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

New York Times, Saturday, August 14, 1954

Author:
Marian Moeser
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 283 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 85, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9, Grid flow: 38.0
Marian Moeser has 22 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
M
2
O
3
P
4
E
5
B
6
A
7
S
8
R
9
A
10
S
11
P
12
I
13
T
14
I
V
A
N
15
E
L
O
I
N
16
P
O
R
E
17
C
E
N
T
18
R
A
L
A
M
E
19
R
I
C
A
N
20
E
N
D
E
A
V
O
R
21
M
O
R
O
N
S
22
O
N
S
E
T
23
L
O
D
I
24
P
25
E
W
T
E
R
26
M
A
N
I
T
27
O
28
B
29
A
30
A
N
D
E
S
31
W
O
M
E
N
32
U
L
M
33
I
S
I
S
34
M
I
N
E
S
35
S
T
O
A
36
R
U
E
37
B
O
N
D
S
38
B
A
C
K
S
39
S
E
S
40
T
E
R
C
E
41
B
O
U
L
E
S
42
A
L
A
E
43
C
A
R
T
A
44
S
45
P
46
I
L
L
S
47
L
A
R
G
E
S
48
S
49
E
50
T
H
O
M
A
S
51
J
E
F
F
E
R
S
O
N
52
A
I
N
U
53
E
A
S
E
L
54
N
E
O
N
55
G
L
A
D
56
S
I
S
S
Y
57
E
S
T
A
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,873
Across
1
Apathetic one. : MOPE
5
City of mosques, in Iraq. : BASRA
10
Roasting adjunct. : SPIT
14
Former Bulgarian ruler. : IVAN
15
Conceal (property): Law. : ELOIN
16
Think deeply. : PORE
17
Balboa resident. : CENTRALAMERICAN
20
Exert effort. : ENDEAVOR
21
Empty heads. : MORONS
22
Start. : ONSET
23
City near Milan. : LODI
24
Handcrafter's material. : PEWTER
26
Tundra region of Canada. : MANITOBA
30
Chile's eastern wall. : ANDES
31
Subjects of a Luce play. : WOMEN
32
Einstein's birthplace. : ULM
33
Central figure in Egyptian myth. : ISIS
34
Salt ___. : MINES
35
Attican arcade. : STOA
36
Paris street. : RUE
37
Series E items. : BONDS
38
Football players. : BACKS
39
Old Roman coin. : SESTERCE
41
Bowls: French. : BOULES
42
Wings on some seeds. : ALAE
43
Magna ___. : CARTA
44
Tumbles. : SPILLS
47
Generous giving. : LARGESSE
50
The man on the two-dollar bill. : THOMASJEFFERSON
52
Eastern aborigine. : AINU
53
Artist's standby. : EASEL
54
Scientific find of 1898. : NEON
55
Pleased. : GLAD
56
"Milquetoast" character. : SISSY
57
Are: Spanish. : ESTA
Down
1
Field dwellers. : MICE
2
Place for 3 Down. : OVEN
3
Deep-dish apple pies. : PANDOWDIES
4
Governmental understandings. : ENTENTES
5
Fur animal. : BEAVER
6
Give or assign. : ALLOT
7
Leave the ground. : SOAR
8
Outer portion. : RIM
9
Sea animals resembling flowers. : ANEMONES
10
Life. : SPIRIT
11
Somewhat: Mus. direction. : POCO
12
Part of the Middle East. : IRAN
13
Honors, at bridge. : TENS
18
Demolishes. : RASES
19
French sculptor. : RODIN
23
Incapacitates. : LAMES
24
Twosomes. : PAIRS
25
Result. : ENSUE
26
Sophisticate's world. : MONDE
27
Puts in the shade. : OUTCLASSES
28
Man, in British slang. : BLOKE
29
Gather. : AMASS
31
Flinch. : WINCE
34
Perplexing states of affairs. : MORASSES
35
French export. : SAUTERNE
37
Arthur Kober's heroine. : BELLA
38
A one-man show. : BORGE
40
Mishnah and Gemara. : TALMUD
41
Lost week-ender. : BARFLY
43
Eating places. : CAFES
44
Forest denizen. : STAG
45
The Scooter. : PHIL
46
Hebrides island. : IONA
47
Smaller. : LESS
48
Winter by-product. : SOOT
49
City in Sicily. : ENNA
51
___ alai. : JAI

Answer summary:
9 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
58 ms