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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, June 4, 1977

56-Down : Douglas and Wallace

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 316 (avg 1.69)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.5
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,157
Across
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Quick ___ wink : ASA
4
Bouquet : AROMA
9
Deere's steel implement : PLOW
13
Tranquil : CALM
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Countrified : RURAL
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Critic's encomium : RAVE
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Erasure : EFFACEMENT
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Sharif : OMAR
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"One Hoss Shay" constructor : DEACON
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Walk awkwardly : SHAMBLE
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Have ___ (live it up) : ABALL
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Lavender or lilac : ODOR
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Highway symbol : ARROW
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___ Vegas : LAS
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Exacting, as a teacher : STERN
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Gypsy Rose : LEE
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Passes a law : ENACTS
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Prefix with distant or lateral : EQUI
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"But ___ on forever" : IGO
41
Feast : BANQUET
43
Waves' org. : USN
44
Fishhook part : BARB
46
Three-ply yarn having loops : BOUCLE
47
Prefix with bar or graph : ISO
48
Bullion unit : INGOT
50
Jiffy : SEC
51
Gaseous element in our atmosphere : XENON
53
Sheik's headcord : AGAL
55
Ovid or Cato : ROMAN
57
Archie's term for Edith : DINGBAT
60
Hurt : INJURE
64
Dye source : ANIL
65
Reflects on : THINKSOVER
68
Get some shut-eye : DOZE
69
Birchbark, e.g. : CANOE
70
Outcry : YELL
71
Persons : ONES
72
Forest denizens : HINDS
73
Vote for : AYE
Down
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Scored on a serve : ACED
2
Secure : SAFE
3
A for ___ : ALFA
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Cockpit : ARENA
5
Daiquiri base : RUM
6
Bauxite : ORE
7
Supplies a crew : MANS
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Even if, for short : ALTHO
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Play entrepreneur : PROMOTE
10
Valance : LAMBREQUIN
11
Face shape : OVAL
12
"Those ___ the days" : WERE
14
Port near Hong Kong : MACAO
18
Certain network : COBWEB
22
Classifieds : ADS
24
S.A. plains : LLANOS
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Glossy coating : LACQUER
27
Legal plea : ALIBI
28
A sister of Goneril : REGAN
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Shake up the staff : REORGANIZE
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Cement-based material : STUCCO
33
___-Japanese War: 1904–05 : RUSSO
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Sheer fabric : NINON
37
Collar : NAB
38
Orch. offering : SEL
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Lyndon and Lady Bird : TEXANS
45
Astounds : BOGGLES
49
Filing aid : TAB
52
Take pleasure in : ENJOY
54
Gate fastening : LATCH
56
Douglas and Wallace : MIKES
57
Carpentry groove : DADO
58
Hep to or hip to : INON
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Southeast Asian : THAI
61
Eye feature : UVEA
62
Count (on) : RELY
63
Perry's creator : ERLE
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Hostelry : INN
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Drowse : NOD

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

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