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

New York Times, Wednesday, January 3, 1973

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 22.5
1
N
2
I
3
L
4
E
5
O
6
H
7
A
8
R
9
A
10
B
11
A
12
R
13
A
14
A
G
E
S
15
S
E
T
O
N
16
Y
S
E
R
17
S
O
M
E
18
R
S
E
T
M
A
19
U
G
H
A
M
20
H
R
S
21
A
I
D
A
22
N
O
E
L
S
23
R
I
F
S
24
C
25
O
I
N
26
B
27
R
28
A
I
N
Y
29
P
O
R
T
E
30
R
31
S
32
O
U
T
S
33
R
A
R
E
E
34
H
A
35
S
36
E
R
S
K
37
I
38
N
E
C
A
L
D
39
W
E
L
L
40
R
A
E
41
N
O
B
E
L
42
O
N
T
O
43
L
A
44
R
D
N
E
R
45
P
46
U
R
E
S
T
47
A
R
A
L
48
W
I
L
D
49
A
50
M
51
A
T
I
52
B
O
R
A
53
R
54
A
55
G
56
J
A
M
E
S
57
N
58
O
R
M
A
N
59
H
A
L
L
60
A
M
I
R
61
T
W
E
E
T
62
A
G
E
E
63
M
A
S
S
64
H
E
R
N
E
65
P
E
E
N
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,544
Across
1
Cleopatra's course : NILE
5
Author John : OHARA
10
Theda : BARA
14
Stone and Iron : AGES
15
Determined : SETON
16
French river : YSER
17
Creator of Philip Carey : SOMERSETMAUGHAM
20
Time periods: Abbr. : HRS
21
Met offering : AIDA
22
Coward et al. : NOELS
23
Some military discharges: Abbr. : RIFS
24
Quarter : COIN
26
Smart : BRAINY
29
Katherine and Gene Stratton : PORTERS
32
Baseball trio : OUTS
33
Peep show : RAREE
34
___-been : HAS
36
Creator of a famous road : ERSKINECALDWELL
40
Scottish explorer : RAE
41
Writer's prize : NOBEL
42
Aware of : ONTO
43
Ring : LARDNER
45
Most genuine : PUREST
47
Sea east of Caspian : ARAL
48
Word with life or oats : WILD
49
Violin maker : AMATI
52
Adriatic wind : BORA
53
Kind of time : RAG
56
Co-author of tale of Capt. Bligh : JAMESNORMANHALL
60
Moslem prince : AMIR
61
Chirp : TWEET
62
Author James : AGEE
63
State: Abbr. : MASS
64
Ruhr city : HERNE
65
Hammer part : PEEN
Down
1
Ogden of verse : NASH
2
Stravinsky : IGOR
3
Moon vehicles : LEMS
4
Suffix for Bengal or Nepal : ESE
5
Harden : OSSIFY
6
Observes : HEEDS
7
"___ boy!" : ATTA
8
Male gypsy : ROM
9
Collection : ANA
10
Out of date : BYGONE
11
Tennis pro : ASHE
12
"Camino ___" : REAL
13
With open ___ : ARMS
18
Story by 17 Across : RAIN
19
In agreement : UNITED
23
Chance : RISK
24
South Pacific sea : CORAL
25
Soviet city : OREL
26
South African : BOER
27
Rustic : RURAL
28
On the main : ATSEA
29
Horse : PACER
30
"Iliad" character : RHENE
31
Seasons : SALTS
33
Insurgent : REBEL
35
Place for 24 Across : SLOT
37
Lemurs : INDRIS
38
Girl's name : NONA
39
Information : WORD
44
Classifiers : RATERS
45
Corsair : PIRATE
46
___ Bator : ULAN
48
"Little ___" : WOMEN
49
In ___ (troubled) : AJAM
50
Family member : MAMA
51
Writer Kingsley : AMIS
52
___ Rabbit : BRER
53
Fury : RAGE
54
Sheltered : ALEE
55
Dell : GLEN
57
Degree : NTH
58
Have bills : OWE
59
Gen. Arnold : HAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 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
35 ms