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William Lutwiniak
William Lutwiniak

New York Times, Thursday, September 8, 1983

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 34.4
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,357
Across
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Singer Lane : ABBE
5
Make out : SIGHT
10
Ringleader's forte : PLOT
14
In a bit : SOON
15
Walking ___ (elated) : ONAIR
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Utah's state flower : SEGO
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"Star Dust" composer : HOAGYCARMICHAEL
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Takes Amtrak : ENTRAINS
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Appeased : SLAKED
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Off : AWAY
23
Cache : STOW
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Cotton pest : WEEVIL
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Abruptly to the point : CURT
28
Pose for : SIT
31
Hewers : AXMEN
32
Lady of Spain : DONA
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___ account (never) : ONNO
34
1930 song hit composed by 17 Across : GEORGIAONMYMIND
37
Misdoes : ERRS
38
Actress-comedienne Tomlin : LILY
39
TV : VIDEO
40
Pigpen : STY
41
Pipe joints : ELLS
42
Tough nuts to crack : POSERS
43
A.B.A. member : ATTY
44
Offspring : SONS
45
Assyrian love goddess : ISHTAR
48
Most unfeeling : STONIEST
52
1938 song hit composed by 17 Across : TWOSLEEPYPEOPLE
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Mall come-on : SALE
55
Sure-footed : AGILE
56
Bright light : NEON
57
Time ___ half : ANDA
58
Shlepped : TOTED
59
Emulates Dorcas : SEWS
Down
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Wimbledon great : ASHE
2
Good thing : BOON
3
Wherry, e.g. : BOAT
4
Mint employees : ENGRAVERS
5
Gregarious : SOCIAL
6
___ event (regardless) : INANY
7
Elongated fish : GARS
8
Play by e.e. cummings : HIM
9
Toby's nephew in a Sterne book : TRISTRAM
10
Impatient cry : PSHAW
11
Disclose : LEAK
12
Kind of arch : OGEE
13
Blabbed : TOLD
18
Spacecraft problem : YAWING
19
Thrombus : CLOT
23
Cheeerful : SUNNY
24
Pay : WAGES
25
Buckle down : EXERT
26
University in Atlanta : EMORY
27
Air-conditions : COOLS
28
Underhanded, in a way : SNIDE
29
Kind of ear or man : INNER
30
Hassles : TODOS
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Quotidian : DAILY
33
Oversights : OMISSIONS
35
Abuse : ILLTREAT
36
Actress De Carlo : YVONNE
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List-ender: Abbr. : ETAL
42
Tuckered out : POOPED
43
Confusing : ATSEA
44
Fashion : STYLE
45
"___ Long Way ... " : ITSA
46
Cob or pen : SWAN
47
Retain : HOLD
48
Rotisserie feature : SPIT
49
Fencing blade : EPEE
50
Brake : SLOW
51
Sawbucks : TENS
53
I, to Claudius : EGO

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

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