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William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Tuesday, September 26, 1967
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 325 (avg 1.72)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 31.0
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 A | 2 M | 3 O | 4 S | 5 P | 6 A | 7 A | 8 V | 9 O | 10 A | 11 F | 12 T | 13 S |
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14 B | A | B | U | 15 I | G | N | I | S | 16 T | R | O | T |
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17 C | R | A | Z | 18 Y | Q | U | I | L | T | 19 O | I | L | Y |
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20 U | N | E | Q | U | A | L | 21 R | 22 I | N | G | E | R |
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23 R | U | E | S | 24 R | A | N | C | H | ||||||
25 I | 26 D | 27 E | A | E | D | 28 P | I | C | K | E | T | 29 S | ||
30 M | A | X | I | M | 31 D | E | C | O | Y | 32 W | A | 33 F |
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34 P | L | A | N | 35 G | O | R | E | N | 36 W | I | N | E |
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37 S | A | G | 38 C | O | L | T | S | 39 R | E | G | T | S |
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40 I | G | 41 N | O | B | L | Y | 42 G | U | I | S | E | S |
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43 E | A | S | E | S | 44 B | A | N | G | ||||||
45 P | 46 U | R | I | T | Y | 47 K | R | I | S | H | 48 N | 49 A | ||
50 E | T | A | L | 51 O | 52 N | E | A | T | A | T | I | M | 53 E |
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54 G | A | T | E | 55 N | E | R | V | E | 56 E | T | U | N |
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57 S | H | E | D | 58 D | O | F | O | R | 59 D | A | R | E |
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,618
Across
1
Minor prophet. : AMOS
5
Finnish athlete Nurmi. : PAAVO
10
P.M.'s. : AFTS
14
Hindu's "Sir." : BABU
15
___ fatuus (will-o'-the-wisp). : IGNIS
16
Move briskly. : TROT
17
Patchwork. : CRAZYQUILT
19
Unctuous. : OILY
20
Variable. : UNEQUAL
21
Score at horseshoes. : RINGER
23
Regrets. : RUES
24
Scene in Westerns. : RANCH
25
Opinionated. : IDEAED
28
Part of the street scene. : PICKETS
30
Apothegm. : MAXIM
31
Kind of duck. : DECOY
32
Servicewoman. : WAF
34
Scheme. : PLAN
35
Bridge authority. : GOREN
36
Cellar contents. : WINE
37
Depression. : SAG
38
Football team. : COLTS
39
Military units: Abbr. : REGTS
40
Dishonorably. : IGNOBLY
42
Aspects. : GUISES
43
Paves the way. : EASES
44
Thump. : BANG
45
Spotlessness. : PURITY
47
Hindu deity. : KRISHNA
50
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
51
Singly. : ONEATATIME
54
Attendance. : GATE
55
Intrepidity. : NERVE
56
Vingt-___. : ETUN
57
Get rid of. : SHED
58
Take care of: Colloq. : DOFOR
59
Brave. : DARE
Down
1
TV initials. : ABC
2
Japanese ship. : MARU
3
Port NW of Glasgow. : OBAN
4
Overlord. : SUZERAIN
5
Provoked. : PIQUED
6
Waters: Sp. : AGUAS
7
Indigo. : ANIL
8
Hamlet: Abbr. : VIL
9
Inscribed potsherd of early Palestine. : OSTRACON
10
Immediately. : ATONCE
11
Costume items. : FRIGHTWIGS
12
Metalware. : TOLE
13
River of the Ukraine. : STYR
18
Fine variety of sauterne. : YQUEM
22
Stygian. : INKY
24
Prepares, as potatoes. : RICES
25
Mischievous ones. : IMPS
26
___ Lama. : DALAI
27
Overstate. : EXAGGERATE
28
Attractive: Dial. : PERTY
29
Health: Fr. : SANTE
31
Favorite toys. : DOLLS
33
Tell all: Colloq. : FESS
35
Surpass. : GOBEYOND
36
Burdened. : WEIGHTED
38
Expense. : COST
39
___ risk (chances). : RUNSA
41
Fastened. : NAILED
42
Footwear. : GAITER
44
Well done! : BRAVO
45
Soho clothespins. : PEGS
46
State. : UTAH
47
Saw cut. : KERF
48
Girl's name. : NITA
49
River of eastern Asia. : AMUR
52
Modern: Prefix. : NEO
53
Wind direction. : ENE
Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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