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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, November 15, 1980

7-Down : ___ Ababa

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,330
Across
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Auction action : BID
4
Lee of films : LILA
8
Abet : HELP
12
Mind : OBEY
14
___ up (got hep) : WISED
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Cruising : ASEA
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Mall event : SALE
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She takes a bow at a luau : HULADANCER
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Simferopol's locale : CRIMEA
21
"Thy hand is but ___ to my fist": Shak. : AFINGER
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Lizards' look-alikes : NEWTS
24
"It ___ laugh": Pinero : ISTO
25
Rice's "Street ___" : SCENE
27
Neutral shade : TAN
29
Work ___ : OFART
33
Committee V.I.P. : CHAIRPERSON
36
Educ. group : NEA
37
Feed-bag helping : OATS
38
Stood well : RATED
39
Sch. groups : PTAS
40
Full of: Suffix : OSE
41
"Dickie Dare" and "Dixie Dugan" : COMICSTRIPS
43
Ride a bike : PEDAL
45
Collection : SET
46
"Steppenwolf" author : HESSE
47
Obi : SASH
49
Tonsorial service : SHAVE
51
Film directed by Joshua Logan: 1956 : BUSSTOP
54
Conforms : ADAPTS
57
How a turkey is greeted : DERISIVELY
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Pour ___ (accelerate) : ITON
60
Without : SANS
61
The cats : FELIS
62
Vacation spot for a doge : LIDO
63
Winkle out : OUST
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Absquatulate : FLEE
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Overawe : COW
Down
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Variety of pear : BOSC
2
Construction member : IBAR
3
Limned : DELINEATED
4
The Blackbirds' inst. : LIU
5
Spanish land area : ISLA
6
Certain orthoptera : LEAFINSECTS
7
___ Ababa : ADDIS
8
Get the ___ (master) : HANGOF
9
Suffix for inchoative verbs : ESCE
10
Give the eye like a bad guy : LEER
11
Sports standard : PAR
13
People of Sana : YEMENIS
14
Reporter's question : WHAT
18
Author Myrer ("The Last Convertible") : ANTON
20
Pitcher that wouldn't last long in Shea : EWER
23
Earth mover : STEAMSHOVEL
25
Reporter's triumph : SCOOP
26
Thriller episode : CHASE
28
Book by Ade: 1896 : ARTIE
30
Scrupulously clean : ANTISEPTIC
31
Harvests : REAPS
32
Steel splint, in armor : TASSE
34
Instructor at Pebble Beach : PRO
35
G.I. wear : ODS
39
Carry the day : PREVAIL
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Rank : CLASS
42
Senator Cochran of Miss. : THAD
44
Basketball statistic : ASSIST
48
Unbending : STIFF
50
Cuts and cures grass : HAYS
51
One of Hollywood's Bridges : BEAU
52
Jardinieres : URNS
53
Soccer great : PELE
55
Foofaraw : TODO
56
Fluff stuff, in CB lingo : SNOW
57
Mil. award : DSO
58
Taradiddle : LIE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

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