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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 1985

7-Down : Piddling

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, 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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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,155
Across
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Strain from pressure : HEAT
5
The Mounties of Can. : RCMP
9
Suffixed : ADDED
14
"___ Desire," Stanwyck film : ALLI
15
Out of the wind : ALEE
16
Thin and tall : REEDY
17
Seberg role: 1957 : SAINTJOAN
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Shakespeare's "world" : STAGE
20
Fleeces : CHEATS
21
Phrased : WORDED
22
Scabbard : SHEATH
24
Grassy plain in Venezuela : LLANO
26
Spruce : NEAT
27
Indian nurse : AYAH
28
Poet's foot : IAMB
32
Frequent Brennan role : OLDSTER
35
Supply with food : VICTUAL
37
Cartoonist Gardner : REA
38
Neither Dem. nor Rep. : IND
39
Miscellany : ANA
40
Dr. J's league : NBA
41
Altogether : ENMASSE
43
Took to task : BERATED
45
Grate : RASP
46
Release : UNDO
48
Khartoum's river : NILE
49
Poker Flat creator : HARTE
51
Blake's "Gunsmoke" co-star : ARNESS
53
Word of honor : PAROLE
56
Hundred, to Hadrian : CENTUM
58
Incomparable : ALONE
59
Lamarr role: 1942 : TONDELAYO
62
Malayan mammal : TAPIR
63
"___ homo" : ECCE
64
Verily : AMEN
65
Lift : ERECT
66
Provençal summers : ETES
67
Actor Auberjonois : RENE
Down
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Possesses : HAS
2
High note : ELA
3
K. Hepburn role: 1935 : ALICEADAMS
4
Protective gear : TINHATS
5
Javanese chief's title : RAJAH
6
Jumbled mass : CLOT
7
Piddling : MEASLY
8
Stylograph, e.g. : PEN
9
Pyromaniac's crime : ARSON
10
World Series winners: 1984 : DETROIT
11
Word with pan or lock : DEAD
12
Advantage : EDGE
13
Stained : DYED
18
Vietnam offensive : TET
21
Oahu maiden : WAHINE
22
Noisy one at 3 A.M. : SNORER
23
E. Waugh book : HELENA
25
Ritual wash basin : LAVABO
27
Full of élan : ARDENT
29
Russell role: 1958 : AUNTIEMAME
30
Normand and Mercer : MABELS
31
Epeeists : BLADES
33
Polynesian trees : TIS
34
Guarantee : ENSURE
36
Diner or sleeper : CAR
42
Voiceless : APHONIC
44
Ringed : ANNULAR
47
Boil down : DECOCT
50
Vigilant : ALERT
51
Where the Amazon rises : ANDES
52
A.A.A. abbr. : RTE
53
Hors d'oeuvre : PATE
54
Kind of ligament : ALAR
55
Lasso : ROPE
57
Suffix with insist : ENCE
59
Mark in curling : TEE
60
Urge : YEN
61
Integer : ONE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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