This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
C. J. Angio
C. J. Angio

New York Times, Thursday, November 26, 1981

48-Down : Vincent d'Indy opus

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
S
3
S
4
O
5
D
6
I
7
S
8
T
9
M
10
O
11
R
12
E
13
S
H
A
14
M
15
N
I
O
T
A
16
A
V
I
D
17
P
I
M
A
18
A
C
O
O
K
19
N
A
P
E
20
I
R
O
N
21
A
G
E
22
R
E
23
V
E
L
E
R
24
C
R
A
N
B
E
R
25
R
Y
B
O
G
26
E
E
R
27
E
L
A
T
E
28
R
29
I
30
D
31
A
32
B
33
I
R
D
34
S
L
I
C
E
35
O
N
E
36
S
I
R
S
37
S
H
A
N
K
38
D
O
G
E
39
I
T
A
40
S
H
A
P
E
41
M
E
T
E
R
42
S
E
N
43
A
T
O
R
S
44
K
I
P
45
T
U
R
K
E
46
Y
I
N
A
47
S
48
I
49
A
50
C
51
O
52
L
O
N
E
L
53
E
N
T
R
U
S
T
54
A
R
U
M
55
S
I
56
L
A
S
57
T
I
T
O
58
S
A
K
I
59
U
K
A
S
E
60
S
T
A
N
61
A
L
E
C
62
P
E
T
T
Y
63
E
R
E
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,706
Across
1
Dunce : ASS
4
Pindar was one : ODIST
9
Seconds, at a meal : MORE
13
Pillowcase : SHAM
15
East Indian tree : NIOTA
16
Craving eagerly : AVID
17
Cotton shirting : PIMA
18
"Oh, I am ___ ... ": W. S. Gilbert : ACOOK
19
Nuque or nucha : NAPE
20
European period starting circa 1000 B.C. : IRONAGE
22
Celebrant : REVELER
24
Source of a sauce : CRANBERRYBOG
26
Suffix with cannon or musket : EER
27
Click beetle : ELATERID
31
"___ in the hand ... " : ABIRD
34
Do some carving : SLICE
35
"That's ___ small step ... " : ONE
36
Letter opener : SIRS
37
Cut of meat : SHANK
38
Former Genoese V.I.P. : DOGE
39
"Was ___ vision ... ": Keats : ITA
40
Mold : SHAPE
41
Poet's concern : METER
42
Two Byrds and Eagleton : SENATORS
44
Gymnastic feat : KIP
45
Anatolia's locale : TURKEYINASIA
50
Wearer of a silver eagle : COLONEL
53
Assign the care of : ENTRUST
54
Jack-in-the-pulpit : ARUM
55
Patriot-diplomat Deane : SILAS
57
Baritone Gobbi : TITO
58
H. H. Munro's pen name : SAKI
59
Arbitrary proclamation : UKASE
60
Getz or Kenton : STAN
61
Author Waugh : ALEC
62
Small-minded : PETTY
63
Palindromic word : ERE
Down
1
Savory jelly : ASPIC
2
Prepare eggs in a certain way : SHIRR
3
Where R. L. S. died : SAMOA
4
Catapult : ONAGER
5
Kitchen gadget : DICER
6
Five score : IOO
7
Plot : STORYLINE
8
Recant : TAKEBACK
9
Horsemanship : MANEGE
10
Elongated circle : OVAL
11
Ready for the harvest : RIPE
12
Largest dam in Germany : EDER
14
Ways of social behavior : MANNERS
21
Retired : ABED
23
Have one's say in the U.S.A. : VOTE
25
Backslide : RELAPSE
28
Food item for a Digger Indian : ROOT
29
He wrote "A Loss of Roses" : INGE
30
Source of venison : DEER
31
In status quo : ASIS
32
Chomp or nibble : BITE
33
Where Qum is : IRAN
34
Resembling a porbeagle : SHARKLIKE
37
Props : SHORESUP
38
Takes off : DEPARTS
40
Flabbergast : STUN
41
Postprandial tidbit : MINT
43
Kind of mass or theory : ATOMIC
44
Zoologist who became a sexologist : KINSEY
46
Bread ingredient : YEAST
47
Partita : SUITE
48
Vincent d'Indy opus : ISTAR
49
Make up for : ATONE
50
Muchacho's home : CASA
51
Verbal : ORAL
52
His day is Oct. 18 : LUKE
56
Money in Riga : LAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
48 ms