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William Canine
New York Times, Friday, March 8, 1985
47-Across : Actor in "The Green Berets"
Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { H J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 251 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 56, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 59.0
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 P | 2 I | 3 G | 4 S | 5 S | 6 O | 7 L | 8 A | 9 R | ||||||
10 N | A | R | R | O | 11 W | 12 B | A | L | O | N | E | 13 Y |
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14 S | E | R | V | I | L | E | 15 O | L | D | T | I | M | E |
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16 T | V | A | 17 D | O | S | 18 A | G | E | S | 19 T | A | G |
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20 R | A | S | 21 P | 22 S | T | R | U | M | 23 B | R | I | G |
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24 A | D | O | R | 25 E | 26 E | M | S | 27 B | R | A | N | S |
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28 P | A | L | E | S | 29 T | R | A | 30 C | R | I | S | S | ||
31 S | T | A | N | D | 32 S | O | U | T | ||||||
33 S | 34 P | E | E | D | 35 I | N | D | I | A | 36 N | 37 A | 38 N |
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39 S | P | A | N | S | 40 A | L | E | 41 N | I | O | B | E |
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42 C | O | L | T | 43 F | I | L | E | 44 T | 45 N | O | D | E |
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46 A | L | A | 47 A | L | D | O | R | A | 48 Y | 49 D | I | D |
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50 D | E | V | 51 O | T | E | E | 52 E | N | S | 53 I | L | E | S |
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54 S | T | E | E | L | E | D | 55 D | I | E | S | E | L | ||
56 O | R | R | I | S | 57 S | R | A | S |
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,904
Across
1
Tamworths : PIGS
5
Type of energy : SOLAR
10
Limited : NARROW
12
Tommyrot! : BALONEY
14
Submissive : SERVILE
15
" ... that ___ religion" : OLDTIME
16
Power agcy. : TVA
17
R.N.'s dispensations : DOSAGES
19
Backyard sport : TAG
20
Grate : RASP
22
Suction-pipe strainer : STRUM
23
Lockup : BRIG
24
Idolize : ADORE
26
Bad ___, German spa : EMS
27
Shades of brown : BRANS
28
Gymnasium : PALESTRA
30
Cross preceder : CRISS
31
Is conspicuous : STANDSOUT
33
Celerity : SPEED
35
Hoosier : INDIANAN
39
Bridges : SPANS
40
Stout : ALE
41
A daughter of Dione : NIOBE
42
Former Baltimorean : COLT
43
Type of lace : FILET
45
Protuberance : NODE
46
Maple seed's wing : ALA
47
Actor in "The Green Berets" : ALDORAY
49
Accomplished : DID
50
Buff : DEVOTEE
52
Puts up fodder : ENSILES
54
Made tough : STEELED
55
Inventor Rudolf : DIESEL
56
Perfume ingredient : ORRIS
57
Ladies of Sp. : SRAS
Down
1
Sunshade : PARASOL
2
Nickname for Thalberg : IRV
3
Storage-battery plate : GRID
4
Concert performances : SOLOS
5
Beaver State's capital : SALEM
6
Automobile pioneer : OLDS
7
Garonne tributary : LOT
8
Grieg's "___ Dance" : ANITRAS
9
Lasts : REMAINS
10
The Sagebrush State : NEVADA
11
Occidental : WESTERN
12
Counterfeit : BOGUS
13
Safecrackers : YEGGS
14
Wristlet : STRAP
18
Tatouay or tatou : ARMADILLO
21
Accounted for : PRESENT
23
Part of Elizabeth II's realm : BRITAIN
25
Billie Sol ___ : ESTES
27
Cub, e.g. : BRUIN
29
Little fellow : TAD
30
Adult scrod : COD
32
Displayed disdain : SNEERED
33
Italian olive-growing center : SPOLETO
34
Idle chatter : PALAVER
36
Explores an idea : NOODLES
37
Milton's "servant of God" : ABDIEL
38
The basics : NEEDS
39
Lots and lots : SCADS
40
Forwarded : AIDED
43
Makes an escape : FLEES
44
Ancient city of Egypt : TANIS
47
Huns' king : ATLI
48
River into the North Sea : YSER
51
___ hill 'n' dale : OER
53
"The law ___ ass": Dickens : ISA
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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