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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Thursday, September 4, 1975

45-Across : Espies

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 335 (avg 1.79)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,518
Across
1
Word with baked or wit : HALF
5
Stimulate : PEPUP
10
Fresh : NEW
13
Spread : OLEO
14
The Continent : EUROPE
15
Chemical prefix : OXO
16
Fabulist : LIAR
17
Moon vehicle : APOLLO
18
Thrice: Prefix : TER
19
___ break : MAKEOR
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Tuna or bonito : SKIPJACK
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Trying person : JUDGE
25
Common ailment : FLU
26
Get : ACQUIRE
29
Restrained : STEMMED
33
Commend : LAUD
34
Where Kings Peak towers : UTAH
36
Fine china : SPODE
37
Lively person : GRIG
38
Footwear : MULES
40
Star in Pegasus : ENIF
41
Articles : ITEMS
43
Vertical: Abbr. : PERP
44
Strike out : DELE
45
Espies : DETECTS
47
Oater villain : RUSTLER
49
Slangy turndown : NAW
50
Plasma-like fluid : LYMPH
51
Optical toy : ZOETROPE
55
Rossini opera : OTELLO
59
Gardner : AVA
60
Iranian oil center : ABADAN
62
Continue : GOON
63
Balloon filler : GAS
64
Site of Keesler A.F.B. : BILOXI
65
Ruin : UNDO
66
Crafty : SLY
67
Jewel : STONE
68
___-do-well : NEER
Down
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___ oak : HOLM
2
Inter ___ : ALIA
3
Unauthorized disclosure : LEAK
4
Premature decision : FOREJUDGMENT
5
Young animal : PUP
6
Uneven : EROSE
7
White House name : POLK
8
Elate : UPLIFT
9
Nations : PEOPLES
10
"___ chance!" : NOTA
11
Office V.I.P. : EXEC
12
Dulling influence for Jack : WORK
14
Noise recorder : EARDRUM
20
Assent in Lyon : OUI
22
Was premature : JUMPEDTHEGUN
24
Outfits : GETUPS
26
Chilly : ALGID
27
Menu : CARTE
28
Library sign : QUIET
29
Fortified wine : SHERRY
30
___ metal : MONEL
31
Roman official : EDILE
32
Put off : DEFER
35
Toby contents : ALE
39
Ristorante dessert: Var. : SPUMONI
42
Beetles : SCARABS
46
Petty : TWOBIT
48
N.Y.C. or Balto. : SPT
50
Conned : LEDON
51
Slalom moves : ZAGS
52
Cigarette shape : OVAL
53
Elementary : EASY
54
___ Alto : PALO
56
Like Texas's star : LONE
57
Mining find : LODE
58
___ about : ONOR
61
Lumberjack gear : AXE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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