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

New York Times, Wednesday, January 1, 1964

51-Across : Plant of the Southwest.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 307 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 22.9 Grid has duplicate clues.
1
S
2
T
3
E
4
W
5
P
6
I
7
E
8
T
9
S
10
S
11
W
12
A
13
T
14
O
H
N
E
15
E
N
R
O
L
16
K
I
L
O
17
L
E
S
E
18
A
D
I
E
U
19
I
N
E
Z
20
C
U
P
21
O
K
I
N
D
N
22
E
S
S
23
B
R
I
N
G
S
A
24
K
N
O
T
25
T
26
Y
27
S
O
T
O
L
28
N
29
E
30
G
31
S
C
O
R
E
32
A
W
E
33
I
34
N
C
A
R
35
E
36
K
N
E
W
37
B
O
W
L
G
A
M
38
E
S
39
S
40
A
41
M
E
42
T
U
R
N
S
A
43
V
44
M
45
I
46
A
B
A
S
47
H
48
B
E
D
49
G
50
R
E
A
T
51
C
A
C
T
U
52
S
53
O
54
B
L
O
N
G
S
55
H
O
R
N
56
O
57
F
P
L
E
N
T
Y
58
F
59
L
E
W
60
A
G
R
E
E
61
D
U
A
62
L
63
R
O
T
A
64
P
E
A
R
S
65
E
R
R
S
66
A
X
E
L
67
S
E
T
A
T
68
L
A
S
T
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,267
Across
1
Cook. : STEW
5
Magpies. : PIETS
10
Hit hard. : SWAT
14
Without: Ger. : OHNE
15
Record: Var. : ENROL
16
2.2046 pounds. : KILO
17
___ majesty. : LESE
18
Leave-taking. : ADIEU
19
Don Juan's mother. : INEZ
20
Poet's quaff to the old year. : CUPOKINDNESS
23
___ sail to (bends a sail to its spar). : BRINGSA
24
Complex. : KNOTTY
27
Plant of the Southwest. : SOTOL
28
Photographer's abbreviation. : NEG
31
Conductor's concern. : SCORE
32
Mixed emotion. : AWE
33
___ of (responsible for). : INCARE
36
Could recite. : KNEW
37
New Year's Day tradition. : BOWLGAMES
39
Equal. : SAME
42
Never ___ hair. : TURNSA
43
The Keydets' campus. : VMI
46
Confound. : ABASH
48
River part. : BED
49
Cry of approval. : GREAT
51
Plant of the Southwest. : CACTUS
53
Rectangles. : OBLONGS
55
Symbol of a prosperous New Year. : HORNOFPLENTY
58
Winged. : FLEW
60
Correspond. : AGREE
61
Twin. : DUAL
63
Roster. : ROTA
64
Compote favorites. : PEARS
65
Gives the wrong answer. : ERRS
66
Hero of Conrad's "Victory." : AXEL
67
Assail. : SETAT
68
Final. : LAST
Down
1
South American coin. : SOL
2
As ___ flies. : THECROW
3
In a series. : ENSUITE
4
"___ more ... " : WEEPNO
5
Features of graphs. : PEAKS
6
Something to swing or juggle. : INDIANCLUB
7
Isle of song. : ERIN
8
___ the line. : TOED
9
Lurked. : SLUNK
10
Sportswear. : SKISOCKS
11
Honored name of our time. : WINSTON
12
Brew. : ALE
13
From A ___. : TOZ
21
Po tributary. : OGLIO
22
Letters. : ENS
23
Boys' group. : BSA
25
Italian number. : TRE
26
Conifer. : YEW
29
Tidal phenomenon. : EAGRE
30
Popular art form. : GRANDOPERA
34
Hudson Bay region: Abbr. : NWT
35
Resort near Koblenz. : EMS
37
Presentation. : BESTOWAL
38
Hole in one, sometimes. : EAGLE
39
Algonquian. : SAC
40
Fabric of goat's hair. : ABA
41
Type of knife. : MACHETE
43
West coast city. : VENTURA
44
Central Europeans. : MAGYARS
45
Pronoun. : ITS
47
Part of a Wallace title. : HUR
50
14-line poem. : RONDEL
52
Album paste-ups. : SNAPS
54
Made happy. : BLEST
56
Cyma recta. : OGEE
57
Social group. : FRAT
58
Benedictine. : FRA
59
Delicatessen purchase. : LOX
62
Amphibious craft. : LST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 4 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

  Please log in to use the Analyze feature.

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 © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
903 ms