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

BACKGROUND MUSIC

New York Times, Sunday, December 9, 1962

1-Across : Mechanisms, as of a piano.

Author:
Barbara L. Golub
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 158, Blocks: 81, Avg Word Len: 5.67, Missing: { Z }, Scrabble score: 671 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 140, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 15
Barbara L. Golub has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Solution to this puzzle was not in the paper.

1
A
2
C
3
T
4
I
5
O
6
N
7
S
8
F
9
O
10
R
11
T
12
E
13
H
14
O
15
M
16
J
17
A
18
D
19
E
20
I
R
O
Q
U
O
I
21
S
22
I
D
I
O
T
23
E
C
O
24
N
O
M
I
C
25
R
E
D
S
T
O
N
E
26
S
E
D
G
E
27
A
C
R
O
B
A
T
S
28
S
A
D
29
S
N
A
T
30
C
H
31
E
A
R
32
D
R
U
M
S
33
R
O
T
34
M
Y
35
T
H
36
I
S
L
E
37
T
S
38
N
I
T
R
O
39
I
N
A
40
R
I
41
A
42
F
A
D
E
43
P
A
N
S
44
N
45
A
46
P
L
E
S
47
E
48
L
49
L
I
N
G
50
T
O
N
51
M
52
A
L
L
E
T
53
S
54
P
A
L
S
Y
55
S
O
O
N
E
R
O
R
56
H
E
R
A
L
D
R
Y
57
E
G
O
58
T
O
S
K
59
A
U
T
60
H
O
R
I
T
Y
61
I
R
62
E
N
E
63
S
E
E
64
M
65
C
H
E
M
I
S
E
66
O
N
I
O
N
S
67
K
68
I
69
N
70
P
E
T
T
I
71
S
H
72
L
A
T
E
73
A
R
G
A
L
I
74
E
R
A
75
E
N
I
S
L
E
76
F
O
G
Y
77
M
U
D
S
78
I
N
79
T
E
R
N
80
L
E
M
81
L
A
82
C
I
T
E
83
V
I
S
A
84
O
C
E
A
N
I
A
85
F
R
E
86
E
H
O
L
D
S
87
D
I
S
T
I
88
L
L
89
S
I
N
G
90
B
O
R
E
D
91
P
R
O
M
E
N
A
D
92
E
93
L
E
A
94
H
95
A
B
U
96
A
L
97
V
E
O
L
A
R
98
D
E
F
99
R
O
S
T
S
100
G
101
E
L
E
S
102
R
E
A
L
I
S
T
103
W
I
N
T
E
R
S
E
T
104
R
E
A
D
E
105
R
106
S
L
O
T
107
E
108
P
E
E
109
S
H
E
110
A
R
C
111
E
112
S
T
O
P
113
A
S
S
I
S
114
T
115
E
D
116
A
117
M
118
M
I
A
119
D
E
L
I
R
I
120
U
M
121
A
R
M
A
122
D
A
123
M
E
124
W
125
M
E
R
126
R
I
M
A
C
127
D
R
O
128
O
L
129
E
X
O
R
130
A
B
L
E
131
A
S
T
E
R
I
S
K
132
A
G
R
A
M
133
N
E
W
S
R
E
E
L
134
R
T
E
S
135
T
H
S
136
S
E
E
K
S
137
S
N
E
E
R
E
D
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,895
Across
1
Mechanisms, as of a piano. : ACTIONS
8
Loud: Mus. : FORTE
13
Alike: Prefix. : HOM
16
Green. : JADE
20
Red Jacket, for one. : IROQUOIS
22
___ card (teleprompter). : IDIOT
23
Thrifty. : ECONOMIC
25
Canaveral booster. : REDSTONE
26
Marsh grass. : SEDGE
27
Circus stars. : ACROBATS
28
Elegiac. : SAD
29
Fragment of a melody. : SNATCH
31
The human percussion section. : EARDRUMS
33
Poppycock. : ROT
34
Legend. : MYTH
36
Keys. : ISLETS
38
Explosive, for short. : NITRO
39
___ jiffy. : INA
40
Creek. : RIA
42
Diminuendo. : FADE
43
Opposite of "praises." : PANS
44
Where Teatro San Carlo is. : NAPLES
47
The Duke. : ELLINGTON
51
Hammers. : MALLETS
54
Chummy: Slang. : PALSY
55
___ later. : SOONEROR
56
Armorial science. : HERALDRY
57
The self. : EGO
58
Southern Albanian. : TOSK
59
Command. : AUTHORITY
61
Peace goddess. : IRENE
63
Appear. : SEEM
65
Garment. : CHEMISE
66
Type of paper. : ONIONSKIN
70
Somewhat fretful. : PETTISH
72
Not in time. : LATE
73
Asian wild sheep. : ARGALI
74
Period. : ERA
75
Isolate. : ENISLE
76
Dull old man. : FOGY
77
Makes turbid. : MUDS
78
Hospital resident. : INTERN
80
Gulliver to his friends. : LEM
81
Ile de ___. : LACITE
83
Permit of a sort. : VISA
84
Pacific island group. : OCEANIA
85
Inherited estates: Law. : FREEHOLDS
87
Fall in drops. : DISTILL
