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

New York Times, Saturday, September 11, 1993

26-Down : Mystery writer Michael ___

Author:
Robert H. Wolfe
Editor:
Mel Taub
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 94, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 15.3
Robert H. Wolfe has 23 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 60 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
L
2
A
3
P
4
S
5
E
6
G
7
R
8
B
9
R
10
C
11
A
12
P
13
O
G
L
E
S
14
O
A
R
E
15
D
16
O
R
O
17
F
R
A
N
C
18
I
S
D
U
C
K
19
W
R
S
20
T
E
S
S
E
L
L
A
T
E
S
21
D
E
S
22
S
E
T
E
23
L
I
M
E
S
24
F
U
S
E
25
S
26
I
G
N
E
27
S
28
N
O
R
T
S
29
C
30
A
31
D
32
N
O
G
S
33
A
C
H
E
S
34
A
R
O
35
I
N
T
S
36
C
37
A
V
I
A
R
E
38
R
E
E
S
E
39
P
A
L
E
40
M
S
S
41
M
A
R
I
S
42
A
43
I
T
A
L
44
S
45
E
C
O
N
46
S
47
A
M
A
R
48
C
49
A
50
G
51
E
52
L
O
G
53
A
N
G
E
L
I
54
C
A
L
L
Y
55
I
D
E
56
J
E
N
N
Y
C
A
R
T
E
R
57
T
E
R
58
A
R
E
T
S
59
S
C
E
N
E
60
E
S
S
61
S
L
O
T
62
T
E
R
N
S
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 16,013
Across
1
Backslide : LAPSE
6
Part of the U.K. : GRBR
10
Ammo for a toy gun : CAP
13
Eyes amorously : OGLES
14
Propelled a dinghy : OARED
16
Coronado's gold : ORO
17
A piratic quack's lady? : FRANCISDUCK
19
Targets for N.F.L. QB's : WRS
20
Adorns with mosaic : TESSELLATES
21
___ Plaines : DES
22
French seaport : SETE
23
Rickey ingredients : LIMES
24
Circuit breaker's kin : FUSE
25
___ de tête (nod) : SIGNE
27
Quick drafts : SNORTS
29
Ungentlemanly fellow : CAD
32
Holiday drinks : NOGS
33
Needs aspirin : ACHES
34
Drives away by a curse : AROINTS
36
Appetizing roe : CAVIARE
38
Della of songdom : REESE
39
Like Eastwood's "Rider" : PALE
40
Eds' stock in trade : MSS
41
Berenson of "Barry Lyndon" : MARISA
43
Natives of Sic. : ITALS
45
The Fed's concern : ECON
46
Philippine island : SAMAR
48
"Lady in a ___," 1964 de Havilland film : CAGE
52
Diary : LOG
53
In a saintly manner : ANGELICALLY
55
Chemical suffix : IDE
56
Braying comedian's helpmate? : JENNYCARTER
57
Tetra minus one : TER
58
Reckons, of old : ARETS
59
Angry exhibition : SCENE
60
Kin of ette : ESS
61
Vegas opening : SLOT
62
Sea gulls : TERNS
Down
1
Church galleries : LOFTS
2
Harmonize : AGREE
3
Cell: Comb. form : PLAST
4
Perceives : SENSES
5
Verb suffix : ESCE
6
Anserine babes : GOSLINGS
7
"Aïda" tenor role : RADAMES
8
Unfeeling person : BRUTE
9
School break : RECESS
10
Sequel to a Costner film? : COWDURHAM
11
Patrolmen, at times : ARRESTERS
12
Has and holds : POSSESSES
15
Cruise-ship levels: Abbr. : DKS
18
"...things ___ had ever bad success?": Shak. : ILLGOT
24
Hubs : FOCI
26
Mystery writer Michael ___ : INNES
28
Seedless kind of orange : NAVEL
29
White Friar : CARMELITE
30
Some three-digit numbers : AREACODES
31
Gil Gerard's spaceperson? : DOEROGERS
35
"The proof ... ___ the eating" : ISIN
36
Stimulus of a kind : CATALYST
37
Visigoth king : ALARIC
39
Olive stuffing : PIMENTO
42
"Lou Grant" actor and family : ASNERS
44
In short supply : SCARCE
47
Old French coin : AGNEL
49
Vary : ALTER
50
America's first orbiter : GLENN
51
Brontë's Jane and family : EYRES
53
Spaniard's cry of triumph : AJA
54
All the players : CAST

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
37 ms