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

New York Times, Saturday, January 19, 1980

Author:
Vincent L. Osborne
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 28.0
Vincent L. Osborne has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
P
3
A
4
C
5
E
6
M
7
I
8
S
9
S
10
O
11
M
12
I
13
T
14
U
T
U
R
N
15
I
O
W
A
16
V
A
D
E
17
B
A
R
E
D
18
S
T
A
M
19
M
E
R
E
D
20
H
A
M
I
21
L
C
A
R
B
A
R
C
A
22
E
V
E
23
M
A
S
24
C
25
A
26
S
S
E
T
27
T
28
E
29
S
T
30
A
31
R
32
C
33
H
34
A
S
K
35
U
R
N
36
S
37
I
S
E
R
E
38
P
H
I
39
L
40
I
P
O
F
M
41
A
C
E
D
O
N
42
R
E
M
I
T
43
D
I
E
M
44
D
O
N
45
I
N
S
E
A
46
M
47
N
E
B
48
R
49
A
S
K
A
50
L
E
51
A
52
O
A
R
53
P
54
E
55
P
I
N
T
56
H
57
E
S
H
O
58
R
59
T
60
D
E
D
I
C
A
T
E
D
61
R
U
E
R
62
S
63
O
D
D
S
64
G
A
N
G
65
A
S
T
O
R
66
G
O
Y
A
67
E
R
S
E
68
H
E
A
T
S
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,029
Across
1
Han Solo's element : SPACE
6
___ Liberty : MISS
10
Pass over : OMIT
14
Highway maneuver : UTURN
15
Hawkeye's state : IOWA
16
___ mecum (handbook) : VADE
17
Brought to light : BARED
18
Spoke like Porky Pig : STAMMERED
20
Father of Hannibal : HAMILCARBARCA
22
St. Agnes's or St. John's : EVE
23
Bell and Kettle : MAS
24
Container for a roll of film : CASSETTE
29
Formality : STARCH
34
Emulate Socrates : ASK
35
Samovars : URNS
37
Grenoble's river : ISERE
38
Father of Alexander the Great : PHILIPOFMACEDON
42
Grant absolution : REMIT
43
Ngo Dinh ___ : DIEM
44
Mister, in Madrid : DON
45
Haberdashery measurement : INSEAM
47
State embracing part of the Bad Lands : NEBRASKA
50
Hayfield : LEA
52
Scull : OAR
53
Father of Charlemagne : PEPINTHESHORT
60
Zealous : DEDICATED
61
Remorseful ones : RUERS
63
Bookie's concern : ODDS
64
Moll's milieu : GANG
65
N.Y.C. hotel of yesteryear : ASTOR
66
Painter of "The Duchess of Alba" : GOYA
67
Highlands vernacular : ERSE
68
Preliminaries at a track meet : HEATS
Down
1
Stand-in : SUB
2
Egyptian deity : PTAH
3
Nimbus : AURA
4
Thickish liqueurs : CREMES
5
Salad plant : ENDIVE
6
Catchall wd. : MISC
7
Tittle : IOTA
8
Horde from the hive : SWARM
9
Brazilian dances : SAMBAS
10
Between mind and matter : OVER
11
Wine-press residue : MARC
12
Product of reflection : IDEA
13
Do a haymaker's job : TED
19
Adhesive material : MASTIC
21
Surcease : LETUP
24
Site of the Blue Grotto : CAPRI
25
Blanched : ASHEN
26
Hydroplanes : SKIMS
27
Crushed; oppressed : TROD
28
In conclusion: Fr. : ENFIN
30
Peer Gynt's mother : ASE
31
Spawning grounds for trout or salmon : REDDS
32
Bo-peep's staff : CROOK
33
Lucy Ricardo's rinse : HENNA
36
Hook's sidekick : SMEE
39
Twisted tale : LIE
40
Slanting type : ITALIC
41
Early lecterns : AMBOS
46
Household : MENAGE
48
Ardently collegiate : RAHRAH
49
Play the firebrand : AROUSE
51
Rose oil, e.g. : ATTAR
53
Word form with meter or motor : PEDO
54
Swirl : EDDY
55
City NNE of Corsica : PISA
56
Certain brooders : HENS
57
Rim : EDGE
58
Actress Shaw of B'way fame : RETA
59
Student's pony : TROT
60
Kind of leg or ear : DOG
62
Group in h.s. : SRS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
47 ms