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

New York Times, Monday, November 23, 1964

25-Across : Banter: Slang.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 41, Avg Word Len: 4.84, Missing: { B Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
F
2
R
3
O
4
S
5
T
6
C
7
H
8
A
9
D
10
F
11
H
12
A
13
A
O
S
T
A
14
A
U
D
E
15
C
O
I
F
16
C
A
S
A
S
17
L
E
I
S
18
H
U
N
T
19
T
R
A
N
S
20
O
M
21
S
P
22
R
I
N
G
E
23
C
O
L
D
24
S
H
O
U
L
D
E
R
25
J
26
O
27
S
H
28
D
O
E
29
T
I
L
30
O
W
I
31
I
W
W
32
N
E
33
P
34
A
35
L
36
S
A
M
37
I
38
S
E
N
39
M
40
I
S
R
U
L
E
41
E
R
E
C
T
42
H
A
T
43
R
U
N
44
E
I
45
S
46
I
R
E
47
A
R
M
S
48
C
49
O
50
O
L
C
U
51
S
T
O
M
52
E
R
53
U
N
T
A
K
E
N
54
O
S
T
R
55
I
56
C
57
H
58
S
E
E
N
59
D
A
60
M
N
61
H
A
L
L
O
62
C
O
R
D
63
E
R
I
E
64
O
N
I
O
N
65
O
R
O
66
S
K
I
D
67
S
T
A
G
E
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,594
Across
1
American poet. : FROST
6
Lake on Nigerian border. : CHAD
10
Govt. agency. : FHA
13
Region in northwest Italy. : AOSTA
14
Department of France. : AUDE
15
Close-fitting cap. : COIF
16
Certain dwellings. : CASAS
17
Floral tribute. : LEIS
18
The chase. : HUNT
19
Lintel. : TRANSOM
21
Noose snare. : SPRINGE
23
Snub. : COLDSHOULDER
25
Banter: Slang. : JOSH
28
Cervine animal. : DOE
29
Sesame. : TIL
30
W. W. II agency. : OWI
31
Workers' group, circa 1910. : IWW
32
Sherpa country. : NEPAL
36
Three-stringed musical instrument. : SAMISEN
39
Bad government. : MISRULE
41
On one's feet. : ERECT
42
Shako. : HAT
43
Flow. : RUN
44
Ice, in Germany. : EIS
46
Irritate. : IRE
47
Present ___. : ARMS
48
Unruffled one. : COOLCUSTOMER
53
Refused. : UNTAKEN
54
Bird. : OSTRICH
58
Witnessed. : SEEN
59
Condemn. : DAMN
61
Interjection. : HALLO
62
Measure for firewood. : CORD
63
Pennsylvania port. : ERIE
64
Cooking additive. : ONION
65
Gold: Sp. : ORO
66
Icy road hazard. : SKID
67
Produce. : STAGE
Down
1
Verity. : FACT
2
Sound on the veldt. : ROAR
3
Myth's movable mount. : OSSA
4
Loyal. : STANCH
5
Italian epic poet. : TASSO
6
Take it easy! : CALMDOWN
7
Shade. : HUE
8
"___ for the gods." : ADISH
9
Autocrat. : DESPOT
10
Establish. : FOUND
11
Depend (on). : HINGE
12
In search of. : AFTER
15
Eerie story. : CHILLER
20
Time-worn tune: Colloq. : OLDIE
22
Angkor, for example. : RUINS
24
Overcast. : SEW
25
Opera role. : JOSE
26
Man ___. : OWAR
27
Record-holding sprinter. : SIME
33
Feline sound. : PURR
34
Ingredient of baking powder. : ALUM
35
Monocle. : LENS
37
Northern republic. : ICELAND
38
Baton. : STICK
39
On a desert island. : MAROONED
40
Details. : ITEMS
42
Triple, for example. : HIT
45
Leathers. : SUEDES
47
Out-and-out. : ARRANT
48
Capital of the Inca empire. : CUSCO
49
___ two. : ONEOR
50
Alamogordo's county. : OTERO
51
Lewis Carroll animal. : SNARK
52
Moral nature. : ETHOS
55
Hip bones. : ILIA
56
Obstruct. : CLOG
57
Strop. : HONE
60
11th cen. date. : MII

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
36 ms