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

New York Times, Friday, August 5, 1955

59-Across : Hiatuses.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 261 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 0, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
L
3
A
4
T
5
A
6
S
7
S
8
A
9
M
10
A
11
B
12
B
13
A
14
P
E
G
U
15
R
H
I
N
E
16
D
R
A
W
17
A
M
O
R
18
T
U
R
N
E
19
D
D
O
W
N
20
T
U
R
N
21
O
U
T
S
22
T
R
A
W
L
S
23
E
R
A
S
E
R
S
24
L
I
A
M
25
O
R
O
26
S
I
N
G
S
27
O
28
N
29
G
30
A
31
R
32
G
U
S
33
S
H
A
G
S
34
B
O
O
35
H
U
R
T
36
R
A
I
N
S
37
T
I
N
E
38
A
D
O
39
L
E
V
E
E
40
M
U
S
E
S
41
B
E
G
42
R
I
M
E
D
43
F
A
R
44
O
T
I
S
45
G
U
N
N
46
E
47
L
48
S
49
S
50
A
51
T
U
R
N
52
T
U
R
N
E
D
U
P
53
T
U
R
N
E
D
54
T
A
I
L
55
D
U
M
A
56
A
R
I
D
57
E
R
O
S
E
58
I
C
E
R
59
G
A
P
S
60
R
A
S
E
D
61
N
E
N
E
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,229
Across
1
Strip of wood or metal. : SLAT
5
Its capital is Shillong. : ASSAM
10
Ambassador Eban. : ABBA
14
City near Rangoon. : PEGU
15
Scene of "Das Rheingold." : RHINE
16
Tie. : DRAW
17
Latin Cupid. : AMOR
18
Rejected. : TURNEDDOWN
20
Gatherings of people. : TURNOUTS
22
Fishing lines. : TRAWLS
23
Slate cleaners. : ERASERS
24
Author O'Flaherty. : LIAM
25
Gold: Spanish. : ORO
26
Monotonous cadence. : SINGSONG
30
Gaint with a hundred eyes. : ARGUS
33
Goes after a fly ball, in batting practice. : SHAGS
34
Form of criticism. : BOO
35
Cause distress. : HURT
36
Comes down. : RAINS
37
Prong of an antler. : TINE
38
Pother. : ADO
39
Morning reception. : LEVEE
40
Nine goddesses. : MUSES
41
Dirtied. : BEGRIMED
43
Greatly. : FAR
44
Actor Skinner. : OTIS
45
Where topsides and decks meet. : GUNNELS
49
Next to Jupiter. : SATURN
52
Happened along. : TURNEDUP
53
Fled from the scene. : TURNEDTAIL
55
Czarist parliamentary body. : DUMA
56
Dry as dust. : ARID
57
Worn away. : EROSE
58
Freezer. : ICER
59
Hiatuses. : GAPS
60
Leveled to the ground. : RASED
61
English river, into The Wash. : NENE
Down
1
Excessive outpouring, as of words. : SPATE
2
Animal allied to the monkey. : LEMUR
3
Neighbor of a stoa. : AGORA
4
Produces. : TURNSOUT
5
Toscanini. : ARTURO
6
Forbids entrance. : SHUTS
7
Knights. : SIRS
8
New England cape. : ANN
9
Assemblies. : MEETINGS
10
Cartoonist of the "Monster" family. : ADDAMS
11
Forehead. : BROW
12
Loud cry. : BAWL
13
Barley bristles. : AWNS
19
Passes slowly. : DRAGS
21
Poetic contractions. : OERS
24
Climbing plant. : LIANE
26
Started suddenly. : SHIED
27
Broad sashes. : OBIS
28
Nary a one. : NONE
29
Fares. : GOES
30
Moby Dick's enemy. : AHAB
31
Unmannerly. : RUDE
32
British tar's ration of rum. : GROG
33
Builds a nest egg. : SAVES
36
Memo of future action. : REMINDER
37
Retired for the night. : TURNEDIN
39
Metric measure. : LITRE
40
Octogenarian author. : MANN
42
Divisions of a bout. : ROUNDS
43
Rolled tightly. : FURLED
45
Aspect. : GUISE
46
Elicit. : EDUCE
47
Unit of light. : LUMEN
48
Fifth tire. : SPARE
49
Exclusive soiree. : STAG
50
Surrounding atmosphere. : AURA
51
Cruise. : TRIP
52
Southwestern resort city. : TAOS
54
Partner of la. : TRA

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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 © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
56 ms