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

SQUARELY FIGURED

New York Times, Sunday, November 1, 1970

97-Across : What a duffer does at times

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 69, Avg Word Len: 5.49, Missing: { Q X Z }
Open Squares: 132, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 38
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
1
2
T
3
O
4
4
5
A
6
M
7
T
8
H
9
E
10
10
11
T
12
H
13
J
14
U
15
N
16
E
17
17
18
T
19
H
20
P
A
T
I
N
A
21
H
I
S
D
U
E
22
I
S
E
E
Y
O
U
23
I
M
I
N
E
S
24
A
N
C
O
N
A
25
T
O
D
R
E
A
M
26
E
A
T
27
W
H
28
A
N
G
29
W
O
R
30
S
T
S
31
A
T
E
32
C
R
I
33
S
34
S
K
E
35
I
N
36
D
O
E
37
A
38
R
R
E
T
39
E
A
S
T
40
40
41
T
H
42
R
I
43
N
44
P
R
45
O
P
O
S
E
S
46
A
W
A
Y
47
P
O
N
E
48
S
49
S
I
T
U
50
S
51
P
R
I
T
52
S
A
N
G
O
U
53
T
54
L
E
T
55
S
56
U
57
P
58
T
A
L
E
N
T
59
C
R
O
S
S
B
A
60
R
61
R
E
U
N
E
62
H
R
U
S
K
A
63
H
A
R
T
64
S
O
A
65
S
66
66
C
A
R
67
R
O
M
68
S
T
69
R
O
V
E
70
S
T
I
F
L
71
E
72
T
I
L
73
I
Y
A
74
R
75
S
A
L
A
76
76
E
R
S
77
E
N
78
T
I
R
E
79
P
A
G
E
80
80
81
M
A
N
82
A
T
B
A
T
83
E
C
H
O
E
S
84
S
N
E
A
D
85
S
86
R
E
G
R
E
T
S
87
P
O
U
N
D
88
M
A
R
89
S
90
S
H
O
N
E
91
E
E
R
Y
92
A
93
L
94
L
E
Y
O
O
95
P
96
A
M
I
97
B
R
E
A
98
K
99
S
100
100
101
F
O
U
R
S
102
N
O
103
103
104
B
A
105
T
106
O
R
107
S
I
A
M
108
T
A
P
109
L
A
S
T
110
T
O
111
A
S
O
112
N
113
E
114
T
R
I
115
E
D
I
116
T
117
I
O
N
118
E
R
N
119
A
N
I
120
A
M
121
A
T
O
L
122
R
U
N
S
O
U
T
123
M
U
E
T
T
E
124
N
I
C
E
N
E
125
125
P
O
U
N
D
S
126
P
E
S
T
E
R
127
S
T
I
N
G
S
© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,750
Across
1
After-midnight-hours : 1TO4AM
7
Last Commandment : THE10TH
13
Spring date : JUNE17TH
20
Green crust on metal : PATINA
21
"Give the devil ___" : HISDUE
22
"Peekaboo, ___" : ISEEYOU
23
Chem. compounds : IMINES
24
Italian city : ANCONA
25
" ... sleep, perchance ___" : TODREAM
26
Dine : EAT
27
Sharp sound : WHANG
29
Defeats : WORSTS
31
Goddess of infatuation : ATE
32
Malay dagger: Var. : CRIS
34
Hank of yarn : SKEIN
36
Deer : DOE
37
Court judgment : ARRET
39
New York street : EAST40TH
42
Japanese coin : RIN
44
Makes an offer : PROPOSES
46
Not at home : AWAY
47
Cornbreads : PONES
49
In ___ : SITU
50
Spar on a sail : SPRIT
52
Shouted : SANGOUT
54
Eases off : LETSUP
58
What some scouts look for : TALENT
59
Vaulter's concern : CROSSBAR
61
Renew old school ties : REUNE
62
Ex-Senator from Nebraska : HRUSKA
63
Male deer : HART
64
Provided that : SOAS
66
Moderately old auto : 66CAR
67
Gypsy : ROM
68
Contended : STROVE
70
Smother : STIFLE
72
Sesame : TIL
73
Jewish month : IYAR
75
Room in a casa : SALA
76
Phila. team : 76ERS
77
Whole : ENTIRE
