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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Tuesday, October 29, 1991

12-Down : Loblollies

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1991, The New York TimesNo. 15,330
Across
1
Rash : HASTY
6
Col. Potter's clerk : RADAR
11
Goddess of plenty : OPS
14
Big-bandman Shaw : ARTIE
15
"That's ___," 1953 song : AMORE
16
Vim : ZIP
17
Young salmon : SMOLT
18
Olympic Games site: 1992 : BARCELONA
20
Shinnies up : CLIMBS
22
More delicate : FINER
23
Hoosegow : POKY
25
Passage : AISLE
28
Secretary : DESK
29
Residue : ASH
30
Abhors : DETESTS
32
Touchdown, e.g. : SCORE
34
Shutdown : STOPPAGE
39
Gifts : TALENTS
42
Wintertime creations : SNOWMEN
43
Wardrobes : ARMOIRES
45
Kilns : OASTS
46
TV's Bart : SIMPSON
49
Greek letter : TAU
50
A Romanov : TSAR
54
Resounds : PEALS
55
Netman Sampras : PETE
56
Loft : ATTIC
58
Wise old Greek : NESTOR
60
Olympic Games site: 1956 : MELBOURNE
63
Southern Hemisphere range : ANDES
66
Kind of soup : PEA
67
Exorbitant : STEEP
68
Fla. city : OCALA
69
The classifieds : ADS
70
Undergarment : TEDDY
71
Budd Schulberg's runner : SAMMY
Down
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Owns : HAS
2
Prepare for conflict : ARM
3
Olympic Games site ___: 1912 : STOCKHOLM
4
Actress Meg : TILLY
5
Himalayan humanoid : YETI
6
Updike's Harry Angstrom : RABBIT
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Gathers : AMASSES
8
June bug : DOR
9
Curve : ARC
10
Sail part : REEF
11
Important celestial layer : OZONE
12
Loblollies : PINES
13
Campfire flier : SPARK
19
Cover : LID
21
West from the East : MAE
23
Linguini, e.g. : PASTA
24
Levant or Hammerstein : OSCAR
26
W.W. II vessels : LSTS
27
Famed school : ETON
30
France's patron saint : DENIS
31
Nursery-rhyme eloper : SPOON
33
Defunct auto : REO
35
Depression agy. : PWA
36
Olympic Games site: 1928 : AMSTERDAM
37
Bribe : GETAT
38
Result : ENSUE
40
Jaunt : TRIP
41
Ornamental pattern in art : SEME
44
Extended over : SPANNED
47
Ready for bed : SLEEPY
48
W.W. II org. : OSS
50
Home city of the Buccaneers : TAMPA
51
Knight's mount : STEED
52
A brother of Prometheus : ATLAS
53
Tease : RIB
55
Siouan : PONCA
57
Outlay : COST
59
N.M. town : TAOS
61
Kin of a semi : UTE
62
Rubicund : RED
64
Graceful tree : ELM
65
"___ It With Music" : SAY

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

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