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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, January 24, 1981

41-Down : Storage boxes

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 311 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,400
Across
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Enervates : SAPS
5
Had at the weeds : HOED
9
Emergency currency : SCRIP
14
Orchestra member : OBOE
15
Isolated : ONLY
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Verify : PROVE
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Mother Goose character : IOOCLOCKSCHOLAR
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Blows up : EXPLODES
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Fresh : RECENT
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Alleged sky sight : UFO
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Be anxious; fret : CARK
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Must : HASTO
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Destiny : FATE
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Univ. degree : BBA
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"Flick" : MOVIE
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Meditate steadily : PORE
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Vault : LEAP
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These bear portraits of Cleveland : IOOODOLLARBILLS
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Gyre : SPIN
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Inducement : BAIT
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Call up, as memories : EVOKE
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Ukr., for one : SSR
40
Kill a bill : VETO
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Like caramel : CHEWY
42
Flag : TIRE
43
Wield an ax : HEW
44
Hi-fi must : STEREO
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Discusses in detail : GOESINTO
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Mrs. Thatcher's residence : IODOWNINGSTREET
54
Motor : DRIVE
55
Sea dog : SALT
56
Give off : EMIT
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Log in : ENTER
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Homophone for use : EWES
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Aria, e.g. : SOLO
Down
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Peau de ___ : SOIE
2
Jack-in-___ (E. Indian tree) : ABOX
3
Kind of deck : POOP
4
Solitude : SECLUSION
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Bringer of bad luck : HOODOO
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Susann's "___ Is Not Enough" : ONCE
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Part of B.P.O.E. : ELKS
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Impaired: Prefix : DYS
9
Domain : SPHERE
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Ceramic piece : CROCK
11
Actor's concern : ROLE
12
Muscovite : IVAN
13
Vivacious : PERT
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Sent skyward : LOFTED
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Lunar feature : CRATER
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Jeweler's unit : CARAT
24
Wickets : HOOPS
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Parisian's property : AVOIR
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Large book : FOLIO
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Subordinate to : BELOW
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Like a cantankerous critter : BALKY
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Church feature : APSE
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___ Liberty : MISS
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Photo-engraving : PLATE
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Active, alert persons : LIVEWIRES
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Opera by Weber : OBERON
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Order : BEHEST
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TV fan : VIEWER
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Storage boxes : CHESTS
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Valuable find : TROVE
44
Word with slip or swipe : SIDE
45
Actor Rip : TORN
46
Change the text : EDIT
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What marmots do : GNAW
48
Flirt visually : OGLE
49
Verne hero : NEMO
50
Linden : TEIL
51
Bismarck : OTTO
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Honshu bay : ISE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 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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