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

New York Times, Monday, November 29, 1954

8-Down : Stringed instrument played with a plectrum.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 92, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 32.1
1
S
2
E
3
R
4
I
5
O
6
U
7
S
8
Z
9
E
10
N
11
O
12
B
13
I
14
A
15
P
L
A
C
A
T
E
16
I
R
E
L
A
N
D
17
A
L
B
E
R
T
A
18
T
O
W
E
R
E
D
19
R
I
B
20
S
E
L
21
A
H
S
22
G
R
R
23
S
P
I
24
T
25
R
A
C
E
26
S
27
M
I
T
E
28
E
S
T
E
29
R
30
N
O
R
31
T
O
N
I
S
32
R
E
S
T
O
33
R
E
R
34
C
O
N
G
A
S
35
R
O
Y
S
36
M
I
N
G
37
S
38
A
39
L
O
T
E
40
L
I
T
E
R
41
A
42
T
43
E
44
E
R
O
D
E
45
V
I
R
46
D
E
G
A
S
47
T
R
U
E
R
48
E
R
A
49
S
50
L
I
L
T
51
T
I
N
52
F
R
A
N
C
53
O
54
T
E
A
55
L
E
G
56
A
57
T
E
S
58
D
O
R
59
M
A
N
T
60
E
R
E
M
I
T
E
61
A
N
N
E
T
T
E
62
R
E
S
A
L
E
S
63
S
E
E
R
E
S
S
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,980
Across
1
Thoughtful. : SERIOUS
8
Queen of ancient Palmyra. : ZENOBIA
15
Appease. : PLACATE
16
Hibernia. : IRELAND
17
Where Medicine Hat is. : ALBERTA
18
Loomed. : TOWERED
19
___ roast. : RIB
20
Musical pauses in the Psalms. : SELAHS
22
Sound of a snarl. : GRR
23
Sand bank extending from the shore. : SPIT
25
Contest. : RACE
26
Strike hard. : SMITE
28
Result of acid-alcohol reaction. : ESTER
30
And not. : NOR
31
Singer Arden and others. : TONIS
32
Hair ___. : RESTORER
34
Ballroom dances. : CONGAS
35
Rogers and others. : ROYS
36
Chinese dynasty. : MING
37
Queen of Tonga, Coronation guest. : SALOTE
40
Educated. : LITERATE
44
Disintegrate. : ERODE
45
Man: Lat. : VIR
46
Painter of ballet dancers. : DEGAS
47
Straighter. : TRUER
48
Time periods. : ERAS
50
Gay rhythm. : LILT
51
Pie plate. : TIN
52
El Caudillo. : FRANCO
54
White-flowered evergreen plant. : TEA
55
Ambassadors. : LEGATES
58
Quiet. : DORMANT
60
Religious solitary. : EREMITE
61
Swimming star Kellerman. : ANNETTE
62
Used car transactions. : RESALES
63
Cassandra. : SEERESS
Down
1
Scarcer. : SPARSER
2
Closed plane curve. : ELLIPSE
3
Flopsy, Mopsy, et al. : RABBITS
4
Shipping hazard. : ICE
5
Sculls. : OARS
6
Complete. : UTTER
7
Ocean liner routes. : SEALANES
8
Stringed instrument played with a plectrum. : ZITHER
9
Cupid. : EROS
10
Just made. : NEW
11
Scandinavian name. : OLE
12
Moving clumsily. : BARGING
13
Resistance to change. : INERTIA
14
Speech. : ADDRESS
21
Acidity. : ACOR
24
Electron tube. : TETRODE
26
Pitted. : STONED
27
Doggie not in the window. : MONGREL
29
Football enthusiast. : ROOTER
33
Cereal grain. : RYE
34
Op. ___ (in the work cited). : CIT
36
Willie, Carmen and others. : MIRANDAS
37
First inhabitant. : SETTLER
38
___ pensée, hidden motive. : ARRIERE
39
Hotel rooms. : LOUNGES
40
Italian coin. : LIRA
41
Stir up. : AGITATE
42
Gifts. : TALENTS
43
Properties. : ESTATES
45
Greeting card specialties. : VERSES
49
Wheaton cake. : SCONE
52
Garden party. : FETE
53
Where Alençon is. : ORNE
56
Wine vessel. : AMA
57
Sesame. : TIL
59
Mal de ___. : MER

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 7 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
38 ms