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

New York Times, Tuesday, May 5, 1953

47-Across : One-tenth of a sen.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Y }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 23.8
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
L
3
A
4
M
5
A
6
C
7
T
8
S
9
A
10
F
11
A
12
R
13
H
O
B
O
14
F
L
A
I
L
15
P
A
N
E
16
A
D
E
N
17
R
I
P
R
O
18
A
R
I
N
G
19
M
E
D
I
20
C
I
21
P
E
W
S
22
N
E
T
23
C
A
E
24
N
25
D
U
C
26
A
T
27
B
28
O
29
N
A
N
Z
A
30
S
31
P
U
S
H
32
E
33
S
34
A
N
I
35
S
E
P
A
36
L
37
S
K
E
E
T
38
L
I
P
39
S
40
S
E
N
O
41
R
42
S
A
R
A
43
S
O
A
P
44
S
45
S
T
O
O
46
P
47
R
I
N
48
A
N
N
A
L
49
S
50
A
T
T
E
51
S
T
E
D
52
D
R
U
I
53
D
54
S
A
G
E
55
S
56
A
T
57
S
L
O
58
E
59
T
U
R
60
N
61
E
62
R
63
T
O
U
64
C
H
A
N
D
65
G
O
66
B
A
L
I
67
O
N
C
E
68
G
O
N
E
R
69
I
R
I
S
70
P
E
K
E
71
E
R
A
L
72
A
D
Z
E
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,416
Across
1
Noisy closing. : SLAM
5
Behaves as. : ACTS
9
From a distance. : AFAR
13
Peripatetic worker. : HOBO
14
Forerunner of a threshing machine. : FLAIL
15
Glazier's stock in trade. : PANE
16
Gulf between Asia and Africa. : ADEN
17
Wild and noisy: Slang. : RIPROARING
19
Famous Florentine name. : MEDICI
21
Enclosures with seats. : PEWS
22
Without discount. : NET
23
Port on the Orne River. : CAEN
25
Money in Shylock's purse. : DUCAT
27
Profitable enterprises. : BONANZAS
31
Advances by effort. : PUSHES
34
Cuckoo. : ANI
35
Leaf of a calyx. : SEPAL
37
Trapshooting with clay targets. : SKEET
38
Edges. : LIPS
40
Al Lopez, for instance. : SENOR
42
F. D. R.'s mother. : SARA
43
Lathers. : SOAPS
45
Vanishing part of a brownstone front. : STOOP
47
One-tenth of a sen. : RIN
48
Historical records. : ANNALS
50
Stated officially. : ATTESTED
52
Ancient Gaulish priest. : DRUID
54
Pungent mint. : SAGE
55
Perched. : SAT
57
Shrub with small sour fruit. : SLOE
59
Beauty in "The Bad and the Beautiful." : TURNER
63
Phrase for a precarious state of affairs. : TOUCHANDGO
66
Island of the dance. : BALI
67
Whenever. : ONCE
68
One beyond redemption: Slang. : GONER
69
Spring bloom : IRIS
70
Distant relative of a Pom. : PEKE
71
Of a period. : ERAL
72
Cutting tool. : ADZE
Down
1
Simulated. : SHAM
2
Vein of ore. : LODE
3
Not up. : ABED
4
Half of a California beach resort. : MONICA
5
Arabian boy. : ALI
6
Creator of the Yokums. : CAPP
7
Impatient or disgusted: Colloq. : TIRED
8
Put on the brake. : SLOWUP
9
A month: Abbr. : APR
10
Axiomatic barrier to amatory conquest. : FAINTHEART
11
Barbara ___ Eisenhower. : ANNE
12
Colonel's command: Abbr. : REGT
14
Shaggy woolen cloths. : FRIEZES
18
Sac in which seed spores grow. : ASCUS
20
Items on a pantry shelf. : CANS
24
Scruffs. : NAPES
26
Seeks information. : ASKS
27
Wood for toy airplanes. : BALSA
28
Popular soup flavor. : ONION
29
Phrase for rapidly changing good and bad prospects. : NIPANDTUCK
30
The other half of 4 Down. : SANTA
32
Quality of a ghost story. : EERIE
33
Face with courage and steadfastness. : STAND
36
Despoils. : LOOTS
39
Train for a bout. : SPAR
41
Motor to spin disks. : ROTATOR
44
Contents of certain fund. : SLUSH
46
District in Burma, its capital Rangoon. : PEGU
49
Stored winter fodder. : SILAGE
51
Its capital is Belgrade. : SERBIA
53
Philanthropist. : DONOR
55
Sign at a crossing. : STOP
56
At the top of the list. : AONE
58
Girl's name. : EDNA
60
Aromatic ointment. : NARD
61
Girl's name: Abbr. : ELIZ
62
A piece of high ground. : RISE
64
Soso grade. : CEE
65
Congeal. : GEL

Answer summary:
12 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
74 ms