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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

CHEER THE TEAM

New York Times, Sunday, November 19, 1967

20-Across : "For want of ___ ... "

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J K Z }, Scrabble score: 556 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 121, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,672
Across
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USMA man. : CADET
6
Does roadwork. : PAVES
11
Vestment. : AMICE
16
Belgian town. : ANS
19
Molding. : OVOLO
20
"For want of ___ ... " : ANAIL
21
___ turn (finish). : DOTOA
22
Rural sound. : BAA
23
Children's game. : COWBOYSANDINDIANS
26
Where the Loop is. : CHI
27
Historian. : ANNALIST
28
Gem. : OPAL
29
___ Trujillo. : CIUDAD
31
Rue Morgue villain. : APE
32
Inclined channel. : FLUME
33
Layers. : HENS
34
Clerical wear. : RABATS
38
Search (for). : GROPE
39
Encircles. : HEDGESIN
43
Grenoble's river. : ISERE
44
Most. : LIONSSHARE
46
Expert. : PRO
47
Restrain. : STAY
48
Winnow. : SIFT
49
City: Lat. : URBS
50
Kind of car. : TRAM
51
Offend. : ERR
52
Probable. : INTHECARDS
56
Tuscan city. : SIENA
57
Floral designs. : ROSETTES
60
Without care. : LAXLY
61
Field. : DOMAIN
62
Designs. : IDEAS
63
Monastery. : ABBEY
64
Wished. : CARED
65
Food fish. : CONGER
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London ___. : BROIL
68
Those on the march. : PARADERS
71
Harness gear. : HAMES
72
Absorbed mood. : BROWNSTUDY
74
Govt. agency. : AEC
75
"How sweet ___!" : ITIS
76
Slangy suffix. : EROO
77
Other: Sp. : OTRA
78
Molding. : OGEE
79
Man's nickname. : LEN
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Immense. : GIANTESQUE
84
Type of seal. : BULLA
85
Gratified. : INDULGED
88
A "manship." : ONEUP
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Father. : PRIEST
90
Cheers. : RAHS
91
Fish. : ANGLE
92
More, in music. : PIU
93
Promenade. : AVENUE
96
Break forth. : BOIL
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Tries again. : DOESOVER
102
___ pack. : SIX
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Force to accept. : RAMDOWNONESTHROAT
107
Chemical suffix. : INE
108
Tongue. : IDIOM
109
Zephyr's cousin. : EURUS
110
___ nous. : ENTRE
111
SPCA, for one. : SOC
112
Founded: Abbr. : ESTAB
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High rank. : STATE
114
Trees of Ceylon. : DOONS
Down
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Peruvian plant. : COCA
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Rugby's river. : AVON
3
Football play. : DOWN
4
Historic isle. : ELBA
5
Untimely. : TOOLATE
6
Old-hat. : PASSE
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Art course: Abbr. : ANAT
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Truck. : VAN
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Phantom. : EIDOLON
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Faux pas. : SLIPUPS
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Confound. : ADDLE
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French pronoun. : MOI
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Call ___ day. : ITA
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Admits. : CONCEDES
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Palliative. : EASING
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Initial foursome. : ABCD
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Ryukyu port. : NAHA
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Named before. : SAID
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Dog talk. : YIPS
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Famous persons. : NAMES
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Wield. : USE
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"Trifles light as air." : FROTH
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Garden produce. : HERBS
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Insurgent. : RISER
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Ballplayer. : ASTRO
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Remembers. : BEARSINMIND
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Adjective ending. : ARY
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Knacks. : GIFTS
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Creator of Wessex County. : HARDY
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Vainglorious. : SPREADEAGLE
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Citizen of Tehran. : IRANI
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___'s land. : NOMAN
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Gridiron features. : LINES
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Uproar, old style. : HURLY
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Hindu guitar. : SITAR
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Scheduled. : TIMED
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Jostle. : ELBOW
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Airplane compartment. : CABIN
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Feats on the ice. : AXELS
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Rail. : SORA
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Skating strokes. : EDGES
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Targets, in curling. : TEES
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Amu ___, the Oxus. : DARYA
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Irish beloved. : AROON
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Personnel nucleus. : CADRE
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Hot pepper. : CHILI
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Cereal. : OATEN
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General. : BROAD
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Preconcerted. : PUTUP
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Movie segments. : REELS
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Anglo-Saxon coin. : SCEAT
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Cheeses. : BRIES
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Hat. : TOQUE
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Highbrows. : EGGHEADS
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Assent, in Tours. : OUI
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Up ___. : TONOW
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Machinery. : ENGINES
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SRO occasion. : SELLOUT
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Moved lightly. : BRUSHED
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Coffee-maker. : URN
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Girl of song. : LAURIE
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Bird. : PIET
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Fission weapon. : ABOMB
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Horse opera group. : POSSE
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Unimproved. : ASIS
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Chianti. : VINO
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Office VIP. : EXEC
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Bibl. book. : DEUT
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Whether ___. : ORNO
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Bernard De ___. : VOTO
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Deserve. : EARN
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Highway signs. : RTES
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With: Ger. : MIT
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___ favor. : DOA
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Initials of the 1930's. : NRA

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