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William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Friday, May 15, 1981
4-Down : Philippine tree
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 A | 3 R | 4 D | 5 I | 6 S | 7 T | 8 A | 9 T | 10 U | |||||
11 B | A | N | Y | A | N | 12 I | R | R | U | P | 13 T | |||
14 B | I | R | D | S | O | F | 15 A | F | E | A | T | H | E | 16 R |
17 A | S | T | O | 18 O | C | T | E | T | 19 O | N | E |
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20 S | T | I | R | 21 A | R | C | E | D | 22 F | L | A | N |
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23 I | R | A | 24 A | R | M | E | D | 25 D | I | D | N | T |
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26 C | O | L | 27 O | N | I | A | L | 28 W | O | R | S | T | S |
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29 S | T | A | L | E | 30 M | A | T | E | ||||||
31 G | 32 R | 33 A | T | I | S | 34 R | I | D | E | S | 35 F | 36 O | 37 R |
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38 R | U | N | I | C | 39 W | A | N | E | D | 40 E | R | A |
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41 I | N | G | A | 42 C | I | T | E | D | 43 S | E | N | T |
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44 E | N | E | 45 D | O | N | O | R | 46 A | L | E | E |
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47 F | E | L | 48 L | O | W | T | R | A | 49 V | 50 E | L | E | R | S |
51 R | E | A | D | E | R | 52 L | I | V | E | R | Y | |||
53 S | T | O | R | Y | 54 S | E | E | M | S |
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,511
Across
1
___ Gras : MARDI
6
In ___ quo : STATU
11
Wide-spreading tree : BANYAN
12
Burst in : IRRUPT
14
Kindred souls : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
17
In re : ASTO
18
Group of eight singers : OCTET
19
"Wonderful ___," 1922 song : ONE
20
Swizzle : STIR
21
Followed a trajectory : ARCED
22
Patisserie item : FLAN
23
Novelist Wolfert : IRA
24
Ready for the fray : ARMED
25
"If I ___ Care," 1939 song : DIDNT
26
Furniture style : COLONIAL
28
Defeats : WORSTS
29
Standoff : STALEMATE
31
Free : GRATIS
34
___ a fall (courts danger) : RIDESFOR
38
Arcane : RUNIC
39
Dwindled : WANED
40
Cy Young Award stat : ERA
41
Name meaning "daughter" : INGA
42
Mentioned : CITED
43
Channeled : SENT
44
Chemical ending : ENE
45
Benefactor : DONOR
46
Helm position : ALEE
47
Kindred souls : FELLOWTRAVELERS
51
Library client : READER
52
Uniform : LIVERY
53
Saga : STORY
54
Verb Hamlet knew not : SEEMS
Down
1
Adjective for certain arts : MARTIAL
2
Contract phrase : ANDOR
3
Amtrak, B.&O., etc. : RYS
4
Philippine tree : DAO
5
Folksy : INFORMAL
6
Used a colander : SIFTED
7
Cornered : TREED
8
Smell ___ : ARAT
9
Pish! : TUT
10
Supports : UPHOLDS
11
Cafe : BISTRO
13
Lessee : TENANT
14
Fundamental : BASIC
15
Gas pedal : ACCELERATOR
16
Hires : RENTS
21
Opera highlights : ARIAS
22
Sacks : FIRES
24
Caprice : ANTIC
25
Was gaga about : DOTED
27
Port of ancient Rome : OSTIA
28
Used hip boots : WADED
30
Rutile and sphene : MINERALS
31
Distress : GRIEF
32
Alberto Salazar, e.g. : RUNNER
33
Seraphim, to Sevillians : ANGELES
35
Antennae : FEELERS
36
Like a stubborn critter : ORNERY
37
Stands well : RATES
39
Hiemal : WINTRY
42
Shrink from : COWER
43
Hawthorne's birthplace : SALEM
45
Stupid one : DODO
48
Map line: Abbr. : LAT
49
Try to outdo : VIE
50
"All About ___," 1950 film : EVE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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