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

New York Times, Tuesday, July 8, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16, Grid flow: 62.2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 28-Down clue had two "at"s; removed one.

1
F
2
I
3
F
4
I
5
R
6
O
7
B
8
E
9
S
10
P
11
O
12
S
13
T
14
A
V
O
N
15
E
V
E
N
T
16
A
D
U
E
17
T
O
U
L
18
F
E
R
D
E
19
G
R
O
F
E
20
A
R
R
I
21
V
I
N
G
22
A
R
A
M
I
S
23
S
E
A
T
S
24
S
K
I
P
25
A
26
C
Q
U
I
T
27
H
E
S
P
E
28
R
29
I
30
A
31
Y
O
U
32
L
E
33
T
U
P
34
S
T
E
N
T
35
A
M
A
36
T
37
D
E
L
O
38
S
39
S
C
A
T
40
H
E
R
E
41
S
42
R
A
Y
E
43
D
44
I
N
A
45
S
T
E
R
T
46
O
R
S
47
C
U
48
S
T
E
R
49
R
O
P
Y
50
I
R
E
N
A
51
A
52
S
53
P
I
R
E
54
A
C
E
T
A
T
55
E
56
S
57
F
L
Y
B
Y
N
58
I
G
H
T
59
K
I
L
O
60
R
O
L
L
61
E
N
R
O
L
62
E
V
E
N
63
O
G
E
E
64
D
E
A
R
Y
65
S
E
A
S
© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,115
Across
1
Name for mademoiselle. : FIFI
5
Attire of judges. : ROBES
10
Military station. : POST
14
Tributary of the Severn. : AVON
15
Item on a track card. : EVENT
16
Together: Music. : ADUE
17
City near Nancy. : TOUL
18
He composed the "Grand Canyon Suite." : FERDEGROFE
20
Pulling into the station. : ARRIVING
22
One of the Musketeers. : ARAMIS
23
Spaces for spectators. : SEATS
24
Ricochet. : SKIP
25
Release from an obligation. : ACQUIT
27
What the Roman poets called Spain. : HESPERIA
31
Pronoun. : YOU
32
Pause. : LETUP
34
Tax. : STENT
35
Amo, amas, ___. : AMAT
37
Tiny Greek island in the Cyclades. : DELOS
39
Begone! : SCAT
40
"___ to the maiden of bashful fifteen ... " : HERES
42
Emitted beams of light. : RAYED
44
Miss Claire. : INA
45
Sources of snores. : STERTORS
47
Loser at Little Big Horn. : CUSTER
49
Stringy. : ROPY
50
Spenser's name for Ireland. : IRENA
51
Long for. : ASPIRE
54
Rayon fabrics. : ACETATES
57
Here today, gone tomorrow. : FLYBYNIGHT
59
Prefix meaning "thousand" in metric system. : KILO
60
Brioche. : ROLL
61
Sign up. : ENROL
62
Unvarying. : EVEN
63
Molding with a double curve. : OGEE
64
Variation of darling. : DEARY
65
Yellow, Red and Black. : SEAS
Down
1
___ Morgana, fairy of Arthurian legend. : FATA
2
Song writer Novello. : IVOR
3
Unequivocal. : FOURSQUARE
4
Instead: 2 wds. : INLIEU
5
Equipped again. : REFITTED
6
Where cakes come from. : OVENS
7
Miss Patty of golf. : BERG
8
Outcome. : END
9
Minute ___. : STEAKS
10
Protective walls. : PARAPETS
11
Famous name in aviation. : ODOM
12
Mohammedan ascetic and mystic. : SUFI
13
Parts of a golf course. : TEES
19
Porter's burden. : GRIPS
21
Inventor who improved the telegraph. : VAIL
24
Native soldier in British service in India. : SEPOY
25
Native maids in India. : AYAHS
26
Britain's huge jet plane. : COMET
27
Pantomime dances of Hawaii. : HULAS
28
Between arias, at the opera. : RECITATIVE
29
Foolish. : INANE
30
Flower product. : ATTAR
33
Comic strip character. : TERRY
36
Distressing. : TERRIBLE
38
In a mysterious way. : SECRETLY
41
Any news article: Journalism. : STORY
43
"Tristan und Isolde," Act II, Scene 2. : DUET
46
Staged a première. : OPENED
48
Reptiles. : SNAKES
50
Ethereal fluid in the veins of the gods. : ICHOR
51
A continent: Comb. form. : AFRO
52
Plod through mire. : SLOG
53
Correspondent Ernie. : PYLE
54
City near Delhi. : AGRA
55
Ancient town near Salerno. : ELEA
56
Favorite ___. : SONS
58
Common suffix. : INE

Answer summary:
16 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
35 ms