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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 22, 1950

40-Down : Measures for interstellar space.

Author:
Henry A. Wolfe
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.32)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15, Grid flow: 33.8
Henry A. Wolfe has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
H
2
E
3
M
4
P
5
E
6
L
7
M
8
U
9
N
10
S
11
E
12
L
13
C
A
N
A
S
T
A
14
A
D
O
N
A
I
15
S
16
L
I
L
L
I
A
N
17
L
O
C
A
R
N
O
18
A
R
I
A
S
19
S
20
I
L
21
K
I
N
E
R
22
U
P
S
Y
23
B
I
D
E
24
S
25
L
E
A
R
26
D
I
T
27
P
E
N
A
T
E
28
S
29
S
T
E
30
E
N
S
31
I
L
A
G
E
32
C
A
33
R
T
E
L
34
W
A
R
35
R
O
I
36
P
37
O
38
L
A
N
D
39
S
40
P
E
N
G
41
L
42
E
43
R
44
I
C
I
45
S
E
46
R
I
A
T
E
47
E
V
E
48
L
A
B
49
S
50
N
O
T
R
E
51
S
O
A
P
52
A
R
E
T
53
E
54
B
E
S
55
V
A
N
N
A
56
G
I
R
A
S
57
O
L
58
E
59
Y
E
L
I
D
S
60
E
N
T
I
T
L
E
61
C
O
R
O
N
E
T
62
A
E
N
E
A
S
63
S
U
T
L
E
R
© 1950, The New York TimesNo. 521
Across
1
A famous Marguerite. : HEMPEL
7
A popular Mignon. : MUNSEL
13
Bridge's rival. : CANASTA
14
Shelley's elegy to Keats. : ADONAIS
16
She played "The Curious Savage." : LILLIAN
17
Swiss town where Peace Pact was signed, 1925. : LOCARNO
18
Fortes of 1 and 7 Across. : ARIAS
19
Yellow ocher. : SIL
21
Home run specialist. : KINER
22
Child's word. : UPSY
23
Awaits. : BIDES
25
He had three daughters. : LEAR
26
Said: French. : DIT
27
Roman household gods. : PENATES
29
Sainte: Abbr. : STE
30
Farmer's winter store. : ENSILAGE
32
International trade combine. : CARTEL
34
Cold ___. : WAR
35
Louis XIV's title. : ROI
36
Chopin's birthplace. : POLAND
39
He wrote "The Decline of the West." : SPENGLER
44
Here: French. : ICI
45
Arranged in succession. : SERIATE
47
Miss Curie. : EVE
48
Where chem. students work. : LABS
50
Our: French. : NOTRE
51
Kind of opera. : SOAP
52
Rugged crest of a mountain. : ARETE
54
Egyptian god of pleasure. : BES
55
Monna ___, Maeterlinck heroine. : VANNA
56
Fire opal. : GIRASOL
58
Expressive parts of the face. : EYELIDS
60
Designate. : ENTITLE
61
Symbol of nobility. : CORONET
62
Dutiful son of Anchises. : AENEAS
63
Army follower who sells provisions to soldiers. : SUTLER
Down
1
It's sometimes invisible. : HAIRPIN
2
Volunteers for military service. : ENLISTS
3
Native of Penang. : MALAY
4
Greek letters. : PSIS
5
Greek numeral 8. : ETA
6
Wilson's Secretary of State. : LANSING
7
Implement used in a game. : MALLET
8
Japanese herb. : UDO
9
Horn tip of an archer's bow. : NOCK
10
Gastropod. : SNAIL
11
Not trivial. : EARNEST
12
Marked with stripes. : LINEATE
13
M. Debussy. : CLAUDE
15
Warwick Deeping's hero. : SORREL
20
Suffix forming zoological names. : IDAE
23
Ballplayer, formerly with Cleveland, now with Washington. : BEARDEN
24
Conceal. : SECRETE
27
Layouts. : PLANS
28
Tributary of the Rhone. : SAONE
31
Frigate bird of Hawaii. : IWA
33
Vehicle with a horse. : RIG
36
Animal's coat: Rare. : PILAGE
37
Egg-shaped musical instrument. : OCARINA
38
New French luxury liner. : LIBERTE
39
Area for a building. : SITE
40
Measures for interstellar space. : PARSECS
41
Tawny. : LEONINE
42
Son of Hermes. : EVANDER
43
Feast. : REPAST
46
White oaks of California. : ROBLES
49
Dye. : STAIN
51
An antiseptic preparation. : SALOL
53
Town near Padua. : ESTE
55
Green: French. : VERT
57
Norse name. : OLA
59
Pronoun. : YOU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

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
50 ms