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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 16, 1960

59-Across : Time of one's life.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.58)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
1
H
2
A
3
H
4
A
5
B
6
E
7
R
8
E
9
T
10
S
11
H
12
O
13
T
14
A
G
A
L
15
A
M
I
L
E
16
Y
O
R
E
17
M
O
N
A
18
S
I
O
U
X
19
S
O
D
A
20
E
N
D
M
21
O
S
T
22
T
23
A
T
T
E
R
24
M
O
V
E
S
25
M
I
M
E
26
C
27
R
E
D
I
T
28
C
O
L
U
M
29
B
30
U
31
S
32
A
I
D
E
S
33
B
O
W
E
R
34
O
N
A
35
U
S
O
36
F
A
R
E
S
37
T
I
S
38
S
E
W
39
E
A
G
E
R
40
W
41
A
T
T
S
42
E
N
N
43
O
B
L
E
D
44
M
O
T
L
E
Y
45
P
O
L
L
46
M
O
N
T
E
47
S
48
P
49
R
I
N
G
50
E
N
G
I
N
51
E
52
S
53
I
R
A
N
54
U
55
P
56
S
E
T
57
M
E
N
E
58
V
A
N
E
59
Y
O
U
T
H
60
E
C
C
E
61
A
M
I
D
62
S
W
I
S
S
63
S
K
E
P
© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,897
Across
1
Sound of laughter. : HAHA
5
Artist's cap. : BERET
10
Movie take. : SHOT
14
Arab's head cord. : AGAL
15
"Out by ___." : AMILE
16
Of ___ (formerly). : YORE
17
Old Italian title. : MONA
18
Little Crow, for one. : SIOUX
19
Soft drink. : SODA
20
Farthest. : ENDMOST
22
Rag. : TATTER
24
Plays, in chess. : MOVES
25
Actor. : MIME
26
Byword in business. : CREDIT
28
Noted navigator. : COLUMBUS
32
Junior officers. : AIDES
33
Rustic cottage: Poet. : BOWER
34
___ shoestring. : ONA
35
Group popular with G.I.'s : USO
36
Tickets or tokens. : FARES
37
Musical syllables. : TIS
38
Stitch up. : SEW
39
Fervent. : EAGER
40
Famous name in hymnology. : WATTS
42
Dignified. : ENNOBLED
44
Parti-colored. : MOTLEY
45
Trendex canvass. : POLL
46
Spanish card game. : MONTE
47
What "Primavera" means. : SPRING
50
Locomotives. : ENGINES
53
Persia. : IRAN
54
Overturned. : UPSET
57
Word in the writing on the wall. : MENE
58
Weathercock. : VANE
59
Time of one's life. : YOUTH
60
Behold: Lat. : ECCE
61
In the middle. : AMID
62
Native of Lucerne. : SWISS
63
Beehive made of straw. : SKEP
Down
1
Harness piece. : HAME
2
Athletic contest in anc. Greece. : AGON
3
Garment of a sort. : HANDMEDOWN
4
Pie ___. : ALAMODE
5
Lop-eared dog. : BASSET
6
Sends forth. : EMITS
7
Relative of an arroyo. : RIO
8
Elected: Fr. : ELU
9
Fabrics. : TEXTILES
10
Method of operation. : SYSTEM
11
Cry of a bird. : HOOT
12
Gen. Wingate. : ORDE
13
Saline drop. : TEAR
21
Genus of sheep. : OVIS
23
River of NE Asia. : AMUR
25
Grass cutter. : MOWER
26
Motive. : CAUSE
27
Ascended. : RISEN
28
Prepared, as apples. : CORED
29
Any hindrance to progress. : BOTTLENECK
30
Coalesce. : UNITE
31
West African tree. : SASSY
33
Kind of hard roll. : BAGEL
36
Modern-type scapegoats. : FALLGUYS
39
Inky. : EBON
40
Common Chinese name. : WONG
41
Occasionally. : ATTIMES
43
Deemed. : OPINED
44
August and others. : MONTHS
46
Athletic events. : MEETS
47
Hindu deity. : SIVA
48
Baby buggy. : PRAM
49
Hindu queen. : RANI
51
Noun suffix. : ENCE
52
Percolate. : SEEP
55
Sound of heavy impact. : POW
56
___ generis. : SUI

Answer summary:
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
39 ms