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

New York Times, Wednesday, February 12, 1958

Author:
Evelyn E. Smith
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { G J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 32.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry. Grid has duplicate clues.
Evelyn E. Smith has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
L
3
A
4
R
5
I
6
C
7
S
8
S
9
E
10
L
11
A
12
M
13
B
14
D
E
C
O
D
E
15
P
H
Y
16
S
I
C
A
L
17
V
A
L
D
E
S
18
A
I
R
P
L
A
N
E
19
I
D
O
20
S
T
21
A
R
V
E
R
22
P
O
W
23
C
O
U
24
R
T
25
P
R
E
26
Y
27
O
U
R
28
E
N
D
O
29
P
E
E
R
30
S
31
S
L
I
32
M
33
C
34
H
A
R
D
35
H
36
E
P
C
A
T
37
T
38
U
39
C
K
E
R
S
40
P
A
T
R
O
L
S
41
A
N
O
I
N
T
42
M
O
R
S
E
43
I
D
L
E
44
S
45
C
O
R
E
46
Y
47
E
48
A
49
R
50
E
L
S
51
A
52
A
P
T
53
A
S
T
R
O
54
F
R
A
55
C
56
A
R
P
O
57
R
T
58
H
A
M
59
A
P
P
60
E
T
I
T
E
61
A
R
62
R
I
B
A
63
C
A
S
T
A
N
E
T
64
N
I
A
C
I
N
65
T
R
E
E
66
T
L
S
67
K
A
N
S
A
S
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,151
Across
1
Visigoth king. : ALARIC
7
Compass point. : SSE
10
Proverbial aspect of March. : LAMB
14
Unscramble a message. : DECODE
15
Part of I. G. Y. : PHYSICAL
17
Miguelito of the Cuban rhythms. : VALDES
18
Means of transportation. : AIRPLANE
19
Form of Esperanto. : IDO
20
Zealous dieter. : STARVER
22
Sound of a blow: Colloq. : POW
23
Area for playing ball games. : COURT
25
Grand ___, scene of "Evangeline." : PRE
26
Pronoun. : YOUR
28
Within: Comb. form. : ENDO
29
Equals. : PEERS
31
Nickname for a thin man. : SLIM
33
Pot herb of the beet family. : CHARD
35
Jazz expert: Slang. : HEPCAT
37
Wearies (with "out"). : TUCKERS
40
Boy Scout groups. : PATROLS
41
Pour oil on. : ANOINT
42
Neuberger's colleague. : MORSE
43
Vain. : IDLE
44
Draft of a musical composition. : SCORE
46
Part of I. G. Y. : YEAR
50
Lohengrin's curious bride. : ELSA
52
Quick to learn. : APT
53
Of a star: Comb. form. : ASTRO
54
Brother. : FRA
55
Outdoor garage. : CARPORT
58
Amateur radio operator. : HAM
59
Trencherman's forte. : APPETITE
61
Upstairs: Span. : ARRIBA
63
Clapper used by dancers. : CASTANET
64
Member of the vitamin B complex. : NIACIN
65
Hemlock. : TREE
66
Flattering remarks offered in return for others: Abbr. : TLS
67
Sunflower State. : KANSAS
Down
1
Counsel. : ADVICE
2
Encourage to continue. : LEADON
3
"I wandered lonely as ___ ... " : ACLOUD
4
16½ feet. : ROD
5
It is: Lat. : IDEST
6
___ la vie. : CEST
7
Boxed. : SPARRED
8
Quake. : SHIVER
9
Charlotte's Jane. : EYRE
10
Small: Dial. : LIL
11
Pacific port of Mexico. : ACAPULCO
12
Of an estate. : MANORIAL
13
Moved, as air. : BLEW
16
Nimble. : SPRY
21
Copy-cats. : APERS
24
Great Divide. : ROCKIES
27
Large hawks. : OSPREYS
29
Portions. : PARTS
30
Portion. : SHARE
32
See 24 Down: Abbr. : MTS
34
Fowl. : HEN
36
Ands, in French or Latin. : ETS
37
Siamese. : TAI
38
Designating an exceptional golf score. : UNDERPAR
39
Cave in. : COLLAPSE
40
Harbor: Ital. : PORTO
42
Cute little girls. : MOPPETS
45
International trust. : CARTEL
47
Moral philosophy. : ETHICS
48
Peninsula of SW Asia. : ARABIA
49
Book of the New Testament. : ROMANS
51
Official deeds. : ACTA
53
Principal rooms in Roman houses. : ATRIA
54
Truth. : FACT
56
Dialectal contraction. : AINT
57
Eminence. : RANK
60
French summer. : ETE
62
Hurried. : RAN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
58 ms