This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Kevin Boyle
Kevin Boyle

New York Times, Friday, November 2, 1990

42-Across : Nowheresville

Author:
Kevin Boyle
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 4.90, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Kevin Boyle has 32 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
E
2
C
3
R
4
U
5
C
6
A
7
R
8
Y
9
S
10
H
11
A
12
R
13
E
14
D
A
H
L
15
O
R
A
L
16
E
A
T
I
N
17
G
R
E
A
18
T
V
O
W
E
19
L
S
H
I
F
T
20
E
R
I
N
Y
E
S
21
M
E
T
A
T
E
S
22
D
E
N
23
B
R
E
24
D
25
E
O
S
26
W
A
T
27
E
28
A
R
S
29
S
30
H
31
E
32
A
33
P
34
P
E
L
35
P
A
T
E
36
A
T
E
N
37
G
R
E
A
T
38
S
A
L
T
D
39
E
S
E
R
T
40
R
I
L
L
41
P
A
I
N
42
L
I
M
B
O
43
A
M
T
44
W
A
R
N
45
E
P
A
46
C
A
R
47
G
48
A
L
A
49
E
50
E
51
L
52
A
53
C
54
M
E
I
S
55
M
56
D
I
S
57
A
B
L
E
58
G
R
E
A
T
E
R
59
D
O
X
O
L
O
G
Y
60
T
E
A
S
E
61
B
O
R
I
62
I
N
I
T
63
S
E
D
E
R
64
M
E
E
R
65
S
Y
N
E
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,969
Across
1
Shade of brown : ECRU
5
He wrote "The Horse's Mouth" : CARY
9
Apportion : SHARE
14
Roald or Arlene : DAHL
15
Kind of history : ORAL
16
Dine at home : EATIN
17
Historic series of linguistic changes : GREATVOWELSHIFT
20
Furies : ERINYES
21
Flat stones, in Mexico : METATES
22
Iniquitous place : DEN
23
Engendered : BRED
25
Dawn goddess : EOS
26
Buddhist temple : WAT
27
Front-page boxes : EARS
29
Andress film: 1965 : SHE
32
Fencer's stamp of the foot : APPEL
35
Crown : PATE
36
Solar deity : ATEN
37
Dasht-e-Kavir, in Iran : GREATSALTDESERT
40
Lunar trench : RILL
41
Troublesome one : PAIN
42
Nowheresville : LIMBO
43
Qty. : AMT
44
Caution : WARN
45
Watchdog org. : EPA
46
Elevator transport : CAR
47
Festal pomp : GALA
49
One of the Apodes : EEL
52
School of Russian poetry : ACMEISM
56
Incapacitate : DISABLE
58
"Gloria in Excelsis Deo" : GREATERDOXOLOGY
60
Engage in raillery : TEASE
61
Soprano from Valencia : BORI
62
O., to O. Henry : INIT
63
Ceremonial dinner : SEDER
64
Painter Jan van der ___ : MEER
65
Since, in Selkirk : SYNE
Down
1
Lined : EDGED
2
French square : CARRE
3
River of Deutschland : RHEIN
4
___ Bator, in Mongolia : ULAN
5
Secret : COVERT
6
Originated : AROSE
7
Kind of material : RAW
8
Primordial substance of the universe : YLEM
9
Where Xerxes crossed the Hellespont : SESTOS
10
Sunken fences : HAHAS
11
Have ___ (try) : ATIT
12
Plenteous : RIFE
13
Tolkien's tree folk : ENTS
18
A Capulet : TYBALT
19
Eyed with bad intent : LEERED
24
Activity at Reno : DEALING
26
Prosperity : WEAL
28
Mil. command : ATTN
29
Peduncle : STEM
30
Queencup, e.g. : HERB
31
Within: Comb. form : ENTO
32
City in Uttar Pradesh : AGRA
33
Prissy : PRIM
34
Whack : PELT
35
Average talk-show host? : PAAR
36
Site of the Dead Sea : ASIA
38
Scanty : SPARSE
39
City on the Rio Grande : ELPASO
44
Salver : WAITER
45
Sovereign remedy : ELIXIR
46
Word with desist : CEASE
48
Esteem highly : ADORE
49
"___ and Ivory," McCartney-Wonder hit : EBONY
50
___ marbles : ELGIN
51
Philippine island : LEYTE
52
T-men, e.g. : AGTS
53
Algonquian language : CREE
54
Fermented drink : MEAD
55
SALT talks concern : MRBM
57
Start of Ore.'s motto : ALIS
59
Bambi's mother, e.g. : DOE

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

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

Previous puzzle | Next puzzle
XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
54 ms