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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Friday, September 11, 1981

2-Down : Loris

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,630
Across
1
Tight grip : CLAMP
6
Relative of drat : DANG
10
A one : TOPS
14
Palatial : REGAL
15
On and on : EVER
16
Composer Satie : ERIK
17
Masqat citizen : OMANI
18
Inference or deduction : COROLLARY
20
Sport : FUN
21
Arias for tenors : SOLI
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Mrs. ___ Warfield Simpson : WALLIS
24
Sheerness : TRANSPARENCE
27
Side : TEAM
28
Oak genus : QUERCUS
32
Former ruler of Iran : SHAH
35
Two-pointer made with ease : LAYUP
37
Tolerable : SOSO
38
"Black gold" : OIL
39
Cha or bohea : TEA
40
___ room : REC
41
Erect : REAR
43
Factotum : DOALL
45
Roll top : DESK
46
Not so prolix : BRIEFER
48
Grade of a U.S.N. enlisted man : RATE
50
Court disaster : PLAYWITHFIRE
55
On ___ (broadcasting) : THEAIR
58
Teen-___ : AGER
59
Nope : NIX
60
Rare things : HENSTEETH
62
"The Man ___" : ILOVE
64
___ were : ASIT
65
Source of some grease : SUET
66
Mopish one : PINER
67
Bankrolls : WADS
68
"H.M.S. Pinafore" group : TARS
69
Went through : SPENT
Down
1
Tenant's farm : CROFT
2
Loris : LEMUR
3
Guam's capital : AGANA
4
Staff : MAN
5
Crinkly fabric : PLISSE
6
Rhetorical : DECLAMATORY
7
To have: Fr. : AVOIR
8
Saul's grandfather or uncle : NER
9
Adult : GROWNUP
10
People often behind bars : TELLERS
11
Viva-voce : ORAL
12
___ Thomas, author of "Down These Mean Streets" : PIRI
13
"The ___ the limit!" : SKYS
19
Cluny product : LACE
22
Fire ___, semiprecious stone : OPAL
25
Unspecified degree : NTH
26
NOW cause : EQUALRIGHTS
29
Pith : CORE
30
Wields : USES
31
Clout : SOCK
32
Rowan tree : SORB
33
Yesterday, in Metz : HIER
34
"Merry" in a game name : ALAI
36
Indeed : YEA
42
Meals : REPASTS
43
Bride, to the groom : DEAREST
44
Delayed : LATE
45
Syn., for one : DEF
47
Pass quickly : FLIT
49
Rose nuisance : THRIPS
51
Sprinkle : WATER
52
Hole-___ : INONE
53
Cleft : RIVEN
54
Try hard : EXERT
55
Unfreeze : THAW
56
"For ___ jolly ... " : HESA
57
Bagnold : ENID
61
The U.S., in France : EUA
63
Pitcher part : LIP

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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