89
Tell all to the D.A. : SING
90
Terribly unamused. : BORED
91
Stroll. : PROMENADE
93
Wife of Jacob. : LEAH
95
Arabian first name. : ABU
96
Pronounced in a certain way. : ALVEOLAR
98
Melts. : DEFROSTS
100
Crédits ___ (frozen credits): Fr. : GELES
102
One with no fancies. : REALIST
103
Maxwell Anderson play. : WINTERSET
104
Type of performer. : READER
106
Aperture. : SLOT
107
Type of sword. : EPEE
109
"Who is Silvia ? what is ___ ... " : SHE
110
Bow. : ARC
111
Bar. : ESTOP
113
Lend a hand. : ASSIST
115
Cheese. : EDAM
118
Mamma ___! : MIA
119
Madness. : DELIRIUM
121
Fleet. : ARMADA
123
Hiding place. : MEW
125
Historic ironclad. : MERRIMAC
127
Drivel: Slang. : DROOL
129
Amenable to appeal. : EXORABLE
131
Star sign. : ASTERISK
132
German name for Zagreb. : AGRAM
133
Type of movie. : NEWSREEL
134
Ways: Abbr. : RTES
135
Lisp sounds. : THS
136
Looks for. : SEEKS
137
Scoffed. : SNEERED
Down
1
Tunes. : AIRS
2
Emulsion. : CREAM
3
Hot mixture of spirits. : TODDY
4
Mental evaluations. : IQS
5
Surpass. : OUTSHINE
6
When the whistle blows. : NOON
7
Biblical peak. : SINAI
8
Angled. : FISHED
9
Poem. : ODE
10
Moves well rhythmically: Jazz. : RIDES
11
Ancient garment. : TOGA
12
Infinitely. : ETERNALLY
13
The human violin section. : HEARTSTRINGS
14
Take place. : OCCUR
15
Joseph Smith. : MORMON
16
Performance. : JOB
17
Texas city. : AMARILLO
18
Major thirds in old music. : DITONES
19
Rapture. : ECSTASY
21
Presents a view. : SETSFORTH
24
Numbers: Abbr. : NOS
30
Social unit. : CLAN
32
Ate. : DINED
35
Pretty things. : TRINKETS
37
Nerviness. : TEMERITY
41
Site of the Taj Mahal. : AGRA
43
Metal frame of a piano. : PLATE
45
Italian range. : APENNINES
46
Parts of a score. : PAGES
47
Superlative suffix. : EST
48
Relaxer. : LOOSENER
49
Go too slow. : LOSETIME
50
Expressiveness of the fingers. : TOUCH
52
Begin. : ARISE
53
Near East country. : SYRIA
56
What is paid to great artists. : HOMAGE
60
Ancient serfs. : HELOTS
62
Of an early Greek colony. : EOLIC
64
Maggie Tulliver locale. : MILLHOUSE
66
Decree. : ORDAIN
67
Sharpness. : KEENNESS
68
Supply with water. : IRRIGATE
69
Nurse's pet name. : NANA
70
Riches. : PELF
71
"The light that never was on ___ land." : SEAOR
73
South wind. : AUSTER
76
Nonsense! : FIDDLESTICKS
77
Joins unsuitable things. : MISMATES
79
Business-styled. : TAILORED
82
Limpid. : CLEAR
83
Former chamber instruments. : VIOLS
84
Of yore. : OLDEN
86
Waned. : EBBED
87
Legal right. : DROIT
88
Casanovas. : LADIESMEN
91
Liberator of Thebes, 379 B.C. : PELOPIDAS
92
Newts. : EFTS
94
Presidential pianist. : HST
95
One way to order dinner. : ALACARTE
97
Courage. : VALOR
99
What musicians do much of the time. : REHEARSE
100
School study. : GRAMMAR
101
Most weird. : EERIEST
103
Dam. : WEIR
105
Send out again. : REEMIT
108
Church songs. : PSALMS
112
Cut. : SLASH
113
Viola d'___. : AMORE
114
Strains. : TAXES
116
Semi-precious stone. : AMBER
117
Free-for-all. : MELEE
119
Theatrical VIP: Abbr. : DIR
120
Insist on. : URGE
122
___ beat. : DOWN
124
Unite. : WELD
126
Home: Abbr. : RES
128
Wood. : OAK
130
Verb. : ARE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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 © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
40 ms