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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

DOWN ON THE FARM

New York Times, Sunday, April 3, 1966

7-Across : Skewer items.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 84, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 719 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 152, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 13, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,077
Across
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Hungarian. : MAGYAR
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Skewer items. : CABOBS
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This way: It. : COSI
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The Republicans. : GOP
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Burning. : AFLAME
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Unstinting: Colloq. : ALLOUT
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Man's name. : ENOS
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"Do for" a person. : COOKONESGOOSE
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Elaborate hoax. : MARESNEST
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Obstruction. : RUB
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Of certain Britons. : KELTIC
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___ Potter, painter of animals. : PAUL
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Make glad. : PLEASE
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Corrida sound. : OLE
35
Erratic. : WILD
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Race track pests. : TOUTS
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Desk item. : BLOTTER
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Rancor. : SPITE
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Fashion. : SHAPE
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Cleaners. : SOAPS
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Marsh gas. : METHANE
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Joke at one's expense: Slang. : AHORSEONONE
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Extremity. : ARM
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Athrob. : ACHING
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Certain housewives. : FRAUS
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Enjoyment. : ZEST
54
Fencer's item. : EPEE
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Wintry weather. : SLEET
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Working out. : DOING
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Weasel. : STOAT
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Siberian antelope. : SAIGA
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Proverbs. : SAWS
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"___ and reaps the whirlwind." : SOWSTHEWIND
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Fixed. : RIGGED
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Suffix on a numeral. : ETH
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Cunning. : GUILE
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Card. : NINE
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Hold ___. : THELINE
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Bachelor ___. : OFARTS
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Cultivates. : FARMS
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Tested. : PROVEN
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Fences. : PALINGS
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Small combo. : TRIO
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Reddish orange. : FLAME
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Gone: Scot. : AWA
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Exact satisfaction for. : AVENGE
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English writer. : CHARLESLAMB
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Type of train: Abbr. : SPEC
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Everyone ___ own taste. : TOHIS
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Odes, cantos, etc. : POESY
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Fleeces. : SKINS
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Sweet ___. : TOOTH
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Chile's President, 1942-46. : RIOS
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Haze. : MIST
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Sends aloft. : SKIES
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Predicament: Slang. : PICKLE
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Assn. : ORG
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Famous sea rover. : CAPTAINKIDD
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Servile ones. : LACKEYS
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Sheds for sheep. : COTES
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Supposes. : DEEMS
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Frustrates. : BALKS
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Elephant keepers. : MAHOUTS
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Lie ___ (hide): Slang. : DOGGO
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Japanese clogs. : GETA
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Expert. : ACE
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In time: Mus. : ATEMPO
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Dance of Waikiki. : HULA
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Case in grammar. : DATIVE
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Swampland. : FEN
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Pettily dominated. : HENPECKED
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To annoy: Slang. : TOGETONESGOAT
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Black: Prefix. : ATRO
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Garden green. : KALE
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Man of many patents. : EDISON
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Branched. : RAMOSE
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Ice: Ger. : EIS
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Subverts. : SAPS
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Detect. : DESCRY
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Vivandier. : SUTLER
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Long: Prefix. : MACRO
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In a tangle. : AFOUL
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Sphere. : GLOBE
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Chatter idly: Slang. : YAK
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Berserk. : AMOK
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Starting over. : RENEWING
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Chess piece. : CASTLE
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Chilly. : ALGID
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Alliance of sorts. : BLOC
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Scoreboard trio. : OOO
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Transport. : BUS
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Increases. : STEPUPS
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French writer. : CAMUS
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Ellipsoidal. : OVAL
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Preaching: Abbr. : SER
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Fig marigold. : ICEPLANT
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Catlike animals. : GENETS
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___ a time. : ONEAT
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Armed band. : POSSE
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Ending with road or team. : STER
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Type of type. : ELITE
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Incline. : SLOPE
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To ___. : ATEE
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Even if. : THOUGH
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Sculling items. : OARS
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Knock's opposite. : BOOST
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Throws. : SHIES
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Yearn (for). : PANT
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Negative verb form. : SHANT
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PGA name. : SNEAD
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Billiard shot. : MASSE
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Acclaim. : ECLAT
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All: Slang. : THEWHOLEHOG
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Get up. : ARISE
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Fresh air: Colloq. : OZONE
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Blind bargain. : APIGINAPOKE
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Rain: Ger. : REGEN
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Fort in Maryland. : MEADE
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Table birds. : FOWLS
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Golf coup. : EAGLE
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Trifles. : DOITS
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Float. : SWIM
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Containers. : TINS
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Strain. : SIEVE
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Sudden rise. : SURGE
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Sign up. : ENROL
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Geometrical figure. : RHOMB
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Aggregations. : GANGS
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U.K. streetcars. : TRAMS
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End. : FINIS
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Brothers. : FRAS
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Vivacious. : AIRY
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Designs. : PLANS
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Father: Prefix. : PATRO
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Property: Fr. : AVOIR
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Greek letter. : THETA
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___ out (popped up). : FLIED
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Humidly. : WETLY
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Charley horse symptoms. : ACHES
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Charges. : COSTS
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Powerful dog. : ESKIMO
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Sideslips. : SKIDS
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Hose. : SOCKS
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Bird calls. : PIPES
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Check off. : TICK
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Digging tools. : MATTOCKS
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Keel part. : SKEG
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Talks glibly. : PALAVERS
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Two-door auto. : COUPE
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Revered one. : IDOL
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Nullified. : NEGATED
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Old tongue. : LATIN
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___ mentis. : COMPOS
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Mint. : BETONY
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Sambar deer. : MAHA
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Tête-___. : ATETE
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Matisse. : HENRI
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Dandies. : DUDES
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Florida bowl. : GATOR
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"___ there was ... " : AFOOL
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Leave off. : CEASE
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Embark on. : ENTER
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Succor. : HELP
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Offspring: Abbr. : DESC
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Jacob's twin. : ESAU
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Mowgli's python. : KAA
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Literary work. : ODE
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Owners of dog tags. : GIS
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London's time. : GMT

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5 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 16 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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