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

New York Times, Saturday, April 6, 1963

1-Across : Certain military personnel.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
1
W
2
A
3
F
4
S
5
B
6
A
7
R
8
B
9
L
10
E
11
W
12
I
13
S
14
A
L
O
E
15
A
D
A
R
16
I
V
A
N
I
17
S
L
U
R
18
L
A
K
E
19
P
L
A
C
I
D
20
A
E
R
I
21
A
L
22
E
V
A
23
N
O
T
E
24
N
E
P
A
L
25
T
S
E
T
26
S
E
27
O
L
D
28
I
E
29
T
E
L
S
30
T
31
A
32
R
33
L
34
O
S
35
E
N
T
36
O
37
R
E
C
A
N
E
38
I
N
T
39
E
R
D
E
P
40
E
N
D
E
N
C
E
41
M
E
E
T
M
E
42
S
T
A
D
43
N
E
D
44
N
A
R
R
A
T
45
E
46
A
L
E
47
P
H
48
U
N
A
R
49
M
S
50
R
O
A
51
S
52
T
53
A
54
D
55
D
S
56
I
R
A
57
A
S
T
U
T
E
58
B
R
I
C
59
K
L
A
Y
60
E
R
61
A
S
I
S
62
L
U
R
A
Y
63
N
O
R
M
64
T
E
N
T
65
E
M
E
N
D
66
D
R
A
Y
67
O
R
G
Y
© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 4,997
Across
1
Certain military personnel. : WAFS
5
Pointed remark. : BARB
9
American novelist. : LEWIS
14
African flower. : ALOE
15
The month after Shebat. : ADAR
16
Founder of a Russian dynasty. : IVANI
17
Run together, as musical tones. : SLUR
18
Eastern resort. : LAKEPLACID
20
Lofty. : AERIAL
22
Girl's name meaning "life." : EVA
23
Distinction. : NOTE
24
India's neighbor. : NEPAL
25
African insect. : TSETSE
27
Any popular song of an earlier day. : OLDIE
29
Something new under the sun. : TELSTAR
33
___ Alamos. : LOS
35
Inner: Prefix. : ENTO
37
Renovate, as a chair. : RECANE
38
Theme of a J. F. K. address. : INTERDEPENDENCE
41
"___ in St. Louis." : MEETME
42
City: Dutch. : STAD
43
Eddie. : NED
44
Act as a storyteller. : NARRATE
46
Hebrew letter. : ALEPH
48
Makes harmless. : UNARMS
50
Entree. : ROAST
53
Subjoins. : ADDS
56
Writer Wolfert. : IRA
57
Keen. : ASTUTE
58
Construction man. : BRICKLAYER
61
Fire sale sign. : ASIS
62
___ Caverns, Virginia. : LURAY
63
Model. : NORM
64
Big top. : TENT
65
Free from faults. : EMEND
66
Wagon. : DRAY
67
Carousal. : ORGY
Down
1
"There ___ old woman ... " : WASAN
2
Formal avenue. : ALLEE
3
Washington slept here. : FOURPOSTER
4
"Martin Chuzzlewit," originally. : SERIAL
5
Low pitch. : BALL
6
City SE of Oklahoma City. : ADA
7
Gives a slant to. : RAKES
8
Type of army commission. : BREVET
9
"___ Liza Jane." : LIL
10
Disappear gradually. : EVANESCE
11
Where Baylor is. : WACO
12
Part of a signature: Abbr. : INIT
13
Phase. : SIDE
19
Fatherly. : PATERNAL
21
Municipal office. : ALDERMAN
25
Head: Fr. : TETE
26
Indulgers in winter sport. : SLEDDERS
28
Item by item. : INDETAIL
30
1845 opera. : TANNHAUSER
31
Noun suffix. : ANCE
32
Bamboo. : REED
33
Portray. : LIMN
34
Inductee's draft status. : ONEA
36
Italian goddess. : OPS
39
Of a pre-Roman race. : ETRUSCAN
40
Greek letters. : ETAS
45
Mission. : ERRAND
47
One kind of soup. : POTATO
49
Fiorello, for one. : MAYOR
51
Bite. : STING
52
Snappish. : TESTY
53
Talented. : ABLE
54
Musical instrument. : DRUM
55
Extreme. : DIRE
57
Legion. : ARMY
59
Elizabethan dramatist. : KYD
60
Period. : ERA

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
43 ms