This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
William Lutwiniak
New York Times, Friday, May 15, 1981
Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.50, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 59.8
Grid has duplicate clues.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 M | 2 A | 3 R | 4 D | 5 I | 6 S | 7 T | 8 A | 9 T | 10 U | |||||
11 B | A | N | Y | A | N | 12 I | R | R | U | P | 13 T | |||
14 B | I | R | D | S | O | F | 15 A | F | E | A | T | H | E | 16 R |
17 A | S | T | O | 18 O | C | T | E | T | 19 O | N | E |
|||
20 S | T | I | R | 21 A | R | C | E | D | 22 F | L | A | N |
||
23 I | R | A | 24 A | R | M | E | D | 25 D | I | D | N | T |
||
26 C | O | L | 27 O | N | I | A | L | 28 W | O | R | S | T | S |
|
29 S | T | A | L | E | 30 M | A | T | E | ||||||
31 G | 32 R | 33 A | T | I | S | 34 R | I | D | E | S | 35 F | 36 O | 37 R |
|
38 R | U | N | I | C | 39 W | A | N | E | D | 40 E | R | A |
||
41 I | N | G | A | 42 C | I | T | E | D | 43 S | E | N | T |
||
44 E | N | E | 45 D | O | N | O | R | 46 A | L | E | E |
|||
47 F | E | L | 48 L | O | W | T | R | A | 49 V | 50 E | L | E | R | S |
51 R | E | A | D | E | R | 52 L | I | V | E | R | Y | |||
53 S | T | O | R | Y | 54 S | E | E | M | S |
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,511
Across
1
___ Gras : MARDI
6
In ___ quo : STATU
11
Wide-spreading tree : BANYAN
12
Burst in : IRRUPT
14
Kindred souls : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
17
In re : ASTO
18
Group of eight singers : OCTET
19
"Wonderful ___," 1922 song : ONE
20
Swizzle : STIR
21
Followed a trajectory : ARCED
22
Patisserie item : FLAN
23
Novelist Wolfert : IRA
24
Ready for the fray : ARMED
25
"If I ___ Care," 1939 song : DIDNT
26
Furniture style : COLONIAL
28
Defeats : WORSTS
29
Standoff : STALEMATE
31
Free : GRATIS
34
___ a fall (courts danger) : RIDESFOR
38
Arcane : RUNIC
39
Dwindled : WANED
40
Cy Young Award stat : ERA
41
Name meaning "daughter" : INGA
42
Mentioned : CITED
43
Channeled : SENT
44
Chemical ending : ENE
45
Benefactor : DONOR
46
Helm position : ALEE
47
Kindred souls : FELLOWTRAVELERS
51
Library client : READER
52
Uniform : LIVERY
53
Saga : STORY
54
Verb Hamlet knew not : SEEMS
Down
1
Adjective for certain arts : MARTIAL
2
Contract phrase : ANDOR
3
Amtrak, B.&O., etc. : RYS
4
Philippine tree : DAO
5
Folksy : INFORMAL
6
Used a colander : SIFTED
7
Cornered : TREED
8
Smell ___ : ARAT
9
Pish! : TUT
10
Supports : UPHOLDS
11
Cafe : BISTRO
13
Lessee : TENANT
14
Fundamental : BASIC
15
Gas pedal : ACCELERATOR
16
Hires : RENTS
21
Opera highlights : ARIAS
22
Sacks : FIRES
24
Caprice : ANTIC
25
Was gaga about : DOTED
27
Port of ancient Rome : OSTIA
28
Used hip boots : WADED
30
Rutile and sphene : MINERALS
31
Distress : GRIEF
32
Alberto Salazar, e.g. : RUNNER
33
Seraphim, to Sevillians : ANGELES
35
Antennae : FEELERS
36
Like a stubborn critter : ORNERY
37
Stands well : RATES
39
Hiemal : WINTRY
42
Shrink from : COWER
43
Hawthorne's birthplace : SALEM
45
Stupid one : DODO
48
Map line: Abbr. : LAT
49
Try to outdo : VIE
50
"All About ___," 1950 film : EVE
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.
Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.
Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.