This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, November 15, 1980

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 54.7
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
B
2
I
3
D
4
L
5
I
6
L
7
A
8
H
9
E
10
L
11
P
12
O
B
E
13
Y
14
W
I
S
E
D
15
A
S
E
A
16
S
A
L
E
17
H
U
L
A
D
18
A
N
C
E
R
19
C
R
I
M
20
E
A
21
A
F
I
N
G
E
R
22
N
E
W
T
23
S
24
I
S
T
O
25
S
26
C
E
N
E
27
T
28
A
N
29
O
F
30
A
31
R
32
T
33
C
H
A
I
R
34
P
E
R
S
35
O
N
36
N
E
A
37
O
A
T
S
38
R
A
T
E
D
39
P
T
A
S
40
O
S
E
41
C
O
M
I
C
S
42
T
R
I
P
S
43
P
E
D
44
A
L
45
S
E
T
46
H
E
S
S
E
47
S
A
48
S
H
49
S
50
H
A
V
E
51
B
52
U
S
S
T
O
53
P
54
A
D
A
P
55
T
56
S
57
D
E
R
I
S
I
V
E
58
L
Y
59
I
T
O
N
60
S
A
N
S
61
F
E
L
I
S
62
L
I
D
O
63
O
U
S
T
64
F
L
E
E
65
C
O
W
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,330
Across
1
Auction action : BID
4
Lee of films : LILA
8
Abet : HELP
12
Mind : OBEY
14
___ up (got hep) : WISED
15
Cruising : ASEA
16
Mall event : SALE
17
She takes a bow at a luau : HULADANCER
19
Simferopol's locale : CRIMEA
21
"Thy hand is but ___ to my fist": Shak. : AFINGER
22
Lizards' look-alikes : NEWTS
24
"It ___ laugh": Pinero : ISTO
25
Rice's "Street ___" : SCENE
27
Neutral shade : TAN
29
Work ___ : OFART
33
Committee V.I.P. : CHAIRPERSON
36
Educ. group : NEA
37
Feed-bag helping : OATS
38
Stood well : RATED
39
Sch. groups : PTAS
40
Full of: Suffix : OSE
41
"Dickie Dare" and "Dixie Dugan" : COMICSTRIPS
43
Ride a bike : PEDAL
45
Collection : SET
46
"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
47
Obi : SASH
49
Tonsorial service : SHAVE
51
Film directed by Joshua Logan: 1956 : BUSSTOP
54
Conforms : ADAPTS
57
How a turkey is greeted : DERISIVELY
59
Pour ___ (accelerate) : ITON
60
Without : SANS
61
The cats : FELIS
62
Vacation spot for a doge : LIDO
63
Winkle out : OUST
64
Absquatulate : FLEE
65
Overawe : COW
Down
1
Variety of pear : BOSC
2
Construction member : IBAR
3
Limned : DELINEATED
4
The Blackbirds' inst. : LIU
5
Spanish land area : ISLA
6
Certain orthoptera : LEAFINSECTS
7
___ Ababa : ADDIS
8
Get the ___ (master) : HANGOF
9
Suffix for inchoative verbs : ESCE
10
Give the eye like a bad guy : LEER
11
Sports standard : PAR
13
People of Sana : YEMENIS
14
Reporter's question : WHAT
18
Author Myrer ("The Last Convertible") : ANTON
20
Pitcher that wouldn't last long in Shea : EWER
23
Earth mover : STEAMSHOVEL
25
Reporter's triumph : SCOOP
26
Thriller episode : CHASE
28
Book by Ade: 1896 : ARTIE
30
Scrupulously clean : ANTISEPTIC
31
Harvests : REAPS
32
Steel splint, in armor : TASSE
34
Instructor at Pebble Beach : PRO
35
G.I. wear : ODS
39
Carry the day : PREVAIL
41
Rank : CLASS
42
Senator Cochran of Miss. : THAD
44
Basketball statistic : ASSIST
48
Unbending : STIFF
50
Cuts and cures grass : HAYS
51
One of Hollywood's Bridges : BEAU
52
Jardinieres : URNS
53
Soccer great : PELE
55
Foofaraw : TODO
56
Fluff stuff, in CB lingo : SNOW
57
Mil. award : DSO
58
Taradiddle : LIE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

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

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
38 ms