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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, December 1, 1978

23-Down : Indistinct

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,615
Across
1
Meadowlands gait : PACE
5
Footwear for Menjou : SPATS
10
Macula : FLAW
14
Young man slain by Duke Mantee : ALAN
15
Buckle : TACHE
16
Run easily : LOPE
17
Sports phrase for a good effort : PARFORTHECOURSE
20
Sound an aitch : ASPIRATE
21
Maintenance : UPKEEP
22
Viscountess : LADY
23
Wear off by rubbing : FRAY
24
Moroccan city : RABAT
27
Keen : WAIL
28
Casa Mrs. : SRA
31
Separate : ASIDE
32
Pleased look : GRIN
33
Podium : DAIS
34
Sports phrase for a diamond thriller : SHOESTRINGCATCH
37
Biggins : POTS
38
Winkle out : OUST
39
Indistinguishable : ALIKE
40
___ standstill : ATA
41
Suggest : HINT
42
Consecrate : BLESS
43
Recipe ingredient : SALT
44
Half: Prefix : HEMI
46
Fastener : STAPLE
49
Frees : RELEASES
53
Sports phrase meaning not in contention : OUTOFTHERUNNING
55
Liter or meter : UNIT
56
___ in (listened) : TUNED
57
Thrombus : CLOT
58
Criticizes : RAPS
59
Jagged : EROSE
60
Building additions : ELLS
Down
1
Relative in an Eddie Fisher hit song : PAPA
2
Ovid's "Eheu!" : ALAS
3
Quibble : CARP
4
Rakes with gunfire : ENFILADES
5
Fine fiddle : STRAD
6
Bit of candy : PATTY
7
Longing : ACHE
8
Tea, in Tours : THE
9
Making safe : SECURING
10
Uncertain, as a wind : FLUKY
11
Body of knowledge : LORE
12
Part of a basilica : APSE
13
Emulate Niobe : WEEP
18
Takes the stump : ORATES
19
Cacholong : OPAL
23
Indistinct : FAINT
24
Mexican dance : RASPA
25
"___ in the Dark," 1964 film : ASHOT
26
Flora and fauna : BIOTA
27
Glove part : WRIST
28
"Mercure" composer : SATIE
29
Piles hay : RICKS
30
Whence the phoenix arose : ASHES
32
Sty sound : GRUNT
33
Trifling : DALLIANCE
35
Fashionable attire : TOILETTE
36
Hackies : CABMEN
41
Moiety : HALF
43
Descries : SPOTS
44
Start of a toast : HERES
45
Dodge artfully : ELUDE
46
Bartender's concoction : SOUR
47
Bonito : TUNA
48
On one's toes : ATIP
49
City near Lake Tahoe : RENO
50
Door feature : SILL
51
Chemical compound : ENOL
52
N.C.O.'s : SGTS
54
Wallace's "Ben ___" : HUR

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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