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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, March 3, 1979

55-Down : Of an age

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { F J }, Scrabble score: 319 (avg 1.71)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, 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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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,707
Across
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"___ It a Lovely Day?" : ISNT
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Irene's concern : PEACE
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Author of "The Alteration" : AMIS
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Ending with huck or trick : STER
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Metropolitan : URBAN
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Cyrano's outstanding feature : NOSE
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A grand duchy : LUXEMBOURG
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Moslem woman's voluminous outer garment : IZAR
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Involve by necessity : ENTAIL
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One on the same side : TEAMMATE
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Aspen gear : SKIS
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Small plant of the rose family : GEUM
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Activity for Dr. Quincy : INQUEST
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Manages : GETSBY
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Round : TOUR
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Grating : HOARSE
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Comparative ending : IOR
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Carry out, as an order : OBEY
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Half-brother of William the Conqueror : ODO
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Relative of iso : EQUI
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___ Percé, American Indian : NEZ
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Chef's creation : RAGOUT
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Obtund or obtuse : DULL
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Place : LOCATE
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Sacheverell, Osbert or Edith : SITWELL
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___-ce pas? : NEST
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Mme. Bovary : EMMA
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Stated : DECLARED
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Just about : BARELY
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Leaf angle : AXIL
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City named for a Macedonian ruler : ALEXANDRIA
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Naldi of silent films : NITA
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Polite : CIVIL
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Shoe feature : VAMP
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River of the Ukraine : STYR
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Rag : TEASE
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Miquelon et d'Oléron : ILES
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Bit of land : ISLE
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Daze : STUN
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Upcoming : NEXT
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Fisc : TREASURY
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Print : PUBLISH
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"___ e Leandro," Mancinelli opera : ERO
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Touch upon : ABUT
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Solicitude : CARE
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Employs : ENGAGES
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Hostile feeling : ANIMUS
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Maputo is its capital : MOZAMBIQUE
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"This ___ engaged in guessing ... ": Poe : ISAT
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Withered : SERE
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Reporter Wallace : MIKE
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Assign by measure : METE
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Patsy for a comic : STOOGE
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Pour ___ (intensify) : ITON
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Swedish philanthropist : NOBEL
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Luzon metropolis : QUEZONCITY
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Complain : GROUSE
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"___ Never Know" : YOULL
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Fuss : ADO
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Brooklet : RILL
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Son of Jane Seymour : EDWARDVI
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Tabula ___ : RASA
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Draw : ATTRACT
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Creamy mixture baked in a mold : TIMBALE
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Word with salt or wine : CELLAR
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Fed : TMAN
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Fancy and Dapper : DANS
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Stage direction : EXIT
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Author Wiesel : ELIE
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Buddhist deity : DEVA
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Of an age : ERAL
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Cuba libre juice : LIME
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Kennel noise : YAPS
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Greek letters : XIS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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