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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, November 18, 1983

12-Down : Take life easy

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 322 (avg 1.67)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,428
Across
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Where Basra is : IRAQ
5
Steel-plow man : DEERE
10
Composer Bartók : BELA
14
Visayan island : CEBU
15
Star : EXCEL
16
Prof's poser : EXAM
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"___ Clock Jump," 1938 song : ONEO
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Risk : JEOPARDIZE
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Boreal : NORTHERN
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Flutist : TOOTER
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Be affected by : REACT
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Dickens one-legged rascal : WEGG
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Cups, saucers, pot, etc. : TEASET
27
Succeeded : MADEGOOD
31
Neighbor of Que. : ONT
32
Closet lining : CEDAR
34
Income, in France : RENTE
35
Bankruptcy : RUIN
37
Breed of cattle : DEVON
39
Judge : DEEM
40
Rump : CROUP
42
Overhaul : REFIT
44
Orinoco tributary : ARO
45
Underlings : HENCHMEN
47
Jutlander, e.g. : TEUTON
49
Take in optically : LOOK
50
Persona non ___ : GRATA
51
Quaker : FRIEND
54
Fragrant : AROMATIC
57
Spot and butterfish : LAFAYETTES
59
Tuck away : HIDE
60
Room to swing ___ : ACAT
61
Like tubers : ROOTY
62
Last word : AMEN
63
Sen. Domenici : PETE
64
Sherpa turf : NEPAL
65
Undiluted : NEAT
Down
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Niche object : ICON
2
City on the Truckee : RENO
3
Mental lapse : ABERRATION
4
Cites : QUOTES
5
Glum : DEJECTED
6
Buckle down : EXERT
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Sci. for Galbraith : ECON
8
D.C. V.I.P. : REP
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Inspirited : ELATED
10
Hounded : BEDOGGED
11
Way out : EXIT
12
Take life easy : LAZE
13
Can. citizen, for one : AMER
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Football's Staubach : ROGER
21
Hic, ___, hoc : HAEC
24
___ Secession : WAROF
25
Flambeau : TORCH
26
Take effect : ENURE
27
Self-styled expert : MAVEN
28
Singly : ONEATATIME
29
Alamogordo's county : OTERO
30
Go-getter : DEMON
33
Actor Jacobi : DEREK
36
Cluster : NUCLEATE
38
Radical in a lab : NITROSYL
41
Adjective for a $3 bill : PHONY
43
Cooperative group : TEAM
46
Up-to-date : MODERN
48
Provo native : UTAHAN
50
Actress Nissen : GRETA
51
Commotion : FLAP
52
Sprint : RACE
53
"___ first you ... " : IFAT
54
Surmounting : ATOP
55
Glimmering : IDEA
56
Copper : CENT
58
Shoe part : TOE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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