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

New York Times, Monday, February 15, 1971

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 5, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 20.2
1
A
2
T
3
T
4
I
5
C
6
A
7
P
8
C
9
S
10
S
11
P
12
A
13
R
14
F
E
W
M
E
N
15
R
O
K
16
T
U
B
A
17
O
N
E
A
C
T
18
I
M
I
19
T
A
T
O
R
20
U
S
E
R
21
H
22
A
V
E
V
I
R
T
U
E
23
L
E
N
E
24
S
25
L
A
T
E
N
S
26
T
O
27
W
I
T
H
S
T
A
28
N
29
D
30
A
31
R
32
C
33
L
O
G
E
34
N
A
I
35
L
36
C
A
R
37
T
O
O
N
38
W
39
A
40
L
D
O
R
F
41
K
N
E
E
42
I
A
G
O
43
S
E
C
44
G
W
A
45
S
46
H
47
I
N
G
T
O
48
N
49
C
H
A
N
G
E
50
K
E
51
M
52
A
53
L
54
T
55
H
56
E
H
I
G
H
E
S
57
T
58
V
A
S
E
59
R
E
V
E
N
G
E
S
60
A
61
P
A
R
T
E
62
I
B
A
R
63
I
R
T
64
B
I
D
D
E
R
65
P
E
N
S
66
S
E
S
67
S
T
A
I
R
S
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,856
Across
1
Region around Athens : ATTICA
7
Portions: Abbr. : PCS
10
Ship pole : SPAR
14
With 21, 26, 54 and 64 Across, quote by a famous American : FEWMEN
15
Asian soldier : ROK
16
Band instrument : TUBA
17
Kind of play : ONEACT
18
Unoriginal one : IMITATOR
20
Customer : USER
21
See 14 Across : HAVEVIRTUE
23
Smooth consonants : LENES
25
Nears midnight : LATENS
26
See 14 Across : TOWITHSTAND
30
Bow : ARC
33
Theater box : LOGE
34
Fasten : NAIL
36
Peanuts, for one : CARTOON
38
Kind of salad : WALDORF
41
Word with deep or high : KNEE
42
Shakespearean character : IAGO
43
Dry, as wine : SEC
44
Source of the quote : GWASHINGTON
49
Nickels and dimes : CHANGE
50
Ataturk : KEMAL
54
See 14 Across : THEHIGHEST
58
Archeologist's find : VASE
59
Gets even : REVENGES
60
Separated, in Madrid : APARTE
62
Construction piece : IBAR
63
N.Y.C. subway : IRT
64
See 14 Across : BIDDER
65
Enclosures : PENS
66
His: Fr. : SES
67
Duplex feature : STAIRS
Down
1
Entangled : AFOUL
2
Nervous : TENSE
3
Relative of twixt : TWEEN
4
Turkish inn : IMARET
5
Medical prefix : CEC
6
Flower: Prefix : ANTH
7
G.I. : PRIVATE
8
"The Iceman ___" : COMETH
9
Pares, as leather : SKIVES
10
___ stripes : STARSAND
11
Golf stroke : PUTT
12
___ ben Adhem : ABOU
13
Infrequent : RARE
19
Color : TINT
22
Straighten : ALIGN
24
Aria : SOLO
27
Bid for : WOO
28
Ancient temple : NAOS
29
Dreadful : DIRE
30
___ emma (A.M. in England) : ACK
31
Resounded : RANG
32
Sculling group : CREW
35
Kind of current: Abbr. : LFC
37
Kind of pet : TEACHERS
38
Union concern : WAGES
39
Insurance man: Abbr. : AGT
40
Appearance : LOOK
42
Swallows : INGESTS
45
Climb in a way : SHIN
46
Scottish dish : HAGGIS
47
Belong : INHERE
48
State : NEVADA
51
___ Gras : MARDI
52
Flower : ASTER
53
Certain looks : LEERS
54
LSD user's word : TRIP
55
Youth goddess : HEBE
56
Welsh name : EVAN
57
Keep ___ on : TABS
61
Word from a Poe title : PIT

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
58 ms