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

New York Times, Wednesday, December 25, 1957

9-Down : Loving beauty.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 57.8
1
L
2
A
3
M
4
A
5
R
6
G
7
I
8
V
9
E
10
B
11
L
12
A
13
B
14
A
P
A
C
E
15
E
R
A
S
16
O
I
S
E
17
P
A
Y
T
V
18
N
O
R
T
19
H
S
T
A
R
20
P
R
O
21
E
22
A
R
N
23
H
O
S
I
N
G
24
S
T
R
25
A
N
G
E
26
P
E
L
E
G
27
T
U
T
28
A
R
T
I
S
A
29
N
30
S
31
A
32
W
33
A
R
E
34
A
V
O
I
D
35
T
E
A
36
C
H
R
I
S
37
T
M
A
S
C
A
38
R
O
L
S
39
T
I
M
40
T
R
I
N
E
41
Y
A
R
L
S
42
A
R
C
43
H
A
I
S
T
44
S
M
C
45
H
O
M
E
S
46
P
L
A
Y
47
B
48
O
49
Y
50
S
51
C
A
L
P
S
52
C
O
O
K
53
A
X
E
54
P
L
I
M
S
O
55
L
L
S
56
I
57
N
D
I
A
58
A
I
R
E
59
U
S
U
S
60
N
E
E
D
S
61
T
O
S
S
62
T
U
B
E
63
G
E
N
E
T
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,102
Across
1
Truman's birthplace. : LAMAR
6
Present. : GIVE
10
Prattle. : BLAB
14
Rapidly. : APACE
15
Periods. : ERAS
16
River into the Seine. : OISE
17
Toll television. : PAYTV
18
Symbol of Minnesota. : NORTHSTAR
20
In favor of. : PRO
21
Merit. : EARN
23
Sprinkling with water. : HOSING
24
Extraordinary. : STRANGE
26
Biblical name. : PELEG
27
King ___. : TUT
28
Craftsmen. : ARTISANS
31
Knowing of. : AWARE
34
Give a wide berth. : AVOID
35
Light meal. : TEA
36
December delights. : CHRISTMASCAROLS
39
Dickensian boy. : TIM
40
Trio. : TRINE
41
Norse chieftains: Var. : YARLS
42
Specialist in antiquities. : ARCHAIST
44
Small capitals: Abbr. : SMC
45
Scenes of Christmas cheer. : HOMES
46
"The ___ of the Western World." : PLAYBOY
50
Parts of pates. : SCALPS
52
VIP on Christmas Day. : COOK
53
Tomahawk. : AXE
54
Ships' load lines. : PLIMSOLLS
56
Asian power. : INDIA
58
Yorkshire river. : AIRE
59
___ loquendi (usage in speaking): Lat. : USUS
60
Can't do without. : NEEDS
61
Buffet. : TOSS
62
Part of a TV set. : TUBE
63
Small, spotted animal. : GENET
Down
1
Nomads of the snow. : LAPPS
2
To one side. : APART
3
Dick Whittington, for one. : MAYOR
4
Pretend to be. : ACT
5
They're on cigarette packs. : REVENUESTAMPS
6
Particular art style. : GENRE
7
Household appliance. : IRON
8
Different spelling of a word: Abbr. : VAR
9
Loving beauty. : ESTHETIC
10
Office chiefs. : BOSSES
11
One in a court battle. : LITIGATOR
12
Wise ___ owl. : ASAN
13
Ice mass. : BERG
19
Current activity. : HOLIDAYMAKING
22
Deputy: Abbr. : AGT
25
Longfellow's bell town. : ATRI
26
Novelist's forte. : PROSE
28
Forward: Fr. : AVANT
29
Dickensian girl. : NELL
30
Garden vegetables: Dial. : SASS
31
___ Sanctorum (collection of lives of the saints). : ACTA
32
Buzz. : WHIR
33
Favorite resting places. : ARMCHAIRS
34
Beside the mark. : AMISS
37
Experiments with. : TRIESOUT
38
Piquant. : RACY
43
Man from Baker Street. : HOLMES
44
Simplified spelling for highway use. : SLO
46
Western cavalcade. : POSSE
47
German spa. : BADEN
48
Zinc ___. : OXIDE
49
Bread ingredient. : YEAST
50
Young oyster. : SPAT
51
Muse of history. : CLIO
52
Kind of sandwich. : CLUB
55
Baton Rouge campus. : LSU
57
Born. : NEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 5 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
26 ms