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

WITH CLUES FROM THE NEWS

New York Times, Sunday, June 16, 1946

38-Across : Came close.

Author:
Lester Keene
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 164, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.55, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 615 (avg 1.35)
Open Squares: 165, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 67
Lester Keene has 35 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
B
2
A
3
C
4
O
5
N
6
P
7
E
8
A
9
L
10
E
11
S
12
T
13
O
14
W
15
E
16
C
17
A
18
P
19
R
20
A
21
A
M
O
R
E
22
I
S
L
A
M
23
E
R
R
E
D
24
A
R
R
A
N
25
B
E
N
E
D
26
I
C
T
I
N
E
27
C
A
S
T
I
28
G
L
I
O
N
E
29
E
N
V
Y
30
M
U
R
A
D
31
D
E
D
O
32
T
O
L
E
T
A
N
33
L
E
E
34
G
A
L
A
S
35
W
I
D
E
N
36
S
37
R
E
T
E
S
T
38
N
39
E
A
R
E
D
40
P
O
S
E
R
41
A
42
V
E
R
T
S
43
F
44
A
T
A
L
E
45
E
46
L
E
M
I
47
S
48
E
D
E
R
49
A
T
50
T
51
Y
52
O
L
I
V
E
T
53
S
54
I
T
E
N
55
S
56
N
O
I
S
57
E
58
A
W
A
59
O
B
O
E
S
60
L
61
A
M
E
N
T
A
62
T
I
O
N
63
T
64
O
N
E
R
65
T
U
N
S
66
A
I
M
E
R
67
E
L
I
S
68
S
69
M
U
T
T
E
D
70
E
M
S
71
E
M
M
A
72
A
R
I
E
L
73
S
74
O
D
I
S
T
S
75
S
U
P
E
R
76
I
77
N
T
E
N
D
E
N
78
C
I
E
S
79
E
80
M
81
P
I
R
E
82
A
R
O
U
S
E
83
A
R
T
S
84
R
85
E
86
D
87
A
I
R
P
O
R
88
T
89
E
T
A
T
90
S
91
H
I
E
S
92
C
E
B
U
93
K
N
O
S
P
94
O
95
R
N
A
M
E
96
N
T
A
L
S
97
A
R
S
O
N
98
E
N
T
99
E
100
N
N
U
I
101
I
D
E
A
L
102
T
103
I
B
E
T
A
N
104
R
A
A
105
D
106
U
T
I
C
107
A
108
N
E
V
E
109
R
110
N
E
P
O
T
E
111
G
A
112
S
T
O
N
113
S
114
W
E
D
E
115
E
116
A
S
T
E
R
117
A
118
G
O
N
A
L
119
G
120
R
E
A
S
Y
121
D
A
R
E
S
122
A
123
M
124
I
125
M
I
N
G
L
E
126
D
127
A
P
T
S
128
D
E
L
I
A
129
S
T
E
N
130
P
H
I
L
A
T
E
131
L
I
S
T
132
N
U
M
I
S
M
133
A
T
I
S
T
134
L
O
S
E
R
135
B
A
S
I
L
136
A
N
I
S
E
137
B
O
O
N
E
138
E
N
T
R
Y
139
O
B
E
S
E
140
B
E
T
T
S
141
O
W
N
E
R
© 1946, The New York TimesNo. 227
Across
1
Architect of the Lincoln Memorial (1866-1924). : BACON
6
Noted painter of Washington portraits (1741-1827). : PEALE
11
Topsy's creator (1811-96). : STOWE
16
Famous screen director. : CAPRA
21
Love: Italian. : AMORE
22
Moslems. : ISLAM
23
Blundered. : ERRED
24
Island in Firth of Clyde. : ARRAN
25
Monastery atop Monte Cassino. : BENEDICTINE
27
Noted Italian animal painter (1616-70). : CASTIGLIONE
29
Covet. : ENVY
30
Ottoman sultan (1611-40). : MURAD
31
0.69 inches in Madrid. : DEDO
32
Of Toledo. : TOLETAN
33
Captor of John Brown, 1859. : LEE
34
Festive occasions. : GALAS
35
Extends. : WIDENS
37
Try again. : RETEST
38
Came close. : NEARED
40
Puzzler. : POSER
41
Turns aside. : AVERTS
43
Femme ___. : FATALE
45
Fragrant resin. : ELEMI
47
Jewish home festival. : SEDER
49
Lawyer: Abbr. : ATTY
52
Imitation pearls. : OLIVETS
54
Bolivian Indians. : ITENS
56
Publish. : NOISE
58
Gold mining district, SW Surinam. : AWA
59
Wood winds. : OBOES
60
Expression of sorrow. : LAMENTATION
63
Piano tuner. : TONER
65
Puncheons. : TUNS
66
To love: French. : AIMER
67
The Tiger's playmates. : ELIS
68
Smudged. : SMUTTED
70
German river. : EMS
71
Ack ___. : EMMA
72
Gazelles. : ARIELS
74
Poets. : ODISTS
75
Posts of school supervisors. : SUPERINTENDENCIES
79
___ Day, May 24, honoring Queen Victoria. : EMPIRE
82
Stir up. : AROUSE
83
Wiles. : ARTS
84
1,200 mi. Texas river. : RED
87
Landing field. : AIRPORT
89
State: French. : ETAT
90
Flings. : SHIES
92
Philippine island. : CEBU
93
Projection on yarn. : KNOSP
94
