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

New York Times, Tuesday, January 26, 1965

71-Across : Like some book bindings.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { Q }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
1
A
2
J
3
A
4
R
5
H
6
E
7
M
8
P
9
M
10
A
11
N
12
O
13
R
14
S
A
G
E
15
I
X
I
A
16
A
G
A
V
E
17
A
M
E
N
18
M
I
N
N
19
R
I
T
E
S
20
B
A
N
T
21
U
22
T
E
A
23
L
O
I
R
E
24
E
I
D
E
R
25
S
26
S
M
27
A
28
O
L
D
29
E
C
U
30
A
P
31
I
32
A
N
33
S
34
O
N
I
A
35
A
M
36
E
N
I
T
37
Y
38
D
U
L
S
E
S
39
R
I
N
S
E
40
W
E
L
L
41
P
42
O
43
P
G
U
N
44
S
O
N
T
A
45
G
46
S
47
O
A
R
S
M
E
48
N
49
O
D
A
50
R
I
51
B
52
S
T
A
53
R
I
54
M
55
S
N
56
E
E
Z
E
57
S
C
I
58
R
59
E
60
G
O
61
P
62
S
W
E
A
T
63
E
A
S
E
S
64
H
I
L
65
O
66
A
L
B
S
67
S
K
E
E
T
68
T
R
O
W
69
R
E
L
Y
70
S
E
R
F
S
71
S
E
W
N
72
T
Y
E
S
© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,658
Across
1
Not quite closed. : AJAR
5
Fiber plant. : HEMP
9
Lord's demesne. : MANOR
14
Nevada shrub. : SAGE
15
Plant of the iris family. : IXIA
16
Desert plant. : AGAVE
17
Verily. : AMEN
18
Humphrey's home: Abbr. : MINN
19
Liturgies. : RITES
20
African tongue. : BANTU
22
Ceylon crop. : TEA
23
Largest river in France. : LOIRE
24
Ducks. : EIDERS
26
Wee. : SMA
28
Experienced. : OLD
29
Old French coin. : ECU
30
Peak of the Himalayas. : API
32
Connecticut city. : ANSONIA
35
Pleasantness. : AMENITY
38
Coarse red seaweeds. : DULSES
39
Instructions on a shampoo bottle. : RINSEWELL
41
Kid's toy. : POPGUN
44
Knitted capes with ends fastened at back. : SONTAGS
47
Crew. : OARSMEN
49
Room, Turkish style. : ODA
50
Bone. : RIB
52
Fixed: Abbr. : STA
53
Part of a wheel. : RIM
55
Common symptom. : SNEEZE
57
___ facias, legal writ. : SCIRE
60
Initials in the news. : GOP
62
Work hard: Colloq. : SWEAT
63
Lets up. : EASES
64
Bay of Hawaii. : HILO
66
Vestments. : ALBS
67
Form of trapshooting. : SKEET
68
Imagine, old style. : TROW
69
Bank (on). : RELY
70
Toilers of 1066. : SERFS
71
Like some book bindings. : SEWN
72
Nautical ropes. : TYES
Down
1
Busy ___. : ASABEE
2
Island south of Cuba. : JAMAICA
3
Something to be done. : AGENDUM
4
Income in France. : RENTE
5
Pronoun. : HIM
6
Way out. : EXIT
7
Salt ___. : MINES
8
Scene of recent election. : PANAMA
9
Earth: Poet. : MARL
10
Ad ___ (at ease): It. : AGIO
11
Gabon, Mali, Togo, etc. : NATIONS
12
Rest upon. : OVERLIE
13
Greenish-yellows. : RESEDAS
21
Valuable element. : URANIUM
25
Fishing accessory. : SPINNER
27
Odds ___. : ANDENDS
31
Possessive pronoun. : ITS
33
Rulers. : SULTANS
34
Spanish-American pot. : OLLA
36
Units of work. : ERGS
37
"It is so." : YES
40
Court. : WOO
41
To have and to hold. : POSSESS
42
Something to eat. : OATCAKE
43
Applauder. : PRAISER
45
The "Go West" man. : GREELEY
46
Of considerable proportion. : SIZABLE
48
Day times, in a way. : NIGHTS
51
Namesakes of actress Palmer. : BETSYS
54
Silk fabric. : MOIRE
56
Gladstone's middle name. : EWART
58
Vein or lode. : REEF
59
Superlative suffixes. : ESTS
61
Do a farmer's job. : PLOW
65
See 41 Down. : OWN

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
35 ms