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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, April 22, 1983

39-Down : Execration

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 66, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 5.55, Missing: { B F X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 20, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,218
Across
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Cheekbone : MALAR
6
Physical-fitness places : SPAS
10
Bireme gear : OARAGE
11
Orbital feature : APOGEE
13
U.S. Army V.I.P. : ADJUTANTGENERAL
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Laborer : PEON
17
Caricature : PARODY
18
12 doz. : GRO
19
For, to Felipe : POR
20
Vingt-___ (gambling game) : ETUN
21
___ up (clinches) : SEWS
22
Like some grandams : ANILE
25
" ... and not ___ do" : ASI
26
Massenet opera : THAIS
27
Newsbreak feature : LATEST
29
In a hurry : TEARING
31
Agreeable : ACQUIESCENT
33
Beat handily : TROUNCE
34
Comedian from Yonkers : CAESAR
37
Greek dialect : KOINE
38
Ending with dolt or colt : ISH
40
Danube feeder : DRAVA
41
Distinctive times : ERAS
42
Bloke : CHAP
44
Asian holiday : TET
45
Sports announcer Berman : LEN
46
Cave man's tool : EOLITH
48
Immense : VAST
49
This is protected in Amendment V : PRIVATEPROPERTY
52
Pluto, to Cleo : OSIRIS
53
Riddle : ENIGMA
54
Clutter : MESS
55
Associate of Renoir : DEGAS
Down
1
Democratic doctrine : MAJORITARIANISM
2
___ for one's money : ARUN
3
Map abbr. : LAT
4
Slack-jawed : AGAPE
5
Tebaldi or Scotto : RENATA
6
Expedited : SPED
7
Ante (up) : PONY
8
Years : AGE
9
Court officers : SERGEANTSATARMS
10
"___ Grecian Urn": Keats : ODEONA
11
Ordeals : AGONIES
12
Small insect : EARWIG
13
Dismay : APPAL
14
U.N. commission : TRUSTEESHIP
15
Deprivation : LOSS
21
Minnow : SHINER
23
Ecole assignments : LECONS
24
Ending with Juno or Arab : ESQUE
26
Shoe part : TREAD
28
Wine cask : TUN
30
Latin gram. case : ACC
32
Tannenbaum trimming : ICICLES
33
Corrida V.I.P. : TORERO
35
Parsees' scriptures : AVESTA
36
Rundown : RATTY
37
Iodine source : KELP
39
Execration : HATRED
43
Prop in many a play : PHONE
46
Pitcher features : EARS
47
Outfielder Amos : OTIS
48
Star in Lyra : VEGA
50
Contest : VIE
51
Glutton : PIG

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

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