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

New York Times, Friday, March 23, 1984

10-Across : The north wind

Author:
Joan Whitman
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 260 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 16, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Joan Whitman has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
D
2
A
3
N
4
C
5
E
6
L
7
E
8
W
9
D
10
B
O
R
E
A
S
11
O
N
I
O
12
N
13
D
O
G
G
E
R
E
14
L
15
D
O
G
G
E
16
D
17
R
I
G
O
R
18
O
19
D
E
S
20
W
E
E
21
I
L
O
T
22
A
23
D
I
O
S
24
C
O
D
A
25
F
E
N
26
W
R
O
N
G
27
D
R
O
L
L
28
T
R
E
29
P
A
N
G
30
P
31
A
R
A
D
E
S
32
A
L
E
E
33
A
L
I
F
34
C
35
E
36
D
I
L
L
A
37
T
E
E
T
38
H
39
E
40
S
41
E
M
O
R
Y
42
R
43
E
C
U
R
44
A
E
T
45
L
O
G
S
46
H
E
C
H
T
47
A
N
T
I
48
L
T
D
49
S
A
D
R
50
B
E
G
I
N
51
S
E
A
52
D
O
G
53
U
54
N
55
D
E
R
D
O
G
56
S
Y
R
I
A
57
M
A
R
O
O
N
58
S
U
E
R
59
U
S
I
N
G
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,554
Across
1
Charleston, e.g. : DANCE
6
Indecent : LEWD
10
The north wind : BOREAS
11
Tear-jerker : ONION
13
Comic verse : DOGGEREL
15
Stubborn : DOGGED
17
Inflexibility : RIGOR
18
Anacreontics' kin : ODES
20
Tiny : WEE
21
Islet in la mer : ILOT
22
Parting word in Pamplona : ADIOS
24
Finale for Frimi : CODA
25
Marsh : FEN
26
Injure : WRONG
27
Diverting : DROLL
28
Sea cucumber : TREPANG
30
Flaunts : PARADES
32
Sheltered at sea : ALEE
33
First letter of the Arabic alphabet : ALIF
34
Diacritical mark : CEDILLA
37
Cuts molars : TEETHES
41
Atlanta university : EMORY
42
Happen again : RECUR
44
Aged: Lat. abbr. : AET
45
Yule fuel : LOGS
46
Writer Ben : HECHT
47
Con : ANTI
48
British inc., once : LTD
49
Bani-___ of Iran : SADR
50
Inaugurate : BEGIN
51
Tar : SEADOG
53
Loser : UNDERDOG
56
Damascus is its capital : SYRIA
57
Isolate : MAROON
58
Plaintiff : SUER
59
Employing : USING
Down
1
Euphemistic oath : DOGGONE
2
Underworld talk : ARGOT
3
___-do-well : NEER
4
Kind of barn or port : CAR
5
Suffix with journal : ESE
6
Veins of ore : LODES
7
A son of Seth : ENOS
8
Peruke : WIG
9
Spring beauty : DOGWOOD
10
Sight in many a cellar : BOILER
12
Tease : NEEDLE
13
Blizzard creation : DRIFT
14
Choice cut of meat : LOIN
16
New and Fair : DEALS
19
Li'l Abner's land : DOGPATCH
22
Man-made fiber : ARNEL
23
Shabby : DOGEARED
24
Skill : CRAFT
26
Memorable comic Cox : WALLY
27
Household appliance : DRIER
29
Couples : PAIRS
31
Alaskan : ALEUT
34
Monastery rooms : CELLS
35
Overacts : EMOTES
36
Early August : DOGDAYS
38
Browbeaten : HANGDOG
39
Father of Andromache : EETION
40
Scam's cousin : STING
43
Raw-silk color : ECRU
46
"___ the Horrible," comic strip : HAGAR
47
Of the art of flight: Abbr. : AERON
49
Lyon product : SOIE
50
Sudanese native : BERI
52
Joanne from W. Va. : DRU
54
Sailors' org. : NMU
55
"___ Rheingold" : DAS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 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
90 ms