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

New York Times, Tuesday, May 17, 1966

12-Across : Recoil.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J W X Z }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
1
L
2
E
3
O
4
P
5
I
6
T
7
C
8
H
9
A
10
R
11
T
12
B
A
C
K
13
L
A
S
H
14
L
U
N
A
R
15
A
M
A
R
I
L
L
O
16
A
G
A
T
E
17
S
18
S
E
R
A
C
19
M
20
I
R
O
21
R
E
E
22
K
N
T
23
K
24
A
25
N
A
K
A
26
L
A
L
A
27
S
T
E
28
P
29
R
O
S
E
30
L
I
C
I
T
31
R
32
I
G
I
D
33
F
I
L
E
N
E
34
T
35
H
36
E
O
D
O
R
E
37
D
R
E
I
S
E
R
38
H
E
A
V
E
N
39
Q
U
I
N
T
40
R
A
S
E
S
41
M
U
S
E
42
H
43
E
44
S
45
S
46
E
D
E
N
47
P
L
I
E
R
48
S
49
N
E
P
50
E
L
M
51
C
O
I
N
52
H
53
A
G
A
R
54
S
E
E
55
T
H
E
56
C
57
A
58
T
I
L
I
N
E
59
S
N
O
U
T
60
E
M
I
N
E
N
C
E
61
S
T
A
G
E
62
Y
I
P
63
S
E
E
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,121
Across
1
Tolstoi. : LEO
4
Norris novel (with "The"). : PIT
7
Lecture prop. : CHART
12
Recoil. : BACKLASH
14
Of a planet. : LUNAR
15
City in Texas. : AMARILLO
16
Marbles. : AGATES
18
Ice pinnacle. : SERAC
19
Spanish painter. : MIRO
21
Indian. : REE
22
Chess piece: Abbr. : KNT
23
South Sea islander. : KANAKA
26
Flighty exclamation. : LALA
27
Procedure. : STEP
29
Novelist Macaulay. : ROSE
30
Within the law. : LICIT
31
Unbending. : RIGID
33
American merchant. : FILENE
34
Exponent of naturalism. : THEODOREDREISER
38
"Seventh ___." : HEAVEN
39
One of a large family. : QUINT
40
Destroys: Var. : RASES
41
Ruminate. : MUSE
42
Myra of music. : HESS
46
Place near the land of Nod. : EDEN
47
Handy tool. : PLIERS
49
Fiber knot. : NEP
50
Hardwood. : ELM
51
Zloty, for one. : COIN
52
Sarai's servant. : HAGAR
54
Be furious. : SEETHE
56
B.C. Roman conspirator. : CATILINE
59
Tinker in "Midsummer Night's Dream." : SNOUT
60
Elevation. : EMINENCE
61
Milieu of 37 Down. : STAGE
62
Kennel noise. : YIP
63
Witness. : SEE
Down
1
Mournful ballad. : LAMENT
2
Card game. : ECARTE
3
Poddy plant. : OKRA
4
Intimate: Slang. : PAL
5
Avalon, for one: Abbr. : ISL
6
19th-century stylist. : THOMASDEQUINCEY
7
Santa ___. : CLARA
8
Great novelist. : HUGO
9
Collection of anecdotes. : ANA
10
Hectic goings-on. : RATRACES
11
Mountain feature. : TREELINE
12
Luxuriates. : BASKS
13
French ___. : LICK
17
Usher. : SEATER
20
Prominent Pennsylvanian. : IKE
24
Gaseous element. : ARGON
25
Rouge's companion. : NOIR
26
Adam's fabled wife. : LILITH
28
Made clear. : PROVEN
30
Mortgage. : LIEN
32
"The ___ of March." : IDES
33
Chicken. : FRIER
34
What good things come in. : THREES
35
Like the horseman of Sleepy Hollow. : HEADLESS
36
Legal right. : EASEMENT
37
Great name in Italy. : DUSE
41
Year in Macbeth's time. : MLI
43
Diesel. : ENGINE
44
Session. : SEANCE
45
Berlin's river. : SPREE
47
Type of writer: Fr. : POETE
48
Climb (up). : SHIN
51
Explosive sound. : CHUG
53
Tavern specialties. : ALES
55
___ man. : TOA
57
Pierrot, for example. : AMI
58
Cant. : TIP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 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
38 ms