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

New York Times, Monday, January 28, 1980

5-Across : Sight from El Giza

Author:
Grace Fabbroni
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Grace Fabbroni has 20 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1
C
2
R
3
A
4
B
5
C
6
A
7
I
8
R
9
O
10
M
11
A
12
M
13
A
14
R
I
S
E
15
U
N
D
E
R
16
I
M
A
S
17
O
L
I
V
18
E
R
G
O
L
D
19
S
M
I
T
H
20
P
L
A
Y
B
I
L
L
21
T
O
D
A
Y
22
B
E
E
23
I
24
V
E
S
25
A
26
L
27
A
28
T
E
29
A
N
I
M
A
30
T
31
E
32
G
O
L
D
D
33
I
34
G
G
E
R
S
35
A
X
36
E
37
E
R
I
S
38
S
L
O
P
E
39
E
R
I
N
40
D
A
B
41
H
E
A
R
T
O
42
F
G
O
L
D
43
N
I
44
G
E
R
I
A
45
R
O
S
E
S
46
A
C
E
R
47
T
48
W
I
49
S
50
C
51
A
N
T
52
T
E
A
M
53
S
54
T
55
E
56
R
57
T
H
E
G
O
58
L
59
D
E
N
F
L
E
E
C
E
60
L
I
R
E
61
L
E
A
S
E
62
T
A
R
A
63
O
T
I
S
64
B
O
R
E
R
65
S
L
U
R
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,038
Across
1
Grumble : CRAB
5
Sight from El Giza : CAIRO
10
"I Remember ___" : MAMA
14
Get up : RISE
15
"___ Western Eyes," Conrad novel : UNDER
16
"___ corny as Kansas ... " : IMAS
17
Author of "The Deserted Village" : OLIVERGOLDSMITH
20
Theater program : PLAYBILL
21
Early morning TV fare : TODAY
22
A gathering of sorts : BEE
23
Currier's partner : IVES
25
Winged : ALATE
29
Enliven : ANIMATE
32
Avaricious girls : GOLDDIGGERS
35
Can : AXE
37
A sister of Ares : ERIS
38
Slant : SLOPE
39
Emerald Isle : ERIN
40
Smidgen : DAB
41
Generous nature : HEARTOFGOLD
43
Its capital is Lagos : NIGERIA
45
"___ are red ... " : ROSES
46
Maple tree genus : ACER
47
Doubly: Prefix : TWI
49
Barely sufficient : SCANT
52
Truck driver : TEAMSTER
57
Argonauts' quest : THEGOLDENFLEECE
60
Coins of Italy : LIRE
61
Tenant's document : LEASE
62
Fictional plantation : TARA
63
A.F.B. on Cape Cod : OTIS
64
Beetle, at work : BORER
65
Slight : SLUR
Down
1
Item held by a jockey : CROP
2
Brook : RILL
3
Global area : ASIA
4
Cluster : BEVY
5
Nobelist in Chemistry: 1911 : CURIE
6
Viewpoint : ANGLE
7
Revered one : IDOL
8
Dau. or bro. : REL
9
California fort : ORD
10
Tropical flowering shrub : MIMOSA
11
Surrounded by : AMID
12
Half a spy's name : MATA
13
Gray : ASHY
18
Receded : EBBED
19
Stalks : STEMS
23
Unqualified : INEPT
24
Small bird : VIREO
25
Long-lived : AGED
26
Navigation system : LORAN
27
Excuse : ALIBI
28
Six-pt. scores on the gridiron : TDS
29
Kind of phobia : AGORA
30
Starchy plants : TAROS
31
Napoleon at Elba : EXILE
33
Its capital is Grenoble : ISERE
34
Egg white : GLAIR
36
Completes : ENDS
39
Word with mania or trip : EGO
41
Hundred: Prefix : HECTO
42
Composer of "The Vagabond King" : FRIML
44
Sacred Hindu river : GANGES
47
High-strung : TENSE
48
Cookie : WAFER
49
Manche town : STLO
50
Voucher : CHIT
51
Atmosphere: Comb. form : AERI
52
Rend : TEAR
53
Tennis units : SETS
54
Greenish blue : TEAL
55
Color of raw silk : ECRU
56
Word with admiral or guard : REAR
58
Law sch. alumnus : LLB
59
___ gratias : DEO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 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
47 ms