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

New York Times, Tuesday, August 25, 1981

Author:
Richard E. Dempsey
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2, Grid flow: 29.1
Richard E. Dempsey has 1 known pre-Shortz puzzle in our database.
1
A
2
T
3
T
4
B
5
U
6
S
7
T
8
S
9
S
10
P
11
A
12
D
13
D
O
U
14
R
15
A
S
T
R
O
16
T
A
B
U
17
L
Y
R
E
18
S
N
A
I
L
19
P
A
C
E
D
20
I
O
T
A
21
N
A
V
I
G
A
T
E
22
B
U
L
L
23
F
24
I
25
D
D
L
E
S
26
E
M
E
R
Y
27
D
A
28
S
29
H
30
E
31
R
32
C
33
A
N
34
M
O
N
35
E
36
T
37
N
A
O
M
I
38
A
G
E
39
R
40
N
E
A
R
41
S
42
P
R
I
M
43
L
U
C
I
44
A
45
S
T
E
E
46
P
47
S
T
E
48
M
E
K
O
N
49
G
50
A
T
R
51
E
E
52
G
O
53
T
54
O
T
H
E
D
O
55
G
56
S
57
A
58
P
59
P
60
A
L
L
E
D
61
U
P
O
N
62
G
O
O
S
E
F
L
E
63
S
64
H
65
C
E
D
E
66
A
U
K
S
67
E
L
O
P
E
68
E
R
L
E
69
S
T
E
T
70
R
A
N
T
S
71
A
Y
R
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,613
Across
1
LL.B. : ATT
4
Items in a Hall of Fame : BUSTS
9
W.W. I plane : SPAD
13
Stern, to Scotty : DOUR
15
Houston athlete : ASTRO
16
Forbidden : TABU
17
Stringed instrument : LYRE
18
Slow-moving : SNAILPACED
20
Jot : IOTA
21
Emulate Magellan : NAVIGATE
22
Bass viols : BULLFIDDLES
26
Corundum : EMERY
27
One of Santa's eight : DASHER
32
Half a dance : CAN
34
Painter of waterlilies : MONET
37
Name meaning "sweet or pleasant" : NAOMI
38
Ripening agent : AGER
40
Approaches : NEARS
42
Proper's partner : PRIM
43
Santa ___, city in Uruguay : LUCIA
45
Dear : STEEP
47
Between Sault and Marie : STE
48
Asian delta : MEKONG
50
Up ___ (stumped) : ATREE
52
Deteriorate : GOTOTHEDOGS
57
Shocked : APPALLED
61
"Once ___ a time ... " : UPON
62
What cold or fear causes : GOOSEFLESH
65
Give up : CEDE
66
Razorbills : AUKS
67
Run away : ELOPE
68
Gardner of whodunits : ERLE
69
Editor's notation : STET
70
Yawps : RANTS
71
Scottish seaport : AYR
Down
1
Off the cuff : ADLIB
2
"Happy birthday ___" : TOYOU
3
Sweater type : TURTLENECK
4
___-relief : BAS
5
J.F.K.'s service : USN
6
Tolerate : STAND
7
Test : TRIAL
8
Filled in a c.w.p. : SOLVED
9
Single : STAG
10
S.A. rodent : PACA
11
Help in heinous activities : ABET
12
Fop : DUDE
14
Kingdom : REALM
19
Tower-city native : PISAN
23
Opp. of masculine : FEM
24
Press : IRON
25
Force units : DYNES
28
Fool : SAP
29
Western : HORSEOPERA
30
Utter : EMIT
31
Hoarfrost : RIME
32
Soothe : CALM
33
Chill : AGUE
35
End a certain strike : EAT
36
Trick's alternative : TREAT
39
___ Grande : RIO
41
Third son of Adam : SETH
44
Acute or obtuse item : ANGLE
46
Prefix with mature : PRE
49
Johnny Miller is one : GOLFER
51
Elicit : EDUCE
53
"I cannot ___ lie" : TELLA
54
Famous French theater : ODEON
55
Divine : GODLY
56
Scoff : SNEER
57
Moslem titles : AGAS
58
Unhappy look : POUT
59
Sack or bag : POKE
60
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
63
N.Y.C. is one : SPT
64
Berlin's "___ a Rag Picker" : HES

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 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
49 ms