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Anthony B. Canning
Anthony B. Canning

New York Times, Saturday, May 3, 1975

11-Down : Famed humorist and Derby fan

Author:
Anthony B. Canning
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Anthony B. Canning has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,394
Across
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Pequod's master : AHAB
5
___ surface missile : AIRTO
10
Yellow ochers : SILS
14
Celtic goddess : DANU
15
Real bargain : STEAL
16
Victim : PREY
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Derby winner, 1914 : OLDROSEBUD
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Warwick's waterfront : AVON
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Disgrace : STIGMA
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Having the lead : STARRING
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Responsibility : ONUS
25
Dutch town : EDE
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Formerly named : NEE
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Tropical dog : ALCO
30
Derby winner, 1883 : LEONATUS
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Cheerleader's word : RAH
34
Musial : STAN
35
Home of Ball State College : MUNCIE
38
___-Dale, 1902 Derby winner : ALANA
40
Football scores : TDS
42
Thump the tub for : BOOST
43
Giving heed to : NOTING
45
Captive of Hercules : IOLE
47
Miss Lillie : BEA
48
___ line (last stop) : ENDOFTHE
50
English inventor of cordite : ABEL
51
Drivers' org. : AAA
53
Mouth: Prefix : ORI
54
Old Irish alphabet : OGAM
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Derby runner-up, 1886 : BLUEWING
59
Imagine : IDEATE
63
Turnip, for short : BAGA
64
Famed Derby jockey and family : EARLSANDES
66
___ Khayyam, 1917 Derby winner : OMAR
67
Winter hazard : SLEET
68
Humid : DAMP
69
Family Christmas items : TOYS
70
Lab activities : TESTS
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Keep going, in poker : STAY
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Bustlings : ADOS
2
Marching command : HALT
3
"The King ___" : ANDI
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___ King, Derby winner, 1932 : BURGOO
5
Derby winner, 1946 : ASSAULT
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Dweller: Suffix : ITE
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Protesters, for short : REBS
8
Make tight : TAUTEN
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Unredeemed man : OLDADAM
10
Train for a bout : SPAR
11
Famed humorist and Derby fan : IRVINSCOBB
12
Sierra ___ : LEONE
13
Irish dramatist : SYNGE
18
All: Prefix : OMN
22
Do a gun repair job : RETUBE
24
Install : SEAT
27
Irish island : ARAN
28
French composer : LALO
29
Derby winner, 1963 : CHATEAUGAY
31
Rumor : ONDIT
32
Italian article : UNO
34
Muscle man at 1893 Chicago fair : SANDOW
36
Palm-reader's words : ISEE
37
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
39
Author Anais : NIN
41
London area : SOHO
44
Most bloodcurdling : GORIEST
46
Ones versed in law : LEGISTS
49
Conclusion : FINALE
50
Recompense : AMENDS
51
Monastery superior : ABBOT
52
Famed mission : ALAMO
55
Miss Rehan : ADA
57
Head parts : EARS
58
French stoneware : GRES
60
Islamic law : ADAT
61
Melodic subject : TEMA
62
Catch sight of : ESPY
65
Charter : LET

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 9 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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