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

New York Times, Tuesday, May 17, 1988

32-Down : Cavils

Author:
Frances Hansen
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 314 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 12.6
Frances Hansen has 81 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 40 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
F
2
L
3
O
4
P
5
A
6
G
7
A
8
M
9
A
10
M
11
A
12
T
13
S
14
L
O
K
I
15
D
L
V
I
I
16
E
X
A
M
17
A
C
R
E
18
J
O
I
N
T
19
S
L
O
E
20
W
H
A
T
21
F
O
O
D
S
22
T
H
E
S
E
23
A
R
U
M
24
K
25
A
I
26
S
27
A
28
P
29
U
R
I
30
S
P
31
A
32
C
33
E
34
R
35
P
R
A
36
L
I
N
E
37
S
38
A
S
M
A
R
A
39
L
A
C
E
T
40
R
I
41
B
42
Y
A
R
N
S
43
A
D
E
S
T
44
E
45
P
E
46
A
C
H
P
I
E
47
T
A
R
T
A
R
48
A
M
A
49
S
E
D
50
R
N
51
A
52
T
A
K
53
E
54
A
55
D
56
M
57
I
T
58
M
59
O
R
S
E
L
60
S
61
B
62
E
63
D
E
A
R
64
P
A
R
I
S
65
I
C
O
N
66
Z
E
R
O
67
O
N
I
C
E
68
Z
O
R
I
69
E
D
E
N
70
P
A
N
E
D
71
A
W
E
D
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,070
Across
1
Broadway bomb : FLOP
5
Tropical lizard : AGAMA
10
Tennis ace Wilander : MATS
14
Father of Hel : LOKI
15
Fabius's 557 : DLVII
16
Quiz : EXAM
17
43,560 square feet : ACRE
18
Low dive : JOINT
19
Blackthorn : SLOE
20
With 22 and 58 Across, bakery-window sign : WHATFOODS
22
See 20 Across : THESE
23
Cuckoopint : ARUM
24
Memorable Chiang ___-shek : KAI
26
Knucklehead : SAP
29
William Tell's canton : URI
30
Typewriter bar : SPACER
35
Honey-pecan confections : PRALINES
38
Eritrea's capital : ASMARA
39
Boot tie : LACET
40
Eve-making material : RIB
42
Tall tales : YARNS
43
Carol starter : ADESTE
45
Relative of a cobbler : PEACHPIE
47
Xanthippe, e.g. : TARTAR
48
"I ___ great eater ... ": Shak. : AMA
49
But, to Brutus : SED
50
Genetic inits. : RNA
52
Appropriate : TAKE
54
Own up : ADMIT
58
See 20 Across : MORSELSBE
63
Expensive : DEAR
64
Hemingway's "movable feast" : PARIS
65
Religious image : ICON
66
Zilch : ZERO
67
In reserve : ONICE
68
Japanese sandal : ZORI
69
Fall setting : EDEN
70
Like glass houses : PANED
71
Rapt in reverence : AWED
Down
1
Glitch : FLAW
2
Lomond, for one : LOCH
3
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
4
Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
5
Suspend a meeting until later : ADJOURN
6
More despondent : GLOOMIER
7
Eager : AVID
8
Byelorussian hub : MINSK
9
River isle : AIT
10
Network : MESH
11
Car bar : AXLE
12
Western art colony : TAOS
13
Captain Hook's henchman : SMEE
21
Knave of Hearts's preference? : FRUITTART
22
Englishman's wine-soaked dessert : TIPSYCAKE
25
High ___ kite : ASA
26
Chair-back piece : SPLAT
27
Pedro's plowed land : ARADA
28
Harness-race horse : PACER
31
Nanking nanny : AMAH
32
Cavils : CARPS
33
Kovacs or Ford : ERNIE
34
Brought down the house, in Kew : RASED
36
"___ we forget": Kipling : LEST
37
Wee drink : SIP
41
Dante's love : BEATRICE
44
Deserving bird? : ERN
46
Piled up : AMASSED
51
Iowan church society : AMANA
53
Miss Doolittle : ELIZA
54
Carpenter's tool : ADZE
55
Exploit : DEED
56
Grown-up filly : MARE
57
Keep a pressing engagement : IRON
59
"Mourning Becomes Electra" man : ORIN
60
Clumsy boat : SCOW
61
Drill : BORE
62
Writer Bagnold : ENID
64
How the weasel goes : POP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
20 ms