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

New York Times, Saturday, January 16, 1965

61-Across : Those in their forties.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J X Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
1
A
2
U
3
T
4
O
5
A
6
S
7
C
8
A
9
P
10
M
11
S
12
G
13
R
14
P
R
O
M
15
O
N
T
O
R
Y
16
I
N
R
E
17
S
U
P
E
R
N
U
M
E
R
18
A
R
I
E
S
19
E
S
S
20
A
U
D
E
N
21
L
E
V
E
E
22
A
T
L
23
A
24
D
A
25
E
D
T
26
P
27
R
28
I
M
O
29
A
30
S
S
E
M
31
B
L
Y
32
S
O
M
B
R
33
E
R
O
34
L
O
I
35
S
E
A
L
36
V
A
U
37
L
T
38
S
39
H
40
O
41
O
42
E
43
V
E
44
N
E
A
45
R
E
A
S
T
46
S
47
E
R
E
N
48
A
D
E
49
E
C
L
A
T
50
E
A
R
51
L
T
D
52
C
W
T
53
S
T
R
54
I
A
55
A
56
L
57
O
H
A
58
K
59
A
60
A
61
Q
U
A
D
R
62
A
G
E
N
A
R
63
I
A
N
S
64
U
R
N
A
65
D
I
A
C
O
N
A
T
E
S
66
E
N
T
S
67
M
O
D
E
S
68
N
E
W
T
© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,648
Across
1
Self: Prefix. : AUTO
5
Broadway group. : ASCAP
10
Religious title: Abbr. : MSGR
14
Headland. : PROMONTORY
16
Bit of legal Latin. : INRE
17
Nonsinging opera performers. : SUPERNUMERARIES
19
Sigmoid. : ESS
20
English-born American poet. : AUDEN
21
Quay. : LEVEE
22
Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
23
Girl's name. : ADA
25
N. Y. time: Abbr. : EDT
26
First part, as in a duet or trio. : PRIMO
29
Drum or bugle call. : ASSEMBLY
32
Kind of hat. : SOMBRERO
34
Law: Fr. : LOI
35
Wax emblem. : SEAL
36
Storage place. : VAULT
38
Go away! : SHOO
42
Second human being. : EVE
44
Global land area. : NEAREAST
46
Musical composition. : SERENADE
49
Shining success. : ECLAT
50
Musician's asset. : EAR
51
R.R. classification: Abbr. : LTD
52
Hundredweight: Abbr. : CWT
53
Slight furrow. : STRIA
55
Greeting at Waikiki. : ALOHA
58
Mowgli's python. : KAA
61
Those in their forties. : QUADRAGENARIANS
64
Jug or pitcher: Lat. : URNA
65
Deaconships. : DIACONATES
66
Noun suffixes. : ENTS
67
Prevailing fashions. : MODES
68
Salamander. : NEWT
Down
1
Church recess. : APSE
2
Extinct wild ox. : URUS
3
First rate: Colloq. : TOPS
4
Cockney residence. : OME
5
Abolish legally. : ANNUL
6
Begem. : STUD
7
Turn out to be. : COME
8
Sport sites. : ARENAS
9
Light unit. : PYR
10
Wet, swampy ground. : MIRE
11
Whine. : SNIVEL
12
Avaricious. : GREEDY
13
Put in another spot. : RESET
15
Speaker. : ORATOR
18
Texas battle site. : ALAMO
22
Stroller. : AMBLER
24
Greek letter. : DELTA
26
Letter writer's addenda: Abbr. : PSS
27
Caviar. : ROE
28
"___ Big Girl Now." : IMA
29
Vengeance goddess of Greek myth. : ARA
30
Wave of a sort. : SOUND
31
Cut in half. : BISECT
33
Happening. : EVENT
37
Shelter. : LEE
39
Man's nickname. : HAL
40
She-bear: Sp. : OSA
41
Baseball's Mel. : OTT
43
Of part of the palate. : VELAR
45
Caution again. : REWARN
46
Planet. : SATURN
47
Wandering. : ERRANT
48
Musical tempo. : ADAGIO
50
Suffix with arab and humor. : ESQUE
52
Pandemonium. : CHAOS
54
Slayer of Castor. : IDAS
56
Conduct. : LEAD
57
Quondam. : ONCE
58
Musical heroine. : KATE
59
What "de novo" means. : ANEW
60
Helper: Abbr. : ASST
62
Naval title: Abbr. : ADM
63
Author Fleming. : IAN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
70 ms