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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Friday, March 8, 1985

44-Down : Ancient city of Egypt

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { H J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
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. 12,904
Across
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Tamworths : PIGS
5
Type of energy : SOLAR
10
Limited : NARROW
12
Tommyrot! : BALONEY
14
Submissive : SERVILE
15
" ... that ___ religion" : OLDTIME
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Power agcy. : TVA
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R.N.'s dispensations : DOSAGES
19
Backyard sport : TAG
20
Grate : RASP
22
Suction-pipe strainer : STRUM
23
Lockup : BRIG
24
Idolize : ADORE
26
Bad ___, German spa : EMS
27
Shades of brown : BRANS
28
Gymnasium : PALESTRA
30
Cross preceder : CRISS
31
Is conspicuous : STANDSOUT
33
Celerity : SPEED
35
Hoosier : INDIANAN
39
Bridges : SPANS
40
Stout : ALE
41
A daughter of Dione : NIOBE
42
Former Baltimorean : COLT
43
Type of lace : FILET
45
Protuberance : NODE
46
Maple seed's wing : ALA
47
Actor in "The Green Berets" : ALDORAY
49
Accomplished : DID
50
Buff : DEVOTEE
52
Puts up fodder : ENSILES
54
Made tough : STEELED
55
Inventor Rudolf : DIESEL
56
Perfume ingredient : ORRIS
57
Ladies of Sp. : SRAS
Down
1
Sunshade : PARASOL
2
Nickname for Thalberg : IRV
3
Storage-battery plate : GRID
4
Concert performances : SOLOS
5
Beaver State's capital : SALEM
6
Automobile pioneer : OLDS
7
Garonne tributary : LOT
8
Grieg's "___ Dance" : ANITRAS
9
Lasts : REMAINS
10
The Sagebrush State : NEVADA
11
Occidental : WESTERN
12
Counterfeit : BOGUS
13
Safecrackers : YEGGS
14
Wristlet : STRAP
18
Tatouay or tatou : ARMADILLO
21
Accounted for : PRESENT
23
Part of Elizabeth II's realm : BRITAIN
25
Billie Sol ___ : ESTES
27
Cub, e.g. : BRUIN
29
Little fellow : TAD
30
Adult scrod : COD
32
Displayed disdain : SNEERED
33
Italian olive-growing center : SPOLETO
34
Idle chatter : PALAVER
36
Explores an idea : NOODLES
37
Milton's "servant of God" : ABDIEL
38
The basics : NEEDS
39
Lots and lots : SCADS
40
Forwarded : AIDED
43
Makes an escape : FLEES
44
Ancient city of Egypt : TANIS
47
Huns' king : ATLI
48
River into the North Sea : YSER
51
___ hill 'n' dale : OER
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"The law ___ ass": Dickens : ISA

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1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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