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

WORD ALMANAC

New York Times, Sunday, February 12, 1956

8-Down : Society of composers, etc.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 136, Blocks: 77, Avg Word Len: 5.35, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 541 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 128, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 26
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
K
3
I
4
T
5
S
6
O
7
Y
8
A
9
C
10
A
11
S
12
C
13
A
14
T
15
A
16
D
17
S
18
O
N
D
E
19
H
A
M
S
20
A
R
O
A
R
21
D
E
M
I
T
22
S
E
E
A
23
M
E
R
I
C
24
A
F
I
R
S
T
25
E
N
A
T
E
26
T
W
O
C
A
R
27
R
A
M
E
S
E
S
28
F
E
S
T
E
29
A
D
I
30
B
31
P
E
T
E
R
I
32
B
33
B
E
T
S
O
N
34
H
35
A
36
C
K
37
F
L
38
A
39
L
E
S
40
N
O
O
N
41
A
L
O
E
42
O
S
43
C
A
R
44
S
I
X
E
S
45
M
46
I
47
S
48
D
E
N
49
B
50
O
S
T
O
N
I
51
A
N
52
R
E
53
S
A
L
T
54
J
E
F
55
F
E
R
S
O
N
D
A
V
I
56
S
57
S
Y
R
I
A
58
L
A
C
T
O
59
S
I
D
E
60
S
61
S
T
A
N
62
R
63
E
I
C
H
S
M
64
A
65
R
66
K
67
D
E
C
O
68
R
69
A
T
I
N
G
70
A
C
C
T
71
S
N
E
A
72
D
73
L
A
D
E
N
74
T
O
T
O
75
S
76
D
A
Y
O
77
F
78
A
79
T
O
N
E
M
E
80
N
81
T
82
A
L
E
R
T
83
S
84
P
O
L
I
C
E
M
A
N
85
L
O
U
86
L
E
D
87
A
L
88
L
89
E
S
90
L
A
E
S
O
91
P
L
U
S
92
N
U
I
T
93
G
A
S
94
T
N
95
T
96
R
I
N
K
97
J
98
E
99
A
100
N
D
E
L
A
101
M
A
R
C
102
K
103
S
U
104
R
E
105
U
N
D
U
E
106
L
A
S
S
O
E
107
S
108
R
E
S
109
T
110
E
111
D
112
M
A
D
R
E
113
D
I
S
P
A
S
S
I
114
O
N
A
T
E
L
Y
115
P
R
E
S
S
116
E
A
S
E
L
117
H
A
L
E
118
O
L
A
N
119
S
E
R
E
120
M
E
A
D
E
121
O
M
A
R
122
N
E
N
E
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,420
Across
1
Part of a revue. : SKIT
5
___ bean. : SOYA
9
Confederate of Cassius. : CASCA
14
Moppets. : TADS
18
Wave: Fr. : ONDE
19
Smoked meats. : HAMS
20
Bellowing. : AROAR
21
Lower. : DEMIT
22
Slogan for tourists. : SEEAMERICAFIRST
25
Growing out. : ENATE
26
Describing a garage. : TWOCAR
27
Name of twelve monarchs. : RAMESES
28
Clown in "Twelfth Night." : FESTE
29
Star in Draconis. : ADIB
31
Novel of 1891. : PETERIBBETSON
34
Manager of the Cubs. : HACK
37
State: Abbr. : FLA
39
French article. : LES
40
Time of day. : NOON
41
Yucca's relative. : ALOE
42
Grace Kelly's prize. : OSCAR
44
Rangers or Bruins. : SIXES
45
Wrong: Prefix. : MIS
48
Bear's lair. : DEN
49
Mayor Hynes, for example. : BOSTONIAN
52
Season again. : RESALT
54
Zachary Taylor's son-in-law. : JEFFERSONDAVIS
57
Arab League member. : SYRIA
58
Milk: Comb. form. : LACTO
59
Factions. : SIDES
61
Nickname for 34 Across. : STAN
62
Monetary unit of Germany. : REICHSMARK
67
Giving a medal to. : DECORATING
70
Bankbook abbreviation. : ACCT
71
Rival of Locke and Bolt. : SNEAD
73
Burdened. : LADEN
74
Baby animals. : TOTOS
76
Yom Kippur. : DAYOFATONEMENT
82
C. D. A. routines. : ALERTS
84
His "lot is not a happy one." : POLICEMAN
85
McGrew's gal. : LOU
86
Set the pace. : LED
87
Everything: Ger. : ALLES
90
Island off Jutland. : LAESO
