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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, August 28, 1982

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 57.4
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,981
Across
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Coach : PRIME
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Grandiloquize : ORATE
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Dastardly : CRAVEN
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Pelagic : MARINE
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U.S.M.C. : THELEATHERNECKS
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These may have "ears" : WALLS
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Loggers' competition : ROLEO
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___ Miss : OLE
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"As ___ Dying": Faulkner : ILAY
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Well-known : FAMED
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Daft : MAD
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Clear : NET
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Daniel Deronda's creator : ELIOT
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Oscillate : SWING
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Thievish : STEALING
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Uniform : STEADY
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Bowling device : PINSETTER
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For this reason : HEREAT
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Troubled world area : NEAREAST
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'Twixt Tinker and Chance : EVERS
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Author Lafcadio : HEARN
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"Winterset" hero : MIO
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Org. since 1880 : GOP
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Bullish times : BOOMS
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Prefix with goddess : DEMI
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Crater on Maui : EKE
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Prince ___ of the Netherlands : CLAUS
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"Hammerin' Hank" : AARON
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Natty Bumppo's sobriquet : LEATHERSTOCKING
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Beach : STRAND
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Imprison : ENCAGE
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Kingsley's "The ___ of Dee" : SANDS
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Kind of rocket : RETRO
Down
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Bishop, e.g. : PRELATE
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Come from behind : RALLY
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Burl of show biz : IVES
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"Give ___ kiss ... ": Herrick : MEA
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Takes Amtrak : ENTRAINS
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Diner's choice : OMELET
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Was eager: Colloq. : RARED
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Arezzo's river : ARNO
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Deadlock : TIE
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Plaudits : ENCOMIA
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Alpine abode : CHALET
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Actress Britt : EKLAND
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A.L. team : TWINS
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Of a kind : HOMOGENEOUS
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Like a marsh : SEDGY
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Hard rock : FLINT
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Disney's middle name : ELIAS
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Nobelist in Physics: 1943 : STERN
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Existed : WERE
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Rich Little, e.g. : APER
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"Let us explore the ___": J.F.K. : STARS
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Truck driver : TEAMSTER
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Philosophic idealist : HEGEL
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Elicits : EVOKES
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Echoes : REPEATS
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Navigator Vespucci : AMERIGO
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Jazz singer Nina : SIMONE
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___ and froing : TOING
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Amasses : HOARDS
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Compound : BLEND
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Senegal's capital : DAKAR
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Fictional sleuth : CHAN
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C.P.A., e.g. : ACCT
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Musical syllable : TRA
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A follower : ONE

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

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