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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 14, 1962

Author:
Roberta Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 33.1
Roberta H. Morse has 64 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Roberta Morse is an alias for Roberta H. Morse.
1
P
2
U
3
M
4
A
5
M
6
A
7
J
8
O
9
R
10
R
11
O
12
A
13
D
14
A
N
A
T
15
A
G
O
R
A
16
A
N
N
E
17
W
I
S
H
18
T
R
A
N
I
19
M
E
T
A
20
T
H
E
21
R
A
I
N
I
N
22
S
P
A
I
N
23
N
O
D
24
S
E
T
A
T
25
S
26
A
27
G
A
M
O
28
R
29
E
30
D
O
R
A
31
D
32
O
33
E
G
O
34
A
R
I
L
35
S
36
A
T
T
I
C
37
T
A
L
38
L
39
S
O
F
A
40
R
41
S
I
R
E
42
T
I
D
E
43
S
44
S
I
R
E
45
T
46
M
A
A
47
O
N
E
M
A
48
N
49
N
I
N
E
50
T
E
E
N
51
N
O
N
E
52
T
53
E
R
A
54
H
55
O
W
N
O
W
B
56
R
57
O
W
N
C
58
O
59
W
60
O
M
E
I
61
M
O
A
N
A
62
K
L
A
63
N
64
M
I
S
C
65
A
N
G
E
L
66
L
A
I
R
67
E
T
T
E
68
N
E
E
D
S
69
E
N
N
A
© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,625
Across
1
Cat. : PUMA
5
Principal. : MAJOR
10
Way. : ROAD
14
A science: Abbr. : ANAT
15
Athenian shopping center. : AGORA
16
___ Elizabeth Alice Louise. : ANNE
17
Longing. : WISH
18
Italian seaport. : TRANI
19
Beyond: Prefix. : META
20
Lyrical exercise in pronunciation. : THERAININSPAIN
23
Become drowsy. : NOD
24
___ naught (disregard). : SETAT
25
Indian chief. : SAGAMORE
30
Golden: Sp. : DORADO
33
Id's relative. : EGO
34
Seed coverings. : ARILS
36
Storage space. : ATTIC
37
Lofty. : TALL
39
To that extent. : SOFAR
41
Progenitor. : SIRE
42
Currents. : TIDES
44
River to the Danube. : SIRET
46
Ranch sound. : MAA
47
Kind of dog or show. : ONEMAN
49
One of the cardinals. : NINETEEN
51
Composition for nine. : NONET
53
Time. : ERA
54
Another exercise in pronunciation. : HOWNOWBROWNCOW
60
Sacred Buddhist mountain. : OMEI
61
Flaherty film of the South Seas. : MOANA
62
Ku Klux. : KLAN
64
Odds and ends: Abbr. : MISC
65
Guiding spirit. : ANGEL
66
Retreat. : LAIR
67
Diminutive ending. : ETTE
68
List for the Red Cross. : NEEDS
69
City southwest of Messina. : ENNA
Down
1
Foot. : PAW
2
___ rule. : UNIT
3
Part of a brew. : MASH
4
Greek goddess. : ATHENA
5
Stars in the "corrida." : MATADORS
6
Lands: Lat. : AGRI
7
French saint. : JOAN
8
Avifauna. : ORNIS
9
Came down hard. : RAINED
10
Fortifications. : RAMPARTS
11
Singly. : ONEATATIME
12
Contrary: Prefix. : ANTI
13
Elder member of a group. : DEAN
21
Cato's home. : ROMA
22
Neighbor of 15 Across. : STOA
25
Fight: Colloq. : SETTO
26
Encore. : AGAIN
27
"Girl of the ___." : GOLDENWEST
28
Large streams: Sp. : RIOS
29
Impish. : ELFIN
31
The Furies. : DIRAE
32
Broad expanse. : OCEAN
35
Garment in New Delhi. : SARI
38
Dessert. : LEMONICE
40
Certain subscriptions. : RENEWALS
43
In corpore ___. : SANO
45
Gull's cousin. : TERN
48
Regenerated one. : NEWMAN
50
Football player. : TACKLE
52
Cut of beef. : TBONE
54
Familiar setting. : HOME
55
Elide. : OMIT
56
Vogue. : RAGE
57
United. : ONED
58
Heroine of "The Good Earth." : OLAN
59
Old form of wagon. : WAIN
63
1933 initials. : NRA

Answer summary:
2 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
46 ms