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

New York Times, Thursday, July 21, 1977

15-Down : Between pi and sigma

Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 10, XRef: 0, Spans: 5 (2 double stacks), Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 12.0 Grid has duplicate clues.
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
P
2
L
3
A
4
S
5
M
6
A
7
C
8
R
9
A
10
M
11
A
12
S
13
A
14
H
A
V
E
A
G
15
R
E
E
N
L
16
I
G
H
T
17
E
V
E
R
Y
T
H
I
N
G
I
S
A
O
K
18
W
A
R
T
O
19
O
L
D
S
20
A
R
E
A
21
S
R
22
O
23
S
T
24
O
25
A
26
H
27
A
28
W
29
A
30
S
31
E
N
32
T
33
R
34
A
35
P
36
C
A
L
37
U
38
M
N
I
E
39
S
40
T
A
U
R
O
41
A
L
L
S
Y
S
T
E
M
42
S
A
R
E
G
O
43
S
L
I
E
R
44
S
T
E
P
P
E
D
O
N
45
T
E
N
D
O
46
N
47
O
E
R
48
E
T
A
49
N
A
50
B
51
Y
52
A
53
P
54
M
55
A
56
L
57
I
58
V
E
59
E
60
R
61
R
U
62
B
63
L
64
E
65
T
H
E
C
66
O
A
S
T
I
67
S
C
L
E
A
R
68
G
I
V
E
T
H
E
H
I
G
H
S
I
G
N
69
S
T
Y
70
T
O
T
S
71
T
S
E
T
S
E
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,204
Across
1
Blood fluid : PLASMA
7
Study hard, but late : CRAM
11
Fit ___ fiddle : ASA
14
Be authorized to proceed : HAVEAGREENLIGHT
17
"Proceed" : EVERYTHINGISAOK
18
"We made ___ the end": Clemenceau : WARTO
19
The Reo was named for him : OLDS
20
Space : AREA
21
Neil Simon's favorite letters : SRO
23
O. Henry concoction: Abbr. : STO
25
Eureka! : AHA
28
"Able ___ I ... " : WAS
31
Catch, spider style : ENTRAP
36
Slanders : CALUMNIES
40
Bull: Comb. form : TAURO
41
"Proceed!" : ALLSYSTEMSAREGO
43
More cunning : SLIER
44
Trampled : STEPPEDON
45
Achilles' ___ (hamstring) : TENDON
47
"___ the ramparts we watched ... " : OER
48
Greek vowel : ETA
49
Collar : NAB
51
Kyoodle : YAP
54
Neighbor of Algeria : MALI
58
Swing off course : VEER
61
100 kopecks : RUBLE
65
"Proceed!" : THECOASTISCLEAR
68
Signal to proceed : GIVETHEHIGHSIGN
69
Porker's place : STY
70
The sandbox set : TOTS
71
Redundant fly : TSETSE
Down
1
"Is it hot!" : PHEW
2
Vesuvian outflow : LAVA
3
State peremptorily : AVER
4
José María's murals : SERTS
5
Bradley of L.A. : MAYOR
6
G-man or T-man: Abbr. : AGT
7
Wainscot : CEIL
8
Tears out or away : RENDS
9
Feelings of anxiety : ANGSTE
10
Date in the 11th century : MLI
11
He wrote "A Time for Greatness" : AGAR
12
Nursery-rhyme abode : SHOE
13
Aleutian island : ATKA
15
Between pi and sigma : RHO
16
"This ___ recording" : ISA
22
Has rightful title to : OWNS
24
Ready for use : ONTAP
25
"___ of thousands" : ACAST
26
Handel's birthplace : HALLE
27
Exhausted : ALLIN
29
Islets : AITS
30
Look after : SEETO
32
Darnel : TARE
33
___ la Paix : RUEDE
34
Vernacular : ARGOT
35
City SE of Bombay : POONA
37
Secondhand : USED
38
Comedian Cohen : MYRON
39
Barrie pirate : SMEE
42
Nimble : SPRY
46
Blanket or Indian : NAVAHO
50
Fall upon : BESET
52
Prelates: Abbr. : ARCHS
53
Throb : PULSE
54
Assemblies: Abbr. : MTGS
55
"___, a very palpable ... ": "Hamlet" : AHIT
56
Tax : LEVY
57
Bar need : ICE
59
Suffixes with Biblical verbs : ETHS
60
Canals of Venezia : RII
62
"___ ever so humble ... " : BEIT
63
Dallies : LAGS
64
White-tailed bird : ERNE
66
N.Y. Giant slugger : OTT
67
N.C.O. : SGT

Answer summary:
8 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
41 ms