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

New York Times, Saturday, July 11, 1964

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.54)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 30.7 Grid has duplicate clues.
1
S
2
H
3
I
4
M
5
A
6
D
7
A
8
M
9
R
10
S
11
V
12
P
13
S
14
T
O
R
O
15
R
O
M
A
16
A
T
R
A
P
17
O
V
E
N
18
T
R
O
D
19
F
R
A
I
L
20
V
E
N
E
21
T
I
A
N
A
22
F
F
A
I
R
23
E
L
A
T
E
S
24
M
E
L
T
25
S
T
26
O
27
P
28
L
E
F
29
T
30
A
31
T
32
A
33
L
34
O
35
F
T
36
R
A
37
B
I
38
O
H
N
O
39
V
O
N
R
Y
40
A
N
S
E
X
41
P
R
E
S
S
42
O
L
I
O
43
L
O
S
E
44
I
D
E
A
S
45
N
A
N
N
46
I
E
47
E
P
48
E
E
49
T
S
P
50
S
51
S
T
52
E
53
A
54
L
55
A
56
W
57
A
P
S
H
O
58
T
59
S
C
A
N
D
A
L
60
P
I
L
A
U
61
N
A
T
O
62
D
A
M
E
63
A
D
I
G
E
64
A
M
E
R
65
O
L
A
N
66
H
E
X
E
S
67
R
E
N
T
68
W
E
R
E
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,459
Across
1
Mason's piece for leveling. : SHIM
5
Mr. Bede. : ADAM
9
Invitation addenda. : RSVPS
14
El ___, Marine airfield in Calif. : TORO
15
City on the Tevere. : ROMA
16
Set ___. : ATRAP
17
Part of 1 Down. : OVEN
18
___ the boards. : TROD
19
Not sturdy. : FRAIL
20
Best seller (with "The"). : VENETIANAFFAIR
23
Intoxicates. : ELATES
24
Liquefy. : MELT
25
Parry. : STOP
28
___ the post. : LEFTAT
32
High in the sky. : ALOFT
36
Famous physicist. : RABI
38
Exclamatory negative. : OHNO
39
Best-selling escape story. : VONRYANSEXPRESS
42
Mixture. : OLIO
43
Misplace. : LOSE
44
Adam's product. : IDEAS
45
Nurse. : NANNIE
47
Relative of a foil. : EPEE
49
Recipe abbreviation. : TSPS
51
___ march. : STEALA
56
Best seller (with "The"). : WAPSHOTSCANDAL
60
Turkish dish. : PILAU
61
Int. org. : NATO
62
Woman's title. : DAME
63
River of Italy. : ADIGE
64
Part of Western Hemisphere: Abbr. : AMER
65
Heroine of 1931 best seller. : OLAN
66
Bewitches: Colloq. : HEXES
67
Hire. : RENT
68
Subjective verb. : WERE
Down
1
Heater. : STOVE
2
Dwelling of sorts. : HOVEL
3
Ireland, in Spenser. : IRENA
4
French painter. : MONET
5
Brushman. : ARTIST
6
Mrs. Copperfield. : DORA
7
Egyptian god. : AMON
8
Woman's title. : MADAM
9
Money-raising device. : RAFFLE
10
Birthplace, 1564. : STRATFORD
11
True: Fr. : VRAI
12
Loving couple. : PAIR
13
Kind of train: Abbr. : SPL
21
Peevish. : TESTY
22
Mendelssohn. : FELIX
26
Whether ___. : ORNO
27
What "old hat" means. : PASSE
29
Fifth word of "America." : THEE
30
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
31
Partner of pitch. : TOSS
32
River of 10 Down. : AVON
33
Gwen Verdon role. : LOLA
34
Come ___. : ONIN
35
Famous play, 1928 hit. : FRONTPAGE
37
Radio signal. : BEEP
40
Hebrew letter. : ALEPH
41
Feature at the World's Fair. : PIETA
46
Points of argument. : ISSUES
48
Go with. : ESCORT
50
Ship's device. : SONAR
52
Set up a foundation. : ENDOW
53
Alan-___. : ADALE
54
Birthplace, 1884. : LAMAR
55
Coeur d'___, Idaho. : ALENE
56
Not limited. : WIDE
57
Girl's name. : ALIX
58
Dull. : TAME
59
Gun. : STEN
60
Disdainful sound. : PAH

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 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
24 ms