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

New York Times, Friday, April 27, 1956

22-Across : Piquant.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 30, Avg Word Len: 5.42, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 299 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
1
L
2
I
3
M
4
B
5
S
6
M
7
I
8
T
9
H
10
A
11
G
12
R
13
A
14
O
M
O
O
15
C
O
B
R
A
16
G
R
I
N
17
S
E
N
A
18
T
O
R
E
A
S
19
T
L
A
N
D
20
S
T
A
T
E
T
A
X
21
B
R
A
N
D
Y
22
R
A
C
Y
23
W
E
I
R
D
24
S
25
I
26
W
A
S
H
27
E
Y
E
T
E
S
28
T
29
S
30
T
R
A
C
E
31
C
R
A
N
E
32
T
I
N
33
R
A
T
E
34
C
A
N
T
S
35
P
A
N
E
36
I
N
E
37
C
O
V
E
T
38
B
I
N
G
E
39
A
I
R
40
L
A
N
E
S
41
B
I
N
D
E
R
42
F
O
R
D
S
43
B
A
L
M
44
A
45
E
R
A
T
E
46
W
O
R
K
O
47
U
48
T
49
S
50
G
I
O
V
A
N
51
N
I
G
R
O
N
C
H
I
52
A
R
N
E
53
S
U
S
I
E
54
E
L
A
N
55
G
E
T
S
56
E
T
H
E
L
57
Y
A
N
K
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,495
Across
1
Branch. : LIMB
5
Republican from Skowhegan. : SMITH
10
Ancient Mogul capital. : AGRA
14
Novel by Melville. : OMOO
15
Hooded snake. : COBRA
16
Show amusement. : GRIN
17
Democrat from Doddsville. : SENATOREASTLAND
20
Item with April deadline. : STATETAX
21
Cognac. : BRANDY
22
Piquant. : RACY
23
Unusual. : WEIRD
24
Indian of northern Pacific Coast. : SIWASH
27
Requisites for would-be drivers. : EYETESTS
30
Follow step by step. : TRACE
31
Relative of a derrick. : CRANE
32
Extract of cassiterite. : TIN
33
Chide. : RATE
34
Sets at an angle. : CANTS
35
Square section. : PANE
36
Chemical suffix. : INE
37
Desire strongly. : COVET
38
Spree: Slang. : BINGE
39
Routes for Constellations. : AIRLANES
41
Device attached to a reaper. : BINDER
42
Crosses a river. : FORDS
43
Ointment. : BALM
44
Combine with gas. : AERATE
46
Spring training routines. : WORKOUTS
50
Recent guest at the White House. : GIOVANNIGRONCHI
52
He wrote "Rule Britannia." : ARNE
53
Nickname of Eisenhower granddaughter. : SUSIE
54
Animation. : ELAN
55
Attains. : GETS
56
Miss Waters. : ETHEL
57
Mantle, for example. : YANK
Down
1
Setback. : LOSS
2
"___ a man with seven wives." : IMET
3
Actress Freeman. : MONA
4
Henley affair. : BOATRACE
5
Like Burns. : SCOTCH
6
Voracious fish. : MORAY
7
Wild goat. : IBEX
8
Musical syllable. : TRA
9
Fallen idols. : HASBEENS
10
Lowering. : AGLARE
11
Tier upon tier. : GRANDSTAND
12
Bark. : RIND
13
Actor Griffith. : ANDY
18
Badger. : TEASE
19
Bromidic. : TRITE
23
Marshal Earp. : WYATT
24
Threadlike groove. : STRIA
25
Middle Easterners. : IRANI
26
Budd Schulberg novel. : WATERFRONT
27
White-tailed birds. : ERNES
28
Touch. : TINGE
29
Grimace. : SNEER
31
Mammoth, for instance. : CAVES
34
Put in a nutshell. : CONDENSE
35
Wife's allowance. : PINMONEY
37
Magna ___. : CARTA
38
Ernie of TV. : BILKO
40
Bakery items. : LOAVES
41
Hogshead. : BARREL
43
Goblin. : BOGIE
44
Biblical king. : AGAG
45
Cathleen Ni Houlahan. : EIRE
46
Behest. : WISH
47
Rose Bowl contenders. : UCLA
48
"Holier ___ thou." : THAN
49
Kitchen accessory. : SINK
51
Cashew. : NUT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
61 ms