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

New York Times, Wednesday, December 8, 1965

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 64.0
1
O
2
B
3
O
4
E
5
U
6
R
7
I
8
A
9
H
10
B
11
I
12
D
13
E
14
H
E
L
M
15
M
A
G
M
A
16
A
N
I
L
17
A
G
I
B
18
B
R
O
A
D
19
S
I
D
E
S
20
R
E
V
E
21
L
L
E
R
S
22
A
Z
O
T
E
23
A
T
E
L
I
E
R
24
S
25
I
R
E
N
26
L
A
P
27
M
I
N
G
28
E
29
M
30
U
31
A
32
T
33
T
I
R
E
34
A
N
D
E
35
R
S
E
N
36
L
O
O
S
37
R
38
A
N
G
E
39
E
I
R
E
40
E
M
P
H
41
A
S
I
S
42
P
43
E
T
A
L
S
44
A
E
F
45
L
O
R
E
46
E
T
A
47
L
48
I
M
N
S
49
E
N
T
I
50
C
51
E
52
S
53
A
54
F
I
R
E
55
T
56
R
A
D
E
L
A
S
T
57
M
A
G
I
S
58
T
R
A
T
E
59
I
S
T
O
60
O
C
H
S
61
H
I
T
O
N
62
N
E
A
R
63
N
E
T
H
64
S
P
E
N
T
65
G
Y
R
E
© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,961
Across
1
Hautboy. : OBOE
5
Heep. : URIAH
10
Stay. : BIDE
14
Tiller. : HELM
15
Mineral mixture. : MAGMA
16
Indigo. : ANIL
17
"Arabian Nights" dervish. : AGIB
18
Volleys of a kind. : BROADSIDES
20
Merrymakers. : REVELLERS
22
Nitrogen. : AZOTE
23
Studio. : ATELIER
24
Street sound. : SIREN
26
In the ___ of luxury. : LAP
27
Chinese dynasty. : MING
28
Nonflying bird. : EMU
31
Clothes. : ATTIRE
34
Author of "The Red Shoes." : ANDERSEN
36
Author Anita. : LOOS
37
Western grassland. : RANGE
39
Joyce's land. : EIRE
40
Importance. : EMPHASIS
42
Rose's largesse. : PETALS
44
Pershing's command. : AEF
45
Knowledge. : LORE
46
Greek letter. : ETA
47
Draws. : LIMNS
49
Lures. : ENTICES
53
Like a house ___. : AFIRE
55
Reciprocal compliment. : TRADELAST
57
Public official. : MAGISTRATE
59
That ___ say. : ISTO
60
Name in journalism. : OCHS
61
Discover by accident. : HITON
62
Intimate. : NEAR
63
Holland: Abbr. : NETH
64
Disbursed. : SPENT
65
Jabberwocky word. : GYRE
Down
1
Scarlett. : OHARA
2
Father. : BEGET
3
Source of an oil. : OLIVE
4
Ornament. : EMBELLISH
5
Soi-disant description of 5 Across. : UMBLEPERSON
6
Thinner. : RARER
7
Stravinsky. : IGOR
8
Piling up. : AMASSING
9
Partook of. : HAD
10
Coarse fabric. : BAIZE
11
Republic of islands. : INDONESIA
12
Fare. : DIET
13
Other. : ELSE
19
Noncom: Colloq. : SARGE
21
False witness. : LIAR
25
Free. : INDEPENDENT
27
Residence of a kind. : MANSE
29
Blackbird. : MERL
30
French "ones." : UNES
31
Dice game: Lat. : ALEA
32
Oversize volume. : TOME
33
Highest ranking: Colloq. : TOPFLIGHT
35
Selling. : RETAILING
38
Runway. : AIRSTRIP
41
Egyptian dancing girls. : ALMES
43
Feminine suffix. : ETTE
48
Hibernian. : IRISH
49
Andrew Jackson's Sec. of War. : EATON
50
Big name in baseball. : CASEY
51
To be: Sp. : ESTAR
52
Temporary home for Santa. : STORE
53
Ram-headed god. : AMON
54
Semblance. : FACE
56
Word with first, second, etc. : RATE
58
Suffixes with four or six. : THS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
41 ms