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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Wednesday, July 10, 1974

35-Across : ___-arms

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J V }, Scrabble score: 343 (avg 1.81)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, 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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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,097
Across
1
P.T.A. people : MOMS
5
Ford : EDSEL
10
Kennel sound : WOOF
14
Straw in the wind : OMEN
15
As if : QUASI
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Enormous : HUGE
17
Spanish weight : ONZA
18
Like some love : UNREQUITED
20
Torrid : SIZZLING
22
Loosens : UNTIES
23
Fresh air : OZONE
24
Retail units : DOZENS
25
Make a fresh copy : RETYPE
27
Hindu cover-ups : SARIS
28
News-wire service : UPI
29
Recipe word : STIR
31
Martinique landmark : PELEE
35
___-arms : MENAT
38
Hewer : AXE
39
Saint-___ : SAENS
40
Italian numeral : SETTE
41
Acapulco money : PESO
43
Plane-crew members: Abbr. : FOS
44
Noxious weeds : TARES
46
Like Youmans's tea : FORTWO
49
Pancakes : CREPES
51
Quantity of wheat : SHEAF
52
Give ___ to (approve) : THENOD
53
Certain equations : QUARTICS
56
Unwise path : ROADTORUIN
58
___ off, in golf : TEED
59
Earth, in Bonn : ERDE
60
In ___ (in trouble) : ABIND
61
Nazimova : ALLA
62
Do a farm chore : SEED
63
O. T. book : KINGS
64
Neighbor of Minn. : NDAK
Down
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Lea sounds : MOOS
2
All: Prefix : OMNI
3
Engraving : MEZZOTINT
4
Smart, as a new sports car : SNAZZY
5
Horses and ponies : EQUINES
6
Irene of films : DUNNE
7
Famed puppeteer : SARG
8
Vane direction : ESE
9
Brandy, for one : LIQUOR
10
Archangel's waterfront : WHITESEA
11
___ the cold (stranded) : OUTIN
12
Curved moldings : OGEES
13
T-men and G-men : FEDS
19
Opens a slide fastener : UNZIPS
21
Cut off : LOP
24
Confronts boldly : DARES
25
Certain drinks : RUMS
26
Fencing piece : EPEE
27
Rangers and Bruins : SIXES
30
Recordings : TAPES
32
Symbol of remoteness : LEFTFIELD
33
Sufficient, to poets : ENOW
34
Italian pronoun : ESSO
36
Joined the audience : ATTENDED
37
Kitchen utensil : TEAPOT
42
Show ___ (vote) : OFHANDS
45
Lumber tree : REDOAK
47
Poetic word : OER
48
Cane : RATTAN
49
Bit of work : CHORE
50
English novelist : READE
51
Taking to court : SUING
52
Very, in Paris : TRES
53
Dionne daughter : QUIN
54
That: Fr. : CELA
55
Neighbor of Mont. : SDAK
57
Boxscore entry : RBI

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

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