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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Thursday, June 10, 1993

43-Across : Cherish as sacred

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,920
Across
1
Prepares for trouble : ARMS
5
Observe : ESPY
9
Brummagem : SHAM
13
Pulsation : BEAT
14
Klompen, e.g. : SHOES
16
Field game : POLO
17
Gibbon's Muse : CLIO
18
Silverheels role : TONTO
19
European capital : OSLO
20
"Pathétique" or "Jupiter" : SYMPHONY
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St. Sebastian, for one : MARTYR
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Reasonable : SANE
25
Trade center : MART
26
Singer Lopez : TRINI
28
Loaf : LALLYGAG
32
Empty boasting : BRAGGADOCIO
34
Hectare part : ARE
35
Play based on a Maugham tale : RAIN
36
Actress Kaminska : IDA
37
Issue : EMIT
38
Help : AID
39
Pond denizens : DRAGONFLIES
43
Cherish as sacred : ENSHRINE
45
Oscar winner Jeremy : IRONS
46
Seine tributary : OISE
47
Theban god : AMON
48
Predicament : SCRAPE
51
Went eeling : SNIGGLED
55
Cowardly Lion man : LAHR
56
Diversity : RANGE
58
Penumbra : AURA
59
Hoary : AGED
60
Young salmon : SMOLT
61
In good shape : TRIM
62
Garbanzos' cousins : PEAS
63
Conform or comply : OBEY
64
___ out (makes do) : EKES
Down
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The basics : ABCS
2
Depend : RELY
3
Mutilate : MAIM
4
Octagonal warning : STOPSIGN
5
Site of Tallinn : ESTONIA
6
Glistened : SHONE
7
Liqueur glass : PONY
8
However : YET
9
Smart : SPORTY
10
Trebek or Sajak : HOST
11
Friend in a fray : ALLY
12
Othello, e.g. : MOOR
15
East African in the news : SOMALI
21
Suspend : HANG
23
A Guthrie : ARLO
25
Hong Kong neighbor : MACAO
26
Orient Express, e.g. : TRAIN
27
Forays : RAIDS
28
Beaver's home : LODGE
29
Urchin : GAMIN
30
Zodiacal sign : ARIES
31
Procures : GETS
32
Scottish hillside : BRAE
33
Shelley Long role on TV : DIANE
37
Lengthen : ELONGATE
39
Nerd : DRIP
40
Stair parts : RISERS
41
Excess : NIMIETY
42
Croaker : FROG
44
Stocks up : HOARDS
47
Point of view : ANGLE
48
Unkind words : SLAP
49
Actor Nicolas ___ : CAGE
50
Pampas denizen : RHEA
51
Kind of appeal : SNOB
52
Hang about menacingly : LURK
53
Clinton's canal : ERIE
54
Weirs : DAMS
57
Latin I verb : AMO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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