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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Wednesday, June 7, 1978

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.57, Missing: { J K P Z }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 43.6
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,525
Across
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Fissure : CREVICE
8
Bordeaux wine : CLARET
14
Reference book : LEXICON
15
Dread disease : CHOLERA
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Scott novel : IVANHOE
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Extreme : RADICAL
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Master of gesture : MIME
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Arles's river : RHONE
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Honshu Bay : ISE
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Esurient : AVID
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Dislodge : EVICT
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Vingt-___ (card game) : ETUN
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Neutral shade : TAN
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Crows : BRAGS
27
Bear down : EXERT
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___ hour (crisis) : ELEVENTH
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Frightens : SCARES
31
Storied waterway : ERIECANAL
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Think much of : ADMIRE
36
Fifth period, in basketball : OVERTIME
40
Fuzzy, as wool : NOILY
41
Crazy ___ : QUILT
42
Staff : MAN
43
Salukis, e.g. : DOGS
44
Work of art : MURAL
45
Search successfully : FIND
46
Be at fault : ERR
47
Jane or Earp : WYATT
48
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
49
Erotic : AMATORY
51
Excess : OVERAGE
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United ___ : NATIONS
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Tells a tale : RELATES
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Dallas or Kowalski : STELLA
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Actor Peter : SELLERS
Down
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Milieu : CLIMATE
2
New production of an old play : REVIVAL
3
Test : EXAMINE
4
Adorned with climbers or creepers : VINED
5
Berliner's "I" : ICH
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Aviary sound : COO
7
Sap : ENERVATE
8
Intone : CHANT
9
Mine find : LODE
10
Clay, today : ALI
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Student, at times : RECITER
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Obliteration : ERASURE
13
Gifts : TALENTS
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Gators' kin : CROCS
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It includes the Queen's Bench : HIGHCOURT
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Singer Ford : ERNIE
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Heighten : EXALT
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Bird's morsel : BERRY
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Cocteau's "Le Grand ___" : ECART
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Coverings for brides or nuns : VEILS
30
Fishline leader : SNELL
32
Lindbergh and Post : AVIATORS
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People of La Paz : ANDEANS
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Unprotesting sufferer : DOORMAT
35
Trek : MIGRATE
37
Ape : IMITATE
38
Diamond V.I.P. : MANAGER
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Interminable : ENDLESS
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Port facilities : QUAYS
44
Miss Loy : MYRNA
45
Wild : FERAL
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Kersey fiber : WOOL
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"Wait ___ the Sun Shines, Nellie" : TIL
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Churchill's symbol : VEE
53
Pipe fitting : ELL

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

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