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

New York Times, Wednesday, April 14, 1993

68-Across : Monster

Author:
Joy L. Wouk
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Joy L. Wouk has 124 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 9 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
S
2
C
3
A
4
B
5
A
6
B
7
O
8
U
9
A
10
P
11
I
12
A
13
N
14
C
A
N
A
15
P
O
R
T
16
V
I
R
G
O
17
U
R
I
S
18
E
D
A
M
19
E
P
E
E
S
20
F
O
L
I
21
A
G
E
T
O
22
U
R
23
F
L
E
S
H
24
N
E
S
T
25
M
26
A
27
T
28
T
29
A
30
E
S
31
T
R
32
A
I
L
E
R
33
S
34
P
35
A
36
T
37
M
E
38
W
39
E
R
N
A
N
I
40
C
A
R
I
41
B
B
E
A
42
N
C
R
U
I
S
E
43
R
O
O
T
E
R
44
N
O
H
45
S
N
E
D
46
A
L
M
A
N
A
47
C
48
R
T
49
E
50
G
I
A
N
51
C
H
52
I
T
53
B
54
R
55
U
56
T
57
E
58
B
E
A
C
H
59
H
O
U
S
E
S
60
A
61
T
62
O
63
L
L
64
S
H
E
A
65
M
A
R
K
66
M
E
L
E
E
67
T
O
R
N
68
O
G
R
E
69
E
N
D
O
W
70
E
R
N
S
71
R
E
A
R
© 1993, The New York TimesNo. 15,863
Across
1
Strikebreaker : SCAB
5
___ Ben Adhem : ABOU
9
Of bees : APIAN
14
Miracle site : CANA
15
A red wine : PORT
16
Zodiacal sign : VIRGO
17
"Exodus" author : URIS
18
Dutch treat : EDAM
19
Fencing swords : EPEES
20
Fall trip in New England : FOLIAGETOUR
23
"The Way of All ___": Butler : FLESH
24
Cozy place : NEST
25
First of the N.T. : MATT
29
Loser to D.D.E. : AES
31
Truck follower : TRAILER
33
Tiff : SPAT
37
Cat's cry : MEW
39
Verdi opera : ERNANI
40
Winter trip : CARIBBEANCRUISE
43
Fan in the stands : ROOTER
44
Japanese drama : NOH
45
Lop off; prune: Scot. : SNED
46
Yearly information book : ALMANAC
48
Hwy. : RTE
50
___ Carlo Menotti : GIAN
51
I.o.u. : CHIT
53
Crude fellow : BRUTE
58
Some summer rentals : BEACHHOUSES
60
Ring-shaped island : ATOLL
64
Queens stadium : SHEA
65
Twain : MARK
66
Noisy fight : MELEE
67
Rent : TORN
68
Monster : OGRE
69
Provide with a talent : ENDOW
70
Sea eagles : ERNS
71
Bring up : REAR
Down
1
Loose slipper : SCUFF
2
Noel : CAROL
3
Like an old woman : ANILE
4
Foundation : BASIS
5
Take down ___ (humble) : APEG
6
Lake Constance, to a Berliner : BODENSEE
7
Speechify : ORATE
8
Farthest : UTMOST
9
Affirm : AVER
10
Corker : PIP
11
Anger : IRE
12
Mature : AGE
13
We, to Cato : NOS
21
Cry of triumph : AHA
22
City SSE of Amsterdam : UTRECHT
25
Less : MINUS
26
Actor Delon : ALAIN
27
Taut : TENSE
28
True's partner : TRIED
30
Hug : EMBRACE
32
Letters at J.F.K. : ARR
33
Lean animal : SCRAG
34
Town near Philadelphia : PAOLI
35
Odor : AROMA
36
Atlas, e.g. : TITAN
38
Peaked : WAN
41
London's is Big : BEN
42
___ Spy (red-striped apple) : NORTHERN
47
Unadorned : CHASTE
49
Oil-yielding tropical tree : EBO
52
Fluid in Zeus's veins : ICHOR
54
Hearsay : RUMOR
55
Treatment : USAGE
56
___ cotta : TERRA
57
Glacial ridge : ESKER
58
Tooted : BLEW
59
Skater Brinker : HANS
60
Henri's soul : AME
61
Hamilton bill : TEN
62
Ancient : OLD
63
Tolstoy : LEO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 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