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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, May 8, 1962

55-Across : Rascal.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,680
Across
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Submerged. : DOVE
5
Liang. : TAEL
9
Agreements. : PACTS
14
Be guided by. : OBEY
15
Turkish regiment. : ALAI
16
Fairly cool. : UNHOT
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Advanced. : FORE
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Confetti, in N. Y. C. parades. : TICKERTAPE
20
Pewees. : FLYCATCHERS
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Spinner. : TOP
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Qualified. : ABLE
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Headgear. : BERETS
26
Leather gaiter. : PUTTEE
29
Helix. : SPIRAL
31
Precise. : EXACT
32
You. : THOU
33
Afrikander. : TAAL
36
The two. : BOTH
37
Superabound. : SWARM
38
Killing: Suffix. : CIDE
39
"Vissi d'___," Puccini aria. : ARTE
40
Ireland. : EIRE
41
Jutlanders. : DANES
42
Mission. : ERRAND
44
Potential. : LATENT
45
Puckered. : PURSED
47
Monceau, for one. : PARC
48
Reply: Abbr. : ANS
49
Locomotive parts. : COWCATCHERS
55
Rascal. : SCAPEGRACE
57
Officer, for short. : EXEC
58
Bulrushes. : TULES
59
Vessels. : ARKS
60
Terza ___, verse form. : RIMA
61
African mountain range. : ATLAS
62
Nuisance. : PEST
63
Tarry. : STOP
Down
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Put aside. : DOFF
2
Old Greek coin. : OBOL
3
Extremely. : VERY
4
Attention-getters. : EYECATCHERS
5
Gossip. : TATTLE
6
Girl's name. : ALICE
7
Apiece. : EACH
8
Prefer. : LIKE
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Ship's officer. : PURSER
10
Formicid. : ANT
11
Mistress of the household. : CHATELAINE
12
Go ___ (deteriorate). : TOPOT
13
Flight of stairs. : STEPS
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Rare-earth element. : ERBIUM
21
Second. : ABET
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Exterminators. : RATCATCHERS
26
Armadillo. : PEBA
27
Wife: Lat. : UXOR
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Fabric. : TATTERSALL
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Fragment. : SHARD
30
Stoma. : PORE
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Double. : TWIN
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Arabian region. : ADEN
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For fear that. : LEST
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Old salt. : SEADOG
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Jeanne ___. : DARC
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Nook. : RECESS
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Most up to date. : LATEST
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Spaghetti or macaroni. : PASTA
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Describing some books or gems. : UNCUT
47
Knapsacks. : PACKS
50
Garment. : WRAP
51
Vigilance. : CARE
52
Theatre sign. : EXIT
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San ___. : REMO
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Title held by MacArthur. : SCAP
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Legume. : PEA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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