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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Saturday, December 11, 1982

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 57, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 47.7
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. 12,086
Across
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Pottery maker at Hano : HOPI
5
King spared by Saul : AGAG
9
Youth org. : BSA
12
___ marché (cheaply): Fr. : ABON
13
Shaker atop a shako : PLUME
14
Galley gear : OARS
16
Role for Robin Williams : MORK
17
"The Raggedy Man" author : RILEY
18
Further : ALSO
19
Suite-symphony intermediate : SERENATA
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Homily : SERMON
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Teraph : IDOL
24
Garage job : GREASING
26
___ Marino, Calif. : SAN
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Prefix with term or way : MID
30
Coy : ARCH
31
Chimney corner : INGLENOOK
34
Seven: Comb. form : HEPTA
38
Word with high or deep : KNEE
39
Wandered : ERRED
41
Mythological hawk : ARES
42
Grable's James : HARRY
44
David, John or Keith of films : CARRADINE
46
Goya's "La ___ Desnuda" : MAJA
48
Blubber : SOB
49
Letter from Piraeus : ETA
50
___ Blixen (Isak Dinesen) : BARONESS
54
Unites : WEDS
56
___ at (ignores) : BLINKS
57
Settings for musical stories : CANTATAS
61
Ravelings : LINT
62
Soupçon : TRACE
64
TV-commercial award : CLIO
65
Trumpet-shaped lily : SEGO
66
Auriculate : EARED
67
Large number : HERD
68
Penultimate mo. : NOV
69
Men in stripes : REFS
70
"The ___ have it" : AYES
Down
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Tappers in shacks : HAMS
2
Woodwind : OBOE
3
Child's bowl : PORRINGER
4
Signed : INKED
5
Landed : ALIT
6
___ Archipelago : GULAG
7
Soul, in Sedan : AME
8
Spring in Yellowstone Park : GEYSER
9
Falstaff's favorite tavern : BOARSHEAD
10
Ragout : SALMI
11
Torch's crime : ARSON
13
Pecan confection : PRALINE
15
Trifling sum : SONG
20
City on Norton Sound : NOME
22
Anagram for ache : EACH
25
Yard squad in autumn : RAKERS
26
Hindu "disciple" : SIKH
27
Soprano Moffo : ANNA
29
Biblical helper of the poor : DORCAS
32
Great Russian poet: 1814–41 : LERMONTOV
33
Sixty minutes in Milano : ORA
35
Author of "The Good Companions" : PRIESTLEY
36
Canopy : TENT
37
In Poseidon's realm : ASEA
40
What Hero did in sorrow : DROWNED
43
American, to a Brit : YANK
45
Help a hood : ABET
47
Fool : JESTER
50
Import abbr. : BBLS
51
" ... in tears amid the ___ corn" : ALIEN
52
Famous drummer : RINGO
53
Muffler : SCARF
55
Villa for 32 Down : DACHA
58
Tops : ACES
59
Yorkshire river : AIRE
60
Does lawn work : SODS
63
Arctic explorer : RAE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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