79
Part of a book : PAGE80
81
Hitter : MANATBAT
83
Repeats : ECHOES
84
Sam and Norm of sports : SNEADS
86
Note declining an invitation : REGRETS
87
Pulverize : POUND
88
Planet : MARS
90
Glistened : SHONE
91
Strange : EERY
92
Caveman of comics : ALLEYOOP
96
Friend in Paris : AMI
97
What a duffer does at times : BREAKS100
101
Small pair : FOURS
102
Raffle-ticket marking : NO103
104
Ulan ___ : BATOR
107
Anna's land : SIAM
108
Spigot : TAP
109
The ___ be counted : LASTTO
111
In unison : ASONE
114
Numerical prefix : TRI
115
Bulldog, for one : EDITION
118
Verdi opera : ERNANI
120
Explosive : AMATOL
122
Expires : RUNSOUT
123
Mews: Fr. : MUETTE
124
Council of 325 A.D. : NICENE
125
Impost at Aqueduct : 125POUNDS
126
Annoy : PESTER
127
Smarts : STINGS
Down
1
Kind of swimsuit : 1PIECE
2
Italian spice : TAMARA
3
Ear trouble : OTITIS
4
___-hand : 4IN
5
Over again : ANEW
6
Cattle feed : MASH
7
Show gratitude : THANK
8
Door piece : HINGE
9
Spanish coin: Abbr. : ESC
10
Famous address : 10DOWNINGST
11
Gum tree : TUNO
12
Learned : HEARD
13
Stage fright : JITTERS
14
Service-club units : USOS
15
Little Edward : NED
16
Always, to poets : EER
17
Life span of a locust : 17YEARS
18
Exactly : TOATEE
19
Heraldic bars : HUMETS
28
Pale : ASHY
30
Bribe : SOP
33
Gapes : STARES
35
Mine strike : IRONORE
37
More likely : APTER
38
Popular song with kicks : ROUTE66
40
Catnap : 40WINKS
41
Rat-___ : TATTATS
43
Prefixes for recent : NEOS
45
Lubricate : OIL
47
Mine sweeps on ships : PARAVANES
48
Underlying layer : SUBSTRATE
50
U. S. playwright : SAROYAN
51
Peacock's pride : PLUMAGE
52
Student : SCHOLAR
53
Lao-tse's followers : TAOISTS
55
Type of pump : SUCTION
56
Not ventilated : UNAIRED
57
Mesta, et al. : PERLES
58
Destructive insects : THRIPS
60
W. W. II group : RAF
65
Pullman : SLEEPER
69
Fordhamite : RAM
70
Douay Bible name : SEBENIA
71
Repeat number : ENCORE
74
Finishing tool : REAMER
76
Brass in a musical : 76TROMBONES
78
Arborvitaes : THUYAS
80
Phileas Fogg's travel time : 80DAYS
82
Turkish title : AGHA
85
Hit sign : SRO
89
Voiced sounds : SONANTS
91
River of Spain : EBRO
92
Where 126 is : AFTER125
93
Put on cargo : LOADUP
94
Ida of films : LUPINO
95
Opposite of neg. : POS
98
Alice's pet : KITTEN
99
Tahiti wrap : SARONG
100
Fifth of the Indy 500 : 100MILES
103
Sign of the flu : 103TEMP
105
Aunt in Paris : TANTE
106
Willow : OSIER
109
Mouthy : LOUD
110
Factual : TRUE
112
Code letters : NANS
113
Send out : EMIT
116
Initials on a crate : TSU
117
Elec. particle : ION
119
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
121
Chemical prefix : ACI

Answer summary:
29 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
54 ms