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

New York Times, Monday, March 26, 1979

Author:
Jean Reed
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 26.6
Jean Reed has 46 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
B
2
A
3
S
4
R
5
A
6
S
7
P
8
C
9
A
10
P
11
O
12
L
13
L
14
O
U
T
E
R
15
T
A
O
S
16
O
L
I
O
17
S
N
A
F
U
18
A
R
M
S
19
T
R
O
N
G
20
S
T
R
O
N
21
G
A
R
M
22
A
T
R
E
E
23
Y
S
E
R
24
L
T
S
25
A
L
I
26
M
27
A
A
28
D
N
I
E
29
P
30
E
31
R
32
A
33
C
34
K
35
A
D
36
I
37
M
E
A
38
R
O
T
O
39
L
O
N
40
G
A
R
M
O
F
T
41
H
E
L
A
W
42
E
C
O
L
43
A
P
A
T
H
Y
44
O
L
E
45
G
O
B
A
46
N
G
S
47
E
P
48
I
49
D
E
S
50
A
51
I
M
52
N
53
A
54
S
55
H
56
O
57
M
58
A
H
A
59
A
R
M
A
60
D
I
L
L
O
61
M
A
N
A
T
62
A
R
M
S
63
A
T
T
A
R
64
I
R
O
N
65
S
T
O
A
66
T
I
E
N
S
67
T
E
N
D
68
H
E
R
D
69
A
O
R
T
A
© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,730
Across
1
Port in Iraq : BASRA
6
Humane org. : SPCA
10
Opinion sample : POLL
14
Word with banks or space : OUTER
15
Seat of a Western art colony : TAOS
16
Medley : OLIO
17
In a mess, G.I. style : SNAFU
18
A memorable Louis : ARMSTRONG
20
Manhandle : STRONGARM
22
"A poem lovely as ___": Kilmer : ATREE
23
River in France and Belgium : YSER
24
They outrank sgts. : LTS
25
Muhammad ___ : ALI
26
Ranch sound : MAA
28
Europe's third-longest river : DNIEPER
32
___ emma (before noon, to British signalmen) : ACK
35
___ dozen : ADIMEA
38
Printing process, for short : ROTO
39
Criminal's nemesis : LONGARMOFTHELAW
42
Environmental sci. : ECOL
43
Indifference : APATHY
44
Violinist Bull : OLE
45
Japanese board games (for hotshots?) : GOBANGS
47
Predecessor of cure or tome : EPI
49
Dice, in Dijon : DES
50
"Ready, ___, fire!" : AIM
52
Funny poet : NASH
56
Triple Crown winner: 1935 : OMAHA
59
Bony-plated burrower : ARMADILLO
61
Medieval soldier : MANATARMS
63
Perfume : ATTAR
64
Word with sad or pig : IRON
65
Portico for Plato : STOA
66
French interjection : TIENS
67
Incline or take care of : TEND
68
Bunch of bovines : HERD
69
Main artery : AORTA
Down
1
Overbearing : BOSSY
2
Mame and Minnie : AUNTS
3
Look hard : STARE
4
Aim of Dorothea Dix : REFORM
5
Make ___ for it (skedaddle) : ARUN
6
Government, to Germans : STAAT
7
Young salmon and young trout : PARRS
8
D.C. agency : COMM
9
Balaam's mount : ASS
10
Curtain in a doorway : PORTIERE
11
Trumpeter swan : OLOR
12
What tourists drop : LINE
13
Best seats in some houses : LOGE
19
Anklebones : TALI
21
One's Sunday best : GLADRAGS
25
Strong curse : ANATHEMA
27
Bond rating : AAA
28
Skillful : DEFT
29
Kind of pony or shirt : POLO
30
Etc. relative : ETAL
31
"Schoolboy" of pitching fame : ROWE
32
Without ___ to stand on : ALEG
33
Chanel : COCO
34
Small hill : KNOB
36
Little devils : IMPS
37
Kiwi's late cousin : MOA
40
Warm welcome : GLADHAND
41
Part of a triangle: Abbr. : HYP
46
Far from frowzy : NEAT
48
Ab ___ (from the start) : INITIO
50
Costume for a Crusader : ARMOR
51
"Say I'm weary, say ___": Leigh Hunt : IMSAD
53
Change : ALTER
54
Viewpoint : SLANT
55
Jute leader who invaded Britain : HORSA
56
Skip : OMIT
57
Dam : MARE
58
Presently : ANON
59
Skill, in Siena : ARTE
60
Computer food : DATA
62
Residue at a smoker : ASH

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
52 ms