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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, March 18, 1978

36-Across : Annie's pooch

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { W }, Scrabble score: 341 (avg 1.79)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,444
Across
1
Eden's earldom : AVON
5
Henry or Harry : JAMES
10
Dutch cheese : EDAM
14
Christening, e.g. : RITE
15
Daisy : OXEYE
16
Conrad character : LENA
17
Adjective ending : ATIC
18
Manuscript book : CODEX
19
Subject of "State of Blood" : AMIN
20
Spine : BACKBONE
22
A.L. player : ORIOLE
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Outspeed handily : LOSE
25
Peeks : GLANCES
26
Honest person : SQUARESHOOTER
30
Snow leopard : OUNCE
31
St. Paul's dean : INGE
32
Sound from 36 Across : ARF
35
Pelf in Pisa : LIRE
36
Annie's pooch : SANDY
38
Use a muddler : STIR
39
Finial : EPI
40
Scored on a serve : ACED
41
Trickery : GUILE
42
Relative of a rat race : VICIOUSCIRCLE
46
Discipline : CHASTEN
48
What smog is called in L.A. : HAZE
49
"Love ... builds a ___ Heaven's despite": Blake : HELLIN
50
Veld creatures : GIRAFFES
54
Part of a cart : AXLE
55
Chili con ___ : CARNE
57
Where the Euphrates meets the Tigris : IRAQ
58
Trilbies : FEET
59
Gladden : ELATE
60
Favorable : ROSY
61
Kin of Ph.D.'s : EDDS
62
Bolivar : SIMON
63
Tortoise : EMYD
Down
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Qatar native : ARAB
2
Résumé : VITA
3
Of the ear : OTIC
4
String of pearls : NECKLACE
5
Witty : JOCOSE
6
Nerve-cell processes : AXONES
7
Darius the ___ : MEDE
8
Potato bud : EYE
9
Forte of Johnson and Masters : SEXOLOGY
10
Camelot maid : ELAINE
11
Not snobbish : DEMOCRATIC
12
Old-womanish : ANILE
13
Features of lions, horses, etc. : MANES
21
Source of "ear-itation" : BORE
23
Appraise : RATE
25
Aborigine of central India : GOND
26
Dover ___ : SOLE
27
Bon mot : QUIP
28
Supreme; peerless : UNRIVALLED
29
Gandhi was one : HINDU
33
Brooklet : RILL
34
Openhanded : FREE
36
Arts' companion : SCIENCES
37
Long, long time : AEON
38
Foolproof : SUREFIRE
40
Start of "Hamlet" : ACTI
41
Pyramid site : GIZA
43
Keys : ISLETS
44
Japanese religion : SHINTO
45
Heel over : CAREEN
46
Abrade by rubbing : CHAFE
47
Put the Indian sign on : HEXED
50
Drawing: Comb. form : GRAM
51
"___ Here to Eternity" : FROM
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Duck soup : EASY
53
Measure of area: Abbr. : SQYD
56
Loser to Spinks : ALI

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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