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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 24, 1970

19-Down : Unprincipled politicians

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B J Q }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
1
C
2
H
3
A
4
S
5
M
6
P
7
O
8
M
9
E
10
C
11
R
12
E
13
W
14
L
A
L
L
A
15
O
V
A
L
16
H
E
R
A
17
A
R
I
O
T
18
T
O
S
S
19
S
A
L
A
D
20
P
E
T
E
R
21
F
A
L
K
22
N
O
I
S
E
23
I
A
G
O
24
C
O
S
T
E
R
25
M
26
I
27
S
C
U
E
28
S
O
L
29
P
O
L
L
U
X
30
C
O
L
L
31
A
32
T
33
O
34
R
35
A
R
E
E
L
36
Z
E
N
37
Y
E
A
R
N
38
M
E
S
D
A
39
M
E
S
40
A
G
R
E
E
D
41
T
O
E
42
S
P
O
O
L
S
43
S
44
T
45
R
46
A
I
T
47
A
L
E
S
48
P
H
I
L
O
49
S
P
A
T
T
50
E
51
R
52
E
53
D
54
H
E
M
I
N
55
G
W
A
Y
56
E
X
U
D
E
57
E
D
E
N
58
P
A
C
E
59
R
I
D
G
E
60
R
A
R
E
61
O
Y
E
R
62
S
T
E
E
R
© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,528
Across
1
Gulf : CHASM
6
Five-seeded fruit : POME
10
Type of haircut : CREW
14
___ Rookh : LALLA
15
Track field : OVAL
16
Wife of Zeus : HERA
17
Causing a disturbance : ARIOT
18
Prepare a course : TOSSSALAD
20
Stage and film actor : PETERFALK
22
Discordance : NOISE
23
Othello's ensign : IAGO
24
London peddler, for short : COSTER
25
Mistake : MISCUE
28
Scale tone : SOL
29
Star in Gemini : POLLUX
30
Card-matching machine : COLLATOR
35
Spinning : AREEL
36
Japanese sect : ZEN
37
Aspire : YEARN
38
___ et messieurs : MESDAMES
40
Corresponded : AGREED
41
Drive slantingly : TOE
42
Thread holders : SPOOLS
43
One kind of jacket : STRAIT
47
Drinks : ALES
48
Detective Vance : PHILO
49
Covered with spots : SPATTERED
54
Famous Papa : HEMINGWAY
56
Diffuse : EXUDE
57
Garden : EDEN
58
Tempo : PACE
59
Crest : RIDGE
60
Thin : RARE
61
___ and terminer : OYER
62
Tip, usually bum : STEER
Down
1
Sharp sound : CLAP
2
Leporine creature : HARE
3
Dismounted : ALIT
4
Plum : SLOE
5
Enrollment : MATRICULATION
6
Thick soup : POTAGE
7
Molding : OVOLO
8
Pretense : MASK
9
Letters : ELS
10
Agglomeration : CHAOS
11
Used another match : RELIT
12
Remove : ERASE
13
Certain boot : WADER
19
Unprincipled politicians : SNOLLYGOSTERS
21
___ pas : FAUX
24
Mountain pass : COL
25
English author : MORE
26
French land areas : ILES
27
Cutter : SLED
28
Family member : SON
29
Card game : PAM
30
These, in Paris : CES
31
Atmosphere: Prefix : AERO
32
Far-East weight : TAEL
33
Mesabi products : ORES
34
Boxing bout division: Abbr. : RND
36
Zuider ___ : ZEE
39
Quip : MOT
40
Egyptian goddess : APET
42
Cain, for one : SLAYER
43
Ball: Prefix : SPHER
44
Name of a film vamp : THEDA
45
Poet, old style : RIMER
46
Set straight : ALINE
47
Quickly : APACE
49
Influence : SWAY
50
Stage direction : EXIT
51
Inexpert : RUDE
52
Advantage : EDGE
53
Fleet one : DEER
55
H. Q. for mail : GPO

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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 © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
47 ms