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

New York Times, Thursday, December 14, 1978

Author:
N. M. Meyer
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 24.4
N. M. Meyer has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
W
2
O
3
L
4
F
5
A
6
L
7
B
8
A
9
C
10
R
11
E
12
A
13
M
14
E
L
I
E
15
L
I
O
N
16
H
E
L
L
O
17
L
I
L
A
18
L
A
N
D
19
L
O
C
K
E
D
20
L
O
I
S
21
L
A
N
E
22
A
R
O
O
M
23
T
U
N
A
24
O
M
A
R
25
S
26
A
27
T
I
N
28
S
C
A
L
D
29
I
30
N
31
G
32
A
M
O
N
G
33
S
U
C
R
E
34
M
A
R
35
L
O
N
G
36
D
E
M
U
R
37
L
A
V
A
38
E
L
I
39
N
O
P
A
R
40
S
A
G
A
N
41
M
E
C
42
H
A
N
I
C
43
I
D
O
L
O
44
A
R
E
A
45
A
46
B
L
Y
47
T
48
O
R
R
E
49
S
C
A
L
L
50
I
51
O
52
N
53
C
O
M
P
O
S
54
I
T
O
R
55
U
R
G
E
56
A
G
N
E
W
57
B
O
R
G
58
C
O
R
N
59
P
A
I
R
S
60
M
A
N
E
61
K
N
E
E
© 1978, The New York TimesNo. 10,628
Across
1
Nursery villain : WOLF
5
Italian wine center : ALBA
9
Finest part : CREAM
14
Critic Faure : ELIE
15
Symbol of boldness : LION
16
Cry of surprise : HELLO
17
Actress Lee : LILA
18
Adjective for Laos : LANDLOCKED
20
Superman's friend : LOISLANE
22
Woolf's "___ of One's Own" : AROOM
23
Bluefin : TUNA
24
Actor-bridge expert Sharif : OMAR
25
Shiny fabric : SATIN
28
Very hot : SCALDING
32
Surrounded by : AMONG
33
Bolivian city : SUCRE
34
Disfigure : MAR
35
Island or Beach : LONG
36
Have scruples : DEMUR
37
Pompeii's bane : LAVA
38
Actor Wallach : ELI
39
Without face value, as stocks : NOPAR
40
Author of "The Dragons of Eden" : SAGAN
41
Grease monkey : MECHANIC
43
Image: Comb. form : IDOLO
44
Plane surface : AREA
45
With mastery : ABLY
47
Shea V.I.P. : TORRE
49
Green onion : SCALLION
53
Typesetter : COMPOSITOR
55
Impulse : URGE
56
V.P. who resigned : AGNEW
57
Swedish court star : BORG
58
Country humor : CORN
59
Couples : PAIRS
60
Tresses on 15 Across : MANE
61
It's above the tibia : KNEE
Down
1
Tulsa gusher : WELL
2
Sundry assortment : OLIO
3
"___ Marlene" : LILI
4
Activity for Lucullus : FEASTING
5
Poe's middle name : ALLAN
6
Tropical climber : LIANA
7
Kind of china : BONE
8
& : AND
9
Hymn tune : CHORALE
10
Aaron broke Ruth's : RECORD
11
Hdq. for Humboldt National Forest : ELKO
12
Turkish imperial standard : ALEM
13
Ultrastylish : MOD
19
"Ecstasy and Me" is her autobiography : LAMARR
21
Iron ___ : LUNG
24
Take place : OCCUR
25
Witch-hunt town : SALEM
26
Soap substitute : AMOLE
27
Gin accompaniment : TONIC
28
Red bush in fall : SUMAC
29
Insect's post-pupal stage : IMAGO
30
Of the fleet : NAVAL
31
Cum ___ salis : GRANO
33
Dark reddish-brown : SEPIA
36
Gift receivers, legally : DONEES
37
Fortune personified : LADYLUCK
39
Straits : NARROWS
40
Bottom of a frame : SILL
42
"Rhoda" actress : HARPER
45
Nut of the oak : ACORN
46
Coal carrier on a canal : BARGE
47
Professorial gown : TOGA
48
All: Comb. form : OMNI
49
Covered walkway for Plato : STOA
50
Laundry device : IRON
51
Fiend : OGRE
52
English river : NENE
53
Zucchetto : CAP
54
N.Y.S.E. item : IBM

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
44 ms