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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Saturday, October 9, 1982

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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H
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O
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M
4
E
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R
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B
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L
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O
9
C
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K
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A
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T
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E
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E
M
I
L
E
15
R
E
E
L
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E
A
R
L
17
B
E
L
L
A
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D
O
N
N
A
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G
R
O
G
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E
N
D
S
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I
D
I
O
M
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S
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O
P
A
24
M
E
I
N
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B
A
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N
N
E
R
27
B
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E
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R
A
T
E
30
P
E
R
U
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C
O
D
E
R
S
32
V
E
R
A
N
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D
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A
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H
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S
W
A
M
I
37
S
A
W
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S
C
A
P
E
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A
L
M
A
G
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E
S
T
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M
O
I
L
E
R
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P
O
M
E
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P
A
T
O
I
S
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H
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A
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S
S
L
E
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M
O
N
A
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A
S
H
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D
R
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E
A
M
T
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F
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O
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I
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L
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U
T
A
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H
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S
A
L
M
A
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G
U
N
D
I
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N
E
M
O
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E
S
T
E
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U
N
C
L
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T
R
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D
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A
L
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S
T
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D
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 12,023
Across
1
Four-bagger : HOMER
6
Common-interest group : BLOC
10
Will's shrew : KATE
14
Zola : EMILE
15
Folk dance : REEL
16
Peer : EARL
17
Deadly nightshade : BELLADONNA
19
Watered rum : GROG
20
Linemen : ENDS
21
Regional dialects : IDIOMS
23
W.W. II agency : OPA
24
"___ Kampf" : MEIN
25
Ensign : BANNER
27
Scold : BERATE
30
Llama land : PERU
31
Symbol manipulators : CODERS
32
Piazza : VERANDAH
36
Pundit : SWAMI
37
Trite expression : SAW
38
Word with land or sea : SCAPE
39
Medieval treatise : ALMAGEST
41
Drudge : MOILER
42
Fleshy fruit : POME
43
Specialized talk : PATOIS
44
Wrangle : HASSLE
47
Green monkey's relative : MONA
48
Crumbly remnant : ASH
49
Imagined : DREAMT
51
Outfox : FOIL
55
Beehive State : UTAH
57
Potpourri : SALMAGUNDI
59
Verne captain : NEMO
60
East, in Spain : ESTE
61
Sam or Vanya : UNCLE
62
Redbud : TREE
63
Arrangement : DEAL
64
Bucephalus : STEED
Down
1
Goddess of youth : HEBE
2
Quest of a haruspex : OMEN
3
Not strong : MILD
4
Building extensions : ELLS
5
Agcy. that electrified farmers : REA
6
Dive or flop: Slang : BRODIE
7
V. I. Ulyanov : LENIN
8
Wine: Comb. form : OENO
9
Ascend with effort : CLAMBER
10
Cask : KEG
11
Composer Copland : AARON
12
Figure of speech : TROPE
13
"Light and Life" composer : ELGAR
18
Subjects for many books : DIETS
22
Ringling Museum site : SARASOTA
24
Strong-scented flower : MARIGOLD
26
High papal official : NUNCIO
27
Peach or Orange : BOWL
28
Dutch export : EDAM
29
Draws new borders : REMAPS
30
"Treasure Island" character : PEW
31
R.E.L.'s supporters : CSA
32
Cistern : VAT
33
Author of "Babaoua" : DALI
34
Gibbons : APES
35
"___ Man," 1930 film : HER
37
Wind dir. : SSE
40
Standing out above the water : EMERSED
41
Devilfish : MANTA
43
Part of a saddle : POMMEL
44
Frequent : HAUNT
45
Fall-blooming plant : ASTER
46
Mortification : SHAME
47
Its capital is Valletta : MALTA
50
At ___ (comfortable) : EASE
51
"Candid Camera" creator : FUNT
52
Erstwhile : ONCE
53
Not functioning : IDLE
54
Prevaricated : LIED
56
Cultivate : HOE
58
Gloomy ___ : GUS

Answer summary:
3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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