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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, December 8, 1979

29-Down : Czech patriot

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 295 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 85, 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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© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,987
Across
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River of Belgium : MAAS
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At right angles, asea : ABEAM
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Twice DCXXV : MCCL
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___ breve : ALLA
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Opera-box wear : TIARA
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"Hey there, sailor!" : AHOY
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Gully washers : RAINSTORMS
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Closefisted : NEAR
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At first : INITIALLY
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Pronouncements : DICTA
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___ de la Frontera, city NE of Cádiz : ARCOS
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Call's partner : BECK
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Hub: Abbr. : CTR
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Cardiologist's clue, for short : EKG
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City's periphery : SUBURBS
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Letters on a perfect report card : AAAA
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It sometimes leads to a dead end : SIDESTREET
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Black and white : PRINT
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Hush-hush agcy. : CIA
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River flowing alongside Notre Dame : SEINE
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Horse wranglers : RANCHHANDS
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Snick and ___ : SNEE
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Gosson's "___ of Abuse" : ASCHOOL
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Police radio call: Abbr. : APB
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Soviet state : SSR
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Links unit : HOLE
48
Song heroine or Uncle Tom's wife : CHLOE
50
Colander : SIEVE
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Treaties : ALLIANCES
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Spore sacs : ASCI
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Idea : BRAINSTORM
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Small dog, for short : PEKE
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Jeweler's unit : CARAT
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Canal or railroad : ERIE
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Mtg. : SESS
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Slag : DROSS
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Hogarth subject : RAKE
Down
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Maison figure : MARI
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King or Alda : ALAN
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Et ___ : ALII
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His toys bring joys to girls and boys : SANTA
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Onsets : ATTACKS
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Of life : BIOLOGICAL
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Peerage types : EARLS
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Host : ARMY
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Degrees for postgrads : MAS
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Literally, "hand-cares" : MANICURES
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Controls : CHECKREINS
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Cover completely : COAT
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Vega's constellation : LYRA
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Beget : SIRE
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I.O.U.'s : DEBTS
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Passenger vehicle : BUS
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Famed director : CAPRA
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___ Shevchenko, Ukrainian poet : TARAS
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Ticket stubs : RAINCHECKS
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Pacific coast flowers : SEADAHLIAS
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Czech patriot : BENES
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Man the helm : STEER
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Antipasto garnish : ANCHOVIES
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Clangor : DIN
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Oarlock : THOLE
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Have at the weeds : HOE
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Basketwork material : SPLINTS
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Neckwear : BOAS
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Smoke for Fidel : CLARO
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Stage direction : ENTER
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Dolts : SAPS
51
Words of understanding : ISEE
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Sandarac tree : ARAR
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Uncas's beloved : CORA
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Composer Satie : ERIK
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Pintail duck : SMEE
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A-E connection : BCD

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 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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