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

New York Times, Friday, February 11, 1966

65-Across : Musical bar.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 273 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
1
S
2
A
3
L
4
A
5
M
6
I
7
S
8
S
9
H
10
A
11
M
12
A
13
N
14
S
15
I
V
O
R
I
N
E
16
H
A
V
E
N
O
T
17
R
O
S
I
E
S
T
18
I
N
E
R
T
I
A
19
E
W
E
S
20
U
S
21
I
N
G
22
M
A
R
Y
23
E
24
E
L
25
T
E
S
26
T
A
27
R
28
A
29
I
N
M
A
30
K
E
R
31
W
I
32
N
33
C
34
E
35
E
R
R
36
I
T
E
R
37
S
I
D
E
A
X
38
C
I
A
39
T
E
N
A
40
N
T
S
41
D
R
I
42
T
E
N
43
E
T
S
44
T
O
O
T
45
D
O
T
46
O
L
I
V
E
47
A
I
R
M
E
48
D
A
L
S
49
E
R
50
A
T
O
51
A
R
E
52
C
53
H
54
A
R
55
C
O
N
56
I
C
57
B
58
E
59
B
60
E
61
A
I
L
E
62
R
O
N
63
S
H
64
O
U
T
E
D
65
M
E
A
S
U
R
E
66
N
E
W
G
A
T
E
67
P
R
E
T
E
N
D
68
T
R
I
S
T
A
N
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,026
Across
1
Greek island, near Athens. : SALAMIS
8
Medicine men. : SHAMANS
15
Creamy white. : IVORINE
16
Nation lacking resources: Colloq. : HAVENOT
17
Most optimistic. : ROSIEST
18
Laziness. : INERTIA
19
Sheep. : EWES
20
Employing. : USING
22
Poppins. : MARY
23
___ fork (fishing spear). : EEL
25
Seed covering. : TESTA
27
Weatherman of a sort. : RAINMAKER
31
Flinch. : WINCE
35
Make a fluff. : ERR
36
Via Appia, for one. : ITER
37
Bladed tool. : SIDEAX
38
Government agency. : CIA
39
Occupies. : TENANTS
41
Bacheller hero. : DRI
42
Doctrines. : TENETS
44
Whistle sound. : TOOT
45
Speck. : DOT
46
Pimola. : OLIVE
47
D.F.C.'s. : AIRMEDALS
49
One of the Nine. : ERATO
51
Auxiliary verb. : ARE
52
Houseworker, British style. : CHAR
55
Term in geometry. : CONIC
57
Actress Daniels. : BEBE
61
Airplane part. : AILERON
63
Cried out. : SHOUTED
65
Musical bar. : MEASURE
66
Historic London prison. : NEWGATE
67
Simulate. : PRETEND
68
Opera role. : TRISTAN
Down
1
"Your majesty." : SIRE
2
Confess. : AVOW
3
Outdistance in a race. : LOSE
4
Ascended. : ARISEN
5
Italian possessive. : MIE
6
Does an electrician's job. : INSULATES
7
Beauty parlor items. : SETS
8
Little fish. : SHINER
9
Suspends. : HANGS
10
Prayer. : AVE
11
Shakespearean tavern. : MERMAID
12
Broadway initials. : ANTA
13
Black: Fr. : NOIR
14
Mast support. : STAY
21
Repetition. : ITERATION
24
Discharger. : EMITTER
26
Type of dancer. : TWISTER
27
Right-hand page. : RECTO
28
Prospero's servant. : ARIEL
29
Man from Abadan. : IRANI
30
State: Abbr. : KEN
32
Canio's wife. : NEDDA
33
"Main Street" heroine. : CAROL
34
Doors. : EXITS
37
Former article of dress. : STOMACHER
40
Kind of easter, nautically speaking. : NOR
43
Tenzing's conquest. : EVEREST
47
Compensated (for). : ATONED
48
What a computer-programmer does. : DEBUGS
50
Squirrel food. : ACORN
52
David, for one. : CAMP
53
Yesterday: Fr. : HIER
54
Ear lobes: Anat. : ALAE
56
Common verbal contraction. : ISNT
58
State: Fr. : ETAT
59
Second of a series. : BETA
60
Well-known garden. : EDEN
62
Strong-scented herb. : RUE
64
W. W. II agency. : OWI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
40 ms