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

New York Times, Wednesday, June 22, 1960

39-Across : Dull.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 4.95, Missing: { F J Q V W }, Scrabble score: 308 (avg 1.64)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
1
Z
2
A
3
N
4
Y
5
D
6
A
7
M
8
S
9
M
10
A
11
T
12
S
13
E
P
E
E
14
I
D
O
L
15
S
A
B
O
T
16
B
E
T
A
17
X
E
N
O
18
P
H
O
B
I
A
19
U
S
S
R
20
I
N
S
O
L
E
21
E
L
I
22
A
23
G
E
24
O
P
A
25
O
Y
E
R
26
S
27
H
28
I
N
E
29
T
O
S
S
30
U
P
31
H
A
N
D
E
32
D
O
N
33
T
R
E
34
N
35
C
36
H
37
A
L
C
A
Z
A
R
38
S
I
G
N
O
R
A
39
D
E
A
D
E
N
40
D
E
C
E
M
B
E
R
41
A
R
C
42
T
I
C
43
N
O
S
E
D
44
E
45
D
46
D
Y
47
E
R
N
48
B
T
U
49
T
I
E
50
S
T
E
E
51
L
E
52
T
53
I
54
C
55
K
56
H
E
L
57
I
C
O
P
T
E
R
58
H
O
L
E
59
O
G
L
E
S
60
A
T
O
M
61
E
T
A
L
62
S
O
A
R
63
K
E
N
S
64
D
A
M
P
© 1960, The New York TimesNo. 3,995
Across
1
Buffoon. : ZANY
5
Bureau of Reclamation projects. : DAMS
9
Picture borders. : MATS
13
Fencing foil. : EPEE
14
Popular hero. : IDOL
15
Type of shoe. : SABOT
16
Greek letter. : BETA
17
Fear of foreigners. : XENOPHOBIA
19
Hammer and sickle monogram. : USSR
20
Shoe part. : INSOLE
21
Samuel's teacher. : ELI
22
Golden ___. : AGE
24
Wartime agency: Abbr. : OPA
25
Court hearing. : OYER
26
Stand out. : SHINE
29
An even chance. : TOSSUP
31
Transmitted. : HANDEDON
33
Ditch. : TRENCH
37
Castle in Seville. : ALCAZAR
38
Italian lady. : SIGNORA
39
Dull. : DEADEN
40
Winter month. : DECEMBER
41
Part of the globe. : ARCTIC
43
Pried into. : NOSED
44
Whirlpool. : EDDY
47
Osprey's cousin. : ERN
48
0.252 calories: Abbr. : BTU
49
Link. : TIE
50
Creator of Sir Roger de Coverly. : STEELE
52
Pillow covering. : TICK
56
Feature of Mt. McKinley rescue. : HELICOPTER
58
Fix: Colloq. : HOLE
59
Flirtatious looks. : OGLES
60
Particle. : ATOM
61
And others: Latin abbr. : ETAL
62
Go up. : SOAR
63
Knows: Scot. : KENS
64
Rainy. : DAMP
Down
1
Humped bovine of India, China, etc. : ZEBU
2
Imitates. : APES
3
Cape Cod décor. : NETS
4
Legal time limitation. : YEARANDADAY
5
D.D. Emmett's song. : DIXIE
6
Seaport in SW Arabia. : ADEN
7
Periodic wind. : MONSOON
8
Fishing boats. : SLOOPS
9
Chinese name. : MAO
10
Monastery. : ABBEY
11
Sheer linen. : TOILE
12
Step. : STAIR
15
Novel about Ayesha. : SHE
18
Molded material. : PLASTIC
23
Old codger. : GEEZER
25
Showing astonishment. : OPENMOUTHED
26
Food fish. : SHAD
27
Healthy. : HALE
28
Quechuan. : INCA
29
Rocky peak. : TOR
30
Pressing. : URGENT
32
(___) the tune of. : DANCETO
34
Heads: Slang. : NOBS
35
Algonquin Indian. : CREE
36
___ sauce. : HARD
38
Business official: Abbr. : SEC
40
Apartment alcove. : DINETTE
42
Russian dance. : TREPAK
44
Universal element in art. : ETHOS
45
San ___. : DIEGO
46
___ Street. : DELLA
48
Shoulders of paved roads. : BERMS
50
Certain finger exercises: Abbr. : SCS
51
Relative of Lionel. : LEON
53
Tittle. : IOTA
54
Shellfish. : CLAM
55
Seaweed. : KELP
57
Noun suffix. : IER

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 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
62 ms