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William Canine
William Canine

New York Times, Wednesday, August 17, 1983

34-Across : "___ Triste"

Author:
William Canine
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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. 12,335
Across
1
Current meas. : AMP
4
Pre-Cortés Mexican : AZTEC
9
Atmospheric condition : SMOG
13
Ice sheet : FLOE
14
Place to get hot : SAUNA
15
Former : LATE
16
"___ Misbehavin'" : AINT
17
Yearned : PINED
18
Closely like : AKIN
19
Ones that persuade : INDUCERS
21
Strip : DIVEST
23
Heroine of "Fidelio" : LEONORE
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The end : FINIS
25
Place to get some sleep : INN
26
Clergyman : PREACHER
29
Instrument for Bach : ORGAN
32
Geometric figure : PRISM
33
Inhabitant: Suffix : ITE
34
"___ Triste" : VALSE
35
Fleur-de-___ : LIS
36
___ dignitatem : INFRA
38
Lyon friend : AMI
39
Barnyard sound : CLUCK
41
Well regarded : NOTED
42
"The ___ I Saw Paris" : LASTTIME
44
Nonstarter, for short : SUB
45
"We hold ___ truths ... " : THESE
46
French Fauvist : MATISSE
50
Bucephalus and Grani : STEEDS
52
Merrymaker : REVELLER
53
Slammer occupants : CONS
54
Florida city : OCALA
56
Othello's nemesis : IAGO
57
Writer from Tenn. : AGEE
58
Georgia city : MACON
59
Part of Ali's rec. : TKOS
60
Gives assent : NODS
61
Happening : EVENT
62
Sandberg's "The People, ___" : YES
Down
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Bring into agreement : ALINE
2
"___ Cane," 1961 film : MONDO
3
Some of the nightshades : PETUNIAS
4
James's "The ___ Papers" : ASPERN
5
The former Belgian Congo : ZAIRE
6
Casks : TUNS
7
Dir. : ENE
8
Bag carriers : CADDIES
9
Of Czechs, etc. : SLAVIC
10
Jerry-built : MAKESHIFT
11
A colleague of Sam Adams : OTIS
12
Nob : GENT
13
Flunk : FAIL
20
Having an affiliation : CONNECTED
22
Shortly; soon : INAMINUTE
24
Gambol : FRISK
26
Charge : PRICE
27
Basic French verb : ETRE
28
Browsed in a journal : READ
29
Ellipse : OVAL
30
Hindu god : RAMA
31
Coruscated : GLISTENED
32
Aigrette : PLUME
37
Peerage : NOBILITY
40
Supple : LISSOME
43
Dissertations : THESES
44
Scholar : SAVANT
46
Citron ___ : MELON
47
Assuage : SLAKE
48
Western lilies : SEGOS
49
Shooter of gold-tipped arrows : EROS
50
Analyze verse : SCAN
51
Neighbor of Ghana : TOGO
52
Marathon, e.g. : RACE
55
Mascagni opera, for short : CAV

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

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