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

New York Times, Thursday, November 14, 1957

6-Down : Certain lucky children.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 297 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
1
S
2
H
3
A
4
S
5
T
6
A
7
D
8
I
9
M
10
P
11
L
12
E
13
Q
U
E
R
I
E
D
14
E
D
I
T
O
R
15
S
16
U
N
D
E
R
G
O
17
W
I
N
S
O
M
E
18
A
B
O
N
E
19
P
20
H
L
O
X
21
K
I
N
22
R
U
N
T
23
S
T
O
A
T
24
F
O
N
T
25
T
R
I
26
T
E
E
U
P
27
B
A
U
E
R
28
O
N
C
29
E
O
V
E
R
30
C
U
R
T
S
Y
31
A
L
E
S
32
D
O
N
G
33
B
34
R
35
A
V
E
R
36
S
E
A
C
O
37
A
38
S
39
T
40
R
E
S
E
T
41
F
A
C
T
O
42
M
A
E
43
I
S
I
S
44
M
I
L
L
S
45
T
A
R
N
46
D
U
N
47
P
I
N
T
A
48
T
I
T
A
N
49
E
M
I
50
R
A
T
E
51
I
52
T
E
M
I
Z
E
53
S
E
N
A
T
E
S
54
M
I
N
I
V
E
R
55
D
E
S
E
R
T
56
S
U
D
D
E
N
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,061
Across
1
Huge Sacramento dam. : SHASTA
7
Cheek or chin feature. : DIMPLE
13
Interrogated. : QUERIED
14
Text correctors. : EDITORS
16
Experience. : UNDERGO
17
Charming. : WINSOME
18
"To get her poor dog ___." : ABONE
19
Garden flower. : PHLOX
21
Sisters, cousins, aunts. : KIN
22
Undersized animal. : RUNT
23
See 12 Down. : STOAT
24
Oil lamp's reservoir. : FONT
25
Part of TNT. : TRI
26
Start of a golf game. : TEEUP
27
Hank of the Yanks. : BAUER
28
A "look-see." : ONCEOVER
30
Milady's bow. : CURTSY
31
Pub stock in trade. : ALES
32
Bell sound. : DONG
33
More courageous. : BRAVER
36
Concern of the U. S. C. G. : SEACOAST
40
Fix again. : RESET
41
De ___ (in reality). : FACTO
42
"Winnie ___," Post's plane. : MAE
43
Egyptian goddess. : ISIS
44
Factories. : MILLS
45
Mountain lake. : TARN
46
Bradstreet's partner. : DUN
47
Caravel of 1492. : PINTA
48
Man of might. : TITAN
49
Arabian nobleman's jurisdiction. : EMIRATE
51
Make an invoice. : ITEMIZE
53
Legislative bodies. : SENATES
54
Fur esteemed in Middle Ages. : MINIVER
55
Recent Disney project. : DESERT
56
Precipitate. : SUDDEN
Down
1
Summery complexion. : SUNBURN
2
Living for pleasure. : HEDONIC
3
Negative verbal contraction. : ARENT
4
"Your majesty." : SIRE
5
Young sheep. : TEG
6
Certain lucky children. : ADOPTEES
7
Jowl. : DEWLAP
8
Goose. : IDIOT
9
Pert girl. : MINX
10
Eight to the gal. : PTS
11
Take care. : LOOKOUT
12
Prized weasels. : ERMINES
13
Size of a book. : QUARTO
15
Guard. : SENTRY
20
Time division. : HOUR
23
Cut. : SEVER
24
Largest city in N. D. : FARGO
26
Landlord's sign. : TOLET
27
The con game. : BUNCO
29
Roof edges. : EAVES
30
Reefers. : COATS
32
Recites. : DECLAIMS
33
Wedding marchers. : BRIDES
34
Took up again. : RESUMED
35
Stupid or stubborn. : ASININE
36
Tar. : SALT
37
Of love. : AMATIVE
38
Gene of golfing fame. : SARAZEN
39
Sawbuck. : TENNER
41
Most discriminating. : FINEST
44
Abbot's headdress. : MITER
45
Shrinking. : TIMID
47
Head of the Marine Corps. : PATE
48
Incline. : TEND
50
Ethiopian title. : RAS
52
God for whom Tuesday was named. : TIU

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 1 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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 © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
58 ms