Beautifying shrubs. : ORNAMENTALS
97
Criminal burning. : ARSON
98
General of the Ploesti raid. : ENT
99
Boredom. : ENNUI
101
Archetypal idea. : IDEAL
102
Resident of "Shangri-la." : TIBETAN
104
South African legislative body. : RAAD
106
Munitions city on the Mohawk. : UTICA
108
At no time. : NEVER
110
Nephew. : NEPOTE
111
Polite friend of Alphonse. : GASTON
113
What Alfred Nobel was. : SWEDE
115
April 6, 1947. : EASTER
117
Of intense pain. : AGONAL
119
Oily. : GREASY
121
Faces. : DARES
122
Bon ___. : AMI
125
Joined. : MINGLED
127
Ancient Egyptian cubic measures. : APTS
128
Artemis. : DELIA
129
Type of gun favored by Italians. : STEN
130
F.D.R.'s favorite avocation. : PHILATELIST
132
Coin collector. : NUMISMATIST
134
Defeated one. : LOSER
135
Mr. Rathbone of the screen. : BASIL
136
Aromatic herb. : ANISE
137
Kentucky hero (1735-1820). : BOONE
138
Vestibule. : ENTRY
139
Fat. : OBESE
140
Britain's Crown Princess. : BETTS
141
Proprietor. : OWNER
Down
1
Scene of confusion. : BABEL
2
Agreeable. : AMENE
3
Fixed usages. : CONVENTIONS
4
Abounding in native metals. : OREY
5
Mr. Sparks, screen comedian. : NED
6
African woodpecker. : PICULE
7
Dais. : ESTRADE
8
Pseudonym. : ALIAS
9
ATA head. : LAND
10
Dutch uncle. : EME
11
Withdraw. : SECEDE
12
Merchantmen. : TRADERS
13
Rita's ex-husband. : ORSON
14
Humid. : WET
15
Redact. : EDIT
16
Visitor. : CALLER
17
Short solo. : ARIETTA
18
In England, dissenters. : PROTESTANTS
19
Indian princes. : RANAS
20
Concerning. : ANENT
26
Hospice. : IMARET
28
Stitchers on corsets. : GORERS
31
Selflessness. : DISINTERESTEDNESS
34
High winds. : GALES
35
"The __," by Congresswoman Luce. : WOMEN
36
Javanese carriage. : SADOO
39
Overhang. : EAVES
40
Former King of Yugoslavia. : PETER
42
Lodes. : VEINS
43
Admiral who had Navy liquor rations abolished, 1862. : FOOTE
44
Blank book. : ALBUM
46
Sour fruit. : LIME
48
Place apart. : ENISLE
50
Chirping note. : TWEET
51
Enclosures. : YARDS
53
Viscous mud. : SLIME
55
Salt solution. : SALINE
57
Musical studies. : ETUDES
61
Town, SE Iraq, on the Tigris. : AMARA
62
Bound. : TIED
64
Military governor of Philippines, 1903. : OTIS
66
Cloth blemish. : AMPER
69
Sticks, etc., found in wool: Australia. : MOITS
71
Continent. : EUROPE
72
Shastan Indian. : ATUAMI
73
Slowpoke. : SNAIL
75
Tastes. : SIPS
76
Peaceful. : IRENIC
77
___ bene. : NOTA
78
Helmet. : CREST
79
Deputy commander, USAAF. : EAKER
80
Heroine of Scott's "The Pirate." : MINNA
81
Champion. : PROTAGONIST
84
Our big job in Europe. : RESTORATION
85
Mosquito boat. : EBOAT
86
Irene ___ of the screen : DUNNE
88
The Lone Ranger's pal. : TONTO
90
Stanza. : STAVE
91
Our schoolmaster patriot, 1776. : HALE
92
Gauzelike fabric. : CREPE
95
Regretting. : RUING
96
Indigent. : NEEDY
97
Eggs. : ABETS
100
Small hardshelled fruit. : NUTLET
103
Joining used in glovemaking. : INSEAM
105
Hanger-on. : DANGLER
107
Surgical cleanliness. : ASEPSIS
109
Anti-theorist. : REALIST
112
Stipend. : SALARY
114
Flexible rod. : WATTLE
116
Originates. : ARISES
117
Sufficient. : AMPLE
118
Solomon's Ethiopian kingdom (I Kings, i.45). : GIHON
120
Hoist. : RAISE
121
Resign. : DEMIT
123
Intermediate. : MESNE
124
___ nos. : INTER
126
Lake, SW of Timbuktu, French Sudan. : DEBO
128
Ridge of sand. : DUNE
129
Deposit. : STOW
131
Workroom: Colloq. : LAB
132
Capture. : NAB
133
Finnish city. : ABO

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 54 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
61 ms