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

CLOSE CALLS

New York Times, Sunday, September 17, 1972

60-Down : Onetime radio show

Author:
Threba Johnson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 132, Blocks: 76, Avg Word Len: 5.53, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 536 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 131, Cheaters: 14, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 19
Threba Johnson has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
F
2
R
3
E
4
T
5
S
6
A
7
C
8
L
9
A
10
S
11
S
12
N
13
E
14
C
15
T
16
A
17
R
18
A
U
T
H
O
19
R
20
R
E
H
A
T
C
H
21
O
N
R
U
S
H
22
S
C
H
E
M
E
23
A
R
I
S
T
A
E
24
A
D
O
B
E
S
25
T
H
E
L
A
S
26
T
P
I
C
T
U
R
E
27
S
H
O
W
28
S
E
R
A
29
O
H
S
30
O
W
N
E
R
S
31
F
E
32
R
33
A
34
L
35
S
36
U
R
E
37
S
H
E
38
W
39
E
T
40
E
D
O
41
L
42
A
43
S
T
S
T
R
44
A
45
W
46
O
S
47
I
48
S
49
S
H
50
A
B
A
N
51
S
N
O
W
S
52
A
U
R
53
A
L
54
S
P
55
A
C
E
T
I
M
E
56
T
I
R
O
57
T
H
E
T
E
58
R
M
I
N
A
L
M
A
N
59
S
M
E
R
60
S
61
H
62
A
R
E
O
63
T
I
P
I
64
A
N
D
T
O
65
E
66
K
E
A
T
67
S
68
M
E
N
69
T
70
O
71
R
72
O
O
N
73
A
74
U
R
A
L
75
D
E
H
A
I
76
R
77
K
78
R
79
A
P
P
S
L
80
A
S
T
T
A
81
P
82
E
83
E
S
A
U
84
H
E
A
R
T
L
E
S
S
85
H
E
M
A
N
86
F
L
I
N
G
87
B
E
R
T
H
A
88
O
T
89
I
C
90
S
H
O
91
E
L
A
S
T
S
92
A
N
E
93
E
S
94
P
95
M
A
96
H
97
U
N
A
S
98
R
E
R
99
U
M
100
I
101
N
102
C
I
T
E
103
I
G
N
104
T
105
H
106
A
107
I
108
P
U
109
L
L
O
U
T
A
L
110
L
T
H
E
111
S
T
O
P
S
112
T
113
S
114
E
T
S
E
115
T
R
A
L
E
E
S
116
A
P
I
C
A
L
117
P
A
T
O
I
S
118
E
S
T
O
N
I
A
119
D
E
M
U
R
E
120
S
T
A
N
C
E
121
S
I
E
G
E
S
122
W
E
S
T
S
© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,436
Across
1
Worries : FRETS
6
In ___ by itself : ACLASS
12
Clover yield : NECTAR
18
Creator : AUTHOR
20
Plot anew : REHATCH
21
Strong flow : ONRUSH
22
Plan : SCHEME
23
Awns : ARISTAE
24
Clay houses : ADOBES
25
Film about a Texas town : THELASTPICTURESHOW
28
Antitoxins : SERA
29
Exclamations : OHS
30
Proprietors : OWNERS
31
Untamed : FERAL
35
Certain : SURE
37
Pronoun : SHE
38
Like a mad hen : WET
40
Tokyo's old name : EDO
41
Camel's nemesis : LASTSTRAW
46
Condition: Suffix : OSIS
49
Islamic month : SHABAN
51
Edgar and C.P. : SNOWS
52
Of the ear : AURAL
54
___ continuum : SPACETIME
56
Novice: Var. : TIRO
57
Crichton novel : THETERMINALMAN
59
Group in Bond movie : SMERSH
62
Mars: Prefix : AREO
63
Plains home: Var. : TIPI
64
Heel-___ : ANDTOE
66
"Grecian Urn" man : KEATS
68
Wise counselor : MENTOR
72
O'Neill girl : OONA
74
River to Caspian : URAL
75
Depilate : DEHAIR
77
Beckett play : KRAPPSLASTTAPE
83
Son of Isaac : ESAU
84
Cruel : HEARTLESS
85
Virile one : HEMAN
86
Scottish dance : FLING
87
Lace collar : BERTHA
88
Auditory : OTIC
90
Cobblers' gear : SHOELASTS
92
Chem. suffix : ANE
93
Telepathy : ESP
95
___-jongg : MAH
97
Merkel et al. : UNAS
98
___ novarum : RERUM
100
Arouse : INCITE
103
Place for a car key: Abbr. : IGN
104
Man of Indochina : THAI
108
Go whole hog : PULLOUTALLTHESTOPS
112
African fly : TSETSE
115
Irish port and bay : TRALEES
116
Kind of speech sound : APICAL
117
Jargon : PATOIS
118
Baltic land : ESTONIA
119
Modest : DEMURE
120
Position : STANCE
121
Onslaughts : SIEGES
122
Mae and Rebecca : WESTS
Down
1
Goes without food : FASTS
2
Pleated trim : RUCHE
3
Anesthetic : ETHER
4
Reigning fad : THELASTWORD
5
Immortality potion : SOMA
6
Atmosphere: Prefix : AERI
7
A Marx and others : CHICOS
8
Stewart Brand compilation : LASTWHOLEEARTHCATALOG
9
Adjusts : ATTUNES
10
Kind of crow : SCARE
11
Utter : SHEER
12
Webster : NOAH
13
Place to get off : ENDOFTHELINE
14
Poet John ___ Ransom : CROWE
15
Bathing place : TUB
16
Ibsen character : ASE
17
Backfield men: Abbr. : RHS
19
Last ___ : RESORT
20
Medium sounds : RAPS
26
"___ that ate the malt" : THERAT
27
Compass point : SSW
32
Measure of Algeria : REBIA
33
Doesn't give ___ : ADAMN
34
Sole : LONE
36
Ship initials : USS
39
Got away : ESCAPED
41
War craft of '40's : LSTS
42
Soul : ANIMA
43
Kierkegaard : SOREN
44
Cry of disgust : AUH
45
Inflict : WREAK
47
Doctrine : ISM
48
Barbecue part : SPIT
50
Vapor: Prefix : ATM
53
Father of Menelaus : ATREUS
55
Lively, in music: Abbr. : ANIM
58
Turn : ROTATE
60
Onetime radio show : STOPTHEMUSIC
61
To-dos : HOOPLAS
65
Else, in Scotland : ENSE
67
Bridge scores : SLAMS
69
Start of a song about Paris : THELASTTIME
70
Water hole : OASIS
71
Laughing : RIANT
73
Besides : ALSO
76
Kirmans : RUGS
77
N.H. city : KEENE
78
More unusual : RARER
79
Sculpture, etc. : ART
80
Time zone east of N.Y. : AST
81
Cry of contempt : PAH
82
Sufficient : ENOUGH
84
Flanged beam : HBAR
86
State: Abbr. : FLA
89
Copy : IMITATE
91
Group of nine : ENNEAD
94
Hair: Prefix : PIL
96
Girl's name : HELENE
99
Sinclair : UPTON
101
Short letters : NOTES
102
Vulgar: Sp. : CURSI
103
"___ shame!" : ITSA
105
Cheat : HOCUS
106
Divergent : APART
107
British ___ : ISLES
109
___-majesty : LESE
110
Garlands : LEIS
111
Gush : SPEW
112
Scout groups: Abbr. : TPS
113
Posed : SAT
114
Greek letter : ETA

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 8 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
49 ms