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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, February 3, 1978

25-Across : Receives approval, as a joke

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Clue for 3-Down may have an error — should be "Caliban," not "Calydon"

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C
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H
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U
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M
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F
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E
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E
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T
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H
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P
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C
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W
B
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Y
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C
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M
M
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P
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L
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C
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B
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O
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K
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L
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P
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P
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S
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A
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Y
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R
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V
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L
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S
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N
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R
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R
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S
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T
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G
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S
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R
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D
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D
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R
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U
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M
B
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L
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D
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P
R
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O
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V
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E
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S
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T
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T
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K
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P
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T
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A
C
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C
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L
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M
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L
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D
O
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P
R
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G
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C
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T
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K
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D
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O
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B
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O
H
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N
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E
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N
© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,401
Across
1
Lout or dupe : CHUMP
6
Anapests, dactyls, etc. : FEET
10
Bird named for its peculiar cry : HOOPOE
11
Dallas athlete : COWBOY
13
Reference work : COMMONPLACEBOOK
16
Sophia from Italy : LOREN
17
Irene from Greece : PAPAS
18
Offspring : SON
19
"An apple ___ ... " : ADAY
20
Glory in : REVEL
21
Section of London : SOHO
22
Drowse : NOD
23
Harder to find : RARER
24
Use a camera : SHOOT
25
Receives approval, as a joke : GOESOVER
27
Zoo beast : RHINO
28
Matured : AGED
29
Famed couturier : DIOR
30
Inflorescence : UMBEL
32
Invalidate : DISPROVE
36
Sound from Seattle Slew : SNORT
37
Hardwood trees : TEAKS
38
Ceramist's creation : POT
39
Skin problem : ACNE
40
Certain Egyptians : COPTS
41
Celebrity : LION
42
Jan. and Feb. : MOS
43
Goof : ERROR
44
___ Cakes (Scotland) : LANDO
45
Forecast : PROGNOSTICATION
48
African antelope : KOODOO
49
Cry : BOOHOO
50
Lunchtime : NOON
51
Ruhr city : ESSEN
Down
1
Close friend : COMRADE
2
Intimate : HOMEY
3
Browning's "Calydon ___ Setebos" : UPON
4
French possessive : MON
5
Spiced up : PEPPERED
6
Kind of point or infection : FOCAL
7
Kids' mothers : EWES
8
Wane : EBB
9
Diana Barrymore's "Too Much, ___" : TOOSOON
10
Jinx : HOODOO
11
Dido : CAPER
12
"Hey, there!" : YOOHOO
13
Metallic sound : CLANG
14
Rod of tennis : LAVER
15
Granny, e.g. : KNOT
20
"Bolero" man : RAVEL
21
Fix eggs : SHIRR
23
"Thesaurus" man : ROGET
24
Mall units : SHOPS
26
Buffalo hockey pro : SABRE
27
Chances : RISKS
29
Philippic : DIATRIBE
30
Prepare to pour : UNCORK
31
Rainy season in India : MONSOON
32
Train stop : DEPOT
33
View : OPINION
34
Sorcery : VOODOO
35
Abelard's "Sic ___" : ETNON
36
Coarse hominy : SAMP
37
Sculpted work : TORSO
40
Emulate Russ Columbo : CROON
41
Metalworker's machine : LATHE
43
Within: Prefix : ENDO
44
Neighbor of Thailand : LAOS
46
Nursery word : GOO
47
Lettuce : COS

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

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