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Anthony B. Canning
Anthony B. Canning

New York Times, Saturday, April 24, 1976

22-Across : Virginia's John and family

Author:
Anthony B. Canning
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has duplicate clues.
Anthony B. Canning has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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A
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C
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C
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A
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R
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O
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M
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S
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S
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A
M
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A
B
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S
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W
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A
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G
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W
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O
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R
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C
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A
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U
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S
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S
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D
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Y
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P
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A
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F
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C
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C
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Y
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R
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T
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C
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O
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F
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P
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D
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,751
Across
1
Western Indians : SACS
5
Billiard shot : CAROM
10
Impudence : SASS
14
Freeman Gosden's radio role : AMOS
15
Sinus cavities : ANTRA
16
"I'm not ___ worried" : ABIT
17
Virginia pioneer, original spelling : SIRWALTERRALEGH
20
Biddy : HEN
21
Land bodies, in France : ILES
22
Virginia's John and family : SMITHS
23
French exports : WINES
25
Climb in a way : SHIN
26
Virginia's Henry, for one : ORATOR
28
Stately residences : CHATEAUS
32
Farm units : SILOS
33
Table mat : DOILY
34
School org. : PTA
35
Wrongs : ILLS
36
First name in Havana : FIDEL
37
Kind of fire or ball : SPIT
38
New Haven student : ELI
39
Like a pine tree : CONED
40
Asian laborer: Var. : COOLY
41
Like Williamsburg, Va. : RESTORED
43
More collected : CALMER
44
Finished : OVER
45
Andrea ___ : DORIA
46
Shoe leathers : SUEDES
49
Buffalo or dollar : BILL
50
Singing word : TRA
53
Virginia's ___ plain : ATLANTICCOASTAL
56
Accomplishment : FEAT
57
Bitter ___ (diehard) : ENDER
58
Word with slow or cow : POKE
59
Early laborer : ESNE
60
Scouts' good things : DEEDS
61
Tools : AXES
Down
1
Window part : SASH
2
Friend, in Nice : AMIE
3
General at Yorktown : CORNWALLIS
4
Compass point : SSW
5
Guest : CALLER
6
Joins the poker game : ANTES
7
Highways: Abbr. : RTES
8
Hockey star : ORR
9
Chief Justice from Virginia : MARSHALL
10
Like sea water : SALINE
11
Back : ABET
12
___ of relief : SIGH
13
Bridge seats: Abbr. : STHS
18
Japanese natives : AINOS
19
Accord : AMITY
24
Japanese statesman and family : ITOS
25
Recoiled : SHIED
26
Willow : OSIER
27
Moon valley : RILLE
28
Classified : CODED
29
Famed Virginia town : APPOMATTOX
30
Practical : UTILE
31
Butterfly : SATYR
33
Roadside facility : DINER
36
Like large areas of Virginia : FORESTED
37
Recital pieces : SOLI
39
Group of witches : COVEN
40
Girl's name : CARLA
42
So far : TODATE
43
Distorts, as an account : COLORS
45
Fixed potatoes : DICED
46
Bank fixture : SAFE
47
Western Indians : UTES
48
Dash : ELAN
49
Between A and F : BCDE
51
Roué : RAKE
52
Brews : ALES
54
Chemical suffix : INE
55
Resort : SPA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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