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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Wednesday, November 7, 1984

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 24.6 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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D
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A
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S
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H
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C
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A
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S
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E
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D
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S
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H
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E
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P
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E
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O
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A
L
T
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R
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P
E
R
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B
Y
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N
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D
L
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G
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M
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S
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P
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H
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W
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S
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S
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B
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N
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I
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S
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R
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I
L
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D
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S
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C
K
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S
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B
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C
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S
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R
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N
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M
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F
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R
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A
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,783
Across
1
Track event : DASH
5
Sized up the joint : CASED
10
Bandsman Fields : SHEP
14
"___ Perpetua," Idaho motto : ESTO
15
Church feature : ALTAR
16
Incan turf : PERU
17
Mostly : BYANDLARGE
19
Press : IRON
20
Soap opera, usually : SERIAL
21
Yore, once : ELD
22
What's left : REST
23
Billiard stroke : MASSE
25
Kind of coat or coal : PEA
26
Cuts wood : HEWS
30
French possessive : SES
31
Campus cap : BEANIE
34
Author Nin : ANAIS
36
Tells off : RAILS
38
A.M.A. types : DRS
39
Breakers of costae, ulnae, etc. : STICKSANDSTONES
42
Asian holiday : TET
43
"___ With Me" : ABIDE
44
Coruscated : SHONE
45
Source of advice : ORACLE
47
Men's org. : SAR
49
Uncle ___ in "Star Wars" : OWEN
50
Drowse : NOD
51
Confused : ATSEA
53
Tote-board numbers : ODDS
55
Letter opener : SIR
56
Poisonous acid : CYANIC
61
Sign in printing : FIST
62
First of billions : ADAMANDEVE
64
Instinctive ability : FEEL
65
Control : REINS
66
Said : ORAL
67
Chop ___ : SUEY
68
Like ___ (probably) : ASNOT
69
Alphabetize, e.g. : SORT
Down
1
Five-time candidate for President : DEBS
2
"___ sew, so shall ye rip" : ASYE
3
Altair is one : STAR
4
"___ soit ... " : HONI
5
Famed soprano: 1923–77 : CALLAS
6
Gov. Wallace's state : ALA
7
Wearisome pair : STRESSANDSTRAIN
8
Links feat : EAGLE
9
Historical Scott : DRED
10
Flowering shrub : SPIREA
11
The present : HEREANDNOW
12
Piccadilly Circus figure : EROS
13
Pole a boat : PUNT
18
T.V.A. unit : DAM
24
Oriental inn : SERAI
25
Nudniks : PESTS
26
Must : HASTO
27
Inscribe : ENTER
28
Act cautiously : WAITANDSEE
29
Activate Fido : SIC
31
C.P.I. compiler : BLS
32
Pax, to Plato : IRENE
33
Ruhr city : ESSEN
35
Edda contributor : SKALD
37
Light-bulb lighters : IDEAS
40
Helmsman's course : SBE
41
Sound of triumph : OHO
46
At a premium : COSTLY
48
Change the mold : RECAST
51
Staffers : AIDES
52
Author Rand : AYN
53
Switch settings : OFFS
54
"Mon ___!" : DIEU
55
A Roosevelt : SARA
57
Flurries : ADOS
58
Pianist Peter : NERO
59
Match King Kreuger : IVAR
60
Breton : CELT
63
Twixt L and P : MNO

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

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