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

New York Times, Monday, April 6, 1964

44-Across : Skin ___.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 296 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
1
T
2
O
3
P
4
A
5
Z
6
C
7
A
8
L
9
I
10
S
11
P
12
C
13
A
14
A
H
O
M
E
15
L
A
I
N
16
C
I
E
L
17
R
I
S
E
N
18
O
F
F
C
19
H
A
N
C
E
20
S
O
T
N
I
21
A
S
22
T
H
E
R
A
I
N
23
H
I
T
H
E
24
R
25
E
N
I
S
L
E
26
A
27
G
A
T
H
E
28
A
29
D
D
L
E
30
B
U
S
Y
31
R
32
A
T
A
33
E
R
34
R
35
I
36
S
37
O
S
T
38
P
O
R
T
R
39
A
Y
40
A
B
E
41
W
H
E
42
N
A
43
A
R
T
S
44
A
C
A
T
45
A
R
46
A
B
A
47
A
48
L
D
E
R
S
49
B
50
E
51
A
C
O
N
52
P
53
A
R
I
A
H
54
A
N
G
E
L
I
55
C
56
C
H
A
M
O
57
I
58
S
59
S
T
A
L
E
M
A
60
T
E
61
N
A
R
V
A
62
T
E
I
L
63
A
S
O
R
64
A
N
S
O
N
65
A
R
N
E
66
L
A
M
B
67
S
T
E
R
S
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,363
Across
1
November birthstone. : TOPAZ
6
City in Colombia. : CALI
10
Humane society. : SPCA
14
"Oh, give me ___ ... " : AHOME
15
Reclined. : LAIN
16
Sky: Fr. : CIEL
17
Up. : RISEN
18
Unlikely happening. : OFFCHANCE
20
Cossack cavalry squadrons. : SOTNIAS
22
"Singing in ___ ... " : THERAIN
23
Here. : HITHER
25
Maroon. : ENISLE
26
French girl's name. : AGATHE
28
Muddle. : ADDLE
30
Doing something. : BUSY
31
Pro ___. : RATA
33
"To ___ human ... " : ERRIS
37
East: Ger. : OST
38
Delineate. : PORTRAY
40
Presidential nickname. : ABE
41
"___ feller needs a friend ... " : WHENA
43
Part of B.A. : ARTS
44
Skin ___. : ACAT
45
Russian cab. : ARABA
47
Swampland trees. : ALDERS
49
Street in Boston. : BEACON
52
Outcast. : PARIAH
54
Saintly. : ANGELIC
56
Mountain antelope. : CHAMOIS
59
Impasse. : STALEMATE
61
City in Estonia. : NARVA
62
Linden tree. : TEIL
63
Hebrew stringed instrument. : ASOR
64
Man's name. : ANSON
65
English composer. : ARNE
66
Menu item. : LAMB
67
Suffixes with song, spin, etc. : STERS
Down
1
Windjammers. : TARS
2
River of song. : OHIO
3
With great speed. : POSTHASTE
4
Courtesy. : AMENITY
5
Acme. : ZENITH
6
Intimate. : CLOSE
7
Defense group. : AAF
8
Rise and vanish. : LIFT
9
Moved slowly. : INCHED
10
More timorous: Colloq. : SCARIER
11
Pineapples. : PINAS
12
Rhodes. : CECIL
13
Coeur d'___, Idaho. : ALENE
19
Regatta site. : HENLEY
21
"No man is ___ to his valet." : AHERO
24
Hopeless situation. : RATTRAP
26
Take ___. : ABOW
27
Flow. : GUSH
29
Tapering seam. : DART
32
Semite. : ARAB
34
Kelso, for one. : RACEHORSE
35
Rod shaped for strength. : IBAR
36
Jo Mielziner's forte. : SETS
38
Word of honor. : PAROLE
39
June-July, in Hindu calendar. : ASARH
42
Balloon basket. : NACELLE
44
Rocklike. : ADAMANT
46
Kind of cracker. : ANIMAL
48
Climbing plants. : LIANAS
49
Queen of spades, in Solo. : BASTA
50
Stage direction. : ENTER
51
Besides. : AGAIN
53
Pungent. : ACERB
55
House, in Italy. : CASA
57
Composer Novello. : IVOR
58
Without: Poet. : SANS
60
One of a well-known trio. : TOM

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 8 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
66 ms