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

New York Times, Tuesday, February 12, 1980

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 47, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J K Q W X }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 13.4
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
B
2
A
3
H
4
F
5
L
6
A
7
G
8
S
9
O
10
F
11
A
12
O
L
A
13
V
14
R
A
R
E
15
S
E
N
O
R
16
Y
A
L
E
17
O
U
C
H
18
T
R
E
E
S
19
F
R
20
O
M
T
H
E
21
E
A
R
T
H
22
A
S
S
A
S
S
I
N
A
T
I
O
N
23
A
L
L
U
R
E
24
E
N
S
U
E
25
C
L
A
S
S
A
26
S
A
T
27
D
28
A
29
S
30
H
31
T
A
V
32
L
E
E
33
S
H
E
34
A
35
D
36
A
37
H
38
L
39
A
40
T
T
E
R
41
L
42
U
I
S
E
43
I
N
H
E
R
E
44
R
45
A
I
L
S
P
L
46
I
T
T
E
R
S
47
E
M
A
N
C
I
P
A
T
I
O
N
48
L
H
A
S
A
49
R
O
T
L
50
N
A
51
S
52
A
53
M
A
Z
E
S
54
E
U
R
E
55
E
T
O
N
56
A
B
E
S
57
S
T
Y
R
58
E
N
D
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,053
Across
1
Scrooge's word : BAH
4
Old Glory : FLAG
8
Davenport : SOFA
12
Norwegian king : OLAV
14
Uncommon : RARE
15
Mister, in Juárez : SENOR
16
Old Eli : YALE
17
Cry of pain : OUCH
18
Larch and ash : TREES
19
" ... shall not perish ___" : FROMTHEEARTH
22
Ford's Theater event: Apr. 14, 1865 : ASSASSINATION
23
Fascinate : ALLURE
24
Follow : ENSUE
25
The tops : CLASSA
26
Convened : SAT
27
Sprint : DASH
31
Hebrew letter : TAV
32
Civil War figure : LEE
33
Met stadium : SHEA
35
Ham's click : DAH
38
Second of two : LATTER
41
Actress Rainer : LUISE
43
Consist : INHERE
44
Young Lincoln et al. : RAILSPLITTERS
47
Lincoln's ___ Proclamation : EMANCIPATION
48
Holy city in Asia : LHASA
49
Unit of weight in Turkey : ROTL
50
Space agcy. : NASA
53
Labyrinths : MAZES
54
Seine feeder above Rouen : EURE
55
Kind of jacket : ETON
56
Lincoln, Beame and Ribicoff : ABES
57
River of W.W. I importance : STYR
58
Tight ___, in football : END
Down
1
Lad : BOY
2
C.S.A. state : ALA
3
Words from Lincoln's "house divided" speech : HALFSLAVE
4
"___ to shining ... " : FROMSEA
5
Ach-___ (voiceless sounds) : LAUTS
6
Bunker and Moore : ARCHIES
7
Place of misery : GEHENNA
8
In close order : SERRIED
9
___ a customer : ONETO
10
Warm dry wind : FOEHN
11
"___ Poetica" : ARS
13
Against : VERSUS
15
In ___ quo : STATU
20
Sculls : OARS
21
Orient : EAST
22
Moslem deity : ALLAH
23
New Testament book : ACTS
28
Kind of juror : ALTERNATE
29
Prophets : SEERS
30
" ... for those who ___ gave their lives" : HERE
34
Assumed names : ALIASES
35
Kind of jockey : DISC
36
Is ambitious : ASPIRES
37
Lend a hand : HELPOUT
38
Gene of golf fame : LITTLER
39
Prefix with slavery : ANTI
40
"You're ___ for me" : THEONE
42
Arm bones : ULNAS
44
Restore to health, G.I. style : REHAB
45
Astound : AMAZE
46
Healing: Comb. form : IATRY
48
Monogram of the author of "Little Women" : LMA
51
Lincoln's Tad, for one : SON
52
"Fourscore ___ seven years ... " : AND

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 7 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
27 ms