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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Wednesday, February 11, 1981

53-Across : Famed crooner

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,418
Across
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Musical symbol : CLEF
5
Spacious hall : SALA
9
Buckeye State : OHIO
13
Monk parrot : LORO
14
Springtime time : APRIL
15
Imogene of show biz : COCA
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Ending for cell : ULAR
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Sully : TAINT
18
Pitcher : EWER
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Great scat singer : ELLAFITZGERALD
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Base-clearer, with 23 Across : HOME
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See above : RUN
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Plentiful : GALORE
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One on the move : GOER
29
Wallach : ELI
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Really go for : ADORE
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"The ___ Show" : GONG
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Emerald Isle : ERIN
35
Phrase for 19 Across : FIRSTLADYOFSONG
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Up front : FORE
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N.Y.S.E.'s cousin : AMEX
40
Cowboy competition : RODEO
41
Ethnic ending : ESE
42
Victimize : PREY
43
Effective : POTENT
44
Seek info : ASK
45
Reasoned : SANE
46
Another great scat singer : LOUISARMSTRONG
53
Famed crooner : BING
54
Part of R.S.V.P. : PLAIT
55
Concept : IDEA
56
Progress slowly : INCH
57
Kings Peak range : UINTA
58
Joint enterprise : COOP
59
Borscht must : BEET
60
Tidy the yard : RAKE
61
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
Down
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Tip-off : CLUE
2
Take it very easy : LOLL
3
Of a period : ERAL
4
"My kingdom ___!": Shak. : FORAHORSE
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Flood : SPATE
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Neighbor of Mex. : ARIZ
7
Marine fish : LING
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Trusted friend : ALTEREGO
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Vast expanse : OCEAN
10
Ululate : HOWL
11
Held in reserve : ICED
12
Bireme unit : OAR
14
One at ___ : ATIME
20
Pierre's woods : FORET
21
Capek play : RUR
24
Boo-boo : GAFFE
25
"So long, señor" : ADIOS
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Name in movie lore : LORRE
27
Lady's Book publisher: 19th century : GODEY
28
Gemstone : ONYX
29
Undercut : ERODE
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Fine shirting : LINEN
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Metal bar : INGOT
33
Plucky : GAME
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Abstruse facts or things : ESOTERICA
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Delphinium : LARKSPUR
37
Van : FRONT
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"___ Love You," Mercer-Jenkins hit : PSI
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Pizzeria staple : PASTA
44
Zero : AUGHT
45
Thwack : SMITE
46
Brief note : LINE
47
Erstwhile : ONCE
48
Inter ___ : ALIA
49
Fetid : RANK
50
Reputation : ODOR
51
Downtown light : NEON
52
Yawn : GAPE
53
Tucker's companion : BIB

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

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