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

AFTER THE FEAST IS OVER

New York Times, Sunday, November 26, 1967

117-Across : Guess.

Author:
Will Weng
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 170, Blocks: 82, Avg Word Len: 5.26, Missing: { K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 641 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 145, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 16, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 26 Grid has duplicate clues.
Will Weng has 24 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Many missing periods at ends of clues in original; added them. Missing ellipsis in original clue for 97-Across; added it. Replaced period with colon in original clues for 112- and 140-Across; added colons in 9- and 37-Down; left clue for 98-Across as it was rather than change it to "Tsk-tsk!" — seemed to be onomatopoeic spelling of actual clucking noise and was also clearly the clue; changed punctuation of 101-Across; changed 64-Down "Regions Abb" to "Regions: Abbr."; added umlaut over "o" in "Köln"; added period to "Atl" in 70-Down.

1
S
2
E
3
A
4
B
5
A
6
G
7
T
8
R
9
A
10
S
11
H
12
S
13
A
14
M
15
B
16
A
17
S
18
P
19
A
20
S
21
E
N
R
I
C
O
22
R
I
C
H
E
23
C
L
E
A
N
24
A
S
E
A
25
W
E
I
G
H
T
26
L
I
F
T
E
R
27
I
T
A
R
T
28
M
A
R
I
29
U
R
E
30
T
H
E
B
L
U
E
31
T
O
O
T
O
O
32
S
O
L
I
D
33
P
O
S
34
S
35
A
G
U
E
36
R
37
A
I
N
S
38
M
I
A
S
M
A
S
39
H
40
H
M
U
N
R
41
O
42
U
P
S
43
P
E
N
T
44
S
L
O
45
O
46
R
47
F
O
E
48
M
E
S
C
49
A
L
S
50
F
A
T
E
I
51
S
52
S
E
R
R
A
53
T
E
S
54
T
R
A
S
55
A
R
E
S
56
E
57
H
58
S
59
S
P
O
T
T
Y
60
B
E
G
61
C
62
A
T
E
R
63
E
R
E
C
64
T
65
I
S
M
E
66
E
67
M
68
M
E
T
69
L
A
N
C
E
70
P
I
F
F
L
E
71
T
N
72
T
73
O
I
L
74
S
E
L
A
H
75
G
A
G
S
T
E
R
76
D
77
A
H
78
B
79
E
A
T
T
80
O
T
H
E
P
A
81
U
N
C
H
82
Y
R
S
83
O
V
E
84
R
E
A
T
85
L
E
A
R
S
86
N
S
A
87
T
88
A
W
89
R
E
H
E
A
R
90
B
I
R
R
S
91
S
C
A
R
92
F
93
R
A
94
N
95
A
96
P
R
I
S
M
97
C
A
N
S
T
98
F
I
E
99
O
100
S
A
G
E
S
101
S
P
T
102
S
O
R
E
103
I
104
S
O
N
105
S
106
A
L
T
L
E
S
S
107
S
108
A
T
A
N
S
109
T
H
R
U
110
M
P
S
111
A
S
R
E
D
112
L
113
U
114
I
115
M
A
S
S
116
S
N
A
117
S
U
R
M
118
I
S
E
119
U
P
S
120
T
A
R
T
121
S
T
O
W
122
S
123
N
E
I
L
124
A
125
B
126
E
127
T
128
S
T
O
U
T
F
E
129
L
L
O
W
130
L
131
A
S
A
L
L
132
E
133
U
S
E
134
T
O
L
L
135
I
D
E
A
L
136
J
U
S
T
D
E
S
S
137
E
R
T
S
138
E
I
D
E
139
S
T
A
T
E
140
O
S
T
E
O
141
E
E
L
P
O
T
142
R
T
E
S
143
H
O
N
E
S
144
T
H
O
R
N
145
E
L
I
S
S
A
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,679
Across
1
Duffle holder. : SEABAG
7
Possible purse contents. : TRASH
12
Popular dance in Rio. : SAMBA
17
Resorts. : SPAS
21
Fermi. : ENRICO
22
Nouveau ___. : RICHE
23
Like a whistle. : CLEAN
24
Under way. : ASEA
25
Thanksgiving dinner, in a sense. : WEIGHTLIFTER
27
"But is ___?" : ITART
28
Husband: Fr. : MARI
29
River of Yorkshire. : URE
30
Color to be out of. : THEBLUE
31
Hamlet's flesh. : TOOTOOSOLID
33
Feasible: Abbr. : POSS
35
Chill. : AGUE
36
Answers to some dances. : RAINS
38
Effluvia. : MIASMAS
39
Saki. : HHMUNRO
42
Good times. : UPS
43
Confined. : PENT
44
Traffic sign. : SLO
45
Part of a sentry's challenge. : ORFOE
48
Cacti. : MESCALS
50
"___ the Hunter," by Gann. : FATEIS
52
Makes notches. : SERRATES
54
Musical sounds. : TRAS
55
Hera's son. : ARES
56
Sounds of inquiry. : EHS
59
Lacking uniformity. : SPOTTY
60
Command to a dog. : BEG
61
Give special attention (to). : CATER
63
Construct. : ERECT
65
Woe ___! : ISME
66
Ant. : EMMET
69
Pike's cousin. : LANCE
70
Nonsense! : PIFFLE
71
Explosive. : TNT
73
Peanut product. : OIL
74
Word in Psalms. : SELAH
75
Comic. : GAGSTER
76
