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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Wednesday, November 30, 1983

33-Across : Coll. groups

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,440
Across
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The Prof, usually : PHD
4
Nebraska metropolis : OMAHA
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Unbearably pleased : SMUG
13
Duke or earl : PEER
14
Book by D. S. Freeman : RELEE
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Henry's third Catherine : PARR
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Delicate : LACY
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A burdened giant : ATLAS
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Robert or Alan : ALDA
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Autumn mo. : OCT
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Monastery room for writing : SCRIPTORIUM
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"___ in America" : WHOSWHO
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Bowler or skimmer : HAT
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Stickum : GLUE
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Border bloomer in a garden : AGERATUM
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Infection fighter : SERUM
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Coll. groups : FRATS
34
Letter sign-off wd. : YRS
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Fill up : CRAM
36
Carousal : BINGE
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___ in a poke : APIG
38
Serpent : ASP
39
Calcutta wear : SARIS
40
Beatified : BLEST
41
Practice : REHEARSE
43
Played, as a horn : BLEW
44
Check : TAB
45
Quarterback's maneuver : LATERAL
48
Publishing-house group : COPYREADERS
53
"There, ___ Said It Again," 1941 hit : IVE
54
Astringent : ALUM
55
Unexpected amusement : TREAT
56
___ the Man : STAN
57
Galba's predecessor : NERO
58
Up-tight : TENSE
59
Exterminator's concern : PEST
60
Damaged : TORN
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Liquor component : ESTER
62
Forte of Joseph Turner : ART
Down
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Yellowish pink : PEACH
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Duplicating device : HECTOGRAPH
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Sere : DRY
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Edible garden plant : ORACHE
5
Paris subway : METRO
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Chesterton's "___ Survey" : ALLI
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Fill full : HEAP
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Beauty is his truth : AESTHETE
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Laconian power : SPARTA
10
French Sudan today : MALI
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A language of Pakistan : URDU
12
Chickpea, e.g. : GRAM
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Farm implement : PLOW
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(Has) moved through water : SWUM
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Trireme equipment : OARS
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Deteriorating area : SLUM
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Palmer : ARNIE
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Shuts up : GAGS
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Soulé's 1868 invention : TYPEWRITER
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"Exodus" author : URIS
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An NCO : MSGT
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Cicatrix : SCAR
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Gaelic : ERSE
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Larches : FIRS
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Gun-turret protector : BARBETTE
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Nautical term : ALEE
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Mosel tributary : SAAR
40
Deli orders : BLTS
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A word's original form : ETYMON
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Make a deal : BARTER
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Contract : LEASE
46
Skipper's "Stop!" : AVAST
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Spring period : LENT
48
Pompous talk : CANT
49
Spread : OLEO
50
Sound of contentment : PURR
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Hawk of old : ARES
52
Fender damage : DENT
56
Baden-Baden, e.g. : SPA

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

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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