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

New York Times, Wednesday, October 24, 1951

66-Across : Vanity case.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 82, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.61, Missing: { P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 62, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
1
B
2
A
3
F
4
F
5
J
6
E
7
B
8
B
9
A
10
D
11
A
12
M
13
S
14
A
L
O
E
15
O
L
E
O
16
L
O
G
A
N
17
C
A
R
D
18
I
N
A
L
S
19
A
D
A
N
O
20
K
I
D
21
N
A
N
22
T
23
A
N
G
I
E
R
24
F
25
O
C
H
26
T
O
R
27
E
N
S
E
28
M
29
E
R
L
E
30
C
O
N
C
31
U
R
32
A
R
I
D
33
G
I
L
34
A
S
S
35
O
36
R
37
T
38
D
O
C
39
A
L
G
E
40
B
R
A
41
H
U
R
42
E
S
K
43
I
M
O
44
D
U
O
45
R
I
S
E
46
M
E
R
47
M
A
N
48
B
O
O
T
Y
49
A
50
M
51
M
O
52
I
A
N
53
R
E
D
S
54
D
O
U
G
55
L
A
S
56
R
I
B
57
T
58
O
59
E
60
H
I
R
E
S
61
C
62
L
E
V
E
63
L
A
N
D
64
O
R
A
N
T
65
O
O
N
A
66
E
T
U
I
67
C
A
T
E
S
68
T
O
O
L
69
W
E
S
T
© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 857
Across
1
Strike ground with golf club, in making a shot. : BAFF
5
British delegate to the U. N. : JEBB
9
Stage name of Miss Kiskadden. : ADAMS
14
Drug plant. : ALOE
15
Short bread spread. : OLEO
16
Songstress Ella ___. : LOGAN
17
Marty Marion's ball club. : CARDINALS
19
Hersey's "A Bell For ___." : ADANO
20
Leather. : KID
21
Miss Fabray's nickname. : NAN
22
International zone in North Africa. : TANGIER
24
Marshal of World War I. : FOCH
26
Rocky peak. : TOR
27
Else, in Scotland. : ENSE
28
Actress Oberon. : MERLE
30
Agree. : CONCUR
32
Uninteresting. : ARID
33
McDougald or Hodges. : GIL
34
Classify. : ASSORT
38
Man's nickname. : DOC
39
Subject for potential Einsteins. : ALGEBRA
41
Judah Ben ___. : HUR
42
Igloo dweller. : ESKIMO
44
Instrumental twosome. : DUO
45
Rebel. : RISE
46
Star of a Lindsay-Crouse hit. : MERMAN
48
Any rich gain, however taken. : BOOTY
49
Weapons for the firing line. : AMMO
52
Mr. Keith. : IAN
53
Ruby, garnet, etc. : REDS
54
Prairie State Senator. : DOUGLAS
56
Bone. : RIB
57
Punting digit. : TOE
60
Takes on for a job. : HIRES
61
"Indian" territory. : CLEVELAND
64
In Greek art, a figure in the posture of prayer. : ORANT
65
Daughter of Eugene O'Neill. : OONA
66
Vanity case. : ETUI
67
Commandant of the U. S. Marines. : CATES
68
Lathe or planer. : TOOL
69
Perennial bridge player. : WEST
Down
1
Football player. : BACK
2
Kirghiz mountains. : ALAI
3
"Mr. Baseball." : FORDFRICK
4
Ministered to. : FED
5
Bad luck bringer. : JONAH
6
Verve. : ELAN
7
Diminutive of a girl's name. : BEL
8
Home of the Braves. : BOSTON
9
Mr. Villiers, writer on blue-sea sailing. : ALAN
10
Residents of Ebbets Field. : DODGERS
11
Once more. : AGAIN
12
Lions' locks. : MANES
13
Nasal sound. : SNORE
18
Famous name in early movies. : INCE
23
Eddie ___, jockey. : ARCARO
25
Familiar. : OLD
26
DiSalle is one. : TOLEDAN
28
"Fecit." : MADE
29
Cupid's other name. : EROS
30
Short smoke. : CIG
31
Sec'y Pace's department: Abbr. : USA
33
Star of "Sunset Boulevard." : GLORIA
35
Home of Buckeye eleven. : OHIOSTATE
36
Iron eater. : RUST
37
Good canasta card. : TREY
39
Wooden core. : AME
40
Hair-do. : BUN
43
Miss Coca of TV. : IMOGENE
45
Measuring stick. : ROD
47
Navy Goat, for example. : MASCOT
48
Mrs. Ben Lyon. : BEBE
49
Pertaining to this case alone: Latin phrase. : ADHOC
50
The dancing Shearer. : MOIRA
51
River in Turkey, flowing into the Euphrates. : MURAT
53
Competitor. : RIVAL
55
Landing craft. : LSTS
56
City of about 21,000 in Nevada. : RENO
58
Responsibility. : ONUS
59
Blue-pencil. : EDIT
62
Game connected with "pam." : LOO
63
Actor Ayres. : LEW

Answer summary:
7 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
53 ms