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

New York Times, Saturday, June 14, 1958

37-Across : Subjects of famed Sherlock Holmes story.

Author:
Herman Keld
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 80, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.72, Missing: { J Q }, Scrabble score: 331 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4, Grid flow: 20.9
Herman Keld has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
A
3
F
4
E
5
L
6
E
7
D
8
R
9
A
10
C
11
E
12
R
13
S
14
A
L
L
Y
15
E
X
O
16
A
Z
A
L
E
A
17
B
L
U
E
18
C
H
I
P
19
M
I
L
A
D
Y
20
S
A
X
21
H
A
L
E
22
D
23
M
I
N
O
S
24
P
E
R
E
25
R
26
O
U
X
27
S
28
T
29
O
R
E
30
S
31
T
I
L
T
32
M
33
A
34
O
35
C
O
W
A
R
36
D
37
R
E
D
H
38
E
A
D
S
39
O
X
E
N
40
E
41
L
I
D
E
42
A
L
A
S
43
P
I
N
K
44
S
L
I
P
45
R
46
A
V
A
G
E
47
E
N
S
48
A
L
T
E
49
R
50
G
E
N
E
T
51
B
R
A
E
52
A
53
M
E
S
54
B
55
A
56
S
R
A
57
R
58
A
T
O
N
59
F
60
E
61
R
62
A
B
L
A
Z
63
E
64
W
H
I
T
65
E
L
I
E
66
T
R
A
V
E
L
67
E
E
R
68
V
A
R
A
69
S
I
M
O
N
Y
70
S
R
A
71
A
X
E
L
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,273
Across
1
___ Society. : CAFE
5
Was ahead. : LED
8
Competitors in the Mille Miglia. : RACERS
14
Associate. : ALLY
15
Outside: Prefix. : EXO
16
Flowering shrub. : AZALEA
17
Top quality: Slang. : BLUECHIP
19
English gentlewoman. : MILADY
20
Inventor of a wind instrument. : SAX
21
Compelled to go along. : HALED
23
Minotaur's owner. : MINOS
24
Father: Fr. : PERE
25
Cooked mixture of flour and butter for sauces. : ROUX
27
Accumulate. : STORE
30
Long-legged bird. : STILT
32
Chinese name. : MAO
35
British actor-playwright. : COWARD
37
Subjects of famed Sherlock Holmes story. : REDHEADS
39
Wagon train animals. : OXEN
40
Ignore. : ELIDE
42
Exclamation of sorrow. : ALAS
43
Employment termination notice: Colloq. : PINKSLIP
45
Havoc. : RAVAGE
47
Being, in the most abstract sense. : ENS
48
Vary. : ALTER
50
Small Old World mammal. : GENET
51
Hillside: Dial. : BRAE
52
College town in Iowa. : AMES
54
Port of Iraq. : BASRA
57
Boca ___, Florida. : RATON
59
Chemin de ___ (railroad): Fr. : FER
62
Ardent. : ABLAZE
64
Fib. : WHITELIE
66
Broadening experience. : TRAVEL
67
Poetic "ever." : EER
68
Latin-American measure, 32 to 43 inches. : VARA
69
Traffic in that which is sacred. : SIMONY
70
Señora: Abbr. : SRA
71
Author Munthe. : AXEL
Down
1
Means of transportation. : CABS
2
___ breve, in music. : ALLA
3
Stream. : FLUX
4
Observe. : EYE
5
Hungarian composer. : LEHAR
6
Expatriates. : EXILES
7
Inside information: Colloq. : DOPE
8
Zodiac sign, Aries. : RAM
9
Arc of the horizon, in astronomy. : AZIMUTH
10
Cup or chalice. : CALIX
11
Spirit: Fr. : ELAN
12
Fix again. : REDO
13
Recites. : SAYS
18
Enliven. : CHEER
22
Dehydrated. : DRIED
24
Frolic. : PRANK
26
Not so young. : OLDER
27
Extent. : SCOPE
28
Poison. : TOXIN
29
Hero of 1936 Olympics. : OWENS
31
Rubbish: Slang. : TRIPE
32
South-African Premier, 1948–1954. : MALAN
33
Maxim. : ADAGE
34
Native of Central Caucasus. : OSSET
36
___ Street. : DELLA
38
Edges of a roof. : EAVES
41
Unit of capacity in metric system. : LITER
44
Gene of double-eagle fame. : SARAZEN
46
Representative. : AGENT
49
To the contrary. : RATHER
51
A daring villain. : BRAVO
53
Shearer of the ballet. : MOIRA
54
Cave dwellers. : BATS
55
Shelter, as a dugout: Fr. : ABRI
56
Heavy impact. : SLAM
58
Fills with reverence. : AWES
59
Source of linen. : FLAX
60
Name on Irish stamps. : EIRE
61
Having actuality. : REAL
63
City in E. England. : ELY
65
Little ___. : EVA

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
37 ms