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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

Weatherwise

New York Times, Sunday, October 8, 1967

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 551 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 127, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 38.5
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,630
Across
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Need combing. : MAT
4
Hold back. : DAMUP
9
Needles. : SHARPS
15
Dravidian. : GOND
19
Century. : AGE
20
Irregular. : EROSE
21
Bring ___. : TOBOOK
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One's own: Prefix. : IDIO
23
I am: Lat. : SUM
24
Against the time when. : FORARAINYDAY
26
Noun ending. : NESS
27
Excluded. : KEPTOUT
29
Levy. : IMPOSE
30
Walks: Colloq. : LEGSIT
32
Misdoes. : ERRS
33
Employes: Abbr. : PERS
34
Fabric. : SILK
35
Region of France. : ALSACE
37
Verdon, et al. : GWENS
39
Permits entry. : UNLOCKS
43
Secure again. : RETIE
44
Accumulation. : HOARD
45
Temples of old. : FANES
47
Mead. : LEA
48
Benefit. : GAIN
49
Tower: Sp. : TORRE
50
Great effort. : PAINS
51
Numerical suffix. : TEEN
52
The Fleet. : USN
53
Clan symbol. : TOTEM
54
Redd up. : TIDY
55
August. : GRAND
56
Upset. : SHAKEUP
58
Coal. : EMBER
61
Regions. : SPHERES
63
Musical direction. : TANTO
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Kind of farm. : DAIRY
65
Caddy's load. : IRONS
66
Embedded. : DEEPSET
68
Whether ___. : ORNOT
69
Misstate. : DISTORT
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Wide open. : AGAPE
73
Commercial: Abbr. : ADVT
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Functionary. : AGENT
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Never: Ger. : NIE
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Cloak: Sp. : CAPA
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Durocs' dwellings. : STIES
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Slugger's hit. : CLOUT
81
Proclivity. : BENT
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"Yes" words. : IDO
83
Company of singers. : CHOIR
84
Shoddy. : CHEAP
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Civetlike animal. : RASSE
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Name in the theater. : ASTAIRE
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House timber. : JOIST
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Oater groups. : POSSES
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Pronoun: Fr. : VOUS
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Supervises. : RUNS
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Star in Perseus. : ATIK
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Zealous. : STRONG
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Musical compositions. : SUITES
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Confection. : PRALINE
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Lined up. : AROW
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Chickens out. : GETSCOLDFEET
105
Bar. : ROD
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Slangy denial. : NOPE
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Stationery item. : ERASER
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Rethel's river. : AISNE
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Dress (up). : TOG
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Furthered. : SPED
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Black Rock, for one. : DESERT
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Sheet bends. : KNOTS
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Hit a fly ball. : SKY
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Disguise. : MASK
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Chill. : AGUE
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Much ado about nothing. : TEMPESTINATEAPOT
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Tour ___. : DEFORCE
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Excite. : AROUSE
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Sahl. : MORT
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Military initials. : USA
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Iolanthe. : PERI
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Fee. : STIPEND
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Bridge scores. : HONORS
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Vast depth. : ABYSS
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Floated. : RODE
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Bluegrass. : POA
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Metropolitan features. : SKYLINES
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Oriental tree: Var. : GINGKO
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Lyrics. : ODES
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Unless: Lat. : NISI
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Verb used with thou. : DOST
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French physicist. : AMPERE
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Procession. : TRAIN
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Annexes. : ELLS
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Fried, in a way. : SUNNYSIDEUP
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Watchful one. : ARGUS
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Control. : LEASH
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Gusset. : GORE
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Trite. : WARMEDOVER
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Proves free of guilt. : CLEARSONESSKIRTS
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Actress Laura. : KEENE
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Particles of time. : SANDS
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Unpleasant issues. : HOTPOTATOES
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Fibs: Colloq. : FAIRYTALES
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Further. : AID
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All: Fr. : TOUTE
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Wing: Prefix. : PTERO
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Canadian canal. : TRENT
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Keyed up. : TENSE
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Literary unknown. : GHOST
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Tenth in a series. : KAPPA
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Emporia. : MARTS
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Receptacle. : BIN
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Reproduction. : PRINT
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Romania, of old. : DACIA
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Old oaths. : EGADS
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Laundry term. : RINSE
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Heads: Fr. : TETES
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6th-cen. date. : DII
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Blameworthy one. : GOAT
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Expressed disinterest. : SHRUGGED
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Tool. : CHISEL
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Herb. : BASIL
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Plant bud. : CION
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Writhe. : CONTORT
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Acts in turn. : ROTATES
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Owned. : AVOWED
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Kitchen gadget. : JUICER
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Ma or pa. : PARENT
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Ballet ___. : RUSSE
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Without: Fr. : SANS
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De ___ (superfluous): Fr. : TROP
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Painter. : ROPE
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Depots: Abbr. : STAS
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State: Abbr. : SDAK
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Dinero. : PESO
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Corner. : NOOK
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See 53 Down. : EDGY
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Before: Poet. : ERE
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Stabilizer. : FIN

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5 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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