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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 31, 1957

39-Across : Poetic muse.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 23.4
1
S
2
H
3
U
4
T
5
S
6
U
7
P
8
P
9
A
10
L
11
O
12
M
13
A
14
R
15
T
E
R
R
A
C
E
16
E
L
E
V
A
T
E
17
A
R
S
E
N
A
L
18
S
T
D
E
N
I
S
19
B
E
A
N
T
20
F
21
A
K
E
22
R
A
P
T
23
C
A
24
W
25
T
Y
R
26
O
L
27
M
28
A
29
C
H
30
O
31
F
T
32
S
C
O
33
R
34
E
35
D
36
E
L
A
37
M
O
I
S
38
T
39
E
R
A
T
O
40
A
I
R
41
L
I
F
T
42
R
43
E
A
D
I
N
G
44
L
E
G
A
L
45
S
46
W
A
I
N
47
S
A
M
48
S
N
O
P
E
49
S
50
A
Y
R
51
M
E
S
A
52
B
R
O
53
N
X
54
E
55
P
I
56
D
57
A
58
T
O
59
F
O
Y
60
S
61
O
L
62
S
63
E
64
N
65
E
L
E
A
66
Z
A
R
67
P
68
A
U
L
I
N
E
69
E
V
E
R
E
S
T
70
A
N
N
E
T
T
E
71
M
A
N
D
A
T
E
72
R
E
D
D
E
E
R
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,108
Across
1
Closes. : SHUTSUP
8
Site of the Hale telescope. : PALOMAR
15
Barbecue locale. : TERRACE
16
Promote. : ELEVATE
17
Redstone, in Alabama. : ARSENAL
18
France's patron. : STDENIS
19
Dialectic form of "be not." : BEANT
20
Counterfeit. : FAKE
22
Paying strictest attention. : RAPT
23
Bird sound. : CAW
25
Where Innsbruck is. : TYROL
27
Term referring to the speed of sound. : MACH
30
Many a time. : OFT
32
Orchestrated. : SCORED
36
High note. : ELA
37
Dampish. : MOIST
39
Poetic muse. : ERATO
40
Former Berlin phenomenon. : AIRLIFT
42
City on the Schuylkill. : READING
44
Permitted. : LEGAL
45
Beau. : SWAIN
47
Hammett's Spade. : SAM
48
Faulkner family. : SNOPES
50
Scottish county. : AYR
51
Butte's cousin. : MESA
52
Yankee territory. : BRONX
54
Over: Prefix. : EPI
56
Moslem Moro chief. : DATO
59
Famous theatrical family. : FOYS
61
Comedian Ole. : OLSEN
65
Son of Aaron. : ELEAZAR
67
"Perils" girl. : PAULINE
69
Highest point on earth. : EVEREST
70
One of the Quints. : ANNETTE
71
The voters' wish. : MANDATE
72
Hart. : REDDEER
Down
1
Try: Colloq. : STAB
2
Hither. : HERE
3
Heavenly bear. : URSA
4
Deep furrow. : TRENCH
5
Last week's visitor. : SANTA
6
Genus of fiddler crabs. : UCA
7
Lucre. : PELF
8
Annoying: Colloq. : PESKY
9
Varies. : ALTERS
10
Conducted. : LED
11
World War II Operation. : OVERLORD
12
"Give a ___ horse he can ride ... " : MANA
13
On the end. : ATIP
14
Sit quietly. : REST
21
Lawyers: Abbr. : ATTS
24
Woven threads. : WOOF
26
Any vast expanse. : OCEAN
27
Part of the American Plan. : MEALS
28
Outsider. : ALIEN
29
What a hold holds. : CARGO
31
Is suitable. : FITS
33
Set up. : RAISE
34
Stoves in the lab. : ETNAS
35
Body of doctrine. : DOGMA
37
Runner. : MILER
38
Food carrier. : TRAY
41
Work surface akin to a table. : LAPBOARD
43
Island republic. : EIRE
46
Like a bee's cell. : WAXY
49
Not ___ (take it easy!). : SOFAST
51
Moved around confusedly. : MILLED
53
North, south of the border. : NORTE
55
Basic monetary unit. : POUND
56
Think. : DEEM
57
Edison's middle name. : ALVA
58
Cardinal suffix. : TEEN
60
Fence verbally. : SPAR
62
Locale. : SITE
63
Heraldic term. : ENTE
64
At no time: Poetic : NEER
66
One of the Cyclades Islands. : ZEA
68
Chemical suffix. : ANE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 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
37 ms