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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Tuesday, April 6, 1982

50-Down : Moroccan capital

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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. 11,837
Across
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MacDougald and Hodges : GILS
5
Fetch breath : GASP
9
Cote occupant : LAMB
13
First of multitudes : ADAM
14
Vocal part : ALTO
15
At a distance : AFAR
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No more than : MERE
17
Actor Lloyd : NOLAN
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Zitherlike instrument : VINA
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Plane curve : PARABOLA
21
Red Bordeaux : CLARET
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Smooth : IRON
24
Cottages : CHALETS
25
One source of protein : EGG
27
Suffer : LET
29
Rhodes, to Rocco : RODI
30
Anyway : LEASTWISE
33
Restaurateur's decision : DECOR
37
___ d'église (pew) : BANC
38
Taken in : STUNG
40
Fume : RAGE
41
Upbeat, in music : ARSIS
43
French star who wed Tyrone Power : ANNABELLA
45
Whistle-blowing time : NOON
47
Long follower : AGO
48
Air, in compounds : AER
49
People of Finistère : BRETONS
52
Candle or eye: Slang : GLIM
54
Barranca : RAVINE
55
Golden steed : PALOMINO
59
Fratricidal victim : ABEL
60
Metaphor, e.g. : IMAGE
62
___ Penh : PNOM
63
One of the Marxes : KARL
64
Flow along : LAVE
65
Michelangelo subject : LEDA
66
Comics' Miss Kett : ETTA
67
Told stories : LIED
68
French river : YSER
Down
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Umbrella : GAMP
2
Notion : IDEA
3
Trappers' footwear : LARRIGANS
4
Slander : SMEAR
5
Reading ___ : GAOL
6
___ breve : ALLA
7
RR stop : STA
8
Llano dweller's garment : PONCHO
9
Ornament on a chain : LAVALIERE
10
Burning : AFIRE
11
Impressionist : MANET
12
Withers roles : BRATS
17
Glad tidings, proverbially : NONEWS
20
Flee : BOLT
22
Lead in "Shane" : LADD
24
Actor Richard from L.A. : CRENNA
25
Exile isle : ELBA
26
Equipment : GEAR
28
Cronus and Oceanus : TITANS
31
Particle : SCINTILLA
32
" ... this ___ of York": Shak. : SUN
34
Powders used in skin lotions : CALAMINES
35
Make goo-goo eyes : OGLE
36
Bring up : REAR
39
Family of webfeet : GAGGLE
42
Promptly : SOON
44
Machete : BOLO
46
Tip of the House : ONEILL
49
Item that may need alignment : BRAKE
50
Moroccan capital : RABAT
51
Queen of the courts after King : EVERT
53
Suggest : IMPLY
55
Cover a way, in a way : PAVE
56
Hoary : AGED
57
Protuberance : NODE
58
First "Commander of the Faithful" : OMAR
61
Juin predecessor : MAI

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

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