This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Tuesday, July 6, 1976

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 328 (avg 1.74)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
V
2
E
3
R
4
A
5
J
6
I
7
B
8
E
9
S
10
U
11
S
12
A
13
F
14
A
R
A
T
15
A
D
U
L
T
16
N
A
P
A
17
M
O
N
T
18
E
C
A
R
L
O
19
I
T
E
M
20
P
O
D
U
N
K
21
N
E
W
22
S
I
D
E
23
D
I
24
G
I
N
25
P
E
R
26
K
27
A
28
L
29
E
30
E
R
N
31
W
A
X
I
32
N
33
G
34
A
M
I
S
35
S
36
E
G
37
R
E
T
38
Z
O
O
39
P
O
P
S
T
40
H
E
Q
U
E
S
41
T
I
O
N
42
P
U
S
43
O
A
K
U
M
44
Y
O
N
N
E
45
A
R
E
46
N
A
S
47
E
B
48
B
49
A
G
E
R
50
R
E
T
51
P
S
A
L
52
M
53
J
54
O
V
E
55
S
A
T
56
U
S
57
H
58
E
59
R
60
S
61
A
M
I
D
62
T
R
I
63
A
N
G
U
L
U
M
64
M
A
C
E
65
A
L
O
F
T
66
N
O
N
E
67
B
R
E
D
68
G
E
N
T
S
69
K
N
E
W
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,824
Across
1
___ Cruz : VERA
5
Needles : JIBES
10
Airmen's group: Abbr. : USAF
14
Smell ___ : ARAT
15
Grown : ADULT
16
Calif. wine district : NAPA
17
Boule-players' mecca : MONTECARLO
19
Part of a list : ITEM
20
Small town : PODUNK
21
Innovative : NEW
22
Ally with : SIDE
23
Entrench : DIGIN
25
___ cent : PER
26
Garden green : KALE
30
Sea bird : ERN
31
Doing a floor job : WAXING
34
Off-course : AMISS
36
Heron : EGRET
38
Bronx attraction : ZOO
39
Proposes : POPSTHEQUESTION
42
Foot: Suffix : PUS
43
Caulking material : OAKUM
44
Seine feeder : YONNE
45
Cockpits : ARENAS
47
Wane : EBB
49
Teen___ : AGER
50
Inactive: Abbr. : RET
51
Sacred poem : PSALM
53
"By ___!" : JOVE
55
Made a lap : SAT
56
Leads in : USHERS
61
Surrounded by : AMID
62
Constellation in Milky Way : TRIANGULUM
64
Spice : MACE
65
Airborne : ALOFT
66
Zilch : NONE
67
Fostered : BRED
68
Chaps : GENTS
69
Learned well : KNEW
Down
1
Theda Bara, for one : VAMP
2
Slangy suffix : EROO
3
African gold field : RAND
4
Aleutian island : ATTU
5
Gleason : JACKIE
6
Cider girl : IDA
7
Hot controversy : BURNINGQUESTION
8
Miss Drew : ELLEN
9
Tuck away : STOW
10
Mod dress style : UNISEX
11
Lampooning : SATIRIZING
12
Imitated : APED
13
Renown : FAME
18
Conclude : END
24
Hellenic : GREEK
25
Fall guy : PATSY
26
Greek letter : KAPPA
27
___-propre : AMOUR
28
Words without action : LIPSERVICE
29
Curve : ESS
31
Diminutive : WEE
32
Nary a soul : NOONE
33
Lost cause : GONER
35
Weasel : STOAT
37
Ballroom dance : RUMBA
40
Owns : HAS
41
Suit ___ T : TOA
46
Was short : NEEDED
48
Dulls : BLUNTS
51
"Ici on ___ ... " : PARLE
52
Ltr. or tel. : MSG
53
Door feature : JAMB
54
Sharif : OMAR
55
Forest creature : STAG
57
Slab : HUNK
58
N.C. college : ELON
59
Old Norse poem : RUNE
60
Small duck : SMEW
63
Time of day: Abbr. : AFT

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
61 ms