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

New York Times, Saturday, December 29, 1990

8-Across : "Doe, ___ ... "

Author:
Ronald C. Hirschfeld
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 259 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 12, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Ronald C. Hirschfeld has 25 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
E
2
D
3
A
4
A
5
M
6
P
7
S
8
A
9
D
10
E
11
E
12
R
13
G
O
V
14
T
15
R
O
A
N
16
M
A
P
L
E
17
A
R
I
S
18
T
O
T
L
E
19
P
H
I
L
O
20
D
I
S
A
R
M
S
21
A
22
S
H
23
C
A
S
24
S
C
O
R
I
A
25
E
K
E
O
26
U
T
27
A
T
28
T
N
29
A
R
N
E
30
S
31
S
32
D
33
I
34
M
35
I
D
I
A
T
36
E
37
A
C
T
O
N
38
O
N
O
R
39
C
R
E
S
40
S
41
A
U
D
E
42
M
E
N
A
43
T
44
A
B
S
C
45
I
S
S
A
E
46
S
E
T
T
E
47
R
48
B
A
R
N
49
A
E
R
O
50
B
E
51
A
T
52
E
53
A
54
S
55
E
56
P
57
S
I
58
S
E
I
59
S
T
R
A
F
E
S
60
E
A
G
61
L
E
62
D
63
E
S
C
A
R
T
E
S
64
A
N
N
A
L
65
E
S
T
H
66
L
O
N
E
67
T
E
E
N
Y
68
N
O
S
Y
69
N
O
N
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 15,026
Across
1
Author LeShan : EDA
4
Elec. units : AMPS
8
"Doe, ___ ... " : ADEER
13
The G in G.P.O. : GOVT
15
Equine tone : ROAN
16
Sap source : MAPLE
17
Pupil of Plato : ARISTOTLE
19
___ Vance, literary detective : PHILO
20
Charms : DISARMS
21
A hardwood : ASH
23
En tout ___ (in any case) : CAS
24
Cellular lava : SCORIA
25
Supplement : EKEOUT
27
Business-letter abbr. : ATTN
29
Marshal Dillon portrayer : ARNESS
32
Halved : DIMIDIATE
37
Lord ___, British historian : ACTON
38
___ about : ONOR
39
Salad ingredient : CRESS
41
French river : AUDE
42
"___ Work," G. Will best seller : MENAT
44
Some Cartesian coordinates : ABSCISSAE
46
Irish or English canine : SETTER
48
Summer-theater site : BARN
49
Microorganism : AEROBE
51
Military command : ATEASE
56
Purportedly psychic phenomenon : PSI
58
Six, in Siena : SEI
59
Attacks, in a way : STRAFES
60
Two-under-par score : EAGLE
62
Cartesians are his followers : DESCARTES
64
Valid for a year: Fr. : ANNAL
65
A Balt : ESTH
66
The___ Ranger : LONE
67
___-weeny : TEENY
68
Like Cyrano? : NOSY
69
Sine qua ___ : NON
Down
1
Mild oaths : EGADS
2
Classic style of architecture : DORIC
3
Dispatch boat : AVISO
4
Fragrant : AROMATIC
5
Witticisms : MOTS
6
"___ Joey" : PAL
7
Skulk : SNEAK
8
Tall jar : AMPHORA
9
Dash, in Morse code : DAH
10
Stoic philosopher : EPICTETUS
11
First name in scat : ELLA
12
Old cars : REOS
14
Peter the Great, for one : TSAR
18
Group of three : TRIAD
22
Red, White or Black : SEA
25
"Raid on ___," 1977 TV film : ENTEBBE
26
One of the Mohicans : UNCAS
28
Hill near Dublin : TARA
30
Faro card : SODA
31
Old-time sticker : SNEE
32
Former titles of respect in Portugal : DOMS
33
Arrow poison : INEE
34
"Essais" author : MONTAIGNE
35
Angry : IRATE
36
Pronoun for the Andrea Doria : ESSA
40
Like old LP's : SCRATCHY
43
With succinctness : TERSELY
45
Within: Prefix : INTRA
47
Eggs : ROE
50
Senator from Del. : BIDEN
52
Mountbatten, for one : EARL
53
Gentle flower? : AFTON
54
"___ evil" : SEENO
55
German industrial city : ESSEN
56
Fuel from fens : PEAT
57
Freeze org.? : SANE
59
Heathrow swifties : SSTS
61
County in Sweden : LAN
63
Inner: Prefix : ESO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 3 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
61 ms