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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Monday, July 13, 1992

45-Across : Handles rudely

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J V X Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,588
Across
1
Artist Chagall : MARC
5
Sheer fright : PANIC
10
Secretary, e.g. : DESK
14
Young's "the place" : UTAH
15
Pedro's friend : AMIGO
16
South Seas port : APIA
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Siberian river : LENA
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Stylish shop : SALON
19
Hue : TINT
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Game or Wis. city : LACROSSE
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Sly : TRICKY
24
Ear's opening : MEATUS
25
Inflexible : IRON
26
Immerse : DIP
27
Checkers, in Cheshire : DRAUGHTS
31
Secret messages : CODES
34
Fragment : PIECE
35
Diving bird : AUK
36
Biblical book : AMOS
37
Contraction for shall not : SHANT
38
Like Me. forests : PINY
39
Girl Scouts founder : LOW
40
British county : SHIRE
41
Gay ___ : PAREE
42
Exclusive control : MONOPOLY
44
Belfry dweller : BAT
45
Handles rudely : PAWS
46
Novelist ___ May Alcott : LOUISA
49
Cloak : TABARD
52
Toothed wheel : ROULETTE
54
Babylon's site, today : IRAQ
55
In the skies, the Hunter : ORION
57
High time : NOON
58
Site of Callao : PERU
59
Early form of bridge : WHIST
60
Shivery : COLD
61
Rice-based potable : SAKE
62
___ Parker (busybody) : NOSEY
63
Old measures of length : ELLS
Down
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Entertainer from Chicago : MULL
2
Mr. T's TV group : ATEAM
3
Belgian marble : RANCE
4
Parlor game : CHARADES
5
Reject : PASSUP
6
Gather : AMASS
7
"The great river" of the Bible : NILE
8
"But ___ on forever": Tennyson : IGO
9
Agreement : CONTRACT
10
Social activity : DATING
11
Majestic : EPIC
12
Fall gradually : SINK
13
Actress Jurado : KATY
21
U.S. inventor Elisha ___ : OTIS
23
Profligate : ROUE
25
"Good Night, ___" : IRENE
27
Pepys's book : DIARY
28
Locks : HAIR
29
Air : TUNE
30
Hebrides island : SKYE
31
Soothe : CALM
32
Melville work: 1847 : OMOO
33
Football term : DOWN
34
Donahue and Harris : PHILS
37
Confrontation : SHOWDOWN
38
Self-possession : PATIENCE
40
Dispute : SPAR
41
Composer Anka : PAUL
43
Unclear : OPAQUE
44
Bligh's vessel : BOUNTY
46
Untethered : LOOSE
47
"Cheers" seat : STOOL
48
Bikini, e.g. : ATOLL
49
Extremities : TIPS
50
Expanse : AREA
51
Cortex : BARK
52
Reformer Jacob ___ : RIIS
53
Terminates : ENDS
56
Greek letter : RHO

Answer summary:
2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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