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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

THE TEAM'S ALL HERE!

New York Times, Sunday, May 19, 1968

25-Across : Best.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.30, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 596 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 123, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,854
Across
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Intent. : RAPT
5
Soda adjunct. : STRAW
10
Dear, dear! : OHME
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Cutting. : EDGED
19
Exclamation. : AHAH
20
Heath. : ERICA
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The sea: Poet. : FOAM
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Rope loop. : NOOSE
23
Be entitled. : HAVEARIGHT
25
Best. : FIRSTCLASS
27
Cook's needs. : STEWPANS
28
Tal's forte. : CHESS
30
One's partner. : ALL
31
Promise. : HOPE
32
Diagram. : CHART
33
Upstages. : SNOOTS
36
Extinct. : NOMORE
39
Present. : THERE
40
Check. : INSPECT
42
___ from the blue. : ABOLT
43
Mason's status. : THIRDDEGREE
46
Near: Scot. : NAR
47
Adjective ending. : IBLE
48
Member of Hindu creed. : JAIN
49
Contended. : VIED
50
Chipper. : SPRY
51
Distress. : AIL
52
Locomotive pilots. : COWCATCHERS
56
Eyeglasses, for short. : SPECS
57
Sunup. : DAYBREAK
59
Verbal contraction. : ARENT
60
Shade of red. : CLARET
61
Draper and others. : PAULS
62
Jaegers. : SKUAS
63
Swiss unit. : FRANC
64
Bakes eggs. : SHIRRS
66
Swivel. : WHEEL
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Certain farmers. : GRANGERS
70
Numerical prefix. : TETRA
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Very little attention. : SHORTSHRIFT
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Blight. : NIP
74
Staple crop. : RICE
75
Prospect. : VIEW
76
Dispossess. : OUST
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Caen's neighbor. : STLO
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Phew! : UGH
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___ unturned. : LEFTNOSTONE
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River of Scotland. : TWEED
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Omega. : THELAST
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Bounded. : LEAPT
87
Raucous. : HOARSE
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Disquisitions. : TRACTS
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Skeans. : DIRKS
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___ of Agric. : DEPT
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Shade. : HUE
92
Earthwork. : LEVEE
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Eyeglasses. : MONOCLES
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Mediocre. : SECONDRATE
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Not widely traveled. : STAYATHOME
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Where Greek met Greek. : AGORA
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Anew. : OVER
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Perfunctory. : TOKEN
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Buffalo's waterfront. : ERIE
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Receiver. : DONEE
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Rows. : OARS
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Upright. : ONEND
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Scenery. : SETS
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Cheering sounds. : RAHS
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At the drop of ___. : AHAT
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Jeweler's term. : PAVE
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On ___ (largely). : THEWHOLE
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Garment. : SERAPE
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Threefold. : TRINE
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Fits out. : RIGS
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Alas!, in Bonn. : ACH
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Witness. : WATCHER
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Put forward. : OFFERED
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Boost. : HOIST
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Champ de ___. : MARS
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River through the Dollart. : EMS
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Surround. : ENCLOSE
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Blob. : DOLLOP
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Asian animal. : GOA
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Letter. : ESS
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Jardin ___ Plantes. : DES
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On the left. : APORT
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Brown. : TANNED
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Uphill. : HARD
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Tableware. : CHINA
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Originates. : SIRES
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Agent: Colloq. : TENPERCENTER
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Uncommon. : SCARCE
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River nymph. : NAIAD
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Somaliland port. : OBBIA
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1778 heroine. : MOLLYPITCHER
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Crowded. : THICK
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Date. : TRYST
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N. Z. trees. : TAWAS
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Stabilizes. : EVENS
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Encircled. : GIRT
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Prophet's namesakes. : JOELS
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Directly: Colloq. : SPANG
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Shanks. : CRURA
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Recipient. : TAKER
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Glass bottle. : CRUET
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Convalesces. : HEALS
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Point of view. : SLANT
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Vermont city. : BARRE
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Vessel. : CRAFT
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Spread out. : SHOWN
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Curly: Fr. : FRISE
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Brace. : STRUT
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Vital statistic. : HEIGHT
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Excite. : WHET
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Snapper's cousin. : GRUNT
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Angers, U.S. style. : RILES
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Fine porcelain. : SPODE
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Separates. : SIFTS
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Rings. : HOOPS
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___ interest. : VESTED
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Decorator's samples. : SWATCHES
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Discontinuities. : LACUNAE
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Hardy, et al. : OLIVERS
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Withered. : SERE
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Conceives a liking for. : TAKESTO
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Go ___ (deteriorate). : TOPOT
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Punjab city. : LAHORE
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___ chickens. : HENAND
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Inhibit. : DETER
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Senior member. : DOYEN
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Scoria. : LAVA
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Effectuate. : MAKE
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Knowledge. : LORE
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Radiate. : EMIT
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Witnesses. : SEES
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Inferior. : SAD
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Personality. : EGO
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Against. : CON
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Kanga's baby. : ROO
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Large supply. : TON

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