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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

TURNING THE TABLES

New York Times, Sunday, June 18, 1967

55-Across : Aerobatic maneuvers.

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 72, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 550 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 129, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,518
Across
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Composer's output. : OPUS
5
Enchantment. : MAGIC
10
Opera role. : THAIS
15
Current novelist. : URIS
19
The ready. : CASH
20
Honshu Bay. : OSAKA
21
Delicatessen item. : WURST
22
To thee: Lat. : TIBI
23
Committee heads. : CHAIRWOMEN
25
Inactive. : ONTHESHELF
27
State. : MAINE
28
University near Boston. : TUFTS
30
One of nine. : PLANET
31
Happy. : BEAMING
34
Grain sorghums. : MILOS
35
Put English on. : SPUN
36
Laundry need. : BLUING
37
Welland, for one. : CANAL
38
Pleasingly. : SWEETLY
41
Certain plums. : GAGES
42
Home. : BEDANDBOARD
44
Row. : OAR
46
Pueblos' foes. : UTES
47
The latest. : MODE
48
Ages and ages. : EONS
49
Adjust precisely. : TUNE
50
Housing agcy. : NHA
51
Red-tape experts. : BUREAUCRATS
55
Aerobatic maneuvers. : BANKS
56
Term in Five Hundred. : NULLO
58
Spanish city. : LEON
59
Neglect. : FORGET
60
Subservient ones. : VASSALS
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Iapetus's son. : ATLAS
63
English novelist. : SURTEES
64
Rearranges. : ALTERS
65
Warbler's cousin. : WREN
66
Angler's gear. : CREEL
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Look. : STARE
68
Until now, O.K. : SOFARSOGOOD
72
Business abbreviation. : INC
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Crane features. : CABS
76
Carte. : MENU
77
Reporter: Abbr. : CORR
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Powerful one. : CZAR
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Painting. : OIL
80
Squealer. : STOOLPIGEON
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Contrive. : FRAME
85
Fabled creature of Thessaly. : CENTAUR
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Navigational aid. : LORAN
88
Spread outward. : FLARED
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Title. : EARL
90
Morning. : MATIN
91
Unnamed one. : SOANDSO
92
Kind of daisy. : SHASTA
95
Indians of Yucatan. : MAYAS
96
One of the moon probes. : LUNIK
97
Fasteners. : COTTERPINS
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Rollaway of a sort. : TRUNDLEBED
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Hep. : ONTO
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Black ink entry. : ASSET
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___ hand. : LENDA
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Motor. : RIDE
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Endure use. : WEAR
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Append. : TIETO
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These: Sp. : ESTAS
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Ululate. : YOWL
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Now and then: Abbr. : OCC
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Exclamation of disbelief. : PAH
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Army monogram. : USA
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Jazz dances. : SHIMMIES
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Lawn chore. : MOWING
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For ___. : ASONG
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Ready: Colloq. : GAME
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Famous nickname. : IKE
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Mexican saloon. : CANTINA
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Double. : TWOFOLD
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Tracks down. : HUNTS
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Liberal ___. : ARTS
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Adjective ending. : ISH
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Fast horses. : STEPPERS
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Man with a mission. : UTHANT
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Nought: Fr. : RIEN
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Adjective suffix. : IBLE
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Study thoroughly. : SIFT
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Bestows (on) abundantly. : RAINS
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Pivoted. : SLUED
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___ Bator. : ULAN
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Weapon. : BBGUN
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Israeli port. : ELATH
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Place in a real mess. : AUGEANSTABLE
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___ stand (resisted). : MADEA
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Cob and pen. : SWANS
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Admit. : CEDE
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Carbon. : SOOT
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Idler. : LOUNGELIZARD
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Down-Easter. : YANKEE
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PGA ace. : BOROS
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Small amount: Colloq. : BEANS
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Settles. : RESTS
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Ponders (over). : MULLS
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Boulangerie item. : TARTE
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Brilliance. : BLARE
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Extremist. : ULTRA
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Swiftly: Lat. : CELER
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Certain horses. : ROANS
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Painfully uninterested. : BORED
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Wielders. : USERS
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Rage. : FUROR
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___ da Gama. : VASCO
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Language of Asia. : ALTAIC
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Extremely great: Colloq. : AWFUL
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Condemn. : SCORN
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Asian capital. : SEOUL
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___ about. : ONOR
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Vast expanse. : OCEAN
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Proceed. : GOON
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Noted persons. : NAMES
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Belief. : CREDO
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Historic peak. : MTARARAT
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Eccentric behaviour. : CRANKERY
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Express. : STATE
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___ the gallery. : PLAYSTO
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Greek letter. : IOTA
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Cartilage. : GRISTLE
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Thrash. : FLAIL
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Wise one. : NESTOR
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Inns: Sp. : FONDAS
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Louvre name. : MANET
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Malay island group. : SUNDA
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Barge. : SCOW
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Abrasive tool. : HONE
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___ boy! : ATTA
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___ en scene. : MISE
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Stage name. : LUNT
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Greek letter. : PSI
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Home: Abbr. : RES
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Vita. : BIO
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Man's name: Abbr. : EDW
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Of the: Sp. : DEL

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4 unique to this puzzle, 12 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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