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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 19, 1968

38-Across : Composer of "Salome."

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 294 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 80, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
1
C
2
A
3
M
4
P
5
S
6
O
7
N
8
J
9
A
10
L
11
A
12
W
13
N
14
O
R
D
O
15
O
R
I
O
N
16
O
R
E
O
17
R
O
C
K
18
O
F
A
G
E
S
19
T
B
A
R
20
M
A
C
E
R
A
T
E
21
A
22
S
T
O
R
M
23
F
A
R
E
R
24
S
25
H
O
R
26
B
27
O
28
S
U
N
29
D
I
A
30
N
A
31
V
32
I
33
M
34
O
R
A
N
G
35
E
36
A
V
E
N
37
T
I
N
E
38
S
T
R
A
U
S
39
S
40
A
R
K
I
T
E
S
41
C
H
A
T
T
E
L
42
S
43
A
S
M
A
R
A
44
H
O
T
45
A
R
E
A
46
S
47
M
E
E
T
S
48
O
49
W
N
50
D
R
A
51
M
A
S
52
R
53
A
G
U
S
54
A
55
O
V
E
R
T
56
A
57
K
58
E
59
O
M
A
R
60
W
61
I
N
E
D
E
A
L
E
R
62
B
I
N
S
63
A
N
G
I
E
64
M
I
N
G
65
B
E
S
T
66
G
E
S
T
A
67
P
A
S
O
© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 7,038
Across
1
Summer place. : CAMP
5
First name in skating. : SONJA
10
Sheer cloth. : LAWN
14
Church calendar. : ORDO
15
Constellation. : ORION
16
Mountain: Prefix. : OREO
17
Well-known hymn. : ROCKOFAGES
19
Reinforced beam. : TBAR
20
Soften by soaking. : MACERATE
21
Any port in ___. : ASTORM
23
Travelers. : FARERS
25
Biblical mount. : HOR
26
Ship's officer. : BOSUN
29
Moon goddess. : DIANA
31
Verve. : VIM
34
Color. : ORANGE
36
Hill of Rome. : AVENTINE
38
Composer of "Salome." : STRAUSS
40
Voyagers with Noah. : ARKITES
41
Personal property. : CHATTELS
43
Capital of Eritrea. : ASMARA
44
Peppery. : HOT
45
Fields. : AREAS
47
Sports events. : MEETS
48
Admit. : OWN
50
Miller's forte. : DRAMAS
52
Sicilian city. : RAGUSA
55
Catch up with. : OVERTAKE
59
Eastern name. : OMAR
60
Vintner. : WINEDEALER
62
Storage places. : BINS
63
Girl's nickname. : ANGIE
64
Chinese dynasty. : MING
65
Finest clothes. : BEST
66
Deeds: Lat. : GESTA
67
El ___. : PASO
Down
1
Crocus bulb. : CORM
2
Venezuela town. : AROA
3
Year in reign of Louis XIV. : MDCC
4
Ridicule. : POKEFUNAT
5
Up to this time. : SOFAR
6
Declaimed. : ORATED
7
Where Lagos is. : NIGERIA
8
Nickname in baseball lore. : JOE
9
Handle: Lat. : ANSA
10
Game. : LOTTO
11
Evergreen tree. : ARBORVITAE
12
Wash and ___. : WEAR
13
Standard. : NORM
18
Apes. : ORANGUTANS
22
One's own legs. : SHANKSMARE
24
Zagreb's river. : SAVA
26
German Nobelist in chemistry. : BOSCH
27
True: Prefix. : ORTHO
28
Natives of a famous spa. : SARATOGANS
30
River into the Tiber. : NERA
32
Dormant. : INERT
33
Flat-topped heights. : MESAS
35
Danish weights. : ESER
37
Clock-actuated device. : TIMESTAMP
39
Double-runner. : SLED
42
Malay garments. : SARONGS
46
Keep (something) for future use. : SAVEIT
49
Sausage, in Germany. : WURST
51
Subject of Greek drama. : MEDEA
52
White House name. : ROBB
53
Gallic friend. : AMIE
54
Swinging to and fro. : AWAG
56
Inter ___. : ALIA
57
Knows: Scot. : KENS
58
Hence. : ERGO
61
Feminine suffix. : INE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 11 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