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

New York Times, Wednesday, April 29, 1992

Author:
Michael A. Rampino
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 5.7
Michael A. Rampino has 33 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
O
2
R
3
T
4
S
5
E
6
R
7
G
8
S
9
A
10
S
11
T
12
A
13
P
I
E
T
14
A
15
N
E
A
P
16
C
O
O
L
17
S
M
A
R
T
18
V
A
S
E
19
I
L
L
E
20
A
K
I
T
21
T
Y
T
O
C
22
U
D
D
L
E
23
C
I
A
24
A
L
I
A
25
T
26
E
27
A
T
R
O
28
I
E
R
29
T
30
A
31
P
32
A
R
G
U
E
S
33
I
N
S
34
C
A
R
O
35
B
I
E
R
S
36
A
D
E
37
C
A
S
T
E
38
A
C
N
E
39
P
P
S
40
C
H
U
T
E
S
41
C
A
T
42
M
I
O
43
L
A
T
E
L
Y
44
A
N
S
45
A
46
A
M
I
47
A
48
P
49
O
50
O
C
H
T
O
51
S
M
O
O
52
C
53
H
54
P
E
T
S
55
E
A
R
L
56
I
N
L
A
57
Y
58
S
O
I
T
59
A
S
T
I
60
S
E
I
N
E
61
O
N
C
E
62
D
Y
A
D
63
D
O
G
S
© 1992, The New York TimesNo. 15,513
Across
1
Scraps for 47 Across : ORTS
5
Work units : ERGS
9
Dog in "The Thin Man" : ASTA
13
Michelangelo's Mother of Sorrows : PIETA
15
A tide : NEAP
16
Calm : COOL
17
Stylish : SMART
18
Amphora, e.g. : VASE
19
"Winnie ___ Pu" : ILLE
20
A "purrfect" pet? : AKITTYTOCUDDLE
23
Org. Robert Gates heads : CIA
24
Other things: Lat. : ALIA
25
Theater, in Tivoli : TEATRO
28
Suffix with cash : IER
29
Type of dance : TAP
32
Debates : ARGUES
33
Election winners : INS
34
"Means of Ascent" author : CARO
35
Catafalques : BIERS
36
Hoosier humorist : ADE
37
Hindu social class : CASTE
38
Rosacea : ACNE
39
Correspondent's second afterthought : PPS
40
Toboggan slides : CHUTES
41
Manx, e.g. : CAT
42
"O sole ___" : MIO
43
In recent days : LATELY
44
Looped handle : ANSA
46
Friend, in Amiens : AMI
47
Pamperable pup? : APOOCHTOSMOOCH
54
Cossets : PETS
55
James ___ Carter Jr. : EARL
56
Marquetry : INLAY
58
"Honi ___ qui mal y pense" : SOIT
59
Piedmontese city : ASTI
60
Sight from Notre Dame : SEINE
61
Head of a tale : ONCE
62
A pair : DYAD
63
Basenjis and Samoyeds : DOGS
Down
1
Harvest goddess : OPS
2
"Green Mansions" girl : RIMA
3
Shipbuilding lumber : TEAK
4
Severe censure : STRICTURE
5
Begrudge : ENVY
6
Gaucho's lariat : REATA
7
Reo's requirement : GASOLINE
8
Category lower than genus : SPECIES
9
This turns litmus red : ACID
10
Auctioneer's cry : SOLD
11
Ring slowly : TOLL
12
Not aweather : ALEE
14
Arrays : ATTIRES
21
N.M. art colony : TAOS
22
G. A. Nasser's alliance : UAR
25
Pierre's pipe filler : TABAC
26
Heather : ERICA
27
Deputy : AGENT
29
Sample : TASTE
30
Russian workers' cooperative : ARTEL
31
Precious metered writing : POESY
33
Sources of instinctive energy : IDS
34
Alerted : CAUTIONED
36
Desertion of faith : APOSTASY
37
Soft, thin leather : CHAMOIS
39
Nitwit : PINHEAD
40
Quahog : CLAM
42
Singer Davis : MAC
45
Main artery : AORTA
47
Lhasa ___, Tibetan dog : APSO
48
Laborer : PEON
49
Aural : OTIC
50
Bone: Comb. form : OSTE
51
Slipped : SLID
52
Muse of history : CLIO
53
Pend : HANG
57
A referendum vote : YES

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
27 ms