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Anthony B. Canning
Anthony B. Canning

New York Times, Wednesday, July 21, 1976

39-Down : Precision

Author:
Anthony B. Canning
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 266 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Anthony B. Canning has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
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© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,839
Across
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Cheap falseness : SHAM
5
Become tardy : LATEN
10
How Napoleon was before Elba : ABLE
14
Metallic cloth : LAME
15
Muse : ERATO
16
Futile : VAIN
17
"It's ___ world" : AMAD
18
Decorative spheres : WITCHBALLS
20
Two of Caesar's trio : VENIVIDI
22
Blue mineral : IOLITE
23
Western Indians : UTES
24
Other, in Spain : OTRO
25
Like Alfred or Alexander : GREAT
27
Stock holding: Abbr. : SHR
29
Toughen : ENURE
33
Bombast : RANT
34
Trinket : DOODAD
36
Form of Edward : NED
37
River to the Seine : OISE
38
Of hearing : AURAL
39
Old brocade : ACCA
40
"___ live and ... " : ASI
41
Water passage : STRAIT
42
Half-shell occupant : CLAM
43
Witness, in law : TESTE
45
Poet's word : EEN
46
Atlantic fish : SCUPS
47
Flock : HERD
49
Smear : DAUB
50
Leblanc's Lupin : ARSENE
53
Leaver of a kind : EMIGRANT
57
Rabbit : COTTONTAIL
59
Busy as ___ : ABEE
60
Well-known pen name : ELIA
61
Atelier fixture : EASEL
62
Clump : CLOT
63
Certain talks: Abbr. : SERS
64
Very small : WEENY
65
Urges : YENS
Down
1
Balkan native : SLAV
2
Harness part : HAME
3
Secretary : AMANUENSIS
4
Reflect : MEDITATE
5
Clark's companion : LEWIS
6
Like the Gobi : ARID
7
Actor Jacques : TATI
8
Common abbr. : ETC
9
Like some Koufax games : NOHIT
10
Arthurian island : AVALON
11
Romantic island : BALI
12
Cadence : LILT
13
Mass.-motto word : ENSE
19
Lost in tedium : BORED
21
Certain doc : VET
24
Decree : ORDAIN
25
Old English coin : GROAT
26
Support partner's suit : RAISE
27
Became disillusioned : SOURED
28
Goddesses of the seasons : HORAE
30
Antisocial : UNCLUBABLE
31
Sum up : RECAP
32
Cheeses : EDAMS
34
Gram. case : DAT
35
High in pitch : ALT
39
Precision : ACCURACY
41
"___ evil" : SEENO
44
Greek letters : THETAS
46
Droop : SAG
48
Freshen : RENEW
49
Something remarkable : DILLY
50
Connors specialties : ACES
51
Part : ROLE
52
Excite : STIR
53
Lessen : EASE
54
Air : MIEN
55
Night sight : NEON
56
Asian holidays : TETS
58
Scottish digit : TAE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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