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

New York Times, Monday, February 4, 1974

65-Across : Stone heap

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 4.89, Missing: { J K Q V Y Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.37)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1
D
2
S
3
C
4
S
5
A
6
S
7
S
8
A
9
M
10
S
11
P
12
I
13
N
14
R
E
A
P
15
T
O
N
G
A
16
H
O
L
E
17
A
P
P
O
18
R
T
I
O
N
S
19
O
R
L
E
20
F
I
E
R
I
21
R
E
T
22
O
R
T
E
D
23
T
A
S
T
E
24
D
25
T
W
I
S
T
26
S
N
O
27
R
E
28
C
L
E
29
A
30
N
31
S
32
M
33
E
34
T
35
S
O
D
36
E
N
N
U
I
37
A
B
O
38
R
39
T
E
D
40
C
41
O
R
S
A
I
R
42
R
A
R
E
E
43
A
L
G
44
S
T
E
45
E
N
T
E
R
46
S
47
S
I
L
48
O
49
S
50
C
R
E
51
P
E
52
E
X
H
53
A
54
L
55
E
56
W
57
A
58
S
H
E
D
U
P
59
E
U
L
E
R
60
A
G
I
O
61
U
N
S
62
T
63
I
N
T
I
N
G
64
D
E
N
E
65
C
A
I
R
N
66
U
N
D
O
67
I
D
E
S
68
E
S
S
E
N
69
P
E
S
T
© 1974, The New York TimesNo. 8,941
Across
1
Graduate degrees : DSCS
5
Shillong is its capital : ASSAM
10
Pleasure trip : SPIN
14
Harvest : REAP
15
Pacific island group : TONGA
16
Kind of stud card : HOLE
17
Doles out : APPORTIONS
19
Heraldic band : ORLE
20
___ facias (legal writ) : FIERI
21
Replied in kind : RETORTED
23
Sampled : TASTED
25
New approach : TWIST
26
Adenoidal sound : SNORE
28
Purifies : CLEANS
32
Queens athlete : MET
35
Turf : SOD
36
Boredom : ENNUI
37
Cut short : ABORTED
40
Pirate : CORSAIR
42
Peepshow : RAREE
43
Math study: Abbr. : ALG
44
___ Anne : STE
45
Takes part : ENTERS
47
Farm units : SILOS
50
Suzette or de Chine : CREPE
52
Give off : EXHALE
56
Done for : WASHEDUP
59
Swiss mathematician : EULER
60
Exchange premium : AGIO
61
Giving freely : UNSTINTING
64
Sandy tract, in Britain : DENE
65
Stone heap : CAIRN
66
Destroy : UNDO
67
Roman time : IDES
68
Ruhr city : ESSEN
69
Annoying one : PEST
Down
1
Open-window hazard : DRAFT
2
Brown color : SEPIA
3
Breton and Horn : CAPES
4
Polo, etc. : SPORTS
5
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATT
6
___-disant : SOI
7
Expressed disgust : SNORTED
8
Spiro : AGNEW
9
Resin : MASTIC
10
Abbreviates : SHORTENS
11
Wine : PORT
12
That: Lat. : ILLE
13
Exigency : NEED
18
Nothing: Fr. : RIEN
22
Canadian physician : OSLER
24
Medication unit : DOSE
27
Hot ___ : ROD
29
Collections : ANAS
30
Bonne ___ : NUIT
31
Beget : SIRE
32
Horse : MARE
33
Israeli name : EBAN
34
Civil wrong : TORT
38
Reverberates : REECHOES
39
___ Haute : TERRE
40
Roman 151 : CLI
41
Give the eye : OGLE
43
Germ-free state : ASEPSIS
46
Lead astray : SEDUCE
48
Cattle : OXEN
49
Be quiet! : SHUTUP
51
Andes tablelands : PUNAS
53
Straighten : ALINE
54
___ an ear : LENDS
55
Fungus of grain : ERGOT
56
Oasis, in Africa : WADI
57
Like good bourbon : AGED
58
___ die : SINE
62
Three, in Milan : TRE
63
Stopover spot : INN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
38 ms