SERA
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Wise ones. : SAGES
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Tie or link. : YOKE
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Surrounded. : GIRT
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"The ___ Love." : ONEI
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Geologic times. : ERAS
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NFL team. : REDSKINS
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Succeed narrowly (with "through"). : SQUEAK
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Adjective ending. : OUS
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Girl's name. : RITA
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Levels off. : EVENS
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Sweetheart. : LADYLOVE
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Potent. : MIGHTY
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Like some hands. : IDLE
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"To go" number. : FOUR
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Escape. : FLEE
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American finch. : JUNCO
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Ceraceous. : WAXY
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Dwarf. : PYGMY
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Where to find 51 Across. : PARIS
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Confound. : AMAZE
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River of Africa. : NIGER
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Thin and angular. : GAUNT
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Overact: Colloq. : EMOTE
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Water nymph. : NAIAD
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Abyssinian title. : RAS
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Mercury, in alchemy. : AZOTH
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Inept ones: Slang. : SADSACKS
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Oddly. : QUAINTLY
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Colleagues of Reps. : SENS
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Leaders, in Mexico. : JEFES
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City on the Danube. : VIENNA
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Becomes ready. : RIPENS
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Crown jewel. : TIARA
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Situations. : JOBS
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Fencing item. : EPEE
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Intimate. : NEAR
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See 39 Across. : SMOG
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Indeed, in Kerry. : AROO
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Stool pigeon, in Soho. : NARK
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Hilarity. : GLEE
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U.S. poet. : POE

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

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