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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, April 14, 1967

43-Across : Expedite.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 327 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,453
Across
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Hit, in Broadway slang. : BOFF
5
Impish one. : SCAMP
10
Place for pastime. : PARK
14
To the: It. : ALLA
15
Venture. : WAGER
16
Come ___. : UPON
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Grow rich. : FEATHERONESNEST
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Refuge of a kind. : FOXHOLE
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Pert girls. : MINXES
22
Former. : OLD
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Killer: Suffix. : CIDE
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Prizes. : AWARDS
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Uses flattery. : WHEEDLES
32
Mining term. : LODE
33
Braces. : PAIRS
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River into Lake Balkhash. : ILI
35
Dwellings, à la Cockney. : OMES
36
Mademoiselle's aunt. : TANTE
37
Lasting injury. : SCAR
38
Wise (to). : HEP
39
Garden parties. : FETES
40
Tiny arachnid. : MITE
41
Aardvarks' objectives. : ANTHILLS
43
Expedite. : HASTEN
45
Treaty cosignatory. : ALLY
46
Sine qua ___. : NON
47
Clock devices. : ALARMS
50
Accuses. : INDICTS
55
Like ones. : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
58
Type: Abbr. : ITAL
59
___ winks. : FORTY
60
Torpor. : COMA
61
Term of endearment. : BABY
62
Ravels. : FRAYS
63
Jumps onto. : HOPS
Down
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Type of golf stroke. : BAFF
2
Grocery item. : OLEO
3
Fibers. : FLAX
4
Name in haute couture. : FATH
5
Seas. : SWELLS
6
Was concerned. : CARED
7
Bygone. : AGO
8
Some voters. : MEN
9
Broadway happening. : PREMIERE
10
Waxed humorous. : PUNNED
11
Summit. : APEX
12
Color. : ROSE
13
Chessmen: Abbr. : KNTS
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State: Suffix. : HOOD
19
Phases. : SIDES
23
Cousins of 21 Across. : CHITS
24
Word of greeting. : ALOHA
25
Some voters. : WOMEN
26
Expert. : ADEPT
27
Home: Abbr. : RES
28
Recedes. : WANES
29
Permitted. : LICIT
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Fill with joy. : ELATE
31
Warning device. : SIREN
33
In an opportune manner. : PATLY
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Counts, in a way. : TELLSOFF
37
Science degrees. : SMS
39
Form of entertainment. : FILMS
42
Not quite. : HARDLY
43
Darlings. : HONEYS
44
Time ___ half. : ANDA
46
Swell. : NIFTY
47
Old name for Nisan. : ABIB
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Girl's name. : LITA
49
Bedouin. : ARAB
51
Hankering. : ITCH
52
Half of a train sound. : CHOO
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Weather datum: Abbr. : TEMP
54
Feminine titles. : SRAS
56
Supporting. : FOR
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The Altar. : ARA

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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