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

New York Times, Tuesday, October 17, 1961

64-Across : Underground group.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 23.3
1
B
2
A
3
B
4
Y
5
C
6
U
7
B
8
A
9
V
10
I
11
S
12
I
13
T
14
E
L
L
A
15
O
L
A
N
16
I
V
O
R
Y
17
S
I
A
N
18
S
E
R
V
19
I
C
E
M
A
N
20
T
A
C
K
21
L
E
22
K
I
N
E
23
E
S
E
24
S
K
E
E
T
25
S
26
L
O
R
27
D
28
B
E
A
T
A
29
N
O
R
30
R
31
I
32
S
33
S
34
H
E
35
P
E
N
36
T
37
A
38
Y
E
A
S
T
39
T
O
A
40
D
41
T
O
P
42
I
T
S
A
43
L
U
R
I
44
D
45
A
T
L
46
A
47
S
48
T
Y
R
49
O
R
D
E
R
50
S
51
U
R
I
52
A
L
53
S
E
P
54
T
55
S
T
R
E
E
56
T
57
C
58
H
59
I
60
S
O
H
61
O
62
L
E
N
T
I
63
L
64
R
E
S
65
I
S
T
A
N
66
C
E
67
E
R
G
O
68
O
R
A
L
E
69
I
C
E
S
70
A
A
R
E
71
P
O
W
E
R
72
S
E
T
S
73
S
P
E
W
© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,477
Across
1
The youngest. : BABY
5
Island country. : CUBA
9
Call. : VISIT
14
Girl's name. : ELLA
15
Luise Rainer role. : OLAN
16
Belgian Congo export. : IVORY
17
City of NW China. : SIAN
18
One of the rank and file. : SERVICEMAN
20
Football play. : TACKLE
22
Cattle: Poet. : KINE
23
Compass reading. : ESE
24
Forms of trapshooting. : SKEETS
26
Title. : LORD
28
Blessed: Lat. : BEATA
29
American author. : NORRIS
33
Haggard novel. : SHE
35
Five: Prefix. : PENTA
38
Vitamin B source. : YEAST
39
Natterjack. : TOAD
41
Zenith. : TOP
42
"___ Lovely Day Today." : ITSA
43
Sensational. : LURID
45
North American range. : ATLAS
48
Son of Odin. : TYR
49
Salesman's forte. : ORDERS
51
Wild sheep of India. : URIAL
53
Harvest time: Abbr. : SEPT
55
Main, for one. : STREET
57
Greek letter. : CHI
60
London cafe district. : SOHO
62
Soup vegetable. : LENTIL
64
Underground group. : RESISTANCE
67
Hence. : ERGO
68
Papal veil. : ORALE
69
Sherbets. : ICES
70
Swiss river. : AARE
71
Mighty nation. : POWER
72
Kits. : SETS
73
Pour forth, figuratively. : SPEW
Down
1
Largest. : BEST
2
Name of a sort. : ALIAS
3
Edward Teach, the pirate. : BLACKBEARD
4
World Series player. : YANKEE
5
Fantine's daughter, in 1862 novel. : COSETTE
6
Rubber tree. : ULE
7
Speak sharply. : BARK
8
Smith's black. : ANVIL
9
The Queen's representative. : VICEROY
10
Verbal contraction. : IVE
11
Approximately. : SOME
12
Cleopatra's maid. : IRAS
13
English river. : TYNE
19
Look ___ (pay a call). : INON
21
Entrechat. : LEAP
25
December VIP. : SANTA
27
German number. : DREI
30
Jalopy. : RATTLETRAP
31
Suburb of Paris. : ISSY
32
Arcturus. : STAR
33
Normandy town. : STLO
34
Man of the ___. : HOUR
36
Toddler. : TOT
37
Very good grade. : APLUS
40
Ends. : DIES
44
Actor's valet. : DRESSER
46
Unaffected. : ARTLESS
47
"Your Majesty." : SIRE
50
Circle of light, on stage. : SPOT
52
Trojan hero. : AENEAS
54
Massenet opera. : THAIS
56
Le ___, epithet for Clemenceau. : TIGRE
57
Riding whip. : CROP
58
See 34 Down. : HERO
59
What "vidi" means. : ISAW
61
In former times. : ONCE
63
Movie pioneer. : LOEW
65
___ de France. : ILE
66
This: Fr. : CET

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
56 ms