91
___ fours. : PLUS
92
Opposite of jour. : NUIT
93
Nitrous oxide. : GAS
94
Symbol of power. : TNT
96
Where Button shines. : RINK
97
French forerunner of Darwin. : JEANDELAMARCK
103
Okay. : SURE
105
Excessive. : UNDUE
106
Cow catchers. : LASSOES
108
"Took ten." : RESTED
112
Señora. : MADRE
113
Calmly and coolly. : DISPASSIONATELY
115
Hagerty's field. : PRESS
116
Atelier article. : EASEL
117
Patriot born 201 years ago. : HALE
118
Pearl Buck heroine. : OLAN
119
Like November meadows. : SERE
120
General at Gettysburg. : MEADE
121
Gen. Bradley. : OMAR
122
River in England. : NENE
Down
1
Prolonged: Mus. abbr. : SOST
2
Recognized. : KNEW
3
Thought: Comb. form. : IDEO
4
Londoner's treat. : TEACAKE
5
Arab prince. : SHERIF
6
Sweep. : OAR
7
Giant of Norse myth. : YMIR
8
Society of composers, etc. : ASCAP
9
Eating places. : CAFETERIAS
10
Goes up. : ARISES
11
More vexatious. : SORER
12
Well-known dress designer. : CASSINI
13
Comedian Carney. : ART
14
Principle. : TENET
15
Store up. : AMASS
16
The aforesaid. : DITTO
17
Dutch genre painter. : STEEN
21
Problems for Secy. Wilson. : DEFENSES
23
Unwise. : MAD
24
Island off Netherlands. : AMELAND
30
Flourishes and prospers. : BLOSSOMS
32
Emulate Archie Moore. : BOX
33
Dweller in Capetown. : BOER
34
Pilgrimage to Mecca. : HADJ
35
Nautical term. : ALEE
36
Clashed. : CONFLICTED
38
Regarding. : ASTO
43
Against. : CON
44
Mean: Slang. : SNIDE
45
Former operatic tenor. : MARTINELLI
46
Trojan. : ILIAN
47
Actor in the "Golden Arm." : STANG
49
Prime Minister of Luxembourg. : BECH
50
Table scraps. : ORTS
51
Greedy. : AVID
53
Dewey decimal ___. : SYSTEM
55
Commission merchant. : FACTOR
56
Federal agency. : SEC
60
Bougainville, Guadalcanal, etc. : SOLOMONS
62
Amount of assessment. : RATAL
63
Relative or a pensionnat. : ECOLE
64
Conjunction. : AND
65
Gathers crops. : REAPS
66
Ring term. : KAYO
68
Nepal Ambassador. : RANA
69
British crown colony. : ADEN
72
Popular store event. : DOLLARSALE
75
Latecomers at a hit. : STANDEES
77
Flat failures. : FIASCOS
78
Star performer. : ACE
79
School activity. : TEST
80
It's common or proper. : NOUN
81
Source of piano keys. : TUSK
83
Swing round. : SLUE
88
Abner's epithet. : LIL
89
And other females: Lat. : ETALIAE
91
Foster of films. : PRESTON
93
Caught one's breath. : GASPED
95
Lathe operator. : TURNER
97
Bebop numbers. : JUMPS
98
Lake in Finland. : ENARE
99
Snake. : ADDER
100
Mlle. de Galard, for example. : NURSE
101
Subject of a plantation song. : MASSA
102
Another name for Hanoi. : KESHO
104
Cartoonist Gardner ___. : REA
107
Thailand. : SIAM
109
Part of TV. : TELE
110
Joie de vivre. : ELAN
111
Unit of power. : DYNE
113
Party member: Abbr. : DEM
114
Wave: Span. : OLA

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 17 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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 © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
46 ms