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

New York Times, Friday, April 9, 1976

24-Across : Relative of phooey

Author:
William Lutwiniak
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { none — this is a pangram }, Scrabble score: 334 (avg 1.77)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 2, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
William Lutwiniak has 304 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
F
2
A
3
R
4
C
5
E
6
A
7
D
8
D
9
E
10
D
11
H
12
A
13
D
14
A
D
E
A
L
15
R
A
R
E
R
16
A
L
E
17
C
E
I
L
I
18
N
G
Z
E
R
O
19
R
U
B
20
E
N
N
A
21
T
O
E
S
22
V
23
A
D
I
S
24
B
25
A
H
26
S
27
H
E
L
L
28
G
29
O
30
B
A
D
31
D
32
U
M
A
33
G
I
34
R
35
T
36
A
W
A
S
H
37
I
N
A
N
38
D
39
Q
U
O
40
I
N
T
H
E
41
B
A
C
K
G
R
42
O
U
N
D
43
N
U
T
44
M
A
P
L
E
45
A
V
O
I
D
46
S
P
A
47
R
48
C
H
E
R
49
M
E
R
C
Y
50
L
A
51
I
K
A
52
P
A
R
53
D
54
E
I
G
N
55
N
56
I
57
S
I
58
A
59
S
60
T
61
I
62
E
X
O
63
L
64
I
O
N
H
E
65
A
R
T
E
D
66
J
A
N
67
A
Z
U
R
E
68
S
C
O
N
E
69
A
M
S
70
Y
E
S
E
D
71
S
H
A
D
E
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,736
Across
1
Bedroom ___ : FARCE
6
Put 2 and 2 together : ADDED
11
Owned : HAD
14
Make ___ (do business) : ADEAL
15
Harder to find : RARER
16
Tavern order : ALE
17
Instrument-landing situation : CEILINGZERO
19
Obstacle : RUB
20
Sicilian city : ENNA
21
Shoe parts : TOES
22
See 39 Across : VADIS
24
Relative of phooey : BAH
26
Oarsman's place : SHELL
28
Deteriorate : GOBAD
31
Russian assembly : DUMA
33
Belted : GIRT
36
Barely floating : AWASH
37
___ out (sporadic) : INAND
39
Sienkiewicz novel, with 22 Across : QUO
40
Not prominent : INTHEBACKGROUND
43
Filbert or hazel : NUT
44
___ syrup : MAPLE
45
Eschew : AVOID
46
Go a round : SPAR
48
TV singing star : CHER
49
Unstrained quality, to Portia : MERCY
50
Soviet space-dog : LAIKA
52
Average : PAR
53
Stoop : DEIGN
55
Not final, in law : NISI
58
___ spumante : ASTI
62
Outer: Prefix : EXO
63
Like Richard : LIONHEARTED
66
Calendar abbr. : JAN
67
Sky-blue : AZURE
68
Quick bread : SCONE
69
Times of day : AMS
70
Voiced agreement : YESED
71
Elm tree's offering : SHADE
Down
1
Kind of lift or card : FACE
2
Arabian Sea gulf : ADEN
3
Check : REIN
4
Gourd : CALABASH
5
Wallach : ELI
6
Jason's ship : ARGO
7
Stun : DAZE
8
Modiste : DRESSMAKER
9
Noun ending : EER
10
Motored : DROVE
11
Booze : HARDLIQUOR
12
His, in Tours : ALUI
13
Society figures : DEBS
18
Unspecified degree : NTH
23
Math subject : ALG
25
Abou ben ___ : ADHEM
27
Put up a picture : HANG
28
Acquires : GAINS
29
Confess : OWNUP
30
Military units : BATTALIONS
31
Ethereal : DIAPHANOUS
32
Family member : UNCLE
34
Mysterious : RUNIC
35
Bar offering : TODDY
38
Stage fare : DRAMA
41
Support : BACK
42
Span : OVERARCH
47
Kind of doll or time : RAG
51
Dental item : INLAY
52
Bakery item : PIE
53
___ vu : DEJA
54
Student's concern : EXAM
56
With reference : INRE
57
Get rid of : SHED
59
Classical porch : STOA
60
Incline : TEND
61
___ fixe : IDEE
64
Verb ending : IZE
65
Numskull : ASS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
67 ms