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

New York Times, Saturday, August 3, 1963

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q W Z }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 31.0
1
H
2
O
3
M
4
O
5
O
6
R
7
T
8
H
9
S
10
C
11
A
12
P
13
N
14
O
V
A
L
15
R
E
H
E
M
16
A
L
U
I
17
M
E
D
E
18
A
L
E
N
E
19
K
E
R
N
20
E
R
R
21
E
M
I
G
R
E
22
E
X
I
T
23
B
R
I
24
B
E
25
G
U
Y
26
A
M
I
S
H
27
A
U
G
U
S
28
T
I
N
I
29
A
N
I
S
M
30
S
L
A
G
31
E
O
S
32
P
A
X
33
E
E
L
34
C
A
N
O
35
P
U
S
36
B
37
E
38
S
39
A
R
K
40
F
E
R
41
S
E
T
T
42
A
43
U
G
U
S
44
T
A
G
E
45
O
R
G
I
A
46
R
E
L
A
X
47
H
U
G
48
R
I
G
O
R
49
A
N
T
I
50
A
R
G
Y
51
L
E
52
A
L
D
53
B
E
I
N
54
S
O
U
L
S
55
F
R
A
U
56
B
A
M
S
57
O
N
S
E
T
58
A
L
T
S
59
I
S
A
T
60
F
E
T
E
S
61
N
Y
E
T
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,116
Across
1
___ sapiens. : HOMO
5
Prefixes meaning "proper." : ORTHS
10
Bos'n's boss. : CAPN
14
Track shape. : OVAL
15
Mend, as a coat or skirt. : REHEM
16
His: Fr. : ALUI
17
Ancient Middle Easterner. : MEDE
18
Coeur d'___, Idaho. : ALENE
19
Hammerstein collaborator. : KERN
20
Miss the target. : ERR
21
White Russian, for example. : EMIGRE
22
Expressway sign. : EXIT
23
Allurement. : BRIBE
25
Josh. : GUY
26
Mennonite. : AMISH
27
Doctrine named for a saint. : AUGUSTINIANISM
30
Dross. : SLAG
31
Greek goddess. : EOS
32
Roman goddess. : PAX
33
Fish. : EEL
34
Star in Argo. : CANOPUS
36
Egyptian god of pleasure. : BES
39
State: Abbr. : ARK
40
Iron: Fr. : FER
41
Stone paving block. : SETT
42
"Winter Golf Capital of America." : AUGUSTAGEORGIA
46
Laze. : RELAX
47
Hold fast. : HUG
48
Severity. : RIGOR
49
See 39 Down. : ANTI
50
Sock. : ARGYLE
52
Municipal officer: Abbr. : ALD
53
Leg: Ger. : BEIN
54
People. : SOULS
55
Berlin lady. : FRAU
56
Dull resounding noises. : BAMS
57
Commencement. : ONSET
58
Singers: Abbr. : ALTS
59
"They laughed when ___ down ... " : ISAT
60
Celebrates. : FETES
61
Negative of a sort. : NYET
Down
1
Headquarters. : HOMEBASE
2
Decide against. : OVERRULE
3
Part song. : MADRIGAL
4
Scandinavian name. : OLE
5
British admiral W. W. I. : ORAM
6
Faith. : RELIGION
7
Pulitzer Prize winner. : THEGUNSOFAUGUST
8
Son of William the Conqueror. : HENRYI
9
"Peter Pan" role. : SMEE
10
Dessert ingredients. : CAKEMIX
11
Father of Peter the Great. : ALEXIS
12
Adherence to nicety in diction. : PURISM
13
Beethoven's last. : NINTH
21
Noun suffixes. : EES
24
Beetle. : BUG
26
Genus of ducks. : ANAS
28
East Indian trees. : TEAKS
29
River into the Orinoco. : APURE
34
Crucial point. : CRUX
35
Popular songstress. : PEGGYLEE
36
Contemptible. : BEGGARLY
37
Bleach. : ETIOLATE
38
Popular song by Carmichael. : STARDUST
39
Con. : AGAINST
41
Hindu title. : SRI
42
Legendary wanderer. : AENEAS
43
Last syllable. : ULTIMA
44
Sovereignty. : THRONE
45
Sourdough's goal. : ORE
46
Religious leader. : RABBI
50
On a (specific date). : ASOF
51
Amphibious craft. : LSTS
55
Ventilator. : FAN

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
55 ms