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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Wednesday, January 4, 1984

16-Across : Pebble mine

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,475
Across
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Frighten : SCARE
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Half a bray : HAW
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Droop : SAG
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This tool is usually boring : AUGER
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Item of dress in Kobe : OBI
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Exclude : DEBAR
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Pebble mine : GRAVELPIT
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Aviator ___ Balbo : ITALO
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French auxiliary verb : ETRE
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Make public : AIR
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Respites for warriors : TRUCES
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Poe's "The ___ of the Perverse" : IMP
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Housemaids' implements : DUSTPANS
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God of the winds : AEOLUS
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Nickname of a former D.C. team : NATS
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"I ___ Have Danced ... " : COULD
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Bake an egg : SHIRR
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Map abbr. : RTE
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Garment feature : INSET
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Garfield of the comics, e.g. : CAT
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In a tangle : AFOUL
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Summertime in N.Y.C. : DST
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Proclamation : UKASE
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Gable : CLARK
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Asian sea : ARAL
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Elongated lizards : SKINKS
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Protector of the green : SANDTRAP
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Venomous one : ASP
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Small interstice : AREOLA
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Was a candidate : RAN
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Equestrian's sport : POLO
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Waylay : SNARE
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Writer of exposés : MUCKRAKER
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Employs : HIRES
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Specialty of Keats : ODE
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Actress Ekberg : ANITA
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Curve on a peak : ESS
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___ diem : PER
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Lift in a shop : STEAL
Down
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Wise one : SAGE
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Short and sour : CURT
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Culture medium : AGAR
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Morning call : REVEILLE
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Before, to Bryant : ERE
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Pueblo dweller : HOPI
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"___ in the hand ... " : ABIRD
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Clever one : WIT
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Orders at the bar : SETUPS
10
Manila hemp : ABACA
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Ancient Greek physician : GALEN
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Some sites for auto races : DIRTTRACKS
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A Supreme, once : ROSS
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Babies' perches : LAPS
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A Romanov title : TSAR
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Reptiles fond of ponds : MUDTURTLES
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Get togetheer : UNITE
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Sharp and biting : ACID
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Ages and ages : EONS
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Push out : OUST
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Milan's La ___ : SCALA
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Possesses : HAS
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Reddish : ROAN
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Inönü, for one : TURK
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Hefty ungulates : ELKS
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Not very serious : FLIPPANT
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___ Sea, Arctic Ocean arm : KARA
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Worships : ADORES
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Went to the bottom : SANK
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Window part : SASH
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Links king before Jack : ARNIE
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Approaches : NEARS
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Very proper one : PRUDE
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Maple genus : ACER
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Epithet for Tom Joad : OKIE
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"I ___ Song Go ... " : LETA
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Uttered : ORAL
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Clean a spill : MOP
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Sheikdom ___ al-Khaimah : RAS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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