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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Wednesday, August 18, 1982

45-Across : Matron

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,971
Across
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Dowels : PEGS
5
Suburban landmark : MALL
9
Tappet : CAM
12
Eastern nurse : AMAH
13
"Pagliacci" role : CANIO
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City founded 753 B.C. : ROME
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Mah-jongg "card" : TILE
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Hole borer : AUGER
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Famous nom de plume : ELIA
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Mark indicating omission : ELLIPSIS
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Opie or Turner : ARTIST
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Gumbo base : OKRA
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Government by three : TRIARCHY
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Kin of a skip : HOP
27
Turku, to a Swede : ABO
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"The ___ and Future King": White : ONCE
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Singular : UNEQUALED
33
Postern, e.g. : ENTRY
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Spiritual adviser : GURU
38
Begat : SIRED
40
Early Canadian : CREE
41
Specialty of 17 Across : ESSAY
43
Evanescent : VANISHING
45
Matron : DAME
47
Faucet : TAP
48
Tooth : COG
49
George Lucas film : STARWARS
53
Kenny Rogers hit : LADY
55
Cruel master : TYRANT
56
___ Cup, in yachting : AMERICAS
60
Wedge, for one : IRON
61
Sassafras tea, e.g. : TONIC
63
Type of skirt : SLIT
64
Garrison : POST
65
Court queen after King : EVERT
66
Mackerellike fish : CERO
67
Adjectival suffix : ESE
68
Presume : DARE
69
Greek peak : OSSA
Down
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U.S. Open winner: 1976 : PATE
2
Biographer Ludwig : EMIL
3
Steeds at Belmont : GALLOPERS
4
Valentino role : SHEIK
5
Site of Haleakala : MAUI
6
Feeling of depression : ANGST
7
Recline : LIE
8
Ohio city on Lake Erie : LORAIN
9
Baby's problem : COLIC
10
Certain Mennonites : AMISH
11
Thought-provoking : MEATY
13
Muskmelons : CASABAS
14
Economize : RETRENCH
19
Indonesian boat : PRAU
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Daytona attraction : RACE
24
Beaver, for one : RODENT
25
Titanic : HUGE
26
Responsibility : ONUS
28
___ Hazard Perry, naval hero : OLIVER
31
Navigator's aid : QUADRANT
32
Mesozoic, e.g. : ERA
34
Transport for tots : TRICYCLES
35
Where Johnson beat Jeffries : RENO
36
Safecracker : YEGG
39
Gullah, for one : DIALECT
42
Show fatigue : YAWN
44
Wrangle : SPAR
46
In a tangle : MATTED
49
Mushroom stalk : STIPE
50
Beginners : TYROS
51
Got up : AROSE
52
Less impractical : SANER
54
Fad of the 70's : DISCO
57
Bog : MIRE
58
Pretensions : AIRS
59
Portico : STOA
62
Gametes : OVA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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