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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Thursday, May 29, 1975

25-Down : Hoodoo

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.65)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,420
Across
1
Wisecrack : QUIP
5
Mixer : SODA
9
Clout : SWAT
13
Subordinated : UNDER
15
River of England : AVON
16
Pawnbroker's staple : CASH
17
Like strongly : ADORE
18
Fissure : REFT
19
Bullish time : RISE
20
Endlessly : ADINFINITUM
23
Renounce : ABJURE
27
Stage fare : OPERA
28
Chief : MAIN
29
Set-to : FRACAS
34
Rec room : DEN
35
Oakley : ANNIE
37
Ballet sequence : ADAGIO
39
Ziegfeld specialties : EXTRAVAGANZAS
43
Unruffled : SERENE
44
English daisy : GOWAN
46
Bustle : ADO
49
Kind of goose : CANADA
51
Zero : NONE
52
Contradict : REBUT
54
Manageable : WIELDY
56
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Mrs. Helmer : NORA
62
Inter ___ : ALIA
63
Danish money : KRONE
68
Surmounting : ATOP
69
___ machine : SLOT
70
River of Alaska : YUKON
71
Broadcast : SENT
72
Understands : KENS
73
Punta del ___ : ESTE
Down
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Where: Lat. : QUA
2
German connective : UND
3
June phrase : IDO
4
___ diem : PER
5
Ranee's garb : SARI
6
Kitchen must : OVEN
7
Take off : DOFF
8
Opposed : ANTI
9
Certain currency : SCRIP
10
Tarried : WAITED
11
Guarantee : ASSURE
12
Stan ___ : THEMAN
14
Raise : REAR
21
Meaning: Abbr. : DEF
22
Prying into : NOSING
23
Doctors' org. : AMA
24
Pestilence : BANE
25
Hoodoo : JINX
26
Modules : UNITS
30
Blackbird : RAVEN
31
City of Turkey : ADANA
32
Like many canaries : CAGED
33
Oriental V.I.P. : AGA
36
Sets up : ERECTS
38
Fresh air : OZONE
40
Parseghian : ARA
41
M.P.'s quarry : AWOL
42
Contents of a child's box : SAND
45
Napoleon's marshal : NEY
46
Cockpits : ARENAS
47
Dedicate : DEVOTE
48
Fairy king : OBERON
50
Bedazzle : AWE
53
Maladroit : UNAPT
55
Stygian : INKY
57
Job : TASK
58
She, in St. Lo : ELLE
59
Subatomic particle : PION
60
Red and cocked : HATS
64
Paris street : RUE
65
Approvals : OKS
66
Negative : NOT
67
Chemical ending : ENE

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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