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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, December 8, 1979

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 32.2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,987
Across
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River of Belgium : MAAS
5
At right angles, asea : ABEAM
10
Twice DCXXV : MCCL
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___ breve : ALLA
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Opera-box wear : TIARA
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"Hey there, sailor!" : AHOY
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Gully washers : RAINSTORMS
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Closefisted : NEAR
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At first : INITIALLY
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Pronouncements : DICTA
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___ de la Frontera, city NE of Cádiz : ARCOS
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Call's partner : BECK
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Hub: Abbr. : CTR
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Cardiologist's clue, for short : EKG
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City's periphery : SUBURBS
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Letters on a perfect report card : AAAA
33
It sometimes leads to a dead end : SIDESTREET
35
Black and white : PRINT
37
Hush-hush agcy. : CIA
38
River flowing alongside Notre Dame : SEINE
39
Horse wranglers : RANCHHANDS
42
Snick and ___ : SNEE
43
Gosson's "___ of Abuse" : ASCHOOL
44
Police radio call: Abbr. : APB
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Soviet state : SSR
47
Links unit : HOLE
48
Song heroine or Uncle Tom's wife : CHLOE
50
Colander : SIEVE
52
Treaties : ALLIANCES
56
Spore sacs : ASCI
57
Idea : BRAINSTORM
58
Small dog, for short : PEKE
59
Jeweler's unit : CARAT
60
Canal or railroad : ERIE
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Mtg. : SESS
62
Slag : DROSS
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Hogarth subject : RAKE
Down
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Maison figure : MARI
2
King or Alda : ALAN
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Et ___ : ALII
4
His toys bring joys to girls and boys : SANTA
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Onsets : ATTACKS
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Of life : BIOLOGICAL
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Peerage types : EARLS
8
Host : ARMY
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Degrees for postgrads : MAS
10
Literally, "hand-cares" : MANICURES
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Controls : CHECKREINS
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Cover completely : COAT
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Vega's constellation : LYRA
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Beget : SIRE
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I.O.U.'s : DEBTS
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Passenger vehicle : BUS
24
Famed director : CAPRA
25
___ Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet : TARAS
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Ticket stubs : RAINCHECKS
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Pacific coast flowers : SEADAHLIAS
29
Czech patriot : BENES
30
Man the helm : STEER
32
Antipasto garnish : ANCHOVIES
34
Clangor : DIN
36
Oarlock : THOLE
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Have at the weeds : HOE
41
Basketwork material : SPLINTS
45
Neckwear : BOAS
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Smoke for Fidel : CLARO
49
Stage direction : ENTER
50
Dolts : SAPS
51
Words of understanding : ISEE
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Sandarac tree : ARAR
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Uncas's beloved : CORA
54
Composer Satie : ERIK
55
Pintail duck : SMEE
57
A–E connection : BCD

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

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