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William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Saturday, December 28, 1985
52-Across : Plot surprises
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { B J }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 0, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 S | 2 A | 3 T | 4 A | 5 N | 6 A | 7 R | 8 G | 9 O | 10 S | |||||
11 S | O | P | H | I | A | 12 N | E | E | D | L | 13 E | |||
14 T | H | R | E | E | M | U | 15 S | K | E | T | E | E | R | 16 S |
17 R | E | T | R | O | 18 T | O | L | L | S | 19 E | R | A |
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20 E | L | I | S | 21 W | I | L | E | S | 22 P | A | L |
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23 A | V | E | 24 T | A | C | I | T | 25 G | 26 H | E | N | T |
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27 T | E | S | 28 S | E | R | A | L | 29 F | L | I | R | T | S |
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30 E | X | P | L | O | 31 S | I | O | N | ||||||
32 M | 33 A | 34 D | R | A | S | 35 Q | U | A | R | T | 36 E | 37 R | 38 S |
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39 A | L | I | E | N | 40 G | U | S | T | Y | 41 L | E | E |
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42 R | I | M | 43 T | R | I | P | S | 44 T | I | L | E |
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45 A | G | E | 46 F | E | A | Z | E | 47 A | R | C | E | D |
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48 T | H | R | 49 E | E | P | I | E | C | 50 E | S | U | I | T | S |
51 T | I | N | S | E | L | 52 T | W | I | S | T | S | |||
53 C | A | S | E | S | 54 S | E | A | T | S |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,199
Across
1
Diabolus : SATAN
6
Peloponnesian city : ARGOS
11
Spain's queen : SOPHIA
12
Heckle : NEEDLE
14
Dumas swashbucklers : THREEMUSKETEERS
17
Spacecraft rocket, for short : RETRO
18
Turnpike take : TOLLS
19
Point in time : ERA
20
First Olympic games site : ELIS
21
Coquetry : WILES
22
Intimate : PAL
23
Lex. or Mad. : AVE
24
Still : TACIT
25
Flanders city : GHENT
27
Like a crystal : TESSERAL
29
Soubrettes, in many plays : FLIRTS
30
Brisance causer : EXPLOSION
32
Striped silk cloth : MADRAS
35
Lodgings : QUARTERS
39
Sci-fi role : ALIEN
40
Characterized by sudden bursts : GUSTY
41
Iacocca : LEE
42
Periphery : RIM
43
Outings : TRIPS
44
Flooring item : TILE
45
Years : AGE
46
Unravel, on a ship : FEAZE
47
Followed a curving course : ARCED
48
Business wear : THREEPIECESUITS
51
Yule glitter : TINSEL
52
Plot surprises : TWISTS
53
Docket items : CASES
54
What parties vie for : SEATS
Down
1
Quick raids : SORTIES
2
Impressionists : APERS
3
Van Gogh's brother : THEO
4
Intention : AIM
5
Kind of astronomy : NAUTICAL
6
Bit of adornment : ANKLET
7
Tape holders : REELS
8
Catches : GETS
9
Ghazel, e.g. : ODE
10
Unexpected winner : SLEEPER
11
Postpone : SHELVE
13
Wide of the mark : ERRANT
14
Goody : TREAT
15
Talk to oneself : SOLILOQUIZE
16
Sea dogs : SALTS
21
Distorts : WARPS
24
Dale Evans, e.g. : TEXAN
25
Nimbus : GLORY
26
Pointer : HINT
28
Evenings, in Roma : SERE
29
Ukases : FIATS
31
Whodunit group : SUSPECTS
32
Danton ally : MARAT
33
Land : ALIGHT
34
Like compounds formed by identical molecules : DIMERIC
36
Brings out : ELICITS
37
Subleases : RELETS
38
Bird food : SEEDS
40
Objects of extended quests : GRAILS
43
Crow's home : TEPEE
44
A Sherman Act target : TRUST
46
Actor Parker : FESS
47
Tatar turf : ASIA
49
Queen of Spain before 11 Across : ENA
50
Flock mama : EWE
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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