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

New York Times, Thursday, October 9, 1975

Author:
David Crosatto
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 47.8
David Crosatto has 9 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
W
3
O
4
L
5
R
6
I
7
F
8
T
9
S
10
I
11
M
12
A
13
M
14
C
O
D
A
15
I
N
U
R
E
16
B
U
N
A
17
T
R
E
E
18
O
F
K
N
O
W
19
L
E
D
G
E
20
S
T
A
R
K
L
Y
21
P
E
A
R
S
E
22
T
R
E
23
V
I
R
G
I
L
24
C
25
A
26
N
E
A
27
S
I
C
28
G
A
I
29
T
30
E
31
A
M
O
S
32
G
A
S
33
K
E
N
N
E
L
34
R
B
I
35
S
I
M
I
36
L
A
R
37
G
A
M
38
L
I
S
39
L
E
S
40
T
O
Y
41
M
E
S
A
42
S
T
E
I
N
43
S
E
T
44
L
O
R
E
N
45
M
O
D
46
R
E
D
47
A
I
N
48
C
A
N
A
A
N
49
E
S
C
O
50
R
51
T
52
S
53
T
A
K
E
I
T
O
54
N
T
H
E
C
H
I
N
55
O
N
E
S
56
O
R
A
T
E
57
L
E
O
I
58
M
A
R
S
59
N
A
P
E
S
60
E
A
S
T
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,553
Across
1
M.P.'s quarry : AWOL
5
Breakups : RIFTS
10
Moslem leader : IMAM
14
Musical finale : CODA
15
Accustom : INURE
16
New Guinea town of W.W. II : BUNA
17
Its fruit was forbidden : TREEOFKNOWLEDGE
20
Utterly : STARKLY
21
Irish poet-patriot : PEARSE
22
Follower of uno and due : TRE
23
"Aeneid" author : VIRGIL
24
Crete's capital : CANEA
27
Thus: Lat. : SIC
28
Mirth, in Paris : GAITE
31
O.T. book : AMOS
32
Helium or neon : GAS
33
Pack of hounds : KENNEL
34
Box-score abbr. : RBI
35
Comparable : SIMILAR
37
Whale herd : GAM
38
Fine threads : LISLES
40
Trifle : TOY
41
Arizona sight : MESA
42
Rose-oriented author : STEIN
43
Clique : SET
44
Star from Rome : LOREN
45
Arthurian villain : MODRED
47
Biblical spring : AIN
48
Promised Land : CANAAN
49
Accompanies : ESCORTS
53
Lose in a big way : TAKEITONTHECHIN
55
Bills : ONES
56
Be grandiloquent : ORATE
57
Pope, 440–461 : LEOI
58
Mariner target : MARS
59
Scruffs : NAPES
60
N.Y.C. river : EAST
Down
1
Takes steps : ACTS
2
Plant : WORT
3
Concert halls : ODEA
4
Ophelia's brother : LAERTES
5
Springfield or Enfield : RIFLE
6
Like printers' fingers : INKY
7
Amusement : FUN
8
Capricorn, e.g. : TROPIC
9
Conduit : SEWER
10
Southern European : IBERIAN
11
Campaigner of a sort : MUDSLINGER
12
French seraph : ANGE
13
West or Murray : MAE
18
Gumbo ingredient : OKRA
19
One who falls behind : LAGGER
23
Avenged, with "on" : VISITED
24
Reiner et al. : CARLS
25
Circuit : AMBIT
26
Item for New Year's Eve : NOISEMAKER
27
Penrod's sidekick : SAM
29
Mock : TEASE
30
Famous violinist : ELMAN
32
Servicemen : GIS
33
Miss Francis : KAY
35
City in Japan : SENDAI
36
Fate : LOT
39
Elsa, for one : LIONESS
41
Von Stroheim fixture : MONOCLE
43
Madrid matron : SENORA
44
Parasitic insects : LICE
46
Squeal : RATON
47
Ruins : ASHES
48
Biblical miracle scene : CANA
49
Feminine suffix : ETTE
50
Large bird : RHEA
51
Spanish uncles : TIOS
52
Irritated state : SNIT
53
Piper's son : TOM
54
Take five : NAP

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
40 ms