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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Friday, May 16, 1986

33-Across : Montezuma's captor

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { Q V X }, Scrabble score: 340 (avg 1.83)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, 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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© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,338
Across
1
Member of an Egyptian sect : COPT
5
Yemeni, e.g. : ARAB
9
Light woven cloth : SCRIM
14
Turkish regiment : ALAI
15
Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
16
Breakfast fruit : PRUNE
17
Personal charm : MAGNETISM
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Kilns : OASTS
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Singer Anita : ODAY
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Window-shops, in a way : BROWSES
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Tricks : JAPES
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Chiseler : CROOK
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Outrage : IRE
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Wing-shaped : ALARY
29
Ruffian : HOOLIGAN
31
Petition : BEG
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Elbow-bender : GUZZLER
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Montezuma's captor : CORTEZ
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Mervin and Baby : LEROYS
39
Justice White, once : WHIZZER
41
Clumsy fellow : OAF
43
Violinist Fritz : KREISLER
45
Delibes opera : LAKME
47
___ Paulo, Brazil : SAO
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Outbuildings : SHEDS
49
Where élèves study : ECOLE
50
A Muskogean : CHOCTAW
52
Ablution : BATH
53
Honey badger : RATEL
54
Hint slyly : INSINUATE
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Anoint, old style : ANELE
60
Mae Preston's boyfriend : TEEN
61
Stagg or Otis : AMOS
62
Belgrade coins : PARAS
63
Booty : SWAG
64
Aladdin's loss : LAMP
Down
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Wheel, sometimes : CAM
2
Wave: Sp. : OLA
3
Samoan seaport : PAGOPAGO
4
Kind of box : TINDER
5
Overdecorated : ARTY
6
Le ___ Soleil (Louis XIV) : ROI
7
Onager : ASS
8
Con men : BAMBOOZLERS
9
More weird : SPOOKIER
10
Maw : CRAW
11
A Triple Entente land : RUSSIA
12
Detain, as a ship : INTERN
13
Mass at Notre Dame : MESSE
18
Marryat's midshipman : EASY
22
Tumbler pigeon : ROLLER
23
Boxer's quick blow : JAB
24
Highlander's name : ALEC
25
Dickensian family : CHUZZLEWITS
26
Actress Russell's nickname : ROZ
30
Twelve doz. : GRO
32
Entertainer in 37 Down : GEISHA
34
Sage of Concord's monogram : RWE
35
Scottish emblems : THISTLES
37
Site of a 1923 earthquake : YOKOHAMA
38
O.T. book : SAML
40
Final letter in England : ZED
42
Agio, e.g. : FEE
43
Oahu bay : KAHANA
44
Fan : ROOTER
45
Spare : LEAN
46
True : ACTUAL
47
Row : SCRAP
51
He wrote "The Hive" : CELA
52
Former Met V.I.P. : BING
55
Fresh : NEW
56
Word with lion or otter : SEA
57
Fun-loving Rover Boy : TOM
58
Parapsychologist's spec. : ESP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 5 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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