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

New York Times, Saturday, March 13, 1954

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 310 (avg 1.63)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12, Grid flow: 29.5
1
G
2
A
3
S
4
P
5
F
6
I
7
R
8
M
9
H
10
O
11
U
12
R
13
S
14
I
N
T
O
15
I
D
E
A
16
A
A
R
O
N
17
S
T
R
A
18
W
B
O
S
S
19
Y
S
A
Y
E
20
T
E
A
C
H
21
L
A
S
22
T
S
T
R
A
W
23
W
H
I
24
G
25
L
I
A
T
26
E
L
S
27
B
28
A
V
29
P
L
30
A
T
F
O
R
31
M
32
A
C
O
33
R
34
U
N
S
35
A
U
36
R
37
A
38
E
39
A
T
T
E
40
S
T
S
41
H
42
O
W
L
A
N
D
43
S
H
E
E
T
44
P
O
D
45
E
C
O
N
46
F
R
47
E
48
E
R
I
D
49
E
50
K
A
A
51
A
52
S
53
A
54
A
B
L
E
55
S
E
56
T
S
57
S
T
R
58
A
W
B
I
D
59
S
60
L
I
T
61
H
62
O
63
S
E
R
U
M
64
J
A
C
65
K
S
T
R
A
W
66
A
L
A
T
E
67
A
T
O
P
68
H
A
L
L
69
M
A
S
O
N
70
H
E
W
S
71
E
W
E
S
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,719
Across
1
Catch the breath. : GASP
5
Business organization. : FIRM
9
Periods of time. : HOURS
14
Preposition. : INTO
15
Cartoonist's electric bulb. : IDEA
16
Moses' brother. : AARON
17
Subforeman. : STRAWBOSS
19
Famous Belgian violinist. : YSAYE
20
"And gladly ___." : TEACH
21
Cause of dromedary's demise. : LASTSTRAW
23
Tory's rival. : WHIG
25
Girl in "South Pacific." : LIAT
26
City transportation. : ELS
27
Where Munich is: Abbr. : BAV
29
Thick-soled shoe. : PLATFORM
32
Acidity. : ACOR
34
German pronoun. : UNS
35
Invisible emanations. : AURAE
39
Certifies. : ATTESTS
41
Central Pacific island with airfield. : HOWLAND
43
Item 81" or 90" by 108". : SHEET
44
Seed case. : POD
45
College science course: Abbr. : ECON
46
"Thumb" achievement. : FREERIDE
50
"Jungle Book" python. : KAA
51
Man's name. : ASA
54
Competent. : ABLE
55
Appoints. : SETS
57
Unfulfillable offers. : STRAWBIDS
60
Picture printed with stone. : LITHO
63
Antitoxin. : SERUM
64
One or many little sticks in a game. : JACKSTRAW
66
Winged. : ALATE
67
On the peak. : ATOP
68
Republican party leader. : HALL
69
He's in "The Man Between." : MASON
70
Chops. : HEWS
71
Sheep. : EWES
Down
1
Essence. : GIST
2
A chip from everyone. : ANTE
3
Precursor of the Gallup Poll. : STRAWVOTE
4
Hunt on private property. : POACH
5
Innocent lie. : FIB
6
Ed Mathews in Milwaukee, for instance. : IDOL
7
Seasons again. : RESALTS
8
Dominant portion of a mountain ridge. : MASSIF
9
With "foot," the "hup-2-3-4" of 1776. : HAYSTRAW
10
Tobacco kiln. : OAST
11
Arrow poison: Var. : URARE
12
Magnificent. : ROYAL
13
Winter precipitations in Scotland. : SNEWS
18
Party disciplinarian in Congress. : WHIP
22
Truth in Chinese philosophy. : TAO
24
Bumper crop aftermath. : GLUT
27
Sounds from a sheepcote. : BAAS
28
Wonder drug. : ACTH
30
Response: Abbr. : ANS
31
Lounging slipper. : MULE
33
Sailing hazard. : REEF
36
Hero of "H. M. S. Pinafore." : RACKSTRAW
37
Wild ox. : ANOA
38
Novelist Ferber. : EDNA
40
Puppets or figureheads. : STRAWMEN
41
___ polloi. : HOI
42
Ringside subject. : ODDS
44
Be earlier in time than. : PREDATE
47
Kind of tide. : EBB
48
Major prophet. : ELIJAH
49
Smorgasbord items. : EELS
51
Where the Brahmaputra flows. : ASSAM
52
Sculptured slab. : STELA
53
City in Pas-de-Calais. : ARRAS
56
Tax. : TITHE
58
Michigan item. : AUTO
59
Tug's tow. : SCOW
61
Drag. : HALE
62
Stay-ups. : OWLS
65
G. I. workers. : KPS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

  Please log in to use the Analyze feature.

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
50 ms