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

New York Times, Wednesday, February 12, 1964

29-Across : City of Iraq.

Author:
Threba Johnson
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.51, Missing: { J W X }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
Threba Johnson has 31 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
T
2
R
3
U
4
M
5
A
6
N
7
H
8
O
9
O
10
V
11
E
12
R
13
H
U
M
A
N
I
14
S
15
M
16
A
T
H
E
N
E
17
E
S
T
H
O
N
I
A
18
S
O
O
N
G
S
19
O
S
E
20
M
A
N
D
21
A
T
E
22
D
E
I
23
N
E
E
24
D
Y
25
G
I
G
26
S
27
C
E
N
D
28
E
S
N
E
29
B
A
S
R
30
A
31
A
U
D
E
32
R
33
O
L
L
O
34
N
35
A
S
S
E
R
36
L
37
I
N
C
O
L
N
38
C
E
N
T
E
R
39
S
E
M
I
T
A
40
S
H
Y
E
R
41
T
O
B
E
42
T
43
O
Q
U
E
44
A
45
B
46
P
47
S
48
O
P
E
R
49
A
50
A
U
K
51
C
L
A
R
A
52
P
A
C
53
F
54
O
R
A
K
55
E
R
56
Z
O
N
57
G
R
I
58
G
R
I
59
R
E
L
E
60
V
A
N
T
61
A
D
L
A
I
S
62
E
R
A
D
I
A
T
E
63
P
I
E
R
C
E
64
M
O
N
R
O
E
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,309
Across
1
Author Capote. : TRUMAN
7
Dam in the Black Canyon. : HOOVER
13
Literary culture. : HUMANISM
16
Greek goddess. : ATHENE
17
Baltic country: Var. : ESTHONIA
18
Ch'ing-ling and Mei-ling. : SOONGS
19
Full of: Suffix. : OSE
20
Authoritative order. : MANDATE
22
___ gratia. : DEI
23
Poverty stricken. : NEEDY
25
Two-wheeled carriage. : GIG
26
Lift of a wave. : SCEND
28
Anglo-Saxon slave. : ESNE
29
City of Iraq. : BASRA
31
French river into the Mediterranean. : AUDE
32
Hero of boys' books. : ROLLO
34
Big name in Cairo. : NASSER
36
Manhattan's pride. : LINCOLNCENTER
39
Footpath: It. : SEMITA
40
More timid. : SHYER
41
"The best is yet ___ ... " : TOBE
42
Kind of hat. : TOQUE
44
Church officials: Abbr. : ABPS
48
Works of a sort. : OPERA
50
Penguin's look-alike. : AUK
51
First name of Red Cross founder. : CLARA
52
Kind of shoe. : PAC
53
Peak in the Alaska Range, 17,000 feet. : FORAKER
56
Belt: Prefix. : ZON
57
Voodoo charm. : GRIGRI
59
Pertinent. : RELEVANT
61
Stevenson and others. : ADLAIS
62
Shoot forth, as light. : ERADIATE
63
Stab. : PIERCE
64
Louisiana city. : MONROE
Down
1
"___ that got away." : THEONE
2
Slavic peoples. : RUSSES
3
Indefinitely numerous: Slang var. : UMTEEN
4
___ jongg. : MAH
5
State of being without law and order. : ANOMY
6
Nikita's wife. : NINA
7
Archaic verb form. : HAST
8
Indians. : OTOES
9
Exclamation. : OHO
10
Saleswoman, in Paris. : VENDEUSE
11
Propagate. : ENGENDER
12
Occupant. : RESIDER
14
Desdemona's song, "___ a green willow ... " : SINGALL
15
Garden of fame. : MADISONSQUARE
21
Farmer's concern: Abbr. : AGR
24
Latest: Fr. : DERNIER
27
Pertaining to a camp. : CASTRAL
29
Puff up. : BLOAT
30
Keep ___ on (look after). : ANEYE
33
Month: Abbr. : OCT
35
Suffix in chemistry. : ANE
36
Italian poet of 19th century. : LEOPARDI
37
Markedly foolish. : IMBECILE
38
Part of a polo match. : CHUKKER
39
Makeshift. : STOPGAP
43
Row. : OAR
45
Fair. : BAZAAR
46
At once: Slang. : PRONTO
47
River of South Carolina. : SANTEE
49
Poetic name for a continent. : AFRIC
51
I believe: Lat. : CREDO
54
Seine tributary. : OISE
55
Its capital was Susa. : ELAM
58
Needlefish. : GAR
60
Product of France. : VIN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 11 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
38 ms