This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Bette Sue Cohen
Bette Sue Cohen

New York Times, Monday, December 17, 1984

29-Across : Fondled

Author:
Bette Sue Cohen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Z }, Scrabble score: 304 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Bette Sue Cohen has 41 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 6 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
L
2
E
3
O
4
N
5
A
6
T
7
H
8
A
9
W
10
C
11
A
12
S
13
E
14
O
L
D
E
N
15
I
O
T
A
16
I
R
A
N
17
B
L
O
O
D
18
A
L
L
E
Y
19
R
E
N
T
20
O
A
R
21
I
T
E
M
22
F
23
A
C
A
D
E
24
T
R
O
D
25
S
A
B
U
26
C
27
A
28
R
H
O
P
29
C
A
R
E
S
30
S
31
E
32
D
33
A
L
I
E
N
34
B
A
R
E
35
W
A
L
E
36
N
O
P
Q
37
S
U
R
E
R
38
O
L
A
V
39
T
H
O
U
40
T
R
E
E
41
P
R
A
T
O
42
S
A
N
I
43
T
A
R
Y
44
W
A
L
D
E
N
45
E
E
R
O
46
W
E
L
D
47
R
48
A
49
F
T
E
R
50
T
R
I
O
51
E
52
W
53
E
54
E
X
A
M
55
I
56
N
H
A
R
M
57
S
W
A
Y
58
E
L
I
A
59
N
E
U
T
60
A
P
O
K
E
61
F
E
R
N
62
G
A
S
H
63
R
A
K
E
D
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,823
Across
1
Soprano Mitchell : LEONA
6
Unbend : THAW
10
Container for jewels : CASE
14
Ancient : OLDEN
15
Greek letter : IOTA
16
Country in SW Asia : IRAN
17
John Wayne film: 1955 : BLOODALLEY
19
What leasers pay : RENT
20
Gig implement : OAR
21
Gossip-column tidbit : ITEM
22
False appearance : FACADE
24
___ on (trampled) : TROD
25
Actor in "Elephant Boy" : SABU
26
Drive-in restaurant employee : CARHOP
29
Fondled : CARESSED
33
Mork, e.g. : ALIEN
34
"The cupboard was ___" : BARE
35
Ridge on cloth : WALE
36
M-R connection : NOPQ
37
More certain : SURER
38
Norwegian king : OLAV
39
Holier-than-___ : THOU
40
Yule cynosure : TREE
41
Commune in Tuscany : PRATO
42
Hygienic : SANITARY
44
Thoreau's ___ Pond : WALDEN
45
Saarinen : EERO
46
Actress Tuesday : WELD
47
Roof support : RAFTER
50
Group of three : TRIO
51
Ram's mate : EWE
54
What a student crams for : EXAM
55
Wayne film: 1965 : INHARMSWAY
58
Kazan : ELIA
59
Not masc. or fem. : NEUT
60
A pig in ___ : APOKE
61
House plant : FERN
62
An anagram of shag : GASH
63
Gathered, as leaves : RAKED
Down
1
Wayne's "Rio ___": 1970 : LOBO
2
Actress Raines : ELLA
3
Scent : ODOR
4
Classic beginning : NEO
5
"Ice ___ cannot be welded": R.L.S. : ANDIRON
6
Like some kitchen floors : TILED
7
Actress Celeste : HOLM
8
Homophone for eight : ATE
9
Traveler on foot : WAYFARER
10
Wayne film: 1964 : CIRCUSWORLD
11
District : AREA
12
Hourglass contents : SAND
13
Grafted: Her. : ENTE
18
Over : ATOP
23
Beame or Vigoda : ABE
24
Wayne film: 1952 : THEQUIETMAN
25
Hindu garment : SAREE
26
Slopes : CANTS
27
Maui greeting : ALOHA
28
City in Wis. : RIPON
29
Actor Harry : CAREY
30
Kind of bar : SALAD
31
Fill with joy : ELATE
32
Island at head of Baffin Bay : DEVON
34
Donkey : BURRO
37
Having the lead : STARRING
41
Mount ___, Calif. : PALOMAR
43
Golfer's gadget : TEE
44
Dam : WEIR
46
Anger : WRATH
47
Wayne's "Donovan's ___": 1963 : REEF
48
Wheel spindle : AXLE
49
Just : FAIR
50
Hence : THUS
51
"Return of the Jedi" creature : EWOK
52
Wayne's "___ of the Red Witch": 1948 : WAKE
53
Ogled : EYED
56
Educator's assn. : NEA
57
Baden-Baden, e.g. : SPA

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