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

New York Times, Monday, May 23, 1955

10-Down : German man's name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 61, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7, Grid flow: 22.6
1
N
2
A
3
S
4
H
5
P
6
E
7
E
8
P
9
D
10
E
11
A
12
R
13
O
L
E
O
14
I
S
N
O
15
T
16
U
M
B
O
17
D
I
E
M
18
S
T
E
E
R
19
L
I
E
S
20
S
T
R
I
21
T
C
H
22
T
U
23
M
U
L
T
Y
24
L
O
E
S
25
F
A
T
26
B
27
L
I
P
S
28
F
29
I
F
T
H
30
A
31
V
32
E
33
C
R
I
E
S
34
A
I
S
L
E
35
L
A
Y
36
H
E
N
S
37
A
L
O
N
E
38
S
I
M
E
39
I
D
E
40
S
T
A
R
T
41
S
W
A
P
S
42
C
A
R
43
Y
A
T
I
D
44
G
U
E
S
S
45
A
V
E
46
L
I
M
A
47
P
48
A
49
R
S
O
N
50
S
51
O
S
P
R
52
E
53
Y
54
S
55
A
T
O
M
56
D
E
57
P
T
H
58
S
I
A
M
59
L
O
T
I
60
S
M
O
T
E
61
I
N
R
E
62
O
P
E
N
63
I
T
O
S
64
N
E
N
E
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,155
Across
1
Poet and panelist. : NASH
5
Bird sound. : PEEP
9
Term of affection. : DEAR
13
Butter substitute. : OLEO
14
See 29 Down. : ISNOT
16
Boss or knob. : UMBO
17
Far East statesman. : DIEM
18
Direct. : STEER
19
Stories. : LIES
20
Elaine of "Bus Stop." : STRITCH
22
Woodrow Wilson's private secretary. : TUMULTY
24
Pitcher for the Dodgers. : LOES
25
Like Falstaff. : FAT
26
Radar signals. : BLIPS
28
Manhattan artery. : FIFTHAVE
33
Exclaims. : CRIES
34
Part of a church. : AISLE
35
Ballad. : LAY
36
Birds. : HENS
37
Single. : ALONE
38
Monkey. : SIME
39
Chemistry suffix. : IDE
40
Jerky movement. : START
41
Derby winner. : SWAPS
42
Column in the form of draped female figure. : CARYATID
44
Surmise. : GUESS
45
Hail! : AVE
46
Capital city. : LIMA
47
Ministers. : PARSONS
51
Rapacious birds. : OSPREYS
55
Important particle. : ATOM
56
Sonar measures it. : DEPTH
58
Tuptim's land. : SIAM
59
Pseudonym of Louis Viaud (1850–1923). : LOTI
60
What Moses did to the stone. : SMOTE
61
Concerning. : INRE
62
Accessible. : OPEN
63
Hirobumi and Yuko. : ITOS
64
Spanish baby boy. : NENE
Down
1
Is careless. : NODS
2
Settled on. : ALIT
3
Nostradamus. : SEER
4
Sermons. : HOMILIES
5
Twelfth sign of the zodiac. : PISCES
6
Baltic natives. : ESTHS
7
Compass point. : ENE
8
Wallace Stevens. : POET
9
Great Lakes port. : DULUTH
10
German man's name. : EMIL
11
Incite. : ABET
12
Bright. : ROSY
15
Edible fungus. : TRUFFLE
21
The very best: Slang. : TOPS
23
Paraguay tea. : MATE
26
City in the Netherlands. : BREDA
27
Steamship. : LINER
28
Sea inlet. : FIORD
29
See 14 Across. : ISNT
30
Another name. : ALIAS
31
Early movie stars. : VAMPS
32
Potato buds. : EYES
33
Easy elegance. : CHIC
34
Jai ___. : ALAI
37
Accompanies. : ATTENDS
38
Administers an oath. : SWEARSIN
40
Comedian Jimmy ___. : SAVO
41
Pool in a mine. : SUMP
43
Rita's daughter. : YASMIN
44
Dorothy and Lillian. : GISHES
46
Relative of Bingo. : LOTTO
47
___ Alto. : PALO
48
At the summit. : ATOP
49
Repetition without signification. : ROTE
50
Half: Prefix. : SEMI
52
German article. : EINE
53
Tale. : YARN
54
Character in "Peter Pan." : SMEE
57
Flower holder. : POT

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
50 ms