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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, April 19, 1985

37-Down : Least exciting

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J Q U X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,946
Across
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Widow's portion : DOWER
6
Sees red : BOILS
11
Shoo! : BEGONE
12
Neckwear : ASCOTS
14
"Rear Window" director : ALFREDHITCHCOCK
17
Dingles : DALES
18
Mme. Bovary : EMMA
19
Unrelenting : IRON
20
"Buenos ___" : DIAS
21
Gambol : CAPER
22
Modern "art" : ARE
23
Boston's time, at times : EST
24
Islam's sacred book : KORAN
25
Goblin : BOGIE
27
Profundity : DEEPNESS
29
Northern : BOREAL
30
The force is with it : LODESTONE
32
Propellers on ships : SCREWS
35
Water : IRRIGATE
39
Other name : ALIAS
40
___ of vantage : COIGN
41
Tavern : BAR
42
Mil. unit : DIV
43
Parsonage : MANSE
44
Reminder : MEMO
45
Galatea's beloved : ACIS
47
"___ a Song Go ... " : ILET
48
Centennial electee : HAYES
49
Movie of 1947 (see 14 Across) : THEPARADINECASE
52
Cancels : ERASES
53
Bond : CEMENT
54
Lancaster group : AMISH
55
Elevate : HOIST
Down
1
Lessen money in circulation : DEFLATE
2
Scarebabes : OGRES
3
Tribulations : WOES
4
Windup : END
5
Tell in detail : REHEARSE
6
British army orderlies : BATMEN
7
Award never won by 14 Across : OSCAR
8
German pronoun : ICH
9
Places : LOCI
10
Warehouse charge : STORAGE
11
M. Pascal : BLAISE
13
Smelter slag : SCORIA
14
To boot : ADDED
15
Ardent : IMPASSIONED
16
Truckle : KNEEL
21
Campus figures : COEDS
24
Experiences : KNOWS
25
___ Islands, south of Tokyo : BONIN
26
Neighbor of Wash. : OREG
28
Supplication : PLEA
29
Pianist/comedian : BORGE
31
Verse stanza : TRISTICH
32
Camp David peacemaker : SADAT
33
Oft-heard expression : CLICHE
34
Area from Cannes to La Spezia : RIVIERA
36
Latent : ABEYANT
37
Least exciting : TAMEST
38
Like some leaves : EROSE
40
Convertible carriage : CALASH
43
Bogs : MIRES
44
Nutmeg spices : MACES
46
Mex., Guat., Arg., etc. : SPAM
48
Prefix with sphere : HEMI
50
" ... and not ___ do" : ASI
51
Modernist : NEO

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2 unique to this puzzle, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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