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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Wednesday, November 30, 1983

42-Down : A word's original form

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.7
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1983, The New York TimesNo. 12,440
Across
1
The Prof, usually : PHD
4
Nebraska metropolis : OMAHA
9
Unbearably pleased : SMUG
13
Duke or earl : PEER
14
Book by D. S. Freeman : RELEE
15
Henry's third Catherine : PARR
16
Delicate : LACY
17
A burdened giant : ATLAS
18
Robert or Alan : ALDA
19
Autumn mo. : OCT
20
Monastery room for writing : SCRIPTORIUM
22
"___ in America" : WHOSWHO
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Bowler or skimmer : HAT
25
Stickum : GLUE
26
Border bloomer in a garden : AGERATUM
31
Infection fighter : SERUM
33
Coll. groups : FRATS
34
Letter sign-off wd. : YRS
35
Fill up : CRAM
36
Carousal : BINGE
37
___ in a poke : APIG
38
Serpent : ASP
39
Calcutta wear : SARIS
40
Beatified : BLEST
41
Practice : REHEARSE
43
Played, as a horn : BLEW
44
Check : TAB
45
Quarterback's maneuver : LATERAL
48
Publishing-house group : COPYREADERS
53
"There, ___ Said It Again," 1941 hit : IVE
54
Astringent : ALUM
55
Unexpected amusement : TREAT
56
___ the Man : STAN
57
Galba's predecessor : NERO
58
Up-tight : TENSE
59
Exterminator's concern : PEST
60
Damaged : TORN
61
Liquor component : ESTER
62
Forte of Joseph Turner : ART
Down
1
Yellowish pink : PEACH
2
Duplicating device : HECTOGRAPH
3
Sere : DRY
4
Edible garden plant : ORACHE
5
Paris subway : METRO
6
Chesterton's "___ Survey" : ALLI
7
Fill full : HEAP
8
Beauty is his truth : AESTHETE
9
Laconian power : SPARTA
10
French Sudan today : MALI
11
A language of Pakistan : URDU
12
Chickpea, e.g. : GRAM
13
Farm implement : PLOW
20
(Has) moved through water : SWUM
21
Trireme equipment : OARS
23
Deteriorating area : SLUM
26
Palmer : ARNIE
27
Shuts up : GAGS
28
Soulé's 1868 invention : TYPEWRITER
29
"Exodus" author : URIS
30
An NCO : MSGT
31
Cicatrix : SCAR
32
Gaelic : ERSE
33
Larches : FIRS
36
Gun-turret protector : BARBETTE
37
Nautical term : ALEE
39
Mosel tributary : SAAR
40
Deli orders : BLTS
42
A word's original form : ETYMON
43
Make a deal : BARTER
45
Contract : LEASE
46
Skipper's "Stop!" : AVAST
47
Spring period : LENT
48
Pompous talk : CANT
49
Spread : OLEO
50
Sound of contentment : PURR
51
Hawk of old : ARES
52
Fender damage : DENT
56
Baden-Baden, e.g. : SPA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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