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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, March 28, 1981

21-Across : Kind of scholar

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,463
Across
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Brace : PAIR
5
Belled the cat : DARED
10
Lose effectiveness : PALL
14
Behold, to Brutus : ECCE
15
Cat-___-tails : ONINE
16
Diva's solo : ARIA
17
Shaw play: 1898 : THEMANOFDESTINY
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Musical piece : SERENADE
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Kind of scholar : RHODES
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Breakwater : MOLE
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Gyrated : SPUN
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Furious : RABID
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Kind of dive : SWAN
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Statute : LAW
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Most likely dice throw : SEVEN
31
Look : PEER
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Soho blackjack : COSH
33
Shaw play: 1917 : HEARTBREAKHOUSE
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Advice, in Arles : AVIS
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Bombast : RANT
38
Sheeplike : OVINE
39
Colloid : GEL
40
Car salesman's car : DEMO
41
Frock : DRESS
42
Seeds rich in protein : PEAS
43
Barrow : BOAR
44
Move swiftly : STREAK
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Menu phrase : ALACARTE
51
Shaw play: 1932 : TOOTRUETOBEGOOD
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Code word for A : ABLE
54
Nose about stealthily : PROWL
55
Mme. Bovary : EMMA
56
Lager, e.g. : BEER
57
Rouen's river : SEINE
58
Appear : SEEM
Down
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Favorites : PETS
2
Hurt : ACHE
3
Wine bucket : ICER
4
" ... nature yet ___": Wordsworth : REMEMBERS
5
One of Walt's creations : DONALD
6
Battery terminal : ANODE
7
Prevalent : RIFE
8
Windup : END
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Mailer work, with "The" : DEERPARK
10
S. African writer : PATON
11
Like the Sinai Peninsula : ARID
12
Merchandise available : LINE
13
Minstrel's repertory : LAYS
18
Consecrate : ANOINT
19
Eschew : SHUN
23
Middle of Byron's famous trio : SWEAT
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Can. municipal official : REEVE
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Serve to clarify a situation : AVAIL
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"___ evil ... " : SEENO
27
An Armstrong : LOUIS
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Orgs. : ASSNS
29
Sound of glee : WHEE
30
Chase fungoes : SHAG
31
Baby buggies : PRAMS
32
Insurance options : COVERAGES
34
Disintegrations : BREAKUPS
35
Roman who wrote: "Persian luxury, boy, I hate" : HORACE
40
Letter opener : DEAR
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Not beyond one's capability : DOABLE
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King whom Tito deposed : PETER
43
Word with glass or oil : BLOWN
44
Use a dirk : STAB
45
Bride-___ : TOBE
46
Heavy, for one : ROLE
47
Thine, in Lyon : ATOI
48
Where Sinclair Lewis died : ROME
49
Not light reading : TOME
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Fine cheese : EDAM
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Poetic word : ERE

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

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