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William Canine
New York Times, Thursday, April 3, 1986
20-Across : Bostonian's favorite
Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { H Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 28.5
William Canine has 65 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1 B | 2 L | 3 E | 4 W | 5 L | 6 A | 7 V | 8 A | 9 L | 10 S | 11 P | 12 A | 13 N |
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14 L | I | R | A | 15 A | L | I | K | E | 16 A | R | G | O |
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17 A | L | I | T | 18 M | E | D | I | A | 19 F | E | E | S |
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20 B | A | K | E | 21 D | B | E | A | N | S | 22 E | D | D | Y |
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23 C | A | R | E | D | 24 C | S | A | |||||||
25 P | E | A | 26 N | 27 U | 28 T | 29 B | U | T | T | 30 E | 31 R |
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32 V | 33 A | 34 P | I | D | 35 A | N | E | A | R | 36 I | R | E |
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37 A | G | O | G | 38 A | D | D | E | D | 39 L | O | D | E |
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40 I | R | S | 41 G | R | E | E | N | 42 B | I | N | A | L |
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43 R | A | S | 44 P | B | E | R | R | Y | 45 J | A | M | |||
46 E | O | S | 47 E | R | E | 48 C | 49 T | |||||||
50 S | 51 A | S | S | 52 B | 53 R | 54 O | 55 W | N | B | R | E | A | 56 D |
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57 K | I | S | S | 58 R | E | R | A | N | 59 I | L | K | A |
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60 I | D | E | E | 61 I | N | A | N | E | 62 C | L | E | F |
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63 P | A | D | S | 64 G | E | N | E | T | 65 K | A | N | T |
© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,295
Across
1
Gusted : BLEW
5
A French prime minister in the 30's : LAVAL
10
Part between two supports : SPAN
14
Italian coin : LIRA
15
Identical : ALIKE
16
Jason's ship : ARGO
17
Landed : ALIT
18
Radio, TV, etc. : MEDIA
19
Charges : FEES
20
Bostonian's favorite : BAKEDBEANS
22
Vortex : EDDY
23
Showed concern : CARED
24
R.E.L.'s nation : CSA
25
Tot's favorite : PEANUTBUTTER
32
Jejune : VAPID
35
Lend ___ (hearken) : ANEAR
36
Wrath : IRE
37
In a tizzy : AGOG
38
Supplementary : ADDED
39
Rich source : LODE
40
It brings April glowers : IRS
41
He wrote "Loving" : GREEN
42
Twofold : BINAL
43
Suitable companion for 25 Across : RASPBERRYJAM
46
Aurora, to Athenians : EOS
47
Elevate : ERECT
50
Opposite of lip service : SASS
52
Suitable companion for 20 Across : BROWNBREAD
57
Osculate : KISS
58
Showed again : RERAN
59
Writer Chase : ILKA
60
___ fixe : IDEE
61
Empty : INANE
62
G, F or C : CLEF
63
Bustles : PADS
64
Civet's relative : GENET
65
"Genghis Khan, Immanuel ___" : KANT
Down
1
Gossip : BLAB
2
Blooming shrub : LILAC
3
Writer Mann : ERIKA
4
Capybara : WATERPIG
5
Greek letter : LAMBDA
6
Out of the wind : ALEE
7
Pitcher Blue : VIDA
8
Consanguineous : AKIN
9
Where cows browse : LEAS
10
Most secure : SAFEST
11
Rapacity : PREDATION
12
Matured : AGED
13
Inquisitive, to a fault : NOSY
21
Action : DEED
24
Mongrel : CUR
26
George of filmdom : NADER
27
Word with hand or foot : UNDER
28
Itty-bitty : TEENY
29
March's "The ___ Seed" : BAD
30
"Ring" goddess : ERDA
31
Stagger : REEL
32
Squirrel fur : VAIR
33
Site of a great tomb : AGRA
34
Mad or had : POSSESSED
38
"Where the Boys ___," 1960 film : ARE
39
Lear creation : LIMERICK
41
Famed literary initials : GBS
42
Sting : BARB
44
Horse-opera groups : POSSES
45
Female donkey : JENNET
48
Inner part of a temple : CELLA
49
Already occupied, as a seat : TAKEN
50
Overlook : SKIP
51
"Celeste ___" : AIDA
52
Marine prison : BRIG
53
Poet Sully Prudhomme : RENE
54
Algerian port : ORAN
55
Opposite of wax : WANE
56
Cuckoo : DAFT
Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.
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