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

New York Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1954

25-Across : Arm of the Arctic Ocean.

Author:
Harold Rein
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 303 (avg 1.59)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 9
Harold Rein has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
M
2
O
3
D
4
E
5
S
6
H
7
A
8
V
9
E
10
A
11
G
12
A
13
R
14
A
D
A
M
15
H
O
N
E
Y
16
Z
O
N
E
17
C
O
M
E
18
D
I
E
N
N
E
19
A
V
O
N
20
E
M
E
R
A
L
D
21
A
B
22
I
L
E
N
E
23
I
L
L
24
L
A
V
E
R
25
W
26
H
27
I
T
E
S
28
E
29
A
30
L
E
A
N
31
T
32
O
33
H
U
M
U
S
34
V
I
35
A
L
S
36
M
O
N
37
I
M
P
S
38
M
A
L
L
S
39
C
E
N
T
40
L
O
O
41
E
A
S
E
D
42
C
A
N
T
O
43
E
R
R
44
A
N
D
45
D
O
46
O
R
S
T
O
P
47
T
R
I
M
48
S
49
M
I
T
50
A
51
B
A
N
D
O
N
52
B
E
S
I
53
D
54
E
55
S
56
N
O
N
O
57
N
O
58
B
E
L
P
R
I
Z
E
59
E
N
C
L
60
E
R
O
D
E
61
O
K
R
A
62
W
E
E
D
63
Y
E
A
S
T
64
N
E
A
T
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,751
Across
1
Fashion. : MODE
5
Question from the barber. : SHAVE
10
Seaweed base for bacterial cultures. : AGAR
14
Man's name. : ADAM
15
Term of endearment. : HONEY
16
Torrid or Frigid. : ZONE
17
Lucille Ball, for instance. : COMEDIENNE
19
River near Hathaway cottage. : AVON
20
Birthstone for May. : EMERALD
21
"The Man from ___." : ABILENE
23
Indisposed. : ILL
24
Purple seaweed. : LAVER
25
Arm of the Arctic Ocean. : WHITESEA
30
Simple camping shelter. : LEANTO
33
Organic part of soil. : HUMUS
34
Glass containers for liquids. : VIALS
36
Calendar abbreviation. : MON
37
Devil's offspring. : IMPS
38
Public promenades. : MALLS
39
Hundredth part. : CENT
40
Card game. : LOO
41
Moved carefully. : EASED
42
Part of a poem. : CANTO
43
___ boy. : ERRAND
45
It prevents slamming. : DOORSTOP
47
Readies sails. : TRIMS
49
Educational institution at Cambridge. : MIT
50
Unrestrained freedom of activity. : ABANDON
52
Otherwise. : BESIDES
56
Mother's admonition. : NONO
57
Winnie's latest plum. : NOBELPRIZE
59
Business abbreviation. : ENCL
60
Wear away. : ERODE
61
Gumbo. : OKRA
62
Dandelion. : WEED
63
Missing ingredient in unleavened bread. : YEAST
64
Tidy. : NEAT
Down
1
A spice. : MACE
2
Famous flier. : ODOM
3
Lady. : DAME
4
Retired professor. : EMERITUS
5
Stooges for sidewalk hawkers. : SHILLS
6
Weeded. : HOED
7
Gloucester's cape. : ANN
8
Capable of being corrupted for a price. : VENAL
9
Containers for pupils, irises, etc. : EYEBALLS
10
Flowering shrub. : AZALEA
11
World ___. : GOVERNMENT
12
Shortly. : ANON
13
Monsieur Coty. : RENE
18
Small valleys. : DALES
22
Sen. Lehman's colleague. : IVES
25
During. : WHILE
26
Stock in trade of 17 Across. : HUMOR
27
Consequence. : IMPORTANCE
28
Miss St. Clare and others. : EVAS
29
Troubled. : AILED
31
Lone Ranger's friend. : TONTO
32
Riding high. : ONTOP
35
Mr. Ray of "Miss Sadie Thompson." : ALDO
38
Modern emergency fund: Slang. : MADMONEY
39
Symbol of hardness. : CASTIRON
41
Girl's name. : ENID
42
Bracing. : CRISP
44
Air Force Chief, 1941-46. : ARNOLD
46
Spanish ___. : OMELET
48
Audible sleep. : SNORE
50
Over again. : ANEW
51
Humerus. : BONE
52
Strata. : BEDS
53
Flood controller. : DIKE
54
Sec. Benson. : EZRA
55
Scarce item for hit play. : SEAT
58
Scarf of fur or feathers. : BOA

Answer summary:
9 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
50 ms