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Dorothy Cannan
Dorothy Cannan

New York Times, Friday, April 16, 1976

9-Down : Subjugate

Author:
Dorothy Cannan
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Dorothy Cannan has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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S
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A
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Y
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S
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U
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K
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A
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S
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E
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S
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P
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A
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S
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A
L
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N
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M
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N
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T
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R
T
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T
O
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R
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A
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B
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T
S
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A
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A
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M
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R
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N
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A
S
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S
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R
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A
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G
G
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D
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Y
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A
V
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N
U
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E
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S
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A
M
O
S
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I
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E
V
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A
N
N
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T
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M
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D
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T
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E
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D
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S
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B
L
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R
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B
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F
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D
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L
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D
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T
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L
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P
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K
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D
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S
K
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A
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D
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T
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L
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,743
Across
1
"___ who!" : SAYS
5
Proclamation : UKASE
10
Springs : SPAS
14
Drooping : ALOP
15
"___ is an island" : NOMAN
16
Piquant : TART
17
Seasonal gifts : TOYRABBITS
19
Gluck : ALMA
20
French stars : ETOILES
21
Name for a heavy hitter : SLAMMER
23
After sine qua : NON
24
Condition of sale : ASIS
25
Tattered : RAGGEDY
29
Park and Fifth : AVENUES
32
Biblical book : AMOS
33
Leaky utensil : SIEVE
35
Furniture-style queen : ANNE
36
Spanish uncle : TIO
37
Relative, in Glasgow : EME
38
Feature of Swiss muslin : DOT
39
Make ___ meet : ENDS
41
Book-jacket ad : BLURB
43
Actuality : FACT
44
Impure : DEFILED
46
Fox-hunter's cry : TALLYHO
48
Harpers Ferry event : RAID
49
___ Paulo : SAO
50
Schoolbooks : PRIMERS
53
Took the long way round : SKIRTED
57
Took the bus : RODE
58
Seasonal lawn findings : EASTEREGGS
60
Explorer Johnson et al. : OSAS
61
Trapshooting : SKEET
62
Rat-___ : ATAT
63
First colonial printer : DAYE
64
Age group : TEENS
65
Mind drugs: Abbr. : LSDS
Down
1
Gorge : SATE
2
"That's ___ of baloney" : ALOT
3
Relative of a top : YOYO
4
Saratoga or Silver : SPRINGS
5
Relaxes : UNBENDS
6
African antelopes : KOBS
7
"Where ___?" : AMI
8
Mat. days : SATS
9
Subjugate : ENSLAVE
10
Endurance : STAMINA
11
Frond-carrying time : PALMSUNDAY
12
French weapon : ARME
13
Evening or dog : STAR
18
Drug plant : ALOE
22
Ibsen character : ASE
25
Estimated : RATED
26
Chemical compound : AMINE
27
Seasonal time : GOODFRIDAY
28
Road-entrance sign : YIELD
29
Ward off : AVERT
30
Arden : ENOCH
31
Brawl : SETTO
34
Rhea's relative : EMU
40
Cat or twin : SIAMESE
41
Doctor's order : BEDREST
42
Containers for 58 Across : BASKETS
43
French Revolutionary month : FLOREAL
45
___ at anchor : LIE
47
Hiding place : LAIR
50
Urge : PROD
51
Bonheur : ROSA
52
"For Pete's ___!" : SAKE
53
British gun : STEN
54
Archery items: Abbr. : TGTS
55
Old oath : EGAD
56
Summer-time initials : DSTS
59
Understand : SEE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 8 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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