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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

KITCHENRY

New York Times, Sunday, July 21, 1968

40-Across : Chime

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 86, Avg Word Len: 5.27, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 682 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 157, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, 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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© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,917
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Nibbles away : EATSAT
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Is in high dudgeon : RAGES
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Stadium figures : UMPS
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Father of Kish : ABIEL
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Court game : SQUASH
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Heath genus : ERICA
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Catfish : POUT
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Uncertain : VAGUE
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Flattered for gain : CURRIEDFAVOR
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Literary hacks : POTBOILERS
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Time : EON
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Copyist : SCRIBE
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Quick to act : ALERT
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Barren ground : WASTES
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Depend (on) : RELY
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Men of power : TSARS
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B'way group : ANTA
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Assn. : SOC
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Chime : PEAL
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Movie takes : SHOTS
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Gather : ASSEMBLE
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One up to no good : PROWLER
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Fellow: Colloq : SKATE
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Kind of poker : STUD
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Ten to a sen : RIN
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Parka : ANORAK
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Management : STEWARDSHIP
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Vast sum : MINT
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Appropriated : TAKEN
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Chelae : CLAWS
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Yesterday: Fr. : HIER
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Lustrous soft cloth : PANNE
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Harrow's rival : ETON
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Sheer linen : TOILE
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Small boats : COGS
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Man of the forests : RANGER
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Capitol Hill man: Abbr. : SEN
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Subsides: Colloq. : SIMMERSDOWN
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Legal eagles : LEGISTS
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Zola, et al. : EMILES
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Swan : PEN
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Most trustworthy : SAFEST
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Just ___ : DESERTS
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Did a groom's job : CURRYCOMBED
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Roman goddess : OPS
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Par beaters : EAGLES
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Like shad : BONY
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Title of the East : AMEER
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Garment feature : DART
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Sing, in a way : CROON
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One of a classical trio : VENI
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Record : ANNAL
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Book: Lat. : LIBER
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Unsigned: Abbr. : ANON
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Man who came to dinner : TOASTMASTER
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Garden shrub : MIMOSA
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French possessive : MES
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Football play : DOWN
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After: Fr. : APRES
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Lie : FALSITY
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Comes before : PRECEDES
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Spoke (up) : PIPED
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Show biz award : TONY
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Spanish article : LOS
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Gem : OPAL
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Abated : WANED
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Document: Abbr. : CERT
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___ with (get rid of) : DOAWAY
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The ship launcher : HELEN
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Charm : ALLURE
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Pro ___ : TEM
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Making way : UNDERSTEAM
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Reckless : DEVILMAYCARE
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___ bouillon (fish stock) : COURT
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Man's nickname : DAVE
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Student: Fr. : ELEVE
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Exercise of an art : PRAXIS
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Lovelock : TRESS
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Ending with ham or dab : STER
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Las Vegas patron : DICER
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Succession : SERIES
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Verb ending : ESCE
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From which: Lat. : AQUO
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Change : TURN
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Italian island: Abbr. : SAR
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Unaltered : ASIS
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Up ___ (in difficulty) : THECREEK
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Ballpoint item : REFILL
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Sheik's land : ARABY
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Hand out : GIVE
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Habitat: Prefix : ECO
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City on Gulf of Mexico : SARASOTA
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Shoe parts : UPPERS
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Heaths : MOORS
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Stroke on the green : PUTT
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Theological degree : STB
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Made a solo flight : AVIATED
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Impatiens : BALSAM
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"___ you!" : IGET
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Department of France : EURE
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Slighter : LESS
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Gloomy: Poet. : DREAR
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Admits : OWNSUP
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Far advanced : LATER
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Defrosts : THAWS
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On the move : ASTIR
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Freshets : SPATES
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Florid in style : ORNATE
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Ruin (a person) : COOKONESGOOSE
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Schedule : PLAN
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Cabob accessory : SKEWER
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Trees : ASHES
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Starts cooking : BRINGSTOABOIL
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Songbird : LINNET
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Inscribes : ENTERS
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Songbird : WREN
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Tasteless : STALE
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Slenderizes : SLIMS
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Arab boat : DHOW
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Eats, for one : SIGN
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Peanuts : MANIS
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Approaches : COMES
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Called for by name : PAGED
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Awnings : TILTS
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Rabbit : CONY
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Allude (to) : REFER
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Tempting : SIREN
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Brisk : SPRY
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German article : DER
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Identifying item : LABEL
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Financial windfall : MELON
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Malign : SMEAR
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Run away : DECAMP
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Breadwinner : EARNER
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Studies : CONS
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One, for one : UNIT
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Set at an angle : CANTED
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Exeunt ___ : OMNES
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Quickly : PRESTO
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Lost ones : STRAYS
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Popular dish : BEANS
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Obscures : DIMS
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Letter : VOWEL
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___ as a beet : ASRED
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Turk's-cap : LILY
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Current times : TODAYS
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Name to remember : MAINE
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Attached : APPENDED
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Snares : MANTRAPS
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Goes off : DEPARTS
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Where the action is : FORUM
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Acts the poltroon : COWERS
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Chaucerian character : PALMER
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Moneyhandler : TELLER
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Move zigzag fashion : WEAVE
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Victor at Plassey, 1757 : CLIVE
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Channel : DUCT
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___ about (a certain date) : ONOR
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Together: Mus. : ADUE
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Prelim : HEAT
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With: Fr. : AVEC
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Jane ___ : EYRE
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Part of the street scene : TAXI
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Buffalo's waterfront : ERIE
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Eating place : MESS
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Gridiron scores : TDS
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Ivy Leaguer : ELI
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See 113 Down : CAR

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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