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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 13, 1974

18-Across : "___ to myself" ("Iolanthe")

Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Nancy S. Ross has 34 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 22 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
Nancy Scandrett Ross is an alias for Nancy S. Ross.
1
B
2
A
3
S
4
K
5
A
6
L
7
A
8
M
9
P
10
S
11
T
12
E
13
M
14
E
T
U
I
15
R
I
V
E
R
16
T
O
R
E
17
C
O
N
N
18
S
A
I
D
I
19
E
L
S
A
20
K
I
N
G
21
B
I
R
D
22
N
23
E
E
D
E
D
24
L
E
N
S
25
S
C
A
R
26
C
27
H
28
E
E
S
E
29
G
U
E
S
S
30
E
31
S
32
H
O
R
A
S
33
G
U
I
S
E
34
R
E
35
T
36
O
M
A
R
37
Q
U
I
T
S
38
R
O
D
E
39
P
E
S
40
F
U
E
L
S
41
C
E
D
E
D
42
D
E
43
A
R
E
S
T
44
E
I
D
E
R
S
45
B
E
E
T
46
I
R
A
Q
47
B
48
E
49
L
S
E
N
50
A
N
N
O
U
51
N
52
C
53
E
54
E
L
E
E
55
M
56
E
R
G
E
57
E
A
R
N
58
E
L
A
N
59
A
G
N
E
S
60
E
P
E
E
61
P
E
R
T
62
B
O
O
S
T
63
N
E
W
S
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 9,223
Across
1
Enjoy the sun : BASK
5
" ... ___ unto my feet" : ALAMP
10
Restrain : STEM
14
Small case : ETUI
15
Danube or Ohio : RIVER
16
Streaked : TORE
17
Neighbor of Mass. : CONN
18
"___ to myself" ("Iolanthe") : SAIDI
19
Lohengrin's bride : ELSA
20
Flycatcher : KINGBIRD
22
Had use for : NEEDED
24
Hawkshaw's aid : LENS
25
Aftereffect : SCAR
26
Photographer's word : CHEESE
29
Plays charades : GUESSES
32
Israeli dances : HORAS
33
Semblance : GUISE
34
Soak, as flax : RET
36
Sharif : OMAR
37
Call it ___ (end) : QUITS
38
Took a spin : RODE
39
Footlike part : PES
40
Gas and oil : FUELS
41
Granted : CEDED
42
Letter-opening word : DEAREST
44
Sea ducks : EIDERS
45
Vegetable : BEET
46
Oil country : IRAQ
47
Notorious Nazi camp : BELSEN
50
Preside at the mike : ANNOUNCE
54
Robt. ___ : ELEE
55
Unite : MERGE
57
Merit : EARN
58
Vigor : ELAN
59
"The Eve of St. ___" : AGNES
60
Sword : EPEE
61
Sprightly : PERT
62
Promote : BOOST
63
John Chancellor's field : NEWS
Down
1
Call's partner : BECK
2
Thine, in France : ATOI
3
East Indian hemp : SUNN
4
Goneril's father : KINGLEAR
5
Poison gas : ARSINE
6
Tale-tellers : LIARS
7
Eager : AVID
8
Doctors' field: Abbr. : MED
9
Anne or Ida : PRINCESS
10
Cattle : STEERS
11
All ___ (in sum) : TOLD
12
Gaelic : ERSE
13
Poetic pasture : MEAD
21
Mrs. Truman : BESS
23
Relaxation : EASE
25
Spades, clubs, etc. : SUITS
26
Karate stroke : CHOP
27
Emulated a pigeon : HOMED
28
Remove : ERASE
29
Conscience product : GUILT
30
Wear : ERODE
31
Religious feast : SEDER
33
___ of honor : GUEST
35
Kennedy et al. : TEDS
37
Subject for Mercutio : QUEENMAB
38
Alice's adversary : REDQUEEN
40
___-for-all : FREE
41
Greeting in Italy : CIAO
43
Truant's status : ABSENT
44
Hemingway : ERNEST
46
U. S. playwright and family : INGES
47
Horn sound : BEEP
48
French magazine : ELLE
49
Humorous poet : LEAR
50
Cartoonist Peter : ARNO
51
Neck part : NAPE
52
Skipper's aides : CREW
53
Chemical suffixes : ENES
56
Self : EGO

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
49 ms