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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, April 22, 1983

17-Across : Caricature

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.55, Missing: { B F X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, 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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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,218
Across
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Cheekbone : MALAR
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Physical-fitness places : SPAS
10
Bireme gear : OARAGE
11
Orbital feature : APOGEE
13
U.S. Army V.I.P. : ADJUTANTGENERAL
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Laborer : PEON
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Caricature : PARODY
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12 doz. : GRO
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For, to Felipe : POR
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Vingt-___ (gambling game) : ETUN
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___ up (clinches) : SEWS
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Like some grandams : ANILE
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" ... and not ___ do" : ASI
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Massenet opera : THAIS
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Newsbreak feature : LATEST
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In a hurry : TEARING
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Agreeable : ACQUIESCENT
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Beat handily : TROUNCE
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Comedian from Yonkers : CAESAR
37
Greek dialect : KOINE
38
Ending with dolt or colt : ISH
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Danube feeder : DRAVA
41
Distinctive times : ERAS
42
Bloke : CHAP
44
Asian holiday : TET
45
Sports announcer Berman : LEN
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Cave man's tool : EOLITH
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Immense : VAST
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This is protected in Amendment V : PRIVATEPROPERTY
52
Pluto, to Cleo : OSIRIS
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Riddle : ENIGMA
54
Clutter : MESS
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Associate of Renoir : DEGAS
Down
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Democratic doctrine : MAJORITARIANISM
2
___ for one's money : ARUN
3
Map abbr. : LAT
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Slack-jawed : AGAPE
5
Tebaldi or Scotto : RENATA
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Expedited : SPED
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Ante (up) : PONY
8
Years : AGE
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Court officers : SERGEANTSATARMS
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"___ Grecian Urn": Keats : ODEONA
11
Ordeals : AGONIES
12
Small insect : EARWIG
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Dismay : APPAL
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U.N. commission : TRUSTEESHIP
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Deprivation : LOSS
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Minnow : SHINER
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Ecole assignments : LECONS
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Ending with Juno or Arab : ESQUE
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Shoe part : TREAD
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Wine cask : TUN
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Latin gram. case : ACC
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Tannenbaum trimming : ICICLES
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Corrida V.I.P. : TORERO
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Parsees' scriptures : AVESTA
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Rundown : RATTY
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Iodine source : KELP
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Execration : HATRED
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Prop in many a play : PHONE
46
Pitcher features : EARS
47
Outfielder Amos : OTIS
48
Star in Lyra : VEGA
50
Contest : VIE
51
Glutton : PIG

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3 unique to this puzzle, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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