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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, October 15, 1977

39-Across : Checks

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.74, Missing: { J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,290
Across
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Pekoe purveyors : TEAMEN
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"There's some ill ___ reigns": Shakespeare : PLANET
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Hangnest : ORIOLE
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___ words (retract) : EATONES
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Impromptu : SPUROFTHEMOMENT
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___ over (helped to get by) : TIDED
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Barfly : TOPER
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"Cielo e ___!" (Ponchielli aria) : MAR
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Aqua fortis : ACID
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Pivots : SLUES
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Verbal thrust : GIBE
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Pyknic : FAT
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Gather, in a way : SHIRR
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One-on-one affairs : DUELS
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Giving substance to, with "out" : FLESHING
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Spring bloomers : IRISES
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Enduring : LONGLIVED
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Puts out : ISSUES
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Espresso garnish : ANISETTE
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Checks : STEMS
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Kefauver : ESTES
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Relieve of : RID
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Fibers from candlenut trees : AEAS
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Gaul's chariot : ESSED
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Comedienne Osterwald : BIBI
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Bankbook abbr. : INT
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Up : RISEN
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Swedish engineer : NOBEL
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Just before the deadline : ATTHELASTMINUTE
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Philip Barry play: 1928 : HOLIDAY
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Swift's flying island : LAPUTA
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Pardons : REMITS
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Sycophants : YESMEN
Down
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Type of postage stamp : TOPICAL
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Steeped in lore : ERUDITE
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Broadcast : AIRED
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Temper; humor : MOOD
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Eleven, in Essen : ELF
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Provoking : NETTLING
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Frog or chick : PEEPER
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Luxurious fabrics : LAMES
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Agent: Suffix : ATOR
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Pierre, e.g. : NOM
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Calhoun and Van Buren : ENEMIES
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Logical, as a theory : TENABLE
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Engineer's computation : STRESS
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Crosier : STAFF
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Timepieces : HOURGLASSES
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Climbs, in a way : SHINS
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Mentor : GUIDE
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Oxfords : SHOES
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Cure, as fur skins : DRESS
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Warrens : SLUMS
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Like the walls of Harvard Yard : IVIED
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With determination : INTENTLY
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Hebrew prophet : ISAIAH
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Loud speaker : STENTOR
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City named for a chief : SEATTLE
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Encomium : TRIBUTE
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Man of Lhasa : TIBETAN
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Roman official : EDILE
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Elianic works : ESSAYS
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Elath, to the Arabs : EILAT
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Nil nisi ___ : BONUM
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Noted Italian biologist: 17th century : REDI
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Small drinks : NIPS
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Hymn homophone : HIM
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Daisy ___ of Dogpatch : MAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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