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

New York Times, Wednesday, October 18, 1972

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.2
1
L
2
A
3
M
4
A
5
A
6
P
7
A
8
C
9
E
10
R
11
A
12
A
13
B
14
A
B
A
S
15
B
A
T
H
E
16
I
S
L
E
17
R
U
M
P
18
E
L
S
T
I
L
19
T
S
K
I
N
20
S
T
A
I
D
21
T
I
N
22
R
E
E
V
E
23
R
E
24
L
I
C
T
25
A
N
D
E
S
26
O
27
C
28
E
A
N
I
C
29
Z
30
E
D
31
D
A
R
T
32
S
H
33
E
34
N
E
35
S
36
T
37
E
38
D
39
I
D
L
E
40
T
E
P
41
I
D
42
L
I
R
E
43
N
E
E
D
44
L
E
45
I
N
O
46
E
L
I
A
47
I
N
48
G
49
S
W
50
E
E
T
E
N
51
L
52
U
53
P
54
I
N
55
A
56
C
T
S
U
P
57
E
L
U
D
E
58
M
A
A
59
R
O
60
B
61
E
62
S
63
I
N
T
E
R
64
V
E
N
T
65
I
O
N
I
S
T
66
G
A
T
A
67
S
T
E
E
L
68
I
L
S
E
69
H
E
Y
S
70
B
E
A
D
S
71
T
E
E
N
© 1972, The New York TimesNo. 8,467
Across
1
Religious leader : LAMA
5
Swiftly : APACE
10
Hungarian river : RAAB
14
Arab garments : ABAS
15
Take a swim : BATHE
16
___ Royale : ISLE
17
Little man who made gold of straw : RUMPELSTILTSKIN
20
Sedate : STAID
21
Tenth anniversary : TIN
22
Town officer : REEVE
23
Widow : RELICT
25
Alpaca's home : ANDES
26
Vast : OCEANIC
29
British letter : ZED
31
Move suddenly : DART
32
Pronoun : SHE
34
Fitted together, as tables : NESTED
39
Unoccupied : IDLE
40
Halfhearted : TEPID
42
Money in Rome : LIRE
43
Knitting aid : NEEDLE
45
Daughter of Cadmus : INO
46
Famous pseudonym : ELIA
47
Common verb suffix : ING
49
Add to the pot : SWEETEN
51
Leblanc's detective : LUPIN
55
Makes a scene : ACTSUP
57
Escape : ELUDE
58
Meadow sound : MAA
59
Flowing garments : ROBES
63
High-level meddler : INTERVENTIONIST
66
Nurse shark : GATA
67
Bethlehem product : STEEL
68
Girl's name : ILSE
69
Attention-getting cries : HEYS
70
Neckwear : BEADS
71
Number ending : TEEN
Down
1
Porsena : LARS
2
Lie next to : ABUT
3
"I remember ___" : MAMA
4
Pronounced the letter "h" : ASPIRATED
5
Latin case: Abbr. : ABL
6
Artistic potpourri : PASTICHE
7
Athenian : ATTIC
8
Drapery cloth : CHINTZ
9
Fish : EEL
10
Up : RISEN
11
Requested : ASKED
12
Vibrant : ALIVE
13
Czech President : BENES
18
Anthony : EDEN
19
Swap : TRADE
24
Lend an ear : LISTEN
26
Norse god : ODIN
27
Suffix for motor : CADE
28
Gardner : ERLE
30
Provides with : ENDOWS
33
Roof piece : EPI
35
Cautionary advice : SLEEPONIT
36
Joust : TILT
37
Historic canal : ERIE
38
Rusk or Acheson : DEAN
41
Put in office : INSTATED
44
Ocean queen : LINER
48
Reproductive cell : GAMETE
50
Large kangaroo : EURO
51
Poet Hunt : LEIGH
52
Arm bones : ULNAE
53
Window-pane sealer : PUTTY
54
Notions : IDEAS
56
Crete's capital : CANEA
60
Ill temper : BILE
61
Common Latin verb : ESSE
62
Gun : STEN
64
Open to view: Abbr. : VSB
65
They, in France : ILS

Answer summary:
2 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
36 ms