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William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Friday, April 14, 1967
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 327 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 29.0
Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 B | 2 O | 3 F | 4 F | 5 S | 6 C | 7 A | 8 M | 9 P | 10 P | 11 A | 12 R | 13 K |
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14 A | L | L | A | 15 W | A | G | E | R | 16 U | P | O | N |
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17 F | E | A | T | 18 H | E | R | O | N | E | 19 S | N | E | S | T |
20 F | O | X | H | O | L | E | 21 M | I | N | X | E | S |
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22 O | L | D | 23 C | I | D | E | ||||||||
24 A | 25 W | 26 A | 27 R | D | S | 28 W | H | E | E | D | 29 L | 30 E | 31 S |
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32 L | O | D | E | 33 P | A | I | R | S | 34 I | L | I |
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35 O | M | E | S | 36 T | A | N | T | E | 37 S | C | A | R |
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38 H | E | P | 39 F | E | T | E | S | 40 M | I | T | E |
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41 A | N | T | 42 H | I | L | L | S | 43 H | 44 A | S | T | E | N |
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45 A | L | L | Y | 46 N | O | N | ||||||||
47 A | 48 L | 49 A | R | M | S | 50 I | N | D | 51 I | 52 C | 53 T | 54 S |
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55 B | I | R | D | S | O | 56 F | 57 A | F | E | A | T | H | E | R |
58 I | T | A | L | 59 F | O | R | T | Y | 60 C | O | M | A |
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61 B | A | B | Y | 62 F | R | A | Y | S | 63 H | O | P | S |
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,453
Across
1
Hit, in Broadway slang. : BOFF
5
Impish one. : SCAMP
10
Place for pastime. : PARK
14
To the: It. : ALLA
15
Venture. : WAGER
16
Come ___. : UPON
17
Grow rich. : FEATHERONESNEST
20
Refuge of a kind. : FOXHOLE
21
Pert girls. : MINXES
22
Former. : OLD
23
Killer: Suffix. : CIDE
24
Prizes. : AWARDS
28
Uses flattery. : WHEEDLES
32
Mining term. : LODE
33
Braces. : PAIRS
34
River into Lake Balkhash. : ILI
35
Dwellings, à la Cockney. : OMES
36
Mademoiselle's aunt. : TANTE
37
Lasting injury. : SCAR
38
Wise (to). : HEP
39
Garden parties. : FETES
40
Tiny arachnid. : MITE
41
Aardvarks' objectives. : ANTHILLS
43
Expedite. : HASTEN
45
Treaty cosignatory. : ALLY
46
Sine qua ___. : NON
47
Clock devices. : ALARMS
50
Accuses. : INDICTS
55
Like ones. : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
58
Type: Abbr. : ITAL
59
___ winks. : FORTY
60
Torpor. : COMA
61
Term of endearment. : BABY
62
Ravels. : FRAYS
63
Jumps onto. : HOPS
Down
1
Type of golf stroke. : BAFF
2
Grocery item. : OLEO
3
Fibers. : FLAX
4
Name in haute couture. : FATH
5
Seas. : SWELLS
6
Was concerned. : CARED
7
Bygone. : AGO
8
Some voters. : MEN
9
Broadway happening. : PREMIERE
10
Waxed humorous. : PUNNED
11
Summit. : APEX
12
Color. : ROSE
13
Chessmen: Abbr. : KNTS
18
State: Suffix. : HOOD
19
Phases. : SIDES
23
Cousins of 21 Across. : CHITS
24
Word of greeting. : ALOHA
25
Some voters. : WOMEN
26
Expert. : ADEPT
27
Home: Abbr. : RES
28
Recedes. : WANES
29
Permitted. : LICIT
30
Fill with joy. : ELATE
31
Warning device. : SIREN
33
In an opportune manner. : PATLY
36
Counts, in a way. : TELLSOFF
37
Science degrees. : SMS
39
Form of entertainment. : FILMS
42
Not quite. : HARDLY
43
Darlings. : HONEYS
44
Time ___ half. : ANDA
46
Swell. : NIFTY
47
Old name for Nisan. : ABIB
48
Girl's name. : LITA
49
Bedouin. : ARAB
51
Hankering. : ITCH
52
Half of a train sound. : CHOO
53
Weather datum: Abbr. : TEMP
54
Feminine titles. : SRAS
56
Supporting. : FOR
57
The Altar. : ARA
Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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