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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 16, 1966

26-Across : Paragon.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 282 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
1
S
2
H
3
O
4
D
5
P
6
H
7
D
8
S
9
E
10
L
11
F
12
A
O
N
E
13
B
L
E
A
T
14
N
O
A
15
H
16
M
O
T
S
17
R
E
A
L
E
18
S
T
A
T
E
19
E
T
H
E
20
R
E
A
L
21
W
A
I
T
E
R
22
E
R
E
C
T
23
T
E
N
T
H
S
24
A
25
R
C
T
I
C
26
M
O
D
E
L
27
L
O
U
28
N
I
29
G
E
R
30
R
E
31
S
32
E
33
T
34
S
O
F
35
T
36
A
N
T
I
37
C
38
D
A
L
I
39
O
F
F
E
40
R
41
A
R
C
H
42
Y
43
T
A
N
44
R
E
45
S
T
E
46
R
U
47
L
I
N
G
48
S
49
C
R
A
P
S
50
C
O
M
E
R
51
E
N
L
A
C
E
52
D
A
M
A
G
I
53
N
54
G
55
T
O
U
C
H
A
56
N
D
G
O
57
U
C
L
A
58
C
R
E
E
59
K
I
T
E
S
60
M
A
R
T
61
T
D
S
62
S
E
S
S
63
E
L
B
E
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,304
Across
1
Booted. : SHOD
5
Degrees. : PHDS
9
Santa Claus, for one. : ELF
12
First-class: Colloq. : AONE
13
Cote sound. : BLEAT
14
One of the Beerys. : NOAH
16
Witty words. : MOTS
17
Property. : REALESTATE
19
Celestial. : ETHEREAL
21
Small tray. : WAITER
22
Upright. : ERECT
23
Fractions. : TENTHS
24
___ Circle. : ARCTIC
26
Paragon. : MODEL
27
Gehrig. : LOU
28
African river. : NIGER
30
Groom hair again. : RESET
34
Piano. : SOFT
36
Dido. : ANTIC
38
Modern painter. : DALI
39
Volunteer. : OFFER
41
Fictional cockroach. : ARCHY
43
Brown. : TAN
44
Remainder: Fr. : RESTE
46
Court decision. : RULING
48
Discards. : SCRAPS
50
One slated for success. : COMER
51
Intertwine. : ENLACE
52
Harmful. : DAMAGING
55
Risky. : TOUCHANDGO
57
Western campus. : UCLA
58
American Indian. : CREE
59
Birds. : KITES
60
Shopper's milieu. : MART
61
Scores in a game. : TDS
62
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
63
Dresden's river. : ELBE
Down
1
Unchanged. : SAME
2
Shout of disapproval. : HOOT
3
With payment deferred: Slang. : ONTHECUFF
4
Large part of Iran. : DESERT
5
Fold. : PLEAT
6
Make whole. : HEAL
7
Decaliter: Abbr. : DAL
8
Cooked, in a way. : STEWED
9
Gave a right to. : ENTITLED
10
Reluctant. : LOATH
11
Well-known trio. : FATES
13
A composite rock. : BRECCIA
15
Possessive pronoun. : HER
18
More sensible. : SANER
20
Guide line. : REIN
23
Kind of lens. : TORIC
24
What is more. : ALSO
25
Kind of garden. : ROOF
26
Cadence. : METRE
29
Midges. : GNATS
31
Indulging in ridicule. : SATIRICAL
32
Verve. : ELAN
33
High-pitched sound. : TING
35
Outdoor features in suburbia. : TERRACES
37
Colored prints, old style. : CHROMOS
40
Gunman's command. : REACH
42
Arizona city. : YUMA
45
Discourses. : SPEAKS
47
Plant of the pea family. : LEGUME
48
Angry sound. : SNORT
49
Provided with a bit of evidence. : CLUED
50
Mews for hawks. : CAGES
51
Everyday Latin item. : ETC
52
Insecticides. : DDTS
53
Labor group. : NLRB
54
Entrance. : GATE
56
Never: Ger. : NIE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 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
58 ms