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

New York Times, Friday, December 18, 1959

61-Across : Burgess' finger-licking being.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 301 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
David Steinberg notes:

Original 21-Down clue read [Is lacking.]. Changed to [Be lacking.].

1
H
2
A
3
S
4
H
5
S
6
C
7
A
8
L
9
A
10
T
11
W
12
A
13
S
14
A
L
U
I
15
N
O
V
E
L
16
H
A
R
T
17
L
I
N
G
18
O
L
I
V
A
19
E
L
B
A
20
F
I
S
H
21
F
O
O
D
22
C
23
A
N
T
A
B
24
S
A
D
R
25
L
A
S
T
26
A
27
N
28
G
E
L
S
29
G
E
R
S
H
30
W
31
I
32
N
33
S
U
R
A
L
34
M
E
A
T
Y
35
A
N
E
36
P
R
E
S
S
37
C
O
N
F
E
R
38
E
N
C
E
39
E
S
E
40
H
O
N
E
Y
41
I
N
D
O
S
42
R
E
D
43
C
O
A
T
S
44
M
A
N
A
G
E
45
O
R
L
Y
46
S
A
N
E
47
S
48
C
49
O
O
T
S
50
R
U
N
S
A
51
W
52
A
53
Y
54
H
A
N
K
55
A
56
V
E
R
T
57
G
A
G
E
58
A
T
T
U
59
C
O
N
G
E
60
O
K
R
A
61
G
O
O
P
62
K
N
E
E
L
63
N
E
A
R
© 1959, The New York TimesNo. 3,808
Across
1
Hodgepodge. : HASH
5
La ___, Milan. : SCALA
10
"___ the night before Christmas ... " : TWAS
14
His: Fr. : ALUI
15
Gift for a reader. : NOVEL
16
Author of "Act One." : HART
17
Burbot. : LING
18
Mr. Dionne. : OLIVA
19
Island off Italy. : ELBA
20
Guppy rations. : FISHFOOD
22
Cambridge grad. : CANTAB
24
Star in Cygnus. : SADR
25
Ultimate. : LAST
26
Christmas tree ornaments. : ANGELS
29
He wrote "Embraceable You." : GERSHWIN
33
Of the calf of the leg: Anat. : SURAL
34
Having substance. : MEATY
35
Chemical suffix. : ANE
36
Washington event. : PRESSCONFERENCE
39
Direction. : ESE
40
Bread spread. : HONEY
41
Greek name of an Indian river. : INDOS
42
Parts of Santa costumes. : REDCOATS
44
Control. : MANAGE
45
Paris airfield. : ORLY
46
Balanced. : SANE
47
Scurries off: Colloq. : SCOOTS
50
___ with (wins in a walk). : RUNSAWAY
54
Yarn coil. : HANK
55
Ward off. : AVERT
57
A pledge or security. : GAGE
58
Aleutian island. : ATTU
59
Curt dismissal. : CONGE
60
Gumbo. : OKRA
61
Burgess' finger-licking being. : GOOP
62
Pay homage. : KNEEL
63
Approximate. : NEAR
Down
1
Sports period. : HALF
2
Et ___. : ALII
3
Days: Poet. : SUNS
4
Where Morgan roamed. : HIGHSEAS
5
Old-time hair nets. : SNOODS
6
Vivid quality. : COLOR
7
Eager. : AVID
8
Coin of Bulgaria. : LEV
9
Type of dinner order. : ALACARTE
10
To ___ degree (to an extreme). : THENTH
11
Hollywood first name. : WALT
12
Father of Anak. : ARBA
13
Thrust. : STAB
21
Be lacking. : FALLSHORT
23
Citizens of Nineveh. : ASSYRIANS
25
Like spinach. : LEAFY
26
Old Turkish coin. : ASPER
27
Woman in white. : NURSE
28
Avarice. : GREED
29
Hereditary elements. : GENES
30
Mme. Landowska. : WANDA
31
Disguised: Colloq. : INCOG
32
Georgia ___ Clark. : NEESE
34
W. W. II nickname. : MONTY
37
Black area in the Milky Way. : COALSACK
38
Nonagon. : ENNEAGON
43
Devise: Colloq. : COOKUP
44
Fireplace feature. : MANTEL
46
Billow. : SURGE
47
Tobacco. : SHAG
48
Roman orator. : CATO
49
Wise to. : ONTO
50
Frenchman's name. : RENE
51
Pacific island. : WAKE
52
Indian city. : AGRA
53
Time measure. : YEAR
56
___ Steuben. : VON

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
43 ms