Dash, in Morse code. : DAH
78
Finish first, as a big meal. : BEATTOTHEPAUNCH
82
A.D. times: Abbr. : YRS
83
Ignore one's diet. : OVEREAT
85
Limerick man and others. : LEARS
86
Skating group. : NSA
87
Shooter. : TAW
89
Give new consideration. : REHEAR
90
Whirring sounds. : BIRRS
91
Cool-weather wear. : SCARF
93
Indian title. : RANA
96
Crystal form. : PRISM
97
"Thou ___ not then be false ... " : CANST
98
Tck-tck! : FIE
99
Indians. : OSAGES
101
N. Y. or Balt. : SPT
102
Peeved. : SORE
103
Dinner ___. : ISON
105
One kind of diet. : SALTLESS
107
Tempters. : SATANS
109
Sounds of marching feet. : THRUMPS
111
___ as a beet. : ASRED
112
Him: Fr. : LUI
115
Aggregate. : MASS
116
Scottish snow. : SNA
117
Guess. : SURMISE
119
Parvenu. : UPSTART
121
Packs away. : STOWS
123
French marshal. : NEIL
124
Not on ___! : ABET
128
Nondieter. : STOUTFELLOW
130
Mississippi explorer. : LASALLE
133
Purpose. : USE
134
Type of fee. : TOLL
135
Ultimate goal. : IDEAL
136
Only two helpings of pie. : JUSTDESSERTS
138
Concepts, in Greek philosophy. : EIDE
139
Declare. : STATE
140
Bone: Prefix. : OSTEO
141
Fish trap. : EELPOT
142
Map entries. : RTES
143
Sharpens. : HONES
144
Anything annoying. : THORN
145
Girl's name. : ELISSA
Down
1
Monopolize. : SEWUP
2
January, in Ponce. : ENERO
3
Zodiac sign. : ARIES
4
One of the dippers. : BIG
5
Eight, Berlin time. : ACHT
6
New York. : GOTHAM
7
Public defenders. : TRIBUNES
8
Burglars. : RIFLERS
9
In ___ (in reality): Lat. : ACTU
10
Steep. : SHEER
11
Pronoun. : HER
12
Descendants. : SCIONS
13
Choristers. : ALTOS
14
Dinner dish. : MEAT
15
Forecaster's aid. : BAROMETER
16
"Dinner at ___." : ANTOINES
17
Aesop's island. : SAMOS
18
Bible book. : PSALMS
19
Housetop feature. : AERIAL
20
Affirmed. : SAIDSO
26
Pea or bean. : LEGUME
31
Gets the bad news, diet-wise. : TIPSSCALES
32
Egyptian goddess. : SATI
34
Add butter. : SHORTEN
37
Court: Lat. : AULA
40
What calories measure. : HEAT
41
Choral group. : OCTET
43
Gay ___. : PAREE
45
Bone: Prefix. : OSSI
46
Party men: Abbr. : REPS
47
Where to shoot calories. : FROMTHEHIP
49
Silver: Abbr. : ARG
50
Opportunity for dieters. : FATCHANCE
51
Bondmen. : SERFS
53
Ship's rope. : TYE
57
Nondieter's risk. : HEFTYWAGER
58
Hard: Prefix. : SCLER
60
Expanding items for eaters. : BELTLINES
62
What to take after dinner. : ANAP
63
"Dinner at ___." : EIGHT
64
Regions: Abbr. : TERS
67
Castle area. : MOAT
68
With, in Köln. : MIT
69
Glass ovens. : LEHRS
70
Relative of Atl. : PAC
72
Type of bar. : TBEAM
74
What to do about a diet. : STARTITNOW
75
Growl. : GNAR
76
Village. : DORP
77
Claims. : AVERS
79
Piece of corn. : EAR
80
Poetic words. : OERS
81
Land of Thanksgiving. : USA
84
Pauses. : RESTS
88
Lake NW of Tashkent. : ARALSEA
90
In-gathering places. : BARNS
91
Cavity. : SINUS
92
Page no. : FOL
94
Nose: Scot. : NESE
95
Chosen for a task: Abbr. : ASSD
97
___ a stop. : COASTEDTO
98
In honor of. : FOR
100
Penn and others. : STAS
102
Asteroid, sea version. : STARFISH
104
Author of "The Apple Cart." : SHAW
105
Apply, as butter. : SPREADON
106
"With ___ and a song ... " : ASMILE
108
Relative of amo. : AMAT
110
Where Cork is. : MUNSTER
112
Radiance. : LUSTER
113
Not ___ (incapable). : UPTOIT
114
Opera role. : ISOLDE
116
Fur pieces. : STOLES
118
"___ you again ... " : ILLSEE
120
Bulrushes. : TULES
121
Shade of blue. : SLATE
122
Fund of a sort. : SLUSH
125
Thanksgiving sounds. : BURPS
126
These: Sp. : ESTOS
127
Seed part. : TESTA
129
Sprat's choice. : LEAN
131
Concerning. : ASTO
132
Donkey: Ger. : ESEL
136
Write hurriedly. : JOT
137
Ivy Leaguer. : ELI

Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 16 debuted here and reused later, 14 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
71 ms