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

New York Times, Wednesday, April 20, 1966

45-Across : Bulb plant.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.33, Missing: { Q W X }, Scrabble score: 291 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
1
S
2
T
3
J
4
U
5
D
6
E
7
F
8
L
9
A
10
K
11
E
12
S
13
P
H
A
E
T
O
N
14
R
O
S
E
T
T
15
A
16
L
A
N
T
A
N
A
17
I
T
A
L
I
A
N
18
A
P
T
19
H
A
M
20
L
E
T
21
T
O
R
O
22
N
E
A
23
R
24
O
O
Z
E
25
S
26
L
T
D
27
K
U
R
E
28
A
R
O
E
29
C
30
H
I
L
E
31
S
P
A
C
32
E
M
E
N
33
C
R
O
N
E
S
34
A
R
I
D
35
R
A
I
N
36
D
37
U
38
E
N
N
A
39
Z
E
P
P
E
40
L
41
I
42
N
43
E
T
A
T
S
44
B
U
M
P
45
S
E
G
O
46
C
R
S
47
T
48
H
U
L
E
49
T
A
N
O
50
R
I
E
51
L
52
A
O
U
D
53
A
54
D
55
F
I
N
56
E
L
D
E
57
R
L
Y
58
I
T
E
59
R
A
T
E
60
E
L
U
S
I
V
E
61
E
N
R
A
G
E
D
62
O
P
E
N
E
D
63
S
O
R
T
E
D
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,094
Across
1
An apostle. : STJUDE
7
Form of some cereal products. : FLAKES
13
Open carriage. : PHAETON
14
Historic Egyptian town. : ROSETTA
16
Garden flower. : LANTANA
17
Romance language. : ITALIAN
18
Quick to learn. : APT
19
Son of Gertrude. : HAMLET
21
Matador's adversary. : TORO
22
Draw close. : NEAR
24
Seeps slowly. : OOZES
26
Business abbreviation. : LTD
27
Honshu port. : KURE
28
Indonesian island group. : AROE
29
Where Valparaiso is. : CHILE
31
Visitors from another planet. : SPACEMEN
33
Witches. : CRONES
34
Desertlike. : ARID
35
Shower. : RAIN
36
Senorita's mentor. : DUENNA
39
Inventor of airships. : ZEPPELIN
43
Part of E. U. A. : ETATS
44
Knock against. : BUMP
45
Bulb plant. : SEGO
46
Bookkeeping entries: Abbr. : CRS
47
Arctic air outpost. : THULE
49
Pueblo Indian. : TANO
50
Canadian rebel of 1884. : RIEL
52
African wild sheep. : AOUDAD
55
Airfoil. : FIN
56
Like Darby and Joan. : ELDERLY
58
Battologize. : ITERATE
60
Hard to pin down. : ELUSIVE
61
Furious. : ENRAGED
62
Began. : OPENED
63
Arranged in groups. : SORTED
Down
1
Hiring system, on the docks. : SHAPEUP
2
Trumpet call. : TANTARA
3
Air liner. : JET
4
Bryce Canyon site. : UTAH
5
Spanish title. : DONA
6
Charmed. : ENAMORED
7
Sculptured ornamental band. : FRIEZE
8
Soprano Lehmann. : LOTTE
9
Clean ___ hound's tooth. : ASA
10
Welshman. : KELT
11
Yellowish pigment. : ETIOLIN
12
Surprise. : STARTLE
13
Parts of political platforms. : PLANKS
15
Storage battery parts. : ANODES
20
Aquatic bird. : LOON
23
Make a retraction. : RECANT
25
Emergency paper currency. : SCRIP
28
Genus of the bowfin. : AMIA
30
Trustworthy. : HONEST
32
Mach's first name. : ERNST
33
Founder of Dogpatch. : CAPP
35
Sets right. : REMEDIES
36
Judgment. : DECREE
37
French painter of street scenes. : UTRILLO
38
Lessened. : EASEDUP
39
South African. : ZULU
40
Spring greenery. : LEAFAGE
41
Kindled. : IGNITED
42
Stopped for lunch en route: Dial. : NOONED
44
Encouraged. : BUOYED
48
Bisect. : HALVE
51
Injure: Fr. : LESE
53
___ time. : ATNO
54
Earl ___ Biggers. : DERR
57
Tenth of a sen. : RIN
59
Bandicoot. : RAT

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 7 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