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

New York Times, Saturday, December 16, 1961

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J V Z }, Scrabble score: 326 (avg 1.70)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 66.3
1
S
2
P
3
A
4
T
5
S
6
T
7
A
8
B
9
T
10
O
11
A
12
N
13
D
14
A
L
G
A
15
O
U
S
E
16
R
A
T
I
O
17
K
E
E
P
18
O
F
F
T
H
19
E
G
R
A
S
S
20
E
B
B
21
M
A
T
R
O
N
22
L
I
E
23
R
E
E
24
F
E
R
25
A
L
E
26
P
27
P
O
28
F
A
N
29
B
E
D
30
H
E
S
31
S
32
E
33
U
34
P
O
N
35
Q
U
A
36
D
O
R
S
E
Y
37
M
A
R
C
38
H
E
D
39
C
O
N
I
F
E
R
40
P
L
E
I
A
D
41
N
O
G
42
W
O
K
E
43
H
E
B
E
R
44
H
E
X
45
F
I
R
46
E
R
E
47
N
O
W
48
W
I
G
W
49
A
50
M
51
I
52
D
A
53
E
A
S
54
T
O
N
55
O
P
A
56
C
O
U
57
N
58
T
E
R
M
E
A
S
59
U
R
E
S
60
A
R
T
U
R
61
S
E
N
D
62
S
D
A
K
63
L
E
Y
T
E
64
E
N
D
S
65
A
S
K
S
© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,537
Across
1
Young oyster. : SPAT
5
Try: Colloq. : STAB
9
___ fro. : TOAND
14
Seaweed. : ALGA
15
Sussex river. : OUSE
16
Proportion. : RATIO
17
Sign of spring. : KEEPOFFTHEGRASS
20
Sink. : EBB
21
Married woman. : MATRON
22
Position of a golf ball. : LIE
23
Short jacket. : REEFER
25
City in Syria. : ALEPPO
28
Strike out. : FAN
29
Four-poster. : BED
30
German poet and novelist. : HESSE
33
___ my word. : UPON
35
Sine ___ non. : QUA
36
Name in show business. : DORSEY
37
Advanced. : MARCHED
39
Evergreen. : CONIFER
40
Daughter of Atlas. : PLEIAD
41
Wooden pin. : NOG
42
Aroused. : WOKE
43
City in Utah. : HEBER
44
Bewitch: Colloq. : HEX
45
See 39 Across. : FIR
46
Before: Poet. : ERENOW
48
Home of the brave. : WIGWAM
51
Asia Minor peak. : IDA
53
City on the Delaware. : EASTON
55
Wartime agency. : OPA
56
Certain expedients. : COUNTERMEASURES
60
Rubinstein. : ARTUR
61
Ship or mail. : SEND
62
State: Abbr. : SDAK
63
Philippine island. : LEYTE
64
Linemen. : ENDS
65
Queries. : ASKS
Down
1
Old World falcon. : SAKER
2
U. S. N. A. freshman. : PLEBE
3
Mot apropos precedence. : AGEBEFOREBEAUTY
4
On ___. : TAP
5
Until now. : SOFAR
6
Tassel. : TUFT
7
Goddess of justice. : ASTRAEA
8
Look at. : BEHOLD
9
Instruction: Abbr. : TRG
10
Sweep. : OAR
11
Speechless. : ATALOSSFORWORDS
12
Decree ___. : NISI
13
Tonic amount. : DOSE
18
Sign. : OMEN
19
Compass point. : ENE
24
More whimsical. : FANCIER
26
Sound: Prefix. : PHON
27
Peruke. : PERIWIG
29
Rose to be. : BUD
31
Ask for. : SEEK
32
Judges' circuit. : EYRE
33
Sound of doubt. : UMPH
34
Faint. : PALE
35
Useful Latin abbreviation. : QED
36
Retriever. : DOG
38
Rodent. : HARE
39
Democratic candidate, 1920. : COX
41
Reporters. : NEWSMEN
44
Raucous. : HOARSE
45
Airfoils. : FINS
47
Born. : NEE
48
Blue dye plants. : WOADS
49
Almost vertical: Naut. : APEAK
50
Disguises. : MASKS
51
Compound suffix. : ICAL
52
French artist. : DORE
54
Watch over. : TEND
57
Kernel. : NUT
58
Three: It. : TRE
59
America. : USA

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

  Please log in to use the Analyze feature.

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
120 ms