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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Thursday, January 3, 1974

25-Across : Choicest part

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,909
Across
1
Writer Hunt : LEIGH
6
Wishing sites : WELLS
11
Green hand : ROOKIE
12
Menu item : OMELET
14
N.Y. university : CORNELL
15
Goads : NEEDLES
17
Vital statistic : AGE
18
Lissome : SLENDER
20
Overfed : FAT
21
Personal nature : SELF
23
Villain's forte : SNEER
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Palm tree : NIPA
25
Choicest part : CREAM
27
Gas: Prefix : AER
28
Kepi feature : VISOR
29
Digressions : ASIDES
31
Has a ball : DELIGHTS
33
Vous ___ : ETES
35
Mild expletive : DANG
36
Wherewithal : RESOURCE
40
Language of Wales : CELTIC
44
Misbehave : ACTUP
45
Miss Hagen : UTA
47
Take care of : SEETO
48
Inferior diamond : BORT
49
Ennis's county : CLARE
51
Comedian Mort : SAHL
52
Seine feature : ILE
53
Lake of Italy : BOLSENA
55
Calendar abbr. : SAT
56
Force down : DETRUDE
58
Native Mexicans : TOLTECS
60
Baseball official : SCORER
61
City of N.Y. : ELMIRA
62
James or Fonda : HENRY
63
Saint-___ : SAENS
Down
1
Rhine siren : LORELEI
2
Many ages : EON
3
D.D.E. et al. : IKES
4
Fish features : GILLS
5
Montana city : HELENA
6
Was curious : WONDERED
7
Oriental title : EMEER
8
Certain look : LEER
9
Law degree : LLD
10
Concerned with No. 1 : SELFISH
11
Will or Buck : ROGERS
13
Kitchen item : TEAPOT
14
One of Caesar's attackers : CASCA
16
Headliners : STARS
19
Requirement : NEED
22
Close of a scene : FADEOUT
24
Fault-finds : NIGGLES
26
___ with (encountered) : METUP
28
Napa valley sights : VINES
30
Pulpit discourse: Abbr. : SER
32
Fond du ___ : LAC
34
Where the dishes are done : SCULLERY
36
Furious : RABID
37
French schools : ECOLES
38
Extend over : STRETCH
39
Greek vowels : ETAS
41
Brain and strip : TEASERS
42
City on Cayuga Lake : ITHACA
43
Baltimore team : COLTS
46
Mountain crests : ARETES
49
Cryptographer : CODER
50
___ Gay : ENOLA
53
Squander, as money : BURN
54
Egyptian dancing girl : ALME
57
Caviar : ROE
59
Soldier material : TIN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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