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Anthony B. Canning
New York Times, Saturday, February 19, 1977
Author:
Anthony B. Canning
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 27.6
Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
Anthony B. Canning has 26 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1 H | 2 A | 3 H | 4 A | 5 S | 6 A | 7 I | 8 D | 9 A | 10 S | 11 H | 12 U | 13 N |
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14 O | L | A | N | 15 E | N | N | U | I | 16 T | O | R | E |
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17 B | L | I | N | 18 D | T | I | G | E | R | 19 R | A | G | E |
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20 S | Y | L | 21 R | O | S | E | 22 S | 23 P | A | R | E | D |
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24 S | 25 H | A | N | E | 26 S | T | A | N | ||||||
27 R | 28 E | T | A | K | E | 29 F | L | A | G | D | 30 A | 31 Y | 32 S |
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33 I | N | O | N | E | 34 T | R | I | C | E | 35 F | E | E |
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36 M | O | N | T | 37 C | R | O | C | K | 38 A | F | A | R |
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39 A | L | E | 40 C | R | O | N | E | 41 N | U | R | S | E |
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42 S | A | S | 43 S | W | O | O | D | 44 H | A | B | I | T | S |
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45 H | O | S | P | 46 T | O | B | E | G | ||||||
47 R | 48 E | 49 M | I | S | S | 50 T | O | R | O | 51 H | 52 A | 53 S |
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54 E | R | I | E | 55 B | 56 R | O | W | N | B | 57 E | T | T | Y |
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58 M | I | L | L | 59 O | B | E | S | E | 60 T | E | E | N |
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61 O | N | E | D | 62 W | I | D | E | R | 63 A | D | E | S |
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,052
Across
1
Merry sounds : HAHA
5
"You ___ mouthful" : SAIDA
10
Dodge : SHUN
14
Fictional Chinese heroine : OLAN
15
Boredom : ENNUI
16
Raced : TORE
17
Speakeasy : BLINDTIGER
19
Fad : RAGE
20
Word part: Abbr. : SYL
21
Old or Pete : ROSE
22
Gave a reprieve to : SPARED
24
Alan Ladd film : SHANE
26
Ollie's partner : STAN
27
Capture again : RETAKE
29
June observances : FLAGDAYS
33
Hole ___ : INONE
34
Moment : TRICE
35
Charge : FEE
36
Blanc, for one : MONT
37
Earthen pot : CROCK
38
Distant : AFAR
39
Drink : ALE
40
Hag : CRONE
41
Kind of shark or maid : NURSE
42
African tree : SASSWOOD
44
Specialized garbs : HABITS
45
Place for an interne: Abbr. : HOSP
46
"Too proud ___" : TOBEG
47
Negligent : REMISS
50
Arena figure : TORO
51
Owns : HAS
54
One of a great five : ERIE
55
Dessert item : BROWNBETTY
58
Red or Sutter's : MILL
59
Portly : OBESE
60
___ ager : TEEN
61
United : ONED
62
"Open ___ please" : WIDER
63
Beverages : ADES
Down
1
Fireplace areas : HOBS
2
Associate : ALLY
3
Pelters in a storm : HAILSTONES
4
Miss Miller : ANN
5
___ straight (correct) : SETONE
6
Liqueur flavor : ANISE
7
The Gloomy Dean : INGE
8
Fitting : DUE
9
Crowded holding pattern : AIRSTACK
10
Well-known London street : STRAND
11
Frost : HOAR
12
Advise : URGE
13
Lack : NEED
18
Admiral who defeated the Armada : DRAKE
23
Do a bellboy job : PAGE
25
Ghost, old style : HANT
26
Hit a golf ball poorly : SLICE
27
P.I. breadfruit : RIMAS
28
___ Gay, W.W. II plane : ENOLA
29
Palm leaf : FROND
30
Gave a scare to : AFFRIGHTED
31
Baker's need : YEAST
32
Dry periods : SERES
34
Scout unit : TROOP
37
Early weapon : CROSSBOW
38
Seine feeder : AUBE
40
Ones ranking below ensigns: Abbr. : CWOS
41
Bigwig : NABOB
43
Protect : SHIELD
44
Little Jack of rhyme : HORNER
46
Dishevel: Var. : TOWSE
47
San ___ : REMO
48
Island country : ERIN
49
Kind of stone or post : MILE
50
Nailed obliquely : TOED
52
To ___ (exactly) : ATEE
53
Dict. offerings : SYNS
56
Hitting stat : RBI
57
Greek letter : ETA
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 6 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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