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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, April 4, 1967

52-Across : Beginnings.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,443
Across
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Talent. : GIFT
5
Feminine titles. : MMES
9
Defiant one, for short. : REB
12
Thine: Fr. : ATOI
13
"___ evil ... " : SEENO
14
Mining town near Caracas. : AROA
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Cry of enthusiasm. : GOOD
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Garment of a sort. : HANDMEDOWN
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Craftsmen. : ARTISANS
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Keenly. : AVIDLY
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Like some boats. : LEAKY
23
Streets. : PLACES
24
Dognapper's prey. : POODLE
26
Girl's name. : MAIDA
27
Chemical prefix. : OXO
28
Paint holders. : TUBES
30
Jostle rudely. : ELBOW
34
World: Prefix. : COSM
36
Sum of money. : PURSE
38
Swing around. : SLUE
39
___ two. : ONEOR
41
Important meeting. : TRYST
43
Enzyme: Suffix. : ASE
44
Ill-humored. : NASTY
46
Copied, in a way. : TRACED
48
Spices. : CLOVES
50
Dress. : FROCK
51
Urge onward. : PROPEL
52
Beginnings. : LEADOFFS
55
Used. : SECONDHAND
57
Disturb. : ROIL
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Duck. : TEAL
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Needed amount of prevention. : OUNCE
60
Not any. : NONE
61
Wield. : PLY
62
Ancient Iranian. : MEDE
63
Hearty dish. : STEW
Down
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Giddy: Slang. : GAGA
2
Like ___ lump it. : ITOR
3
Unconfined. : FOOTLOOSE
4
Put in order. : TIDIED
5
Labor leader. : MEANY
6
___ wear. : MENS
7
Means justifier. : END
8
Cushitic language. : SOMALI
9
Extremists. : RADICALS
10
Eat away. : ERODE
11
Sports structures. : BOWLS
13
Reorganization. : SHAKEUP
15
Some. : ANY
18
Duck. : EVADE
20
Season. : SALT
23
Part of Paris. : PASSY
24
Little: It. : POCO
25
Of Oxford: Abbr. : OXON
26
Like the month of May. : MERRY
29
Large casks. : BUTTS
31
Indian of the sun dance. : BLACKFOOT
32
River to the Wash. : OUSE
33
Garden invader. : WEED
35
A corner. : MONOPOLY
37
Platform: Fr. : ESTRADE
40
Lustrous black. : RAVEN
42
Stepped on. : TROD
45
Infrequently. : SELDOM
47
Tree fruit. : ACORNS
48
Go slowly. : CREEP
49
Making all stops. : LOCAL
50
Barrier. : FENCE
51
Sibilant sound. : PST
52
Debark. : LAND
53
Superior. : FINE
54
A lot: Slang. : SLEW
56
Shade. : HUE

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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