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William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Saturday, November 1, 1980
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Grid flow: 56.6
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 R | 2 A | 3 S | 4 E | 5 D | 6 A | 7 P | 8 R | 9 E | 10 S | |||||
11 S | E | T | T | L | E | 12 N | O | U | G | A | 13 T | |||
14 S | T | L | O | U | I | S | 15 M | I | S | S | O | U | R | 16 I |
17 T | R | E | N | D | 18 T | A | M | E | S | 19 R | U | D |
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20 E | I | N | E | 21 S | I | T | A | R | 22 T | I | D | E |
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23 A | P | T | 24 P | A | N | E | L | 25 R | A | G | S |
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26 D | E | S | 27 E | R | T | E | R | 28 S | 29 P | I | N | E | T |
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30 L | A | O | D | I | 31 C | E | A | N | ||||||
32 B | 33 O | 34 L | E | Y | N | 35 A | L | A | C | A | 36 R | 37 T | 38 E |
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39 O | P | E | C | 40 F | L | A | R | E | 41 A | H | S |
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42 R | E | G | T | 43 B | L | I | S | S | 44 A | V | E | S |
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45 E | N | A | 46 T | R | U | S | S | 47 S | L | A | T | E |
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48 D | E | T | 49 R | O | I | T | M | I | 50 C | H | I | G | A | N |
51 D | E | N | U | D | E | 52 C | R | A | V | E | S | |||
53 S | A | T | E | D | 54 S | O | W | E | D |
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,316
Across
1
Flattened a flat : RASED
6
___-ski : APRES
11
Pay up : SETTLE
12
Bit of candy : NOUGAT
14
Home of Sen. Eagleton : STLOUISMISSOURI
17
Leaning : TREND
18
Makes less unruly : TAMES
19
Hari ___, river in Afghanistan : RUD
20
German article : EINE
21
Shankar plays it : SITAR
22
Spring follower : TIDE
23
Quick to learn : APT
24
Wall unit : PANEL
25
Shipment to a paper mill : RAGS
26
Turncoat : DESERTER
28
Small electronic organ : SPINET
30
Lukewarm : LAODICEAN
32
Historic Anne : BOLEYN
35
Menu phrase : ALACARTE
39
Oil cartel : OPEC
40
Signal light : FLARE
41
Cries of surprise : AHS
42
Mil. unit : REGT
43
Ecstasy : BLISS
44
Mad and Lex : AVES
45
Alfonso's queen : ENA
46
Rigid framework : TRUSS
47
List of candidates : SLATE
48
Home of Sen. Levin : DETROITMICHIGAN
51
Strip : DENUDE
52
Has a yen for : CRAVES
53
"Up to here" : SATED
54
Put down seed : SOWED
Down
1
Softens : RELENTS
2
Reconciled : ATONE
3
Kind of poker : STUD
4
Yalie : ELI
5
Fated : DESTINED
6
"___ Crackers" : ANIMAL
7
Enigma : POSER
8
Singer Columbo : RUSS
9
Psyche component : EGO
10
Lizard : SAURIAN
11
Old Glory item : STRIPE
13
Hike wearily : TRUDGE
14
Lieu : STEAD
15
Preoccupation with possessions : MATERIALISM
16
That is, to Tacitus : IDEST
21
Squelched : SATON
22
Vitro di ___, Venetian glassware : TRINA
24
Entreat : PRAY
27
Vote in : ELECT
28
Cauterizes : SEARS
29
Stride : PACE
31
Enduring works : CLASSICS
32
"Underwhelmed" : BORED
33
Unzipped : OPENED
34
Emissaries : LEGATES
36
Despoiled : RAVAGED
37
Greek letters : THETAS
38
Site of the Krupp works : ESSEN
40
Like some columns : FLUTED
43
June V.I.P : BRIDE
44
Breathing : ALIVE
46
Aqueduct pest : TOUT
47
Artie or Irwin : SHAW
49
Genetic key : RNA
50
___-Magnon man : CRO
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