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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, February 16, 1985

55-Across : ___ out (wins narrowly)

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { F H J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 244 (avg 1.30)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,884
Across
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Cole Porter's first successful musical : PARIS
6
Count of music : BASIE
11
In addition : TOBOOT
12
Role in "The Glass Menagerie" : AMANDA
14
"Positively!" : NOWYOURETALKING
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"___ of robins ... " : ANEST
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Formicary denizens : ANTS
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Stand out : STAR
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C.E.O.'s : DIRS
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Plants : MILLS
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Lake Balkhash feeder : ILI
23
Adherent: Suffix : ITE
24
Bristles : SETAE
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Dandy or fop : BLOOD
27
" ... my strength, and my ___" : REDEEMER
29
Bar concoctions : SLINGS
30
Stretches out : ELONGATES
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Some nuts : BETELS
35
Specious reasoners : ERISTICS
39
Entertainer Adams et al. : EDIES
40
Bright : SMART
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Tenn. player : VOL
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Fleur-de-___ : LIS
43
Vexed states : STEWS
44
Popular pop : COLA
45
Dep. : ASST
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Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
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Tamora's paramour : AARON
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"Positively!" : YOURENOTKIDDING
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Of the nervous system : NEURAL
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Really goes for : ADORES
54
Starts the steak : SEARS
55
___ out (wins narrowly) : NOSES
Down
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Electrified : POWERED
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Vast deep : ABYSS
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Cheer on : ROOT
4
Marker : IOU
5
Confine : STRAITEN
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Fight : BATTLE
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Heap up : AMASS
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Frivolous girl of song : SAL
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Endorses : INKS
10
Printing : EDITION
11
Blasting explosive : TONITE
13
Kind of computer : ANALOG
14
The bottom : NADIR
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Dilation : ENLARGEMENT
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Gratings : GRIDS
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Office mail : MEMOS
24
Convinces : SELLS
25
Consecrated : BLEST
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Register : LIST
28
Shoe width : EEEE
29
Rustles : STIRS
31
South American Indian : ARAWAKAN
32
Hold fast, a-sea : BELAY
33
Contemporary of Tesla : EDISON
34
Nose-wipers : TISSUES
36
Piano keys : IVORIES
37
Kin of commas : COLONS
38
Jive, e.g. : SLANG
40
Bar seating : STOOLS
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Sub's "ears" : SONAR
44
Basic personnel : CADRE
46
Verifiable : TRUE
48
Ruckuses : ADOS
50
Monroe's ___ of Good Feeling : ERA
51
Witness's sentence : IDO

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