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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, July 7, 1978

51-Across : C'est ___ (that is to say)

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { K W }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 28.5
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,555
Across
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Marsh plant : SEDGE
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Makes fun of : JAPES
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Amethyst or sandstone : QUARTZ
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Of a Russian range : URALIC
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Stoker's smoker : FURNACE
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Coastal region of India : MALABAR
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Prepared : READY
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Montreux sight : ALP
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Allen or Martin : STEVE
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Informal : EASY
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Not sotto voce : ALOUD
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Portman or Hoffer : ERIC
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Wallach : ELI
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Was first to publish : SCOOPED
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Bank abbr. : INT
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Where one is free from intrusion : SANCTUM
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Termagant : VIRAGO
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Golf club parts : TOES
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Hindu god : SIVA
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Modus operandi : METHOD
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Pulled the wool over one's eyes : SPOOFED
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Ending with pay and cup : OLA
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The gate : TURNOUT
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Clock numeral : XII
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Sumptuousness : LUXE
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Bartletts : PEARS
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Improbable, as a tale : TALL
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C'est ___ (that is to say) : ADIRE
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Teachable : APT
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Nasser's first name : GAMAL
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Discourse : RECITAL
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Gluttony : EDACITY
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Gangster of India : DACOIT
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Prophesy : DIVINE
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Exchange, as words : BANDY
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Dished (out) : METED
Down
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Spills the beans : SQUEALS
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U.S.S.R.'s location : EURASIA
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Swell : DANDY
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Aged : GRAY
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And more: Abbr. : ETC
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Spring to one's feet : JUMPUP
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Parseghian : ARA
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Yokefellows : PALS
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Gladden : ELATE
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Place for the disfavored : SIBERIA
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Fervid : ZEALOUS
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___ in (collapsing) : CAVING
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Part of f.o.b. : FREE
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Right-hand page : RECTO
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Appear indistinctly : LOOM
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Misbehaved : ACTEDUP
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Shifty; tricky : DEVIOUS
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Skedaddle : SCOOT
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Displaced bit of a fairway : DIVOT
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Unspecified degree : NTH
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"So few," of fame : RAF
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Showed off : SPORTED
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Cheek tooth : MOLAR
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Escaped notice : ELUDED
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Hack : TAXICAB
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Child's play : SNAP
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Inspect : EXAMINE
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Expanded : DILATED
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Houses and land : REALTY
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In a bad way : ILLY
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Heath : ERICA
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Wordless : TACIT
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Town near Windsor Castle : ETON
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Yielded : GAVE
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Subsidy : AID
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Ill-lit : DIM

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2 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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