XWord Info Home Previous | Next | Sidney L. Robbins thumbs | August, 1988 thumbnails

NY Times, Mon, Aug 01, 1988

Author: Sidney L. Robbins
Editor: Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q V W Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 1

1
B
2
E
3
S
4
O
5
M
6
A
7
B
8
I
9
E
10
F
11
A
12
L
13
A
14
O
M
N
I
A
15
M
I
N
X
16
I
G
O
R
17
F
I
E
L
D
18
P
I
E
C
E
19
E
R
S
E
20
F
R
E
S
C
O
21
R
A
T
22
L
E
E
S
23
A
L
24
M
S
25
E
26
L
D
E
R
27
P
28
A
29
N
30
O
P
L
Y
31
F
R
O
M
32
A
C
O
U
33
E
R
34
M
A
35
C
O
36
O
37
P
38
S
39
I
N
S
T
40
A
N
T
A
N
41
E
O
U
S
L
Y
42
R
E
E
F
S
43
L
O
T
S
44
S
H
U
N
45
I
S
46
E
E
47
A
P
48
P
E
A
S
E
49
T
50
E
E
N
Y
51
I
N
I
A
52
B
E
L
L
53
E
54
A
R
55
E
S
56
T
57
E
58
E
59
M
60
R
A
I
D
61
F
I
E
62
L
D
H
A
N
D
S
63
E
S
T
E
64
U
R
N
E
65
A
R
N
I
E
66
D
E
E
R
67
L
Y
E
S
68
S
T
A
T
E
© 1988, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Broom made of twigs : BESOM
6. His Rose was Irish : ABIE
10. F.D.R. dog : FALA
14. "___ vincit amor" : OMNIA
15. Hoyden : MINX
16. Operatic prince : IGOR
17. Army weapon : FIELDPIECE
19. Gaelic : ERSE
20. Certain painting : FRESCO
21. Squealer : RAT
22. Dregs : LEES
23. Charity : ALMS
25. Church V.I.P. : ELDER
27. Complete array : PANOPLY
31. "___ Here to Eternity" : FROM
32. Hearing: Comb. form : ACOU
33. Author Bombeck : ERMA
35. Hens' pens : COOPS
39. Without delay : INSTANTANEOUSLY
42. Shortens sail : REEFS
43. Oodles : LOTS
44. Avoid : SHUN
45. Words of comprehension : ISEE
47. Assuage : APPEASE
49. Bikini description : TEENY
51. Amazon dolphin : INIA
52. Telephone man : BELL
53. Corn unit : EAR
55. High regard : ESTEEM
60. Wall Street ploy : RAID
61. Farm workers : FIELDHANDS
63. Town near Padua : ESTE
64. Vase, in Vichy : URNE
65. Golfer Palmer : ARNIE
66. Source of venison : DEER
67. Caustics : LYES
68. Propound : STATE
 1. Belly laugh : BOFF
2. Eastern V.I.P. : EMIR
3. Dirk of yore : SNEE
4. Lubricates : OILS
5. Impulsive : MADCAP
6. "___ Blue?" : AMI
7. Catafalques' cousins : BIERS
8. S.A. Indian of old : INCA
9. Cathedral city : EXETER
10. Country rodent : FIELDMOUSE
11. Consent : AGREE
12. Defeated one : LOSER
13. War god : ARES
18. Hayfever cause : POLLEN
24. Aromatic plant : MYRTLE
26. Pixilated : LOCO
27. Duo : PAIR
28. Skin woe : ACNE
29. Kind of job : NOSE
30. DiMaggio was one : OUTFIELDER
31. Card game : FANTAN
34. Erstwhile Asiatic bigwig : MAO
36. Fed. health org. : OSHA
37. In addition to : PLUS
38. "Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
40. Org. : ASSN
41. Caught sight of : ESPIED
46. Remarkable sight : EYEFUL
48. Former Turkish titles : PASHAS
49. Taunt : TEASE
50. Ten-point type : ELITE
51. Good-night girl : IRENE
52. Raised : BRED
54. Breezy : AIRY
56. Bakery item : TART
57. Sicilian resort : ENNA
58. Redact : EDIT
59. An elec. engineer's degree : MSEE
62. A Brown of renown : LES

Found bugs or have suggestions?