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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 18, 1981

Author:
C. J. Angio
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Min Word Len: 4, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 31.0
C. J. Angio has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

47-Across clue is inaccurate: Elmer Fudd didn't lisp—he substituted "w" for "r" or "l"; left as in the original.

1
S
2
P
3
A
4
R
5
M
6
E
7
O
8
W
9
A
10
P
11
O
12
D
13
A
14
T
I
R
E
15
A
L
M
A
16
C
A
R
O
N
17
A
L
U
M
18
I
K
O
N
19
C
R
E
M
E
20
R
O
B
I
21
N
G
O
O
D
22
F
E
L
L
O
W
23
S
T
A
T
O
R
24
A
I
D
A
25
N
E
26
S
27
T
28
G
E
N
29
D
30
E
31
R
32
A
33
L
34
I
35
A
E
36
L
U
37
S
H
38
C
O
L
E
39
G
E
T
S
T
40
H
E
B
E
T
41
T
E
R
O
F
42
A
V
I
S
43
A
D
A
M
44
A
S
N
I
T
45
R
I
S
E
46
R
S
47
L
I
48
S
P
49
R
A
T
50
S
51
T
E
52
S
53
T
54
E
55
E
56
B
57
E
58
S
T
F
O
O
59
T
60
F
O
R
W
A
R
D
61
A
W
A
I
T
62
B
O
O
K
63
A
C
O
W
64
N
E
R
V
E
65
E
T
R
E
66
N
I
S
I
67
D
R
I
E
R
68
R
O
A
R
69
S
T
E
N
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,453
Across
1
Gaff : SPAR
5
Bark's counterpart : MEOW
9
Animals lacking limbs or feet : APODA
14
Lose interest : TIRE
15
___ mater : ALMA
16
Leslie from Boulogne : CARON
17
One of the grads : ALUM
18
Image venerated in Eastern Christianity : IKON
19
___ de menthe : CREME
20
23
Part of a turbine : STATOR
24
Operatic princess : AIDA
25
Hotbed : NEST
28
Sex : GENDER
32
Ovid's other women : ALIAE
36
Full of juice : LUSH
38
Composer Porter : COLE
39
Prevails against : GETSTHEBETTEROF
42
Rara ___ : AVIS
43
Style of furniture : ADAM
44
In ___ (agitated) : ASNIT
45
Stair parts : RISERS
47
Imitate Elmer Fudd : LISP
49
"Phooey!" : RATS
51
Exam taker : TESTEE
56
B'way musical: 1941 : BESTFOOTFORWARD
61
Be in store for : AWAIT
62
Libretto : BOOK
63
"Three acres and ___," land-reform slogan in 1885 : ACOW
64
Gumption : NERVE
65
French equivalent of esse : ETRE
66
"Nil ___ bonum" : NISI
67
Substance added to paint and varnish : DRIER
68
Leo's lament : ROAR
69
Sheppard-Turpin gun : STEN
Down
1
Mizar and Regulus : STARS
2
Sitcom precursor : PILOT
3
Island north of Venezuela : ARUBA
4
Pardon : REMIT
5
Large European marine fish : MAIGRE
6
Original site of U. of Nevada : ELKO
7
Novel title meaning "a rover" : OMOO
8
Harpsichordist Landowska : WANDA
9
Attain an honor : ACCEDE
10
Idioms : PARLANCES
11
Turgenev's birthplace : OREL
12
Major-___ : DOMO
13
Freshly : ANEW
21
Composition for nine : NONET
22
Mailer's "The ___": 1975 : FIGHT
26
Yukon vehicle : SLED
27
Shylock's friend : TUBAL
29
Hecht's "Erik ___" : DORN
30
French saint (Dec. 1) : ELOI
31
Torn; broken : REFT
32
Seaweed derivative : AGAR
33
Jacob's third son : LEVI
34
Gleason's "How sweet ___!" : ITIS
35
Bold and confident : ASSERTIVE
37
Prefix with circle : SEMI
40
Must : HASTO
41
Diminish gradually : TAPER
46
Ceiling beam : RAFTER
48
Dracula's creator: 1897 : STOKER
50
___ as a judge : SOBER
52
Whoopers : SWANS
53
Implied but unsaid : TACIT
54
Detrited : EROSE
55
Newscaster-author Newman : EDWIN
56
Severinsen's group : BAND
57
Piece of crockery : EWER
58
Ganges garb : SARI
59
Young animal : TOTO
60
Tribunals : FORA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 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
48 ms