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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, December 9, 1977

49-Down : By express

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J V W }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,345
Across
1
Chorister : BASS
5
Some exams : ORALS
10
Mordant : ACID
14
Famous last words : ETTU
15
Lofty country : TIBET
16
Ponselle : ROSA
17
Slow motion : SNAILSPACE
19
Show biz award : EMMY
20
Patisserie fare : TORTE
21
Gnu and oryx : ANTELOPES
23
Abbr. in physics : CGS
25
Jefferson Memorial feature : CUPOLA
26
Rigs the evidence : FRAMES
29
Sailing race : REGATTA
32
Played the autocrat : CAESARIZED
34
Musical notes : RES
35
Light unit : LUMEN
36
Pithy saying : MOT
37
Egotist's smile : SMIRK
39
Cycle or form : UNI
40
Bartlett's collection : QUOTATIONS
42
One of Doc's companions : BASHFUL
45
Lifts weights : EXERTS
46
Aramaic language : SYRIAC
48
Lib cause : ERA
49
Rand : FANDANCER
52
Dazzling effect : ECLAT
56
Radio-tube stabilizer : AGER
57
Weak and vacillating : IRRESOLUTE
59
Elam's capital : SUSA
60
T.L.C. expert : NURSE
61
Mavourneen's place : ERIN
62
Mrs. Dick Tracy : TESS
63
Wax histrionic : EMOTE
64
Calendar abbr. : SEPT
Down
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Tops : BEST
2
___ time (never) : ATNO
3
Headliner : STAR
4
Piece of luggage : SUITCASE
5
Mil. academy : OTS
6
River bank : RIPA
7
Char-___ (motor coach) : ABANC
8
Brief briefing : LECTURETTE
9
Well versed (in) : STEEPED
10
Ring around a vesicle : AREOLA
11
Colleague : COMPATRIOT
12
"Woe ___!" : ISME
13
Preferred shift : DAYS
18
Reporter : LEGMAN
22
"Toothpick" for Paul Bunyan : LOG
24
Sun. address : SER
26
Animals in general : FAUNA
27
Negligence : REMISSNESS
28
Image; effigy : SIMULACRUM
30
Forktails : TERNS
31
Invites : ASKS
32
Old Boys' milieu : CLUB
33
World-famous attraction in San Diego : ZOO
37
Hi-fi gear : STEREO
38
Marvelous events : MIRACLES
40
Bitter tonic : QUININE
41
Fire : AXE
43
Polyps or many-sided problems : HYDRAS
44
Monk : FRA
47
Juan's hill : CERRO
49
By express : FAST
50
Shivering fit : AGUE
51
Quiescence : REST
53
Inveigle : LURE
54
Like a ballerina : ATIP
55
Midway unit : TENT
58
Comprehend : SEE

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

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