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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Thursday, July 21, 1983

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 34.4
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,308
Across
1
U.S.N.A., e.g. : ACAD
5
Kind of energy : SOLAR
10
Catches : BAGS
14
Heavy reading : TOME
15
Wind: Prefix : ANEMO
16
Draft status : ONEA
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20
Set of nine notes : NONUPLET
21
Stick-ons : DECALS
22
Weight allowance : TRET
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He wrote "The Nazarene" : ASCH
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Emergency : STRAIT
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Iterate : ECHO
28
D.C. group once headed by Mrs. Burford : EPA
31
Islands off Galway : ARANS
32
Hatchback : AUTO
33
In a bit : ANON
34
37
In addition : ELSE
38
More than dusky : EBON
39
Makin or Tarawa : ATOLL
40
Ergot host : RYE
41
Pongids : APES
42
Music buff's prized possession : STEREO
43
Turk's-cap, e.g. : LILY
44
Serve tea : POUR
45
Lake in N.Y. : ONEIDA
48
Lizards : SAURIANS
52
54
Respecting : INRE
55
M. Zola : EMILE
56
Composer Weill : KURT
57
Greek crosses : TAUS
58
Smallest of the Cyclades : DELOS
59
Half-___ over (tipsy) : SEAS
Down
1
Envelope abbr. : ATTN
2
Small salmon : COHO
3
Hymn ender : AMEN
4
Socialite : DEBUTANTE
5
Young sockeye : SAMLET
6
Initiation : ONSET
7
Pole's neighbor : LETT
8
Soul: Fr. : AME
9
Touring troupe's presentation : ROADSHOW
10
Dutch painter: 1450?–1516 : BOSCH
11
" ... a wing ___ prayer" : ANDA
12
Sci. area : GEOL
13
Bearish times : SAGS
18
Revolt : UPRISE
19
Art ___ : DECO
23
Influence : ACTON
24
What a warmonger rattles : SABER
25
Sign-off word : TRULY
26
Grizzled civet : RASSE
27
Large kangaroos : EUROS
28
Where Saul met a witch : ENDOR
29
English seaside resort : POOLE
30
___-Saxon : ANGLO
32
Monastery : ABBEY
33
Footnote indicators : ASTERISKS
35
Ran again : REPLAYED
36
What Adamites go back to : NATURE
41
Adjuvant : AIDE
42
Boozers : SOUSES
43
Goes for : LIKES
44
São ___, Brazil : PAULO
45
Fail to include : OMIT
46
"Strange Interlude" heroine : NINA
47
Beige : ECRU
48
Earth : SOIL
49
Together: Mus. : ADUE
50
Asta's mistress : NORA
51
NCO's : SGTS
53
Maison Mrs. : MME

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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