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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

COMPANIONS

New York Times, Sunday, February 9, 1975

38-Across : Eagles

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 164, Blocks: 86, Avg Word Len: 5.40, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 703 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 157, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 16, XRef: 0, Spans: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,311
Across
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Dandruff zone : SCALP
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Nitpick : CARP
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Yakked : JAWED
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Travel : FARE
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Rhyme scheme : AABAA
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River of Spain : TAGUS
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Put straight : ALINE
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U.S.M.A. man : CADET
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White House nickname : ANDY
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Dunne or Rich : IRENE
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Strains one's brains : RACKS
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Kind of show : ONEMAN
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Understand : SEE
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Battery part : ANODE
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Spitz et al. : MARKS
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Abrupt : SUDDEN
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Kind of corner : AMEN
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Supermarket adjunct : CART
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Nylons : HOSE
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Makes tracks : HARES
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Having a smell : OLENT
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Assistants : AIDES
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___ on (enjoy) : DOTE
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Cricket units : OVERS
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___ over (subsides) : BLOWS
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Clio et al. : MUSES
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Buenos ___ : AIRES
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Deprived of : REFT
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Numskulls : DOLTS
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Money of Mexico : PESOS
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Soho coves : BLOKES
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___ de vie : EAU
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Con ___ : BRIO
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Mouselike creature : SHREW
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Mideast ketch : SAIC
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Despicable : VILE
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Show frugality : REUSE
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Bothers : AILS
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Word with whiz : GEE
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W.W. II viceroy of India : WAVELL
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French writer : VERNE
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Shapes : MAKES
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Fuddy-duddy : FOGY
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___ in the hand : ABIRD
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One or two : DIGIT
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Slow-witted ones : DODOS
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"___ Bulba" : TARAS
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Willis or Donna : REED
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Nickel beast : BISON
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Golfing débris : DIVOT
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Ham it up : EMOTE
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Boxscore data : OUTS
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Olympus dweller : ARES
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Crocus, for one : IRID
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Porthos's friend : ARAMIS
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Comes to grips with grips : PACKS
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Chilly : ALGID
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Stamp or Mann : ACT
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"Peace at any price," e.g. : SLOGAN
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German poet : RILKE
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Panegyric : ELOGE
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Culture medium : AGAR
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___ fixes (hangups) : IDEES
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Chips in : ANTES
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French income : RENTE
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Wherewithal : MONEY
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Jet housings : PODS
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Lone and Iode : STARS
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Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
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Goes after flies : SWATS
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Heroic tales : SAGAS
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Chili con ___ : CARNE
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Endure : ABIDE
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Not energetic : LAZY
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La ___ : PAZ
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Crusted : CAKED
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"I'm ___ goose" : AGONE
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Uncouth : RUDE
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Greek letter : PSI
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Port of Java : JAKARTA
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Ah, me : ALACK
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Eye come-ons : WINKS
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Linemen : ENDS
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Calendar abbr. : DEC
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Turned up, as a card : FACED
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"There's nothing like ___" : ADAME
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Lear's daughter : REGAN
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Harrow's rival : ETON
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Omagh's county : TYRONE
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Dross : CINDER
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___ up (arranged) : LINED
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Turkish peak : ARARAT
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Tudor and York, e.g. : HOUSES
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Bring together : AMASS
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Bounding and Spanish : MAINS
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Bodies: Suffix : SOMES
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Sitting up : ALERT
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___ out (scolds) : CHEWS
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Cerberus's domain : HADES
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Carriers: Suffix : PHORES
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Attack : HAVEAT
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In a dudgeon : IREFUL
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Bound along : LOLLOP
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Author's concern : PLOT
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Extreme disgust : NAUSEA
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Repudiate : DISOWN
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Stupidity : IDIOCY
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Stopper : CORK
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To ___ (right on) : ATEE
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Noun ending : NESS
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Western capital : BOISE
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Oberon : MERLE
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At another time : ALIAS
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Practice : DRILL
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Aspect : PHASE
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Festive affairs : BALLS
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Erect : BUILD
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Air-show offering : STUNT
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Secret seekers : SPIES
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Exaggerate : OVERDO
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Coos Bay's state : OREGON
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Finches : SERINS
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Indian of West : DAKOTA
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Luzon native : IGOROT
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Make void : NEGATE
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Yellowstone sight : GEYSER
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Admonish : WARN
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Busy as ___ : ABEE
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Opinion : VIEW
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Passport entries : VISAS
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Chess turns : MOVES
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Upsets : ADOS
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Widely known : FAMED
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Takes off weight : DIETS
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Small change : DIMES
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Halfhearted : TEPID
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Laundry additive : BLUING
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Obscure : DARKEN
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Shoppers on the Corso : ROMANS
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Fool : JACKASS
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Find fault : NIGGLE
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Laundry adjunct : DRIER
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City in Illinois : ALEDO
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Went boating : ROWED
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Writer James et al. : AGEES
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Niña's companion : PINTA
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Tree : ALDER
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Alda and others : ALANS
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Bumptious ones : LOUTS
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U.S. rocket stage : AGENA
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Galley-proof symbol : CARET
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Playing cards : TREYS
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Impertinent one : SNIP
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Carry on : RANT
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Fencer's blade : EPEE
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Acknowledge : AVOW
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Spanish article : LAS
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Med. men : DRS
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Letters : EMS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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