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

New York Times, Wednesday, October 6, 1965

30-Across : Intimated.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.46)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Steinberg notes:

Original had jumbled clue lines at 55- to 58-Across and duplication of clue fragment from 4-Down; fixed this.

1
M
2
E
3
T
4
I
5
E
6
R
7
C
8
O
9
V
10
E
11
R
12
T
13
C
O
R
A
C
L
E
14
P
A
L
A
V
E
R
15
O
V
E
R
A
L
L
16
A
M
A
T
I
V
E
17
M
E
M
18
N
E
E
19
D
L
E
20
I
D
E
A
21
E
D
I
22
T
23
G
I
L
L
24
C
E
N
T
25
T
U
T
U
26
D
A
V
Y
27
R
A
N
G
E
28
O
P
E
N
29
D
A
T
E
30
H
I
N
T
E
D
31
D
R
E
S
32
S
E
R
33
C
34
R
35
E
36
T
A
N
37
T
I
R
E
38
L
39
E
40
S
41
S
42
L
E
M
A
Y
43
D
I
D
O
44
E
L
K
O
45
A
G
I
N
46
S
A
N
E
47
D
E
E
R
48
M
U
R
K
49
I
N
G
L
50
E
51
S
52
V
E
T
53
A
L
A
M
54
E
D
A
55
O
V
E
56
R
A
T
E
57
N
A
T
A
L
I
E
58
N
E
G
A
T
E
D
59
T
R
E
N
D
S
60
G
R
O
W
E
R
© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,906
Across
1
Forte. : METIER
7
Hidden. : COVERT
13
Boat of the British Isles. : CORACLE
14
Conference of a kind. : PALAVER
15
As a whole. : OVERALL
16
In the Don Juan tradition. : AMATIVE
17
Hebrew letter. : MEM
18
Obelisk. : NEEDLE
20
Central meaning. : IDEA
21
Delete (with "out"). : EDIT
23
Fish feature. : GILL
24
Hundred: Fr. : CENT
25
Part of Fonteyn's costume. : TUTU
26
One of the Joneses. : DAVY
27
Cowboy's domain. : RANGE
28
Blank in a performer's schedule. : OPENDATE
30
Intimated. : HINTED
31
Valet. : DRESSER
33
Native of Candia. : CRETAN
37
Indefatigable. : TIRELESS
42
Former Air Force chief. : LEMAY
43
Merry prank. : DIDO
44
City on the Humboldt. : ELKO
45
Opposed, rural style. : AGIN
46
Compos mentis. : SANE
47
Whitetail. : DEER
48
Darkness. : MURK
49
A language, Spanish style. : INGLES
52
Tyro's mentor. : VET
53
Island in San Francisco Bay. : ALAMEDA
55
Dined too well. : OVERATE
57
Name for a Christmas girl. : NATALIE
58
Nullified. : NEGATED
59
Vogues. : TRENDS
60
Orchard. : GROWER
Down
1
Received a promotion. : MOVEDUP
2
Religious recluse. : EREMITE
3
Substance in tobacco smoke. : TAR
4
The youth replies, "___." : ICAN
5
Sand's "___ et Lui." : ELLE
6
Consign to an inferior position. : RELEGATE
7
Alpaca's cousin. : CAMEL
8
Wave: Sp. : OLA
9
City-state in Rome. : VATICAN
10
Patent. : EVIDENT
11
Vendetta's aim. : REVENGE
12
Picked up the tab. : TREATED
13
Arrive at. : COMETO
14
Informally intimate. : PALLY
19
Depriving of authority. : DIVESTING
22
Cask. : TUN
26
Do a housewife's chore. : DARN
27
To laugh: Fr. : RIRE
29
Time set for starting. : DDAY
30
Star. : HERO
32
Obliquely. : SIDELONG
33
Noisy. : CLAMANT
34
Orderly. : REGULAR
35
Realm of a certain ruler. : EMIRATE
36
Member of the armed forces. : TANKMAN
38
Had charge of. : LED
39
Exalt. : ELEVATE
40
Bug: Colloq. : SKEETER
41
Classified. : SORTED
43
Mother of Perseus. : DANAE
46
Nobles of Africa. : SIDIS
50
Incessantly. : EVER
51
Type of lily. : SEGO
54
Antiquity: Archaic. : ELD
56
Inexperienced. : RAW

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