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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, April 8, 1975

22-Across : Fine sauterne

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.60)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,369
Across
1
Daughter of Loki : HEL
4
Strong fiber : BAST
8
Portico : STOA
12
Prof's field : EDUC
14
Like Armstrong's landing : LUNAR
15
Remain unsettled : PEND
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Peruvian native : INCA
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Chemical compound : OXIDE
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Bronx cheer : RAZZ
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Prospering : MAKINGONESPILE
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Fine sauterne : YQUEM
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Attribute : PUT
24
Confutes : REBUTS
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Appreciative : GRATEFUL
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Estate : ACRES
32
U. S. poet : FROST
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Call ___ day : ITA
34
Suffices : DOES
35
Grass and square : ROOTS
36
Cuckoos : ANIS
37
___ carte : ALA
38
Eggs: Fr. : OEUFS
39
Allan-___ : ADALE
40
Light again : REKINDLE
42
F.D.R. aide ___ Welles : SUMNER
43
French possessive : SES
44
Architectural order : IONIC
45
Prospering : STRIKINGITRICH
51
Vamp of silents : BARA
52
Totally : INALL
53
Saarinen : EERO
54
English painter : OPIE
55
Ethiopian title : NEGUS
56
Attracted : DREW
57
Fabric : WOOL
58
Assembly: Abbr. : SESS
59
Gal of song : SAL
Down
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Home, in Bonn : HEIM
2
Ferber : EDNA
3
Stroke of fortune : LUCKYBREAK
4
Plump : BUXOM
5
Have ___ with (know someone) : ANIN
6
Notorious Marquis : SADE
7
Encroach : TRESPASS
8
Ariel, for one : SPRITE
9
Duck : TEAL
10
Eleven, in Tours : ONZE
11
Cooper's tool : ADZ
13
One-masters of Mideast : CAIQUES
14
Theater seats : LOGES
20
Daft : NUTS
21
Greens stroke : PUTT
24
Airport gear : RADAR
25
Place for French pupils : ECOLE
26
U. S. composer : GROFE
27
Goes bad : ROTS
28
Morgan and Rothschild, e.g. : FINANCIERS
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Serviceable : UTILE
30
Optical beam : LASER
32
Ump's call : FOUL
35
N.F.L. team : REDSKINS
36
Looked up to : ADMIRED
38
"The ___ Love" : ONEI
39
Family member : AUNT
41
Knesset's domain : ISRAEL
42
Besmirches : SOILS
44
Arctic domiciles : IGLUS
45
Soap, in pharmacy : SAPO
46
Tom, Dick and Harry, e.g. : TRIO
47
Arrow poison : INEE
48
Gee-gees : NAGS
49
Spanish linen : CREA
50
Kennel sound : HOWL
51
Clara of films : BOW

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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