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

New York Times, Thursday, October 6, 1966

14-Across : Tear down: Var.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F H J W X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
I
2
T
3
E
4
M
5
Q
6
U
7
A
8
D
9
S
10
C
11
O
12
T
13
S
14
R
A
S
E
15
U
R
G
E
16
L
A
R
R
Y
17
A
B
S
T
18
A
I
N
E
R
19
A
M
A
I
N
20
Q
U
A
R
T
Z
21
L
A
22
S
V
E
G
A
S
23
Y
E
A
24
V
E
I
L
25
L
E
D
26
K
27
R
I
S
28
D
I
S
L
I
29
K
E
30
N
O
S
31
C
A
D
S
32
D
E
E
33
P
34
E
35
N
36
O
U
T
37
C
O
M
E
38
T
E
R
R
A
C
E
39
B
E
S
E
T
S
40
L
O
R
N
41
R
O
B
42
T
E
E
43
T
E
R
S
44
P
A
N
S
45
S
46
E
A
47
L
A
O
S
48
G
A
D
49
M
O
C
C
50
A
S
I
N
51
O
N
T
I
52
M
53
E
54
A
L
O
E
S
55
L
I
56
M
B
U
R
G
E
R
57
A
D
L
A
I
58
O
N
T
O
59
O
M
A
R
60
S
I
E
N
A
61
R
E
N
E
62
L
S
T
S
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,263
Across
1
Agenda unit. : ITEM
5
College yard. : QUAD
9
Glaswegians. : SCOTS
14
Tear down: Var. : RASE
15
Importune. : URGE
16
One of the Adlers. : LARRY
17
Teetotaler. : ABSTAINER
19
With force. : AMAIN
20
Mineral. : QUARTZ
21
Gaming place. : LASVEGAS
23
Word of approval. : YEA
24
Mantilla. : VEIL
25
Directed. : LED
26
Malay dagger. : KRIS
28
Antipathy. : DISLIKE
30
One and others: Abbr. : NOS
31
Bounders. : CADS
32
Intensify. : DEEPEN
36
Result. : OUTCOME
38
Balcony. : TERRACE
39
Attacks. : BESETS
40
Forsaken. : LORN
41
Rifle. : ROB
42
Wavers. : TEETERS
44
Spiders. : PANS
45
The "herring pond." : SEA
47
Where the Mekong flows. : LAOS
48
Wander about. : GAD
49
Footwear. : MOCCASIN
51
Railroad's motto. : ONTIME
54
East Indian wood. : ALOES
55
Cheese. : LIMBURGER
57
Former U.N. name. : ADLAI
58
Aware of: Slang. : ONTO
59
Caliph's name. : OMAR
60
Art city of Italy. : SIENA
61
M. Coty. : RENE
62
Navy ships. : LSTS
Down
1
Turkey's neighbor. : IRAQ
2
Interdiction. : TABU
3
Lamb and others. : ESSAYISTS
4
Measures of length. : METRES
5
Student's bugaboo. : QUIZ
6
Container. : URN
7
Eternal. : AGELESS
8
Throw off course. : DERAIL
9
Bulgar. : SLAV
10
Desert soldier. : CAMELEER
11
Storm: Fr. : ORAGE
12
Musical chord. : TRIAD
13
Certain words: Abbr. : SYNS
18
___ clip (at one time). : ATA
22
Certain pitches. : SLIDERS
24
Refer to: Lat. : VIDE
26
Protuberance. : KNOB
27
Dissolute one. : ROUE
28
Misses. : DAMSELS
29
Famous Broadway name. : KERN
31
Enclosure. : COTE
33
Examples. : PARADIGMS
34
College subject: Abbr. : ECON
35
Beaks. : NEBS
37
Whale or dolphin. : CETACEAN
38
Rocks. : TORS
40
Like a certain animal. : LEONINE
43
Man of cloth. : TAILOR
44
Go the rounds. : PATROL
45
Italian coins. : SOLDI
46
___ des Beaux-Arts. : ECOLE
48
African animal. : GNU
49
Rural sounds. : MAAS
50
See 47 Across. : ASIA
51
Hautboy. : OBOE
52
Dinner course. : MEAT
53
Bobbles. : ERRS
56
Cartographer's abbreviation. : MTN

Answer summary:
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
55 ms