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Anthony B. Canning
Anthony B. Canning

New York Times, Saturday, February 19, 1977

15-Across : Boredom

Author:
Anthony B. Canning
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Anthony B. Canning has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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U
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N
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O
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B
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D
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P
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R
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F
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A
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Y
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T
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F
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M
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C
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K
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© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,052
Across
1
Merry sounds : HAHA
5
"You ___ mouthful" : SAIDA
10
Dodge : SHUN
14
Fictional Chinese heroine : OLAN
15
Boredom : ENNUI
16
Raced : TORE
17
Speakeasy : BLINDTIGER
19
Fad : RAGE
20
Word part: Abbr. : SYL
21
Old or Pete : ROSE
22
Gave a reprieve to : SPARED
24
Alan Ladd film : SHANE
26
Ollie's partner : STAN
27
Capture again : RETAKE
29
June observances : FLAGDAYS
33
Hole ___ : INONE
34
Moment : TRICE
35
Charge : FEE
36
Blanc, for one : MONT
37
Earthen pot : CROCK
38
Distant : AFAR
39
Drink : ALE
40
Hag : CRONE
41
Kind of shark or maid : NURSE
42
African tree : SASSWOOD
44
Specialized garbs : HABITS
45
Place for an interne: Abbr. : HOSP
46
"Too proud ___" : TOBEG
47
Negligent : REMISS
50
Arena figure : TORO
51
Owns : HAS
54
One of a great five : ERIE
55
Dessert item : BROWNBETTY
58
Red or Sutter's : MILL
59
Portly : OBESE
60
___ ager : TEEN
61
United : ONED
62
"Open ___ please" : WIDER
63
Beverages : ADES
Down
1
Fireplace areas : HOBS
2
Associate : ALLY
3
Pelters in a storm : HAILSTONES
4
Miss Miller : ANN
5
___ straight (correct) : SETONE
6
Liqueur flavor : ANISE
7
The Gloomy Dean : INGE
8
Fitting : DUE
9
Crowded holding pattern : AIRSTACK
10
Well-known London street : STRAND
11
Frost : HOAR
12
Advise : URGE
13
Lack : NEED
18
Admiral who defeated the Armada : DRAKE
23
Do a bellboy job : PAGE
25
Ghost, old style : HANT
26
Hit a golf ball poorly : SLICE
27
P.I. breadfruit : RIMAS
28
___ Gay, W.W. II plane : ENOLA
29
Palm leaf : FROND
30
Gave a scare to : AFFRIGHTED
31
Baker's need : YEAST
32
Dry periods : SERES
34
Scout unit : TROOP
37
Early weapon : CROSSBOW
38
Seine feeder : AUBE
40
Ones ranking below ensigns: Abbr. : CWOS
41
Bigwig : NABOB
43
Protect : SHIELD
44
Little Jack of rhyme : HORNER
46
Dishevel: Var. : TOWSE
47
San ___ : REMO
48
Island country : ERIN
49
Kind of stone or post : MILE
50
Nailed obliquely : TOED
52
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
53
Dict. offerings : SYNS
56
Hitting stat : RBI
57
Greek letter : ETA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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