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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, April 5, 1974

15-Down : Stupidity

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { Y }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, 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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© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,001
Across
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Old Harry : SATAN
6
Chew the rag : JAW
9
Horse-trade : SWAP
13
Muse : ERATO
14
Ending for pay and cup : OLA
15
Reduce, as prices : SHAVE
16
Resilient strength : SINEW
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Mat. day : SAT
18
Tennis champ : LAVER
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Maximally : ATMOST
21
Short necklaces : CHOKERS
23
Flower deliverers : APRILSHOWERS
25
Machete's cousin : BOLO
27
Tea-taste : SIP
28
Ward V.I.P.'s : RNS
29
Onassis : ARI
30
Over, in Metz : FINI
31
Nerve cell : NEURON
35
Face of a cut gem : BEZEL
37
Thicken : GEL
39
Affordable : SPARE
40
The seven ___ man : AGESOF
42
Scads : LOTS
44
Banking abbr. : INT
45
Sine ___ non : QUA
46
Outer: Prefix : EPI
47
Parts of a bankroll : ONES
48
"William Tell" overture feature : THUNDERSTORM
52
Like a pigtail : BRAIDED
53
Sea off Greece : IONIAN
55
Bizarre : OUTRE
56
Pantheon member : GOD
58
Subway fare : TOKEN
60
Different : OTHER
61
Fireman's tool : AXE
62
Native of Adak : ALEUT
63
Thing here : THIS
64
Fishing item : ROD
65
City on the Swan : PERTH
Down
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His, in France : SES
2
___ da capo : ARIA
3
Cause frustrating torment : TANTALIZE
4
Musical direction : ATEMPO
5
___ never : NOWOR
6
Using the elbow : JOSTLING
7
Neighbor of Fla. : ALA
8
Surveillance : WATCH
9
Rattles : SHAKESUP
10
Flicker : WAVER
11
Says with assurance : AVERS
12
Staff: Abbr. : PERS
15
Stupidity : SLOWNESS
20
Señor's assent : SISI
22
Band member : HORN
24
Pitchman : SPIELER
25
Rum cake : BABA
26
Neighbor of Ida. : OREG
30
Seafood : FLOUNDER
32
Drought V.I.P. : RAINMAKER
33
River of France : ORNE
34
Butterfly catchers : NETS
36
Titles of courtesy : ESQUIRES
38
Askew : LOPSIDED
41
Movie technique : FADE
43
Belgrade figure : TITO
47
A. L. ballplayer : ORIOLE
48
Actuality : TRUTH
49
Kipling's elephant : HATHI
50
Poe or Guest : EDGAR
51
Available : ONTAP
52
Fielder's error : BOOT
54
Grammatical abbr. : NEUT
57
Chemical prefix : OXO
59
Utmost : NTH

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2 unique to this puzzle, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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