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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

CHANGING WORLD

New York Times, Sunday, January 26, 1969

21-Down : To the rear

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 144, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.15, Missing: { V Z }, Scrabble score: 613 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 125, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,106
Across
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Quagmires : BOGS
5
Tincture : COLOR
10
Outer wear : WRAP
14
Right-hand man: Abbr. : ASST
18
Quiz : EXAM
19
Originate : ARISE
20
Angel gear : HALO
21
Tete-___ : ATETE
22
Annual phenomenon : AUTUMNALEQUINOX
25
Bucephalus : STEED
26
Application : USE
27
Exclusively : ONLY
28
Disentangle : UNTIE
29
Perplexes : STUMPS
30
Denials : NOES
31
Garagemen: Abbr. : MECHS
32
French city : CAEN
33
Bantu-speaking Africans : KAFIRS
36
Swiss city : BASLE
37
Open-air : ALFRESCO
41
Peak in the Cascades : ADAMS
42
Checkerberry : WINTERGREEN
44
City on the Danube : ULM
45
Lamp item : BULB
46
Como or Garda : LAGO
47
Turkish titles : AGAS
48
Character in "Peter Pan" : SMEE
49
Hooter : OWL
50
Like some fruits at times : OUTOFSEASON
54
Man ___ (entre nous) : TOMAN
55
Nursery item : BASSINET
57
Eyes: Slang : LAMPS
58
Hall of ___ : FAMERS
59
Gaffe : BONER
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Pay : WAGES
61
Glove man : BOXER
62
Whitens : CHALKS
64
Turnstile item : TOKEN
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Pastry : DANISHES
68
Competitions : RACES
69
Gymnastic feats : SOMERSAULTS
71
___ shoestring : ONA
72
Signs, informally : INKS
73
___-Coburg : SAXE
74
Gatherings : BEES
75
Qualifying words : BUTS
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Farm sound : MOO
77
City on the Sangamon : SPRINGFIELD
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Bullish times : RISES
82
Irregular ode : PINDARIC
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Fissures : RENTS
85
Salad item : CELERY
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Dear me! : ALAS
87
Hacienda features : SALAS
88
Punch: Colloq. : SOCK
89
Storied ship : BOUNTY
92
Attack : SETON
93
Blue-green : AQUA
94
Bleacherite : FAN
97
Small amount : OUNCE
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Do the unexpected : SPRINGASURPRISE
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Simulated : ACTED
102
Greensward : TURF
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Clerical leave : EXEAT
104
W.W. II powers : AXIS
105
Jefferson : THOS
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Two-___ (in theater) : ADAY
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Cons : READS
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Witticism : JEST
Down
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Escort : BEAU
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Amu Darya : OXUS
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Attendance : GATE
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Dallas campus : SMU
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French resort : CANNES
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Some tests : ORALS
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Flower : LILY
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Adjective ending : OSE
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Application : REQUEST
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Whence's companion : WHITHER
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Eastern VIPs : RANIS
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Amaryllis's cousin : ALOE
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Small, for one : POX
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Adjust : ATTUNE
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Appear : SEEM
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One or goose : STEP
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Williams and Kennedy : TEDS
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To the rear : ASTERN
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Wastelands : MOORS
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Family member : UNCLE
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Vaults : SAFES
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Halo : NIMB
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___ letters : MANOF
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Do housework : CLEAN
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Skewer item : KABOB
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Town south of Asmara : ADUWA
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Resorts to : FALLSBACKON
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Narrow-minded one : BIGOT
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Greek city : ARGOS
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Vacation place : SUMMERHOUSE
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Unclouded : CLEAR
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Straws in the wind : OMENS
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Oasis feature : WATER
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Shows surprise : GASPS
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Crescents : LUNES
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Endings with three and four : SOMES
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Sty noises : OINKS
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Assuage : SLAKE
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Zealous : EAGER
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Closing words : AMENS
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Prepares to take off : TAXIS
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Shoe parts : SOLES
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Typesetter's concerns : FONTS
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Some voters : WOMEN
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Packaged : BALED
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Pleat : CRIMP
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City in headlines : HANOI
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Virulent : TOXIC
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Contests : DUELS
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Put down : ENTER
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Talking back : SASSY
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Lucknow wear : SARIS
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Aids' companion : ABETS
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Sprinkle : SPRAY
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Bamboozle : BILK
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Seasoned : SALTED
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Delight : GRATIFY
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Lawbreaker : FELON
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Heatedly : INANGER
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Digest : RECAP
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Habaneras : DANCES
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Woos : COURTS
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Sawlike part : SERRA
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Military group : SQUAD
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Vessel : BOAT
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Painful word : OUCH
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Preposition : UNTO
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Idaho : SPUD
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Sailing : ASEA
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Prix ___ : FIXE
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In present condition : ASIS
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Hotbed : NEST
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Location: Abbr. : STA
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Tool : AXE
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Reign, in India : RAJ

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5 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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