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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Saturday, August 23, 1980

38-Down : Autos

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.74, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 86, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, 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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© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,246
Across
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Mason's mixture : MORTAR
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Uses mucilage : PASTES
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Diet unit : CALORIE
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Iroquoian group : ONEIDAS
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"Deserted Village" poet : OLIVERGOLDSMITH
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Macadamize : PAVE
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"___ Irish Rose" : ABIES
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Pooh! : FIE
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Saharan : ARID
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Recordings : DISCS
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Creeper : VINE
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Taradiddle : LIE
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Tale : CONTE
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Casino patron : DICER
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Hun, for one : MARAUDER
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Don feeder : DONETS
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Activity for David Merrick : PRODUCING
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Convent V.I.P. : ABBESS
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Yaks : CHATTERS
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Pick up the tab : TREAT
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To-dos : STIRS
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Wedding write-up word : NEE
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Mass : BULK
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Viscous : SLIMY
44
Boer town : STAD
45
"Do ___ say, not ... " : ASI
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Forgo : WAIVE
47
"___ la Douce" : IRMA
48
Moviedom : THESILVERSCREEN
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Birthplace of Murillo : SEVILLE
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Indebtedness : ARREARS
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Right-hand : DEXTER
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N.F.L. team : SAINTS
Down
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Tropical disease : MALARIA
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Oscar winner: "Hamlet," 1948 : OLIVIER
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Wandered : ROVED
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Due follower : TRE
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Publicize : AIR
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Got back : REGAINED
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Part of L.A.P.D. : POLICE
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Vicuña's habitat : ANDES
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Mtg. : SESS
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Wee one of fiction : TIM
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Structure : EDIFICE
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Silken fabric : SATINET
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The sweet gum or its resin : COPALM
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Swerves : SHEERS
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In the way : OBSTRUCTIVE
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Extinct birds : DODOS
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Pierre's score : VINGT
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"And ___ be he that moves my bones": Shak. : CURST
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Mama's caveats : DONTS
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In a vertical line, as oars : APEAK
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John Evelyn's famous work : DIARY
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Unrealizable dreams : CHIMERAS
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Box-score entries : ATBATS
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Touched : BRUSHED
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Have faith : BELIEVE
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Plead : ENTREAT
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Carpentry tools : REAMERS
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Autos : SEDANS
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Fragment : SLIVER
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Château unit : SALLE
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Lorelei : SIREN
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Droop : WILT
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Rangers or Flyers : SIX
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Lady of Sp. : SRA
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Dernier ___ : CRI

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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