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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 21, 1979

Author:
William Jarvis
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 263 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 53, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 30.1
William Jarvis has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
L
3
A
4
S
5
P
6
C
7
I
8
A
9
C
10
A
11
S
12
H
13
P
O
L
A
R
14
A
R
C
15
A
N
T
I
16
T
A
T
T
E
17
R
D
E
M
18
A
L
I
O
N
19
P
U
R
S
E
D
20
L
O
D
21
I
22
A
23
H
24
O
R
S
E
25
O
26
C
E
L
O
T
27
S
E
U
R
A
T
28
T
29
A
R
A
30
S
O
S
31
R
O
S
I
N
32
T
A
P
E
R
33
S
34
I
N
K
E
D
35
I
K
E
36
A
C
37
E
38
R
39
B
40
L
I
41
S
T
E
D
42
V
A
L
U
E
43
A
44
P
45
R
46
A
N
O
N
47
C
A
N
I
N
E
48
P
U
E
49
B
L
A
50
S
O
N
T
A
G
51
A
L
V
A
52
F
53
L
54
A
K
E
S
55
S
E
S
56
Q
U
I
P
E
D
A
57
L
58
I
59
A
60
N
61
E
R
I
E
62
E
S
E
63
R
I
N
G
O
64
S
E
E
D
65
N
E
T
66
Y
E
A
R
N
© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,970
Across
1
Tie holder : CLASP
6
Cloak-and-dagger org. : CIA
9
Johnny or June Carter : CASH
13
Kind of cap or front : POLAR
14
Jeanne d'___ : ARC
15
Against : ANTI
16
Ragamuffin : TATTERDEMALION
19
Puckered : PURSED
20
Calif. city famed for vineyards : LODI
22
"My kingdom for ___!" : AHORSE
25
Wildcat : OCELOT
27
Georges ___, Pointillist : SEURAT
28
Scarlett's home : TARA
30
Frantic signal at sea : SOS
31
Prepare a bow : ROSIN
32
Candles : TAPERS
34
Signed, as a contract : INKED
35
Pres. nickname : IKE
36
Like green apples : ACERB
40
In the phone book : LISTED
42
Money's worth : VALUE
43
Mo. in spring : APR
46
Prolific author : ANON
47
Fox, for one : CANINE
48
Mexican state : PUEBLA
50
Susan ___, writer-photographer : SONTAG
51
Part of T.A.E. : ALVA
52
Chips : FLAKES
55
Polysyllabic : SESQUIPEDALIAN
61
A Great Lake : ERIE
62
Dir. to Blarney from Killarney : ESE
63
Starr of the Beatles : RINGO
64
Spray a cloud : SEED
65
Snare for sardines : NET
66
Aspire : YEARN
Down
1
Mil. rank : CPT
2
Mauna ___, volcano : LOA
3
Elev. : ALT
4
Used a dos-à-dos : SAT
5
Before dinner : PREPRANDIAL
6
Nucleus of potential leaders : CADRE
7
Angers : IRES
8
Zenith : ACME
9
30th Pres. : CAL
10
Old-womanish : ANILE
11
Bar furniture : STOOLS
12
Indian inhabitant : HINDOO
17
"If I rest, I ___": Luther : RUST
18
Venerate : ADORE
21
"___ a Most Unusual Day" : ITS
22
Immeasurably long period : AEON
23
Shuck : HUSK
24
Bay window : ORIEL
26
Easter inn : CARAVANSARY
27
___ Lanka (Ceylon) : SRI
28
Charmed : TAKEN
29
Mimicked : APED
32
Josip Broz : TITO
33
Bare : SCANT
37
Kazan : ELIA
38
Ladder part : RUNG
39
Friendly contest : BEE
41
Blooey : SNAFU
43
Analysts' org. : APA
44
Throbs : PULSES
45
Patriot-silversmith : REVERE
47
One of the Princetonians : COED
49
Count who plays numbers : BASIE
50
Kind of shooting : SKEET
53
Possible prelude to foreclosure : LIEN
54
Part of a church : APSE
56
Math. initials : QED
57
U.N. name of fame : LIE
58
"___ pig's eye!" : INA
59
Cabinet dept. : AGR
60
___ compos mentis : NON

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 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
42 ms