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

New York Times, Monday, January 14, 1974

28-Across : Peer Gynt's mother

Author:
Bill Scollon
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J K Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 246 (avg 1.31)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 11, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
Bill Scollon has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
M
2
A
3
C
4
E
5
A
6
L
7
T
8
E
9
I
10
B
11
S
12
E
13
N
14
E
B
O
N
15
S
E
H
R
16
N
O
I
S
E
17
N
O
N
D
18
R
I
V
E
R
19
D
R
A
M
A
20
S
I
C
21
E
D
E
N
22
R
O
O
M
E
R
23
A
L
L
24
I
T
E
R
A
25
T
I
O
N
26
U
B
I
27
S
M
E
A
R
28
A
29
S
30
E
31
E
32
D
D
I
E
33
S
34
E
E
L
35
P
O
L
36
S
U
I
S
S
E
37
T
38
R
39
O
O
P
S
40
T
A
N
41
R
42
I
43
T
44
O
E
R
T
H
E
45
A
L
G
46
O
M
A
R
47
S
48
A
S
H
49
O
N
O
M
A
T
50
O
P
O
E
51
I
52
A
53
L
54
I
55
S
T
E
N
56
M
I
R
E
57
O
N
S
58
A
M
A
T
I
59
C
O
L
O
R
60
I
S
T
S
61
M
A
N
E
D
62
O
R
E
N
63
R
I
R
E
64
A
M
A
R
A
65
R
E
D
O
66
A
S
A
S
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,920
Across
1
Riot item : MACE
5
Der ___ : ALTE
9
"Rosmersholm" author : IBSEN
14
Inky : EBON
15
Very, in Bonn : SEHR
16
Type of urban pollution : NOISE
17
Rear-seat occupant : NONDRIVER
19
Forte of 9 Across : DRAMA
20
Thus: Lat. : SIC
21
"This other ___ ... " : EDEN
22
Boarder : ROOMER
23
"Peter Piper picked," e.g. : ALLITERATION
26
Cicero's where : UBI
27
Type of campaign : SMEAR
28
Peer Gynt's mother : ASE
31
Swirls : EDDIES
34
British pie ingredient : EEL
35
Cracow's land: Abbr. : POL
36
Resident of Genève : SUISSE
37
Marches the colors : TROOPS
40
Work on hides : TAN
41
Slower, in music: Abbr. : RIT
44
"___ ramparts ... " : OERTHE
45
High school subj. : ALG
46
Bradley et al. : OMARS
48
Penitential symbol : ASH
49
"Cuckoo" or "whippoorwill," e.g. : ONOMATOPOEIA
53
"___, my children ... " : LISTEN
56
Bog down : MIRE
57
Cricket positions : ONS
58
Violin maker : AMATI
59
By-the-numbers painters : COLORISTS
61
Having heavy hair : MANED
62
Mr. Root : OREN
63
Laugh, in Lyons : RIRE
64
___ Sinha, Sanskrit poet : AMARA
65
Decorate again : REDO
66
King of Judah et al. : ASAS
Down
1
I.Q. organization : MENSA
2
Bubbling : ABOIL
3
Finishing : CONCLUDING
4
"The ___ of the Affair" : END
5
Stage direction : ASIDE
6
Pries : LEVERS
7
"___ of the Game" : THENAME
8
Go astray : ERR
9
Not al fresco : INDOOR
10
Nonmetallic element : BORON
11
Anna's destination : SIAM
12
Salinger heroine : ESME
13
Far's companion : NEAR
18
Makes fast again : RETIES
22
Venice's Wall Street : RIALTO
24
Heron's relative : IBIS
25
Golf necessity : TEE
28
Deification : APOTHEOSIS
29
Frat member : SOPH
30
Or ___ : ELSE
31
This, in Spain : ESTA
32
___ Alliance of 1879 : DUAL
33
Pulpit wisdom : SERMON
38
Farm implement : REAPER
39
"___ I thought at the time" : ORSO
42
"___ the master of my fate" : IAM
43
Irish bay : TRAMORE
46
New York city : ONEIDA
47
Having steps : STILED
49
Aquatic mammal : OTTER
50
Maine college town : ORONO
51
Prefix with mural : INTRA
52
Beasts of burden : ASSES
53
Tibetan figure : LAMA
54
Moslem priest : IMAM
55
Capital of Yemen : SANA
59
One of two N.T. books: Abbr. : COR
60
David's officer : IRA

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