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

New York Times, Thursday, February 14, 1980

Author:
Martha J. DeWitt
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 43.4
Martha J. DeWitt has 72 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
H
2
A
3
L
4
S
5
F
6
A
7
L
8
A
9
S
10
T
11
A
12
T
13
E
14
A
M
A
H
15
R
I
A
S
16
T
O
B
E
D
17
L
O
V
E
18
B
I
R
D
S
19
E
N
L
A
I
20
T
R
A
L
E
E
21
D
E
22
R
R
I
E
R
E
23
T
E
N
24
S
25
R
A
N
G
26
A
27
B
I
R
D
I
28
N
T
H
E
H
29
A
30
N
31
D
32
S
L
O
E
33
L
A
E
34
S
T
R
I
A
35
T
I
N
36
G
Y
M
N
37
A
38
S
T
39
G
E
N
40
A
B
E
41
A
R
42
T
U
T
43
T
U
C
K
44
B
I
R
D
O
45
F
46
P
A
R
A
47
D
I
S
E
48
D
U
R
A
49
A
L
A
N
50
H
51
O
52
M
O
N
Y
M
53
S
54
W
R
I
55
T
56
E
57
S
58
A
M
E
N
D
59
P
A
60
R
A
K
E
E
T
S
61
R
E
N
T
E
62
E
V
E
R
63
S
L
O
T
64
E
N
D
O
R
65
R
E
S
T
66
T
A
N
S
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,055
Across
1
Painter of "Young Married Couple" : HALS
5
Presidential pooch : FALA
9
___ of bliss : STATE
14
Oriental nurse : AMAH
15
U.S. radio station in Berlin : RIAS
16
"Early ___ ... " : TOBED
17
Soaring honeymooners? : LOVEBIRDS
19
Chou ___ : ENLAI
20
" ... love Mary, the Rose of ___" : TRALEE
21
Stern, to a matelot : DERRIERE
23
Two make a "Jackson" : TENS
25
Signaled, in a way : RANG
26
British swain's delight? : ABIRDINTHEHAND
32
Blackthorn : SLOE
33
Site of W.W. II air battle : LAE
34
Fine line : STRIA
35
Gift for a 10th wedding anniversary : TIN
36
Acrobat : GYMNAST
39
Four-star off. : GEN
40
Cross as ___ : ABEAR
42
Short verbal admonition : TUT
43
Fabled friar : TUCK
44
Eve, to Alfie? : BIRDOFPARADISE
48
Outer brain cover : DURA
49
Sen. Cranston of Calif. : ALAN
50
Dear and deer, e.g. : HOMONYMS
54
Composes a billet-doux : WRITES
58
Revise : AMEND
59
They don't build love nests : PARAKEETS
61
French income : RENTE
62
Word with lasting or loving : EVER
63
Pigeonhole : SLOT
64
Village southeast of Nazareth : ENDOR
65
Coffee break : REST
66
Gets sun-bronzed : TANS
Down
1
Sentry's first command : HALT
2
Cupid : AMOR
3
"___, Come Back to Me" (Etna's song?) : LAVA
4
A.K.C. member : SHELTIE
5
Warm : FRIENDLY
6
"Love in Bloom" is one : AIR
7
Alan or Cheryl : LADD
8
Say : ASSERT
9
Most forbidding : STERNEST
10
"___ We Love," 1941 song : TONIGHT
11
Ready, willing and ___ : ABLE
12
Hurry or scurry : TEAR
13
Widow of Ernie K. : EDIE
18
Bock or root : BEER
22
Olé, in Omaha : RAH
24
Where a teacher charmed a king : SIAM
26
Excuse : ALIBI
27
Faux pas : BONER
28
African cattle disease : NENTA
29
Hundred-eyed giant : ARGUS
30
Nephew's sib : NIECE
31
Humid : DANK
32
Use a dirk : STAB
36
Batter's infield bouncer : GROUNDER
37
Nimbus : AURA
38
Robust : STALWART
41
Append : ADDONTO
43
Least large : TINIEST
45
Small ___ (children) : FRY
46
Coddle : PAMPER
47
"Dancing in the ___" : DARK
50
Hound's quarry : HARE
51
Augury : OMEN
52
Heal : MEND
53
Except : SAVE
55
Tissue layer : TELA
56
English public school : ETON
57
Fast fliers : SSTS
60
Followers of dos : RES

Answer summary:
5 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
47 ms