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

New York Times, Saturday, May 25, 1985

23-Down : Aegean enchantress

Author:
Gayle Dean
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Gayle Dean has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 5 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
S
2
P
3
A
4
R
5
A
6
L
7
E
8
C
9
S
10
W
11
E
12
S
13
T
14
W
A
G
E
15
W
O
R
R
Y
16
E
R
I
E
17
A
G
E
D
18
E
D
G
A
R
19
I
N
G
E
20
M
A
N
E
21
T
22
O
M
I
23
C
R
O
N
S
24
I
N
T
E
R
25
E
26
S
T
P
A
I
D
27
M
A
N
N
28
R
O
29
C
30
H
31
E
32
B
33
A
34
S
E
35
S
O
36
P
37
H
38
I
C
39
H
I
P
40
O
N
T
R
41
O
U
B
L
E
B
E
42
F
O
R
E
43
O
K
A
44
R
E
S
O
L
E
45
L
U
T
E
46
K
A
R
47
L
A
48
L
A
49
V
A
50
I
T
51
B
52
E
53
C
O
M
E
S
54
D
55
U
56
E
57
C
58
A
59
N
B
E
R
R
A
60
T
H
I
N
S
61
O
B
E
Y
62
A
N
I
63
T
64
A
65
E
X
I
T
66
V
E
R
A
67
W
I
R
E
D
68
R
I
T
E
69
E
T
O
N
70
L
E
O
N
S
71
S
E
E
R
© 1985, The New York TimesNo. 12,982
Across
1
Box : SPAR
5
Guinness and Templeton : ALECS
10
Wild place, once : WEST
14
Remuneration : WAGE
15
Topic of quotation below : WORRY
16
Lake or canal : ERIE
17
Like fine wine : AGED
18
Poe or Guest : EDGAR
19
Author of quotation : INGE
20
Cézanne contemporary : MANET
22
Greek letters : OMICRONS
24
Start of quotation : INTERESTPAID
27
"Buddenbrooks" author : MANN
28
Rock for Robespierre : ROCHE
32
Fenway Park marker : BASE
35
Of wisdom : SOPHIC
39
Sciatic area : HIP
40
Middle of quotation : ONTROUBLEBEFORE
43
Trappist monks' cheese : OKA
44
Fix a shoe : RESOLE
45
John Dowland's instrument : LUTE
46
Le Carré bad guy : KARLA
48
Molten rock : LAVA
50
End of quotation : ITBECOMESDUE
57
Down Under capital : CANBERRA
60
Rarefies : THINS
61
Comply : OBEY
62
Actress Gillette : ANITA
65
Depart : EXIT
66
Dancer-actress Zorina : VERA
67
Woodward book : WIRED
68
Ceremony : RITE
69
English school : ETON
70
Trotsky and Ames : LEONS
71
Prophet : SEER
Down
1
Pundit : SWAMI
2
Heathen : PAGAN
3
Representative : AGENT
4
Savior : REDEEMER
5
Wonder : AWE
6
Israeli airport : LOD
7
Grain fungus : ERGOT
8
Writer's complaint : CRAMP
9
Arab country : SYRIA
10
Oddball : WEIRDO
11
___ Rubik, cube man : ERNO
12
Billboard : SIGN
13
Snead's needs : TEES
21
Between, in Bologna : TRA
23
Aegean enchantress : CIRCE
25
Follow : ENSUE
26
Elitists : SNOBS
29
___ En-lai : CHOU
30
Musician Al : HIRT
31
Flèche weapon : EPEE
32
Bibliophile's item : BOOK
33
Singer-composer Paul : ANKA
34
Spica or Vega : STAR
36
Arafat's gp. : PLO
37
Greeting : HELLO
38
Structural member : IBEAM
41
Elocute : ORATE
42
Emergency lights : FLASHERS
47
Benghazi denizen : LIBYAN
49
Doggy doc : VET
51
Free-for-all : BRAWL
52
Pea-pickin' Ford : ERNIE
53
Mosque of El Azhar's site : CAIRO
54
"Land of Cotton" : DIXIE
55
Wed : UNITE
56
Fragrant compound : ESTER
57
Sheltered inlet : COVE
58
Encourage evildoing : ABET
59
"Quo Vadis?" character : NERO
63
Number of Mahler symphonies : TEN
64
Some are classified : ADS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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
29 ms