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

New York Times, Saturday, April 17, 1971

48-Across : Garden implement

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.59, Missing: { J K Q Y }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 7, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
1
G
2
E
3
N
4
I
5
A
6
L
7
A
8
M
9
A
10
Z
11
E
12
D
13
A
A
M
I
L
N
E
14
C
O
R
O
N
E
15
T
16
B
R
I
L
L
I
G
17
T
R
I
E
S
T
E
18
A
N
T
E
19
S
A
20
M
O
A
S
21
N
R
A
22
C
I
T
23
L
E
T
O
N
S
24
B
A
A
S
25
U
S
E
26
D
I
T
E
M
27
S
28
C
A
R
C
E
29
S
H
R
I
F
T
S
30
O
D
E
T
S
31
A
T
E
32
D
N
A
33
S
34
T
35
A
D
E
36
D
E
V
I
37
A
38
N
39
T
40
O
W
N
E
R
41
S
42
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R
43
B
E
A
M
44
A
45
S
A
F
O
X
46
A
P
E
47
R
E
N
48
P
R
U
N
E
R
49
S
T
H
N
50
A
D
I
51
P
O
S
E
52
N
O
53
T
A
T
E
D
54
S
L
A
P
P
E
D
55
S
U
N
D
E
W
S
56
E
S
S
E
N
E
57
E
S
T
E
R
S
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 7,917
Across
1
Kindly : GENIAL
7
Flabbergasted : AMAZED
13
Pooh's creator : AAMILNE
14
Noble's headpiece : CORONET
16
Second word of "Jabberwocky" : BRILLIG
17
Adriatic port : TRIESTE
18
Pony up : ANTE
19
American and Western : SAMOAS
21
Depression initials : NRA
22
Op. ___ : CIT
23
Shams, in Scotland : LETONS
24
Farm sounds : BAAS
25
Rummage-sale purchase : USEDITEM
27
Few and far between : SCARCE
29
Old absolutions : SHRIFTS
30
U.S. dramatist : ODETS
31
Snacked : ATE
32
Life substance : DNA
33
Greek length : STADE
36
Nonconforming : DEVIANT
40
People with deeds : OWNERS
42
Onetime tenth month : DECEMBER
43
Radiate : BEAM
44
Sly ___ : ASAFOX
46
Baboon : APE
47
Village in Sweden : REN
48
Garden implement : PRUNER
49
From Dixie: Abbr. : STHN
50
Fatty : ADIPOSE
52
Put into symbols : NOTATED
54
Greeted via the back : SLAPPED
55
Insect-eating plants : SUNDEWS
56
Ancient ascetic : ESSENE
57
Chemical compounds : ESTERS
Down
1
Food enhancer : GARNISH
2
Signal sender : EMITTER
3
Khartoum's river : NILE
4
Out of sorts : ILL
5
Liqueur : ANISETTE
6
Envoys : LEGATES
7
Take steps : ACTON
8
Quagmire : MORASS
9
Uris hero et al. : ARIS
10
Writer Akins : ZOE
11
Catch : ENSNARE
12
Belittle : DETRACT
13
Eastern computer : ABACUS
15
Tantalizes : TEASES
20
Family member : MOM
23
Word with weight or shop : LIFTER
24
Cause of poor archery score : BADAIM
26
Royal headpiece : DIADEM
28
Like a camera lens : CONVEX
32
Proper : DECOROUS
33
Remnants: Sp. : SOBRAS
34
Dum or dee : TWEEDLE
35
Liar : ANANIAS
36
Linebacker's forte : DEFENSE
37
Hit ___ (pitch too close) : ABATTER
38
Relatives : NEPHEWS
39
Poll findings : TRENDS
41
Druid stone of England : SARSEN
42
Blocker : DAN
45
Leather : SUEDE
48
"Essay on Man" author : POPE
49
Marquis de ___ : SADE
51
Letter adjunct : PPS
53
Explosive : TNT

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
44 ms