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

New York Times, Wednesday, April 22, 1970

70-Across : Former champ

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 35, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
C
2
A
3
R
4
P
5
L
6
E
7
A
8
P
9
P
10
A
11
S
12
T
13
A
14
A
G
A
R
15
I
N
R
E
16
A
D
H
O
C
17
M
A
J
O
18
R
D
O
M
O
19
M
O
O
R
E
20
E
T
A
21
A
S
S
U
R
22
E
23
B
R
O
S
24
L
E
H
25
A
R
26
R
I
L
27
L
E
T
28
R
A
29
W
30
D
E
A
L
S
31
S
32
E
33
C
34
C
35
L
36
E
O
37
H
A
S
38
I
T
39
H
A
C
A
40
A
I
R
M
41
A
I
L
42
E
P
S
I
L
O
N
43
M
O
R
A
S
S
44
I
N
S
45
P
E
L
T
46
E
N
A
47
S
K
48
I
N
D
E
49
E
P
50
N
51
I
T
E
R
S
52
L
Y
53
A
54
R
55
D
56
R
57
E
D
S
58
R
E
T
59
A
60
I
L
61
T
O
E
62
E
M
B
E
63
R
64
N
I
S
S
E
65
N
H
U
T
66
A
M
O
R
E
67
I
L
I
A
68
M
O
T
E
69
P
A
Y
E
E
70
C
L
A
Y
71
U
S
E
R
© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,557
Across
1
Food fish : CARP
5
Abrupt transition : LEAP
9
Italian staple : PASTA
14
Lab material : AGAR
15
Concerning : INRE
16
Kind of committee : ADHOC
17
Leader of a sort : MAJORDOMO
19
U.S. poet : MOORE
20
Greek letter : ETA
21
Encourage : ASSURE
23
Business-name abbreviation : BROS
24
"Merry Widow" creator : LEHAR
26
Tiny brook : RILLET
28
Unfair acts : RAWDEALS
31
Wine-list word : SEC
34
Queen, for short : CLEO
37
___-been : HAS
38
Home of Ulysses : ITHACA
40
Postal service : AIRMAIL
42
Fraternity letter : EPSILON
43
Bog : MORASS
44
Parts of feet: abbr. : INS
45
Trapper's desire : PELT
46
Former Spanish queen : ENA
47
Beauty, in a saying : SKINDEEP
50
Chemical substances : NITERS
52
Streaked with gray: Scot. : LYARD
56
N.L. players : REDS
58
Kind of business : RETAIL
61
Digit : TOE
62
Campfire feature : EMBER
64
Military shelter : NISSENHUT
66
Love in Napoli : AMORE
67
Dorsal bones : ILIA
68
Tiny amount : MOTE
69
Name on a draft : PAYEE
70
Former champ : CLAY
71
One who takes advantage : USER
Down
1
Bactrian : CAMEL
2
Kind of rock : AGATE
3
Nickname for Hornsby : RAJAH
4
Sports figure : PRO
5
Eye parts : LIDS
6
Biblical name : ENOS
7
Patterned fabrics : ARMURES
8
City on Illinois river : PEORIA
9
Card game : PAM
10
Building material : ADOBE
11
Stock market transaction : SHORTSALE
12
Corrida performer : TORO
13
Tennis serves : ACES
18
___ avis : RARA
22
Geometric figure : ELLIPSE
25
Scent : AROMA
27
W.W. II vessels : LSTS
29
Narrow margin : WHISKER
30
Pigeon pea : DAL
32
Science subject: Abbr. : ECOL
33
Tilt : CANT
34
"___ the dawn" : CAME
35
Social ___ : LION
36
Messenger : ERRANDBOY
39
Modern rebel : HIPPY
41
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
42
Football position : END
44
Impart gradually : INSTILL
48
Peaceful : IRENIC
49
French pronoun : ELLE
51
French river : ISERE
53
Musketeer : ATHOS
54
Road-map word : ROUTE
55
Stop by threats : DETER
56
Harvest : REAP
57
Poet Lazarus : EMMA
59
Far East : ASIA
60
Attention-seeking words : ISAY
63
Dakota people : REE
65
Sailor's org. : NMU

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 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
50 ms