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

New York Times, Friday, February 6, 1987

10-Down : "___ lay me down ... "

Author:
Robert Katz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 272 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1, Grid flow: 20.7
Robert Katz has 73 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 3 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
G
2
A
3
M
4
A
5
B
6
A
7
T
8
E
9
S
10
N
11
A
12
G
13
R
E
E
L
14
A
L
E
R
15
T
16
I
O
T
A
17
A
R
N
I
18
S
T
A
I
R
19
G
W
E
N
20
D
O
U
B
21
L
E
O
R
N
O
22
T
H
I
N
G
23
I
A
M
24
L
E
T
25
F
26
A
27
N
28
P
E
29
N
30
C
31
I
L
S
32
B
33
I
34
B
35
E
T
A
36
L
37
N
O
U
S
38
T
39
A
R
D
Y
40
T
A
K
E
41
I
T
O
R
L
42
E
A
V
E
I
T
43
C
L
E
A
N
44
S
L
A
V
45
E
V
O
E
46
H
A
D
47
D
48
R
E
S
S
E
49
D
50
E
T
S
51
C
I
A
52
R
O
53
B
54
B
55
Y
56
H
O
O
K
57
O
58
R
59
B
Y
C
R
60
O
61
O
62
K
63
R
E
A
R
64
E
N
E
R
O
65
A
L
A
I
66
E
A
R
N
67
R
E
D
A
N
68
N
E
S
S
69
T
R
E
Y
70
R
O
S
E
71
D
O
T
S
© 1987, The New York TimesNo. 13,604
Across
1
Tall, coarse grass : GAMA
5
Reduce : BATE
9
Run producer : SNAG
13
Film holder : REEL
14
Emulate Paul Revere : ALERT
16
Whit : IOTA
17
Wild female buffalo : ARNI
18
Flight maker : STAIR
19
Actress Verdon : GWEN
20
Gambler's phrase : DOUBLEORNOTHING
23
Late-show time : IAM
24
Rent : LET
25
Strike out : FAN
28
Desk-top gear : PENCILS
32
Lobster eater's garb : BIB
35
Lat. catchall : ETAL
37
"We" for those who say "oui" : NOUS
38
Like the White Rabbit : TARDY
40
Wheeler-dealer's phrase : TAKEITORLEAVEIT
43
Untainted : CLEAN
44
Pole, e.g. : SLAV
45
Cry at Pan's parties : EVOE
46
Mary follower : HAD
47
Set straight : DRESSED
50
Dolls based on a film : ETS
51
Casey's org. : CIA
52
"Auld ___ Morris": Burns : ROB
54
Achiever's phrase : BYHOOKORBYCROOK
63
Bring up : REAR
64
Summer month on the pampas : ENERO
65
Turkish regiment : ALAI
66
Gross, in a way : EARN
67
Fortification : REDAN
68
Good or bad ending : NESS
69
Domino side : TREY
70
Novelist Franken : ROSE
71
Puncta : DOTS
Down
1
Rank after sr. : GRAD
2
Dynamic beginner : AERO
3
Small, in Sedan : MENU
4
Suspect's need : ALIBI
5
Bargain chaser : BASEMENT
6
Tall, in Torino : ALTO
7
Go like lightning : TEAR
8
Hibernia : ERIN
9
Espy : SIGHT
10
"___ lay me down ... " : NOWI
11
Egyptian symbol : ATEN
12
China's ___ of Four : GANG
15
Gnome's kin : TROLL
21
Track distance : LAP
22
Episperm : TESTA
25
What retrievers do : FETCH
26
Novel by Chateaubriand : ATALA
27
Fast's "The ___ God" : NAKED
29
Loop for Captain Lynch : NOOSE
30
Ringlets : CURLS
31
Mallorca and Menorca : ISLAS
32
Alla ___ : BREVE
33
Victim of anoesia : IDIOT
34
Computer lunches? : BYTES
36
Savanna : LEA
39
Hail, to Caesar : AVE
41
City in SE Calif. : INDIO
42
All : EVERYONE
48
Croupier, at times : RAKER
49
A dwarf : DOC
51
Like some oaters : CORNY
53
Ibsen verse drama : BRAND
54
Pitcher Saberhagen : BRET
55
Once around Sol : YEAR
56
Lagomorph : HARE
57
Unique fellow : ONER
58
Decorate anew : REDO
59
Bikini parts : BRAS
60
Airplane's ___ strut : OLEO
61
Kiln : OAST
62
Osculate : KISS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
39 ms