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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, December 27, 1977

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J V X }, Scrabble score: 347 (avg 1.80)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 62.2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,363
Across
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M.P.'s quarry : AWOL
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Puppeteer Lewis : SHARI
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Citizen of Dumfries : SCOT
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Team east of Ole Miss : BAMA
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Wyoming range : TETON
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Jackdaw's cousin : CROW
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Infatuated with : CRAZYABOUT
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Breed, in Bolivia : RAZA
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Impugns : DENIES
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Makes a list : ITEMIZES
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Brad or spad : NAIL
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Ill-wisher : ENEMY
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Architects' considerations : ACCESSES
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Nymph who became a laurel tree : DAPHNE
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Triumph over : WORST
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Cast repeatedly in similar roles : TYPED
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Roth's "___ Gang" : OUR
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Neighbor of Can. : ALAS
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Hit the books : PORED
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"Aeneid" starter : ARMA
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Nickname for a memorable Russell : ROZ
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He replaced Kerensky : LENIN
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"He is ___ from the dead": Matt. : RISEN
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English poet laureate: 1670–88 : DRYDEN
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Leader's follower : ADHERENT
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Even-stephen : QUITS
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U-boats : SUBS
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Like some hairdos or skirts : BOUFFANT
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Smooched : NECKED
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First Arabic letter : ALIF
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Flipping one's top : GOINGCRAZY
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Peeve : RILE
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Direct : ORDER
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Pierre's being : ETRE
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Middle East weight : ROTL
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In want : NEEDY
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Deterioration : WEAR
Down
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Opening quartet : ABCD
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Pottery or dishes : WARE
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Muscat is its capital : OMAN
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Sloth : LAZINESS
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Cessation of flow : STASIS
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Isr. language : HEB
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Thine, in Tours : ATOI
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Way to go : ROUTE
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Not accidental : INTENDED
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Be niggardly : SCRIMP
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Famed Sioux chief : CRAZYHORSE
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Sludge : OOZE
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"___ the night ... " : TWAS
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Fermenting agent : YEAST
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Famed anthropologist : MEAD
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Admit : LETON
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Edgar or Emmy : AWARD
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Distort, as a story : COLOR
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Bed coverlet : CRAZYQUILT
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Where Aleppo is : SYRIA
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Creative force : NUMEN
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They were: Lat. : ERANT
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Is uncertain : PENDS
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Where dollars for defense are spent : PENTAGON
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Type of propeller : AIRSCREW
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Ericson, the mariner : LEIF
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Pear-shaped instrument : REBEC
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Camper's ___ bag : DUFFEL
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Montana's ___ Horse Dam : HUNGRY
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Saw logs, in a way : SNORE
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British atty. : BARR
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Hotchpotch : OLIO
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Spring or flood : TIDE
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Singer Smith : KATE
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Pound from Idaho : EZRA
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Henna user : DYER
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Composer Rorem : NED

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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