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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Wednesday, June 5, 1974

21-Down : Dubious

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 347 (avg 1.86)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, 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. 9,062
Across
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Ravaged : ATE
4
Commerce : TRADE
9
Kind of music : JAZZ
13
Route : WAY
14
Experience again : RELIVE
16
S-shaped molding : OGEE
17
River of England : EXE
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Arctic feature : ICECAP
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Olympian : HEBE
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Anxiety : DISQUIET
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Nehru and Gandhi : HINDUS
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Diamond figure : UMP
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Famed homer hitter : AARON
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Tougher to climb : STEEPER
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Badlands features : CANYONS
35
Uncompromising : HARSH
36
Opposed : ANTI
38
Pitcher Marichal : JUAN
39
Touch : ABUT
40
Violent effort : SPASM
41
Wavy, in heraldry : UNDE
42
Arizona native : HOPI
43
Place : LIEU
44
Podium figure : EMCEE
45
Pepys's closing words : SOTOBED
47
Corn ___ : POPPERS
49
Like old engines : NOISY
51
Little: Fr. : PEU
52
George Town's island : PENANG
55
Crossroads feature : OVERPASS
60
Star in Draco : ADIB
61
Outdoor sport : HIKING
63
Charge : FEE
64
Rx item : PILL
65
Even number : STEVEN
66
Stout or Ingram : REX
67
To ___ (right on) : ATEE
68
Worship : ADORE
69
Adjective ending : ORY
Down
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Dazzled : AWED
2
Prepare to take off : TAXI
3
Has a peek : EYES
4
Win : TRIUMPH
5
Method of procedure : RECIPE
6
Helm position : ALEE
7
Pronouncements : DICTA
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Little ___ : EVA
9
Wild pansy : JOHNNYJUMPUP
10
Matured : AGED
11
Asian ox : ZEBU
12
Letters : ZEES
15
Son of Joseph : EPHRAIM
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Dubious : QUESTIONABLE
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Noun ending : ION
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Misbehaves : ACTSUP
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Eastern potentates : SHAHS
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Not allowed : TABOO
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Break out : ERUPT
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White water : RAPIDS
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Snow leopard : OUNCE
33
Consumers' champion : NADER
34
Knives : SNEES
37
Dundee turndown : NAE
40
Siberians' needs : SLEIGHS
44
Centerpiece : EPERGNE
46
___ vivant : BON
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Kitchen must : OPENER
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In harness : YOKED
52
Hemingway : PAPA
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Blue-pencil : EDIT
54
Green color : NILE
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In ___ (in a living thing) : VIVO
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Hairdo : AFRO
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Mother Shipton : SEER
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Like many novels : SEXY
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Call ___ day : ITA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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