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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Thursday, January 3, 1980

51-Across : Ecdysiast

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { X Z }, Scrabble score: 315 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,013
Across
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Diner's aid : MENU
5
Cower : QUAIL
10
Event at Monticello : TROT
14
Khachaturian : ARAM
15
Former Forest Hills org. : USLTA
16
Vagrant : HOBO
17
Yachting center near Boston : MARBLEHEAD
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Niche object : ICON
20
Imputes : ASCRIBES
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Loggers' little locomotive : DINKEY
23
Baker's aide : ICER
24
Spasmodic : JERKY
25
Inlaid creation : MOSAIC
28
Sharpshooters : MARKSMEN
31
In the preceding mo. : ULT
32
Part of a carpenter's joint : TENON
34
Finn's country : SUOMI
35
Beat : FLOG
37
Nomad : ROVER
39
Oil-rig feature : PUMP
40
Last : FINAL
42
Dispenses evenly : METES
44
Compass pts. : NES
45
Vacillated : SEESAWED
47
Garrulous : CHATTY
49
Chengchow's province : HONAN
50
___ Mich', in Paree : BOUL
51
Ecdysiast : PEELER
53
The end, in slanguage : CURTAINS
57
Atlanta arena : OMNI
58
It formed Lake Mead : BOULDERDAM
60
Endorse : SIGN
61
Massive : LARGE
62
Fictional sleuth : MOTO
63
Robt. ___ : ELEE
64
Chemical compound : ESTER
65
Plod; toil : SLOG
Down
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P.T.A. type : MAMA
2
Periods : ERAS
3
Certain T-man : NARC
4
Perugia's province : UMBRIA
5
Native of Montreal : QUEBECER
6
Lead in : USHER
7
Pub quaffs : ALES
8
Call ___ day : ITA
9
Nylon damage : LADDER
10
Concocts : THINKSUP
11
City in N.C. : ROCKYMOUNT
12
Orchestra member : OBOE
13
Singer Bennett : TONY
18
Allowed : LICIT
22
Vexes : IRKS
24
Blair or Leigh : JANET
25
Errors : MUFFS
26
Stan's sidekick : OLLIE
27
Sight on Salisbury Plain : STONEHENGE
28
Stirred : MOVED
29
Irish nationalist : EMMET
30
Comedian Russell : NIPSY
33
Name, to Nero : NOMEN
36
Comic "Alley" : GASOLINE
38
Scribe : RECORDER
41
Highway segment : LANE
43
"On the Beach" author : SHUTE
46
Birdsong : WARBLE
48
Klaxons : ALARMS
50
Protrude : BULGE
51
Affectation : POSE
52
Ludwig or Cooper : EMIL
53
Mincing no words : CURT
54
Revered one : IDOL
55
Western pact : NATO
56
Urban pollution : SMOG
59
Western Hemisphere org. : OAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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