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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 20, 1955

35-Across : Florentine painter.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 284 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
1
R
2
A
3
F
4
T
5
A
6
M
7
A
8
T
9
I
10
T
11
C
12
H
13
S
14
A
B
I
E
15
W
O
M
A
N
16
O
O
O
O
17
H
E
R
M
18
A
N
W
O
U
K
19
U
L
N
A
20
S
T
E
P
H
E
N
S
21
E
22
M
C
E
E
S
23
L
E
D
24
R
E
A
P
25
A
26
S
27
S
A
M
28
D
29
D
30
S
31
S
N
O
32
R
33
T
34
B
E
A
R
35
G
I
O
T
36
T
O
37
R
E
A
38
A
R
M
39
M
A
R
M
I
O
N
40
T
A
P
41
S
I
R
42
A
R
G
E
N
T
43
B
E
D
E
44
H
O
A
45
R
Y
46
E
S
T
47
M
I
R
E
S
48
Y
E
A
49
R
50
M
I
G
51
C
52
A
B
A
N
A
53
S
54
L
A
N
T
55
I
56
N
57
G
58
A
R
U
M
59
D
60
U
K
E
S
N
I
D
E
R
61
S
I
R
E
62
A
B
I
E
S
63
M
Y
N
A
64
S
A
N
D
65
R
I
N
S
E
66
E
L
E
M
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,366
Across
1
Float. : RAFT
5
Violin. : AMATI
10
Exclamations of vexation. : TCHS
14
Playwright Nichols' hero. : ABIE
15
"A ___ Is a Sometime Thing." : WOMAN
16
Bad news on the football scoreboard. : OOOO
17
American novelist. : HERMANWOUK
19
Bone. : ULNA
20
Jefferson Davis' V. P. : STEPHENS
21
TV and radio celebrities. : EMCEES
23
Conducted. : LED
24
Gather. : REAP
25
State of NE India. : ASSAM
28
Professional degree. : DDS
31
Sound of anger. : SNORT
34
Smokey. : BEAR
35
Florentine painter. : GIOTTO
37
Government agency. : REA
38
Weapon. : ARM
39
Poem by Sir Walter Scott. : MARMION
40
Spigot. : TAP
41
Title. : SIR
42
Silvery. : ARGENT
43
The Venerable ___. : BEDE
44
Ancient. : HOARY
46
Time belt. : EST
47
Involves in difficulties. : MIRES
48
New ___. : YEAR
50
Marble. : MIG
51
Miami Beach feature. : CABANA
53
Showing prejudice. : SLANTING
58
Jack-in-the-pulpit. : ARUM
59
Edwin Donald of the outfield. : DUKESNIDER
61
Ancestor. : SIRE
62
Genus of firs. : ABIES
63
Talking bird. : MYNA
64
Aurore Dupin. : SAND
65
Wash out. : RINSE
66
Type of school: Abbr. : ELEM
Down
1
Fan sounds. : RAHS
2
Encourage. : ABET
3
Vehemence. : FIRE
4
Crusader. : TEMPLAR
5
Bearded, as grain. : AWNED
6
Cut. : MOWN
7
Radio fixture. : AMOS
8
Greek letter. : TAU
9
Printshop apparatus. : INKER
10
Jimmy Durante's favorite pet. : TOUCAN
11
American composer. : COLEPORTER
12
Sharpen. : HONE
13
Provided that. : SOAS
18
Interjection. : AHEM
22
Middle line or plane. : MESON
25
Disconcert. : ABASH
26
___-comic. : SERIO
27
Democratic party luminary. : SAMRAYBURN
28
Sad song. : DIRGE
29
Stately buildings: Poet. : DOMES
30
Task assigned. : STINT
32
English novelist. : READE
33
Parts of Venetian blinds. : TAPES
35
Elongated fish. : GAR
36
Very small amount. : TOT
39
Man from Chichen Itza. : MAYAN
43
Highest level in vaudeville. : BIGTIME
45
Bored out. : REAMED
47
Senator Thye's state: Abbr. : MINN
49
Detecting device. : RADAR
50
Billiard shot. : MASSE
51
Buchanan's Secy. of State. : CASS
52
Musical composition. : ARIA
53
Derma. : SKIN
54
Residue. : LEES
55
Pastoral poem. : IDYL
56
Baby boy: Span. : NENE
57
Something written: Comb. form. : GRAM
60
Where: Latin. : UBI

Answer summary:
6 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
42 ms