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

New York Times, Thursday, June 14, 1973

5-Across : S. A. Indians

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { J Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 79, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
1
C
2
A
3
L
4
M
5
M
6
A
7
C
8
A
9
S
10
R
11
A
12
R
13
E
14
O
M
O
O
15
U
N
I
N
T
16
E
N
D
E
D
17
E
B
O
N
18
D
A
N
G
E
R
S
I
G
N
19
D
U
K
E
20
S
21
T
E
L
E
G
22
P
T
A
23
L
E
Y
T
24
E
25
M
E
L
O
26
S
27
F
A
D
28
O
L
29
G
A
30
S
P
31
I
32
C
33
A
34
O
T
I
35
N
E
A
T
36
E
37
R
38
E
C
O
N
39
C
O
N
40
T
E
M
P
O
R
A
41
N
E
O
U
S
42
A
R
T
E
43
I
S
G
O
N
E
44
N
R
A
45
L
Y
O
N
46
S
47
R
O
U
T
48
O
T
E
49
S
E
50
L
51
M
A
52
P
O
53
R
C
H
54
P
55
U
56
B
57
G
O
O
P
58
S
59
P
A
L
O
60
S
61
O
N
E
62
A
N
O
T
H
E
63
R
64
G
A
U
L
65
M
A
L
C
O
N
T
E
N
T
66
E
S
S
A
67
P
U
T
T
68
S
O
R
T
S
69
S
T
E
P
© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,706
Across
1
Tranquil : CALM
5
S. A. Indians : MACAS
10
Infrequent : RARE
14
Melville opus : OMOO
15
Not deliberate : UNINTENDED
17
Dark : EBON
18
"Thin Ice," e.g. : DANGERSIGN
19
Iron and Patty : DUKES
21
Wire: Abbr. : TELEG
22
School org. : PTA
23
Philippine island : LEYTE
25
Song : MELOS
27
Craze : FAD
28
Russian girl's name : OLGA
30
Star in Virgo : SPICA
34
Ancient Brazilian : OTI
35
More trim : NEATER
38
College study: Abbr. : ECON
39
Like Shakespeare and Bacon : CONTEMPORANEOUS
42
Johnson : ARTE
43
"The thrill ___" : ISGONE
44
F.D.R. agency : NRA
45
French city : LYONS
47
Overwhelm : ROUT
48
Native: Suffix : OTE
49
Writer Lagerlöf : SELMA
52
Place for a glider : PORCH
54
London sight : PUB
57
Oddballs : GOOPS
59
Where Columbus set sail : PALOS
61
Pronoun of relationship : ONEANOTHER
64
Ancient France : GAUL
65
Grumbler : MALCONTENT
66
She: It. : ESSA
67
It's good when sunk : PUTT
68
Out of ___ : SORTS
69
___ on it! : STEP
Down
1
Student : COED
2
Moving about : AMBULATORY
3
Investigated : LOOKEDINTO
4
Wherewithal : MONEY
5
Kind of lark : MUD
6
Med. study : ANAT
7
Movie studio employe : CINEMATOGRAPHER
8
Viewpoint : ANGLE
9
Kind of wool : STEEL
10
Hosp. workers : RNS
11
Take ___ (swim) : ADIP
12
Army unit: Abbr. : REGT
13
Ferber : EDNA
16
Inferred conclusions : ERGOS
20
Gem : STONE
24
Fragrant resin : ELEMI
26
German admiral : SPEE
27
___ point (hub) : FOCAL
29
Spaces : GAPS
31
Attacker of old beliefs : ICONOCLAST
32
Public building : COURTHOUSE
33
Handles: Lat. : ANSAE
36
Slangy suffix : EROO
37
Increased : RANUP
40
Decimal groupings : TENS
41
Colonists' word for Indian friend : NETOP
46
Musical symbol : SEGNO
50
Diving birds : LOONS
51
Maxim : MOTTO
53
Blusters : RAGES
54
Ostentation : POMP
55
Sloth : UNAU
56
Zone : BELT
58
On cloud nine : SENT
60
Word with happy or dash : SLAP
62
Stamp ___ : ACT
63
Wall St. offerings: Abbr. : RTS

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 10 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
54 ms