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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Wednesday, September 4, 1985

44-Down : "___ in Toyland"

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,084
Across
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Send off : POST
5
Facsimile : IMAGE
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Stanch : STEM
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N.L.-er : EXPO
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Strikeout artist Ryan : NOLAN
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Kelly's possum : POGO
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Start of a Russian proverb : LEARNGOODTHINGS
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Windup : END
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Bern's river : AARE
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Sweetens : HONEYS
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Minstrel's companion : LUTE
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City on the Hudson : TROY
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Shine : POLISH
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Amassment : HEAP
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Press a tort : SUE
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"Once upon ___" : ATIME
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Like Pat Ewing : TALL
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Caveat word : DONT
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Middle of the proverb : THEBADWILLTEACH
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Some softball teams : TENS
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Breezy : AIRY
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Mosey : ANKLE
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Apr. 15 initials : IRS
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Shag and throw : RUGS
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Mug : KISSER
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They exist for peat's sake : BOGS
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Father or son : MALE
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Pummel : THRASH
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Strike out : FAIL
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Pop. tax shelter : IRA
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End of the proverb : YOUBYTHEMSELVES
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Mme. Curie, to Garson : ROLE
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Lady of song : EADIE
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Maugham's "___ of Suez" : EAST
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Verse collection : ODES
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Responder to reveille : RISER
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Concerned with : INTO
Down
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Soccer legend : PELE
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Trek power : OXEN
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Fokker foe : SPAD
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Rocky eminence : TOR
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"Tell it not ___" : INGATH
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Melba or Garry : MOORE
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African succulent : ALOE
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A preceder of about : GAD
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Captivate : ENTHRALL
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Like cactuses : SPINY
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Hollywood's Franchot : TONE
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Like quiche : EGGY
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Bryophyte : MOSS
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Sartre work : NAUSEA
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Cager's target : HOOP
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Arm and a leg : LIMBS
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Soho TV : TELLY
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Page one of songdom? : PATTI
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Different : OTHER
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Mortgages : LIENS
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Bristles : HAIRS
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Stings : SOAKS
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Family man : UNCLE
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Anesthetic : ETHER
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Kindling : TWIGS
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Slow-witted : DENSE
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Lucille's Lucie : DAUGHTER
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French feudal tax : TAILLE
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Apple-cheeked : ROSY
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Antique car : KAISER
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"___ in Toyland" : BABES
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She liked Ike : MAMIE
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Neophyte : TYRO
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Car part : HOOD
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Bylaw : RULE
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G-men, e.g. : FEDS
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Muscovite : IVAN
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What's left : REST
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Respecting : ASTO
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"Bali ___" : HAI
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Hula Bowl wear : LEI

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

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