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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Thursday, October 10, 1985

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { B Q X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 24.6
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
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© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 13,120
Across
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Spot : SEE
4
Spanish demonstrative : ESTA
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Band : STRAP
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Kenton or Kowalski : STAN
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Booty : SWAG
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Pulitzer Prize author: 1981 : TOOLE
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He caused Desdemona's demise : IAGO
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Staff : CANE
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Aileen Quinn film role : ANNIE
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Untold amount : ZILLIONS
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Frying pan : SPIDER
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Dutch city : EDE
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West's "Black Lamb and ___" : GREYFALCON
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Overact : EMOTE
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Norwegian actress Julie : EGE
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Working hens : LAYERS
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Four-wheeled carriage : CLARENCE
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Was in danger of a shark's bite : OWED
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Iota : JOT
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Life of the party : RIOT
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Sell more cheaply : UNDERCUT
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___ de Cristo Mountains, in the Rockies : SANGRE
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Several eras : EON
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Warning in a library : SHUSH
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"Frosty ___," 1951 Autry hit : THESNOWMAN
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Co. logos : TMS
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Wodehouse valet : JEEVES
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Aardvark : EARTHHOG
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Burstyn or Terry : ELLEN
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Insect's mouth part : PALP
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Cockle : OAST
58
Form of silica : FLINT
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Tosca's interest : ARTE
60
Homophone for use : EWES
61
Data : FACTS
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City on the Rhône : LYON
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Firmament : SKY
Down
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Decorous : STAID
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Sharp-sighted : EAGLEEYED
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Chemical compound : ENOL
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Convoys : ESCORTS
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Gershwin tune : SWANEE
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Yellow-flowered weed : TANSY
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Maturity : AGE
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Desk appliance : STAPLER
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Nervine : TONIC
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Sonata movement : RONDO
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Candidate for naturalization : ALIEN
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Ibsen man saved by Solveig : PEER
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Shoe salesman's question : SIZE
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Borodin protagonist : IGOR
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Adventure tale : SAGA
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Nonwoven fabric : FELT
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Ancient Asian : MEDE
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Infielder Whitaker : LOU
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Beard grown by a barley farmer : AWN
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Small house; hut : COT
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Kin of bonebreakers : ERNS
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Goatsucker : NIGHTHAWK
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Inquest holder: Abbr. : COR
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Savoie season : ETE
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O'Casey character : JUNO
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Takes umbrage : RESENTS
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Swindles : CONS
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Whet : SHARPEN
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"Charley's ___" : AUNT
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Colored glass piece : SMALTO
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"I cannot ___ lie" : TELLA
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Spiral: Comb. form : HELIC
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Happening : EVENT
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All in : WEARY
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Saunter : MOSEY
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U.S.M.C. persons : SGTS
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Bridges or Davis : JEFF
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Cultivates : HOES
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Buddy : PAL

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

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