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

New York Times, Wednesday, May 13, 1953

30-Across : Song with repeated strains.

Author:
Albert Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { F J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 248 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 36.0 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Albert V. Blum has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Albert Blum is an alias for Albert V. Blum.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 59-Across clue had asterisks instead of ellipsis points; corrected this. In same clue, original seemed to have a period after "Pat," though it could have been a comma. The comma makes more sense, so put that in.

1
A
2
M
3
A
4
S
5
S
6
M
7
O
8
D
9
E
10
B
11
O
12
A
13
S
14
D
O
N
U
T
15
E
D
E
N
16
R
U
B
E
17
D
O
N
N
E
18
M
I
S
T
19
A
N
N
E
20
S
N
I
D
E
21
E
N
T
R
22
A
N
C
E
D
23
O
P
24
A
L
25
R
E
N
D
E
R
S
26
T
27
R
28
O
W
E
L
29
T
O
E
D
30
R
O
U
N
D
E
31
L
A
Y
32
S
33
M
34
A
35
S
36
H
37
A
P
S
E
38
C
E
R
E
39
S
40
O
L
E
O
41
M
E
T
R
42
O
43
N
O
R
T
44
H
S
T
A
R
45
P
46
O
D
S
47
E
A
S
E
L
S
48
S
49
E
50
A
51
G
U
L
L
52
S
P
U
R
53
T
R
A
N
S
I
E
54
N
T
55
L
O
56
A
57
N
58
S
59
A
R
R
A
60
V
A
I
R
61
A
S
C
O
T
62
T
O
O
T
63
E
S
C
E
64
G
E
E
S
E
65
E
R
N
S
66
S
E
E
P
67
E
S
S
E
N
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,424
Across
1
Accumulate. : AMASS
6
Prevailing fashion. : MODE
10
Relatives of stoles. : BOAS
14
Colloquial cousin of the cruller. : DONUT
15
Second-best-dressed man of 1952. : EDEN
16
Cartoonist Goldberg. : RUBE
17
He said, "No man is an island ... " : DONNE
18
Niagara Falls phenomenon. : MIST
19
Girl's name. : ANNE
20
Tricky: Slang. : SNIDE
21
Filled with delight. : ENTRANCED
23
Rainbow-colored gem. : OPAL
25
Gives. : RENDERS
26
Gardener's implement. : TROWEL
29
Pigeon-___. : TOED
30
Song with repeated strains. : ROUNDELAY
32
A striking success. : SMASH
37
Part of a basilica. : APSE
38
Mother Earth. : CERES
40
Buttery stuff. : OLEO
41
Subway on which the fare is 30 or 45 francs. : METRO
43
Symbol of Minnesota, from its motto. : NORTHSTAR
45
Herds of seals. : PODS
47
Painter's gear. : EASELS
48
Kittiwake. : SEAGULL
52
Press onward. : SPUR
53
Hotel guest. : TRANSIENT
55
Gives, as a museum exhibit. : LOANS
59
"'___, Pat,' sez I ... " : ARRA
60
Squirrel fur used in medieval robes. : VAIR
61
Article of formal afternoon wear. : ASCOT
62
Traffic sound. : TOOT
63
Verb suffix. : ESCE
64
Wild birds of Canada. : GEESE
65
Companions of 48 Across. : ERNS
66
Percolate. : SEEP
67
Hub of the Ruhr. : ESSEN
Down
1
Totals. : ADDS
2
It's new tonight. : MOON
3
Years: Latin. : ANNI
4
A very strict Navy captain, curtailer of shore leave. : SUNDOWNER
5
Saturated. : STEEPED
6
Seaport of Lithuania. : MEMEL
7
God of war and poetry. : ODIN
8
U. S. S. Everett S. Larson, for instance. : DESTROYER
9
Dinner course. : ENTREE
10
Specific product. : BRAND
11
Measure of weight. : OUNCE
12
Mr. Doubleday, father of baseball. : ABNER
13
Small bubbles in glass. : SEEDS
22
Conjunctions. : ANDS
24
Man's name meaning defender. : ALEC
26
Bus rival. : TRAM
27
Material for a kind of ladder. : ROPE
28
Eject. : OUST
29
Plants called elephant's-ears. : TAROS
31
World War II activity. : LENDLEASE
33
Denizens of the garden. : MOSSROSES
34
Old man: German. : ALTE
35
Aquatic performer. : SEAL
36
___ d'oeuvre. : HORS
39
A small distance forward. : STEP
42
Musical composition. : OPUS
44
Transportation of goods. : HAULAGE
46
Product of Italy. : OLIVES
48
Province or canton. : STATE
49
Fault of a ballplayer. : ERROR
50
Man's name. : AARON
51
Black flies. : GNATS
52
A germ: Colloq. : STREP
54
Resort city of the Riviera. : NICE
56
Cards. : ACES
57
Pry. : NOSE
58
About 30 lbs. in Sweden. : STEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 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
55 ms