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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, April 22, 1983

2-Down : ___ for one's money

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.55, Missing: { B F X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 131.7
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,218
Across
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Cheekbone : MALAR
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Physical-fitness places : SPAS
10
Bireme gear : OARAGE
11
Orbital feature : APOGEE
13
U.S. Army V.I.P. : ADJUTANTGENERAL
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Laborer : PEON
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Caricature : PARODY
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12 doz. : GRO
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For, to Felipe : POR
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Vingt-___ (gambling game) : ETUN
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___ up (clinches) : SEWS
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Like some grandams : ANILE
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" ... and not ___ do" : ASI
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Massenet opera : THAIS
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Newsbreak feature : LATEST
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In a hurry : TEARING
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Agreeable : ACQUIESCENT
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Beat handily : TROUNCE
34
Comedian from Yonkers : CAESAR
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Greek dialect : KOINE
38
Ending with dolt or colt : ISH
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Danube feeder : DRAVA
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Distinctive times : ERAS
42
Bloke : CHAP
44
Asian holiday : TET
45
Sports announcer Berman : LEN
46
Cave man's tool : EOLITH
48
Immense : VAST
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This is protected in Amendment V : PRIVATEPROPERTY
52
Pluto, to Cleo : OSIRIS
53
Riddle : ENIGMA
54
Clutter : MESS
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Associate of Renoir : DEGAS
Down
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Democratic doctrine : MAJORITARIANISM
2
___ for one's money : ARUN
3
Map abbr. : LAT
4
Slack-jawed : AGAPE
5
Tebaldi or Scotto : RENATA
6
Expedited : SPED
7
Ante (up) : PONY
8
Years : AGE
9
Court officers : SERGEANTSATARMS
10
"___ Grecian Urn": Keats : ODEONA
11
Ordeals : AGONIES
12
Small insect : EARWIG
13
Dismay : APPAL
14
U.N. commission : TRUSTEESHIP
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Deprivation : LOSS
21
Minnow : SHINER
23
Ecole assignments : LECONS
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Ending with Juno or Arab : ESQUE
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Shoe part : TREAD
28
Wine cask : TUN
30
Latin gram. case : ACC
32
Tannenbaum trimming : ICICLES
33
Corrida V.I.P. : TORERO
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Parsees' scriptures : AVESTA
36
Rundown : RATTY
37
Iodine source : KELP
39
Execration : HATRED
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Prop in many a play : PHONE
46
Pitcher features : EARS
47
Outfielder Amos : OTIS
48
Star in Lyra : VEGA
50
Contest : VIE
51
Glutton : PIG

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3 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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