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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 3, 1959

14-Across : Military acronym.

Author:
Charles Allen
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J K Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 60.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
Charles C. Allen has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Charles Allen is an alias for Charles C. Allen.
1
H
2
O
3
P
4
E
5
P
6
A
7
P
8
A
9
W
10
T
11
A
12
M
13
S
14
A
W
O
L
15
A
B
A
B
A
16
E
L
A
N
17
W
I
S
P
18
R
I
C
E
R
19
N
A
N
A
20
T
A
21
S
T
E
T
E
M
22
P
T
I
N
G
23
S
24
E
A
S
O
N
25
T
I
P
26
I
L
L
O
M
E
27
N
28
D
O
N
E
29
G
30
A
31
L
32
T
A
C
33
E
R
A
34
S
E
35
A
G
O
R
A
36
S
I
A
37
M
38
S
P
I
N
39
A
40
S
L
O
G
41
U
N
R
I
42
P
43
E
X
I
L
44
E
45
D
U
G
46
P
E
D
L
A
47
R
S
48
M
A
L
49
T
E
S
E
50
I
T
O
51
C
O
I
N
E
D
52
M
53
O
54
U
T
H
W
55
A
56
T
57
E
R
I
N
G
58
E
R
N
A
59
E
N
A
M
I
60
S
A
61
U
62
D
63
A
S
I
T
64
L
I
M
I
T
65
E
T
T
U
66
N
O
T
E
67
S
L
A
T
Y
68
L
E
A
D
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,518
Across
1
One of a Biblical trio. : HOPE
5
Yellow-fleshed tropical fruit. : PAPAW
10
Headgear. : TAMS
14
Military acronym. : AWOL
15
Addis ___. : ABABA
16
French fervor. : ELAN
17
Fragment. : WISP
18
Food processing gadget. : RICER
19
French fictional heroine. : NANA
20
Food advertiser's adjective. : TASTETEMPTING
23
Lend savor to. : SEASON
25
Gratuity. : TIP
26
Bird of ___. : ILLOMEN
28
County of Ireland. : DONEGAL
32
Tic-___-toe. : TAC
33
Remove an error. : ERASE
35
Grecian supermarket. : AGORA
36
Kingdom of popular musical. : SIAM
38
Thorn: Lat. : SPINA
40
Proceed toilsomely. : SLOG
41
Tear open. : UNRIP
43
Batista, for one. : EXILE
45
Spaded. : DUG
46
Door-to-door salesmen: Var. : PEDLARS
48
Cat. : MALTESE
50
Japanese name. : ITO
51
Originated, as a word. : COINED
52
Food advertiser's adjective. : MOUTHWATERING
58
Singer Sack. : ERNA
59
Like a friend: Fr. : ENAMI
60
Ibn ___. : SAUD
63
"___ was in the beginning ... " : ASIT
64
Greatest number allowed. : LIMIT
65
Caesarean phrase. : ETTU
66
Negotiable paper. : NOTE
67
Of a smoke-blue color. : SLATY
68
Plumbum. : LEAD
Down
1
Hem's associate. : HAW
2
Wartime agency. : OWI
3
It goes for three cents. : POSTALCARD
4
Rio Grande city. : ELPASO
5
East and West, at the bridge table. : PARTNERS
6
Man's nickname. : ABIE
7
Agreement. : PACT
8
"___ in my bonnet." : ABEE
9
Grow sympathetic toward. : WARMTO
10
Camping accessories. : TENTPEGS
11
Jai ___. : ALAI
12
Author of "Death in Venice." : MANN
13
Unexpected difficulty. : SNAG
21
An unspecified amount. : SOME
22
Pineapple: Span. : PINA
23
"___ and takes notice." : SITSUP
24
Tennyson heroine. : ELAINE
27
Neck parts. : NAPES
28
Coarse cotton twill. : DENIM
29
Approach to San Francisco. : GOLDENGATE
30
Awaken. : AROUSE
31
Fell behind. : LAGGED
34
Number. : SIX
37
Operate (against). : MILITATE
39
Eager quickness. : ALACRITY
42
Footway. : PATH
44
French saint, his day, Dec. 1. : ELOI
47
Small wheels on spurs. : ROWELS
49
Gaudy decoration. : TINSEL
52
Intermediate figure. : MEAN
53
Ten ___ (ten, more or less). : ORSO
54
Subdivision of troops. : UNIT
55
Shrub yielding indigo. : ANIL
56
Colombian Indian. : TAMA
57
Put into circulation. : EMIT
61
Actress Hagen. : UTA
62
Flat failure: Colloq. : DUD

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
89 ms