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

New York Times, Wednesday, December 22, 1971

24-Across : French bards

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 5.28, Missing: { F J Q U Y }, Scrabble score: 312 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10
1
A
2
C
3
E
4
A
5
S
6
T
7
A
8
B
9
W
10
R
11
A
12
P
13
T
14
L
O
X
15
C
H
I
C
O
16
H
E
L
L
O
17
L
A
T
18
C
H
O
N
T
O
19
I
S
L
A
M
20
E
X
I
L
E
D
21
S
T
22
A
T
I
O
N
S
23
Z
E
R
O
S
24
P
O
E
T
E
S
25
S
P
A
26
W
I
N
D
O
W
T
27
R
28
E
29
E
30
A
K
31
R
O
N
32
M
A
S
O
N
S
33
P
34
E
T
35
E
R
E
36
B
I
S
37
S
S
T
38
E
X
E
39
R
T
S
40
O
C
H
41
R
E
42
A
S
S
E
R
T
43
I
44
O
N
S
45
O
W
46
E
47
N
E
E
D
L
E
48
S
W
I
N
49
G
50
P
51
E
52
R
V
A
D
E
D
53
O
P
E
N
T
O
54
E
L
I
O
T
55
A
L
56
E
X
A
N
D
E
R
57
E
L
S
I
E
58
T
A
K
E
N
59
O
R
G
60
R
A
K
E
D
61
E
D
E
N
S
62
W
O
E
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,166
Across
1
King's superior : ACE
4
Take ___ at (try) : ASTAB
9
Enfolded, poetically : WRAPT
14
Smoked salmon : LOX
15
Western shrub : CHICO
16
Greeting : HELLO
17
Take hold of : LATCHONTO
19
Eastern faith : ISLAM
20
Banished : EXILED
21
Posts : STATIONS
23
___ in (takes aim) : ZEROS
24
French bards : POETES
25
Saratoga : SPA
26
Subject of Frost poem : WINDOWTREE
30
Ohio city : AKRON
32
Bricklayers : MASONS
33
Lassie, for one : PET
35
Before : ERE
36
Encore at La Scala : BIS
37
Superplane : SST
38
Activates : EXERTS
40
Natural earth : OCHRE
42
Statements : ASSERTIONS
45
"I ___ a cock to Asclepius" : OWE
47
Haystack yield : NEEDLE
48
Playground gear : SWING
50
Diffused : PERVADED
53
___ the public : OPENTO
54
Prufrock's creator : ELIOT
55
Sweet cocktail : ALEXANDER
57
Miss Venner : ELSIE
58
Occupied : TAKEN
59
Assn. : ORG
60
Worked in the yard : RAKED
61
Anthony and family : EDENS
62
Trouble : WOE
Down
1
"Comment ___ vous?" : ALLEZ
2
Wheedles : COAXES
3
Uproots : EXTIRPATES
4
Tooth problems : ACHES
5
Protected the hoofs : SHOD
6
Material for an Oz man : TIN
7
Follows up : ACTSON
8
Kicked : BOOTED
9
Twain paint : WHITEWASH
10
Fights : RESISTS
11
16 Across in Montreal : ALLO
12
Scheme : PLAN
13
Thumb and others : TOMS
18
Dagger's companion : CLOAK
22
Nuclear physics : ATOMICS
24
Yearn : PINE
26
Suiting : WORSTED
27
Church feature : ROSEWINDOW
28
Letters : ENS
29
Superlative ending : EST
31
Withdrew : RETREATED
33
Princess's problem : PEA
34
Instances: Abbr. : EXS
36
Dog's delight : BONE
39
Sends back: Fr. : RENVOIE
41
Aftermath : ROWEN
43
Imagine : IDEATE
44
"When all the world is ___" : OLDLAD
46
Medical prefix : ENTERO
48
Reaches across : SPANS
49
Be greedy : GORGE
50
Nobleman : PEER
51
Signora : ELLA
52
Dare : RISK
53
Beasts : OXEN
56
___ out (make do) : EKE

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
35 ms