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

New York Times, Monday, July 24, 1961

23-Across : Lochinvar's lady.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { F J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 288 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
1
Z
2
E
3
B
4
R
5
A
6
B
7
E
8
G
9
S
10
A
11
P
12
E
13
S
14
I
L
L
U
S
15
E
A
R
S
16
N
E
A
P
17
P
L
U
M
S
18
G
R
E
E
19
N
G
A
G
E
20
S
E
E
21
E
22
B
O
N
Y
23
E
L
L
E
N
24
B
25
E
N
E
T
26
S
T
E
E
R
S
27
S
28
P
O
R
T
Y
29
W
30
A
I
T
S
31
I
R
O
N
32
N
A
C
R
E
33
G
34
I
35
S
36
L
I
K
E
37
A
38
R
E
D
R
E
D
39
R
O
S
E
40
K
M
S
41
P
E
W
E
E
42
I
L
L
E
43
C
L
A
S
S
44
L
45
A
D
D
E
R
46
I
47
N
48
L
A
I
D
49
T
E
N
S
E
50
C
O
A
S
T
51
W
52
O
O
D
S
53
N
54
A
55
W
56
I
N
T
H
E
57
P
I
N
K
58
W
59
R
A
T
H
60
A
C
H
E
61
A
N
T
E
62
E
A
G
L
E
63
N
E
E
D
64
N
E
O
N
65
R
H
E
I
N
© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,392
Across
1
African beast. : ZEBRA
6
Entreats. : BEGS
10
Primates. : APES
14
Art work: Abbr. : ILLUS
15
Pinnae. : EARS
16
Kind of tide. : NEAP
17
Choice objects. : PLUMS
18
Type of 17 Across. : GREENGAGE
20
Make sure. : SEE
21
Tropical tree. : EBONY
23
Lochinvar's lady. : ELLEN
24
American poet. : BENET
26
Directs. : STEERS
27
Loud, as clothes. : SPORTY
29
Is at hand. : WAITS
31
Shade of gray. : IRON
32
Mother-of-pearl. : NACRE
33
Men in O.D. : GIS
36
"My love is ___ ... " : LIKEAREDREDROSE
40
Metric measures: Abbr. : KMS
41
Flycatcher. : PEWEE
42
"Winnie ___ Pu." : ILLE
43
Kind. : CLASS
44
Steps. : LADDER
46
Like buhl work. : INLAID
49
Verb form. : TENSE
50
Ivory ___. : COAST
51
Grove. : WOODS
53
Slangy refusal. : NAW
56
Hale and hearty. : INTHEPINK
58
Resentful rage. : WRATH
60
Pain. : ACHE
61
White chip. : ANTE
62
White-headed bird. : EAGLE
63
Require. : NEED
64
Colorless gas. : NEON
65
German river. : RHEIN
Down
1
Whizzing sounds. : ZIPS
2
French pronoun. : ELLE
3
Social registers. : BLUEBOOKS
4
Card game. : RUM
5
Concur. : ASSENT
6
Generated. : BEGOT
7
Merit. : EARN
8
Color of a Franciscan's habit. : GREY
9
Direction. : SSE
10
Germanic tribesmen. : ANGLES
11
American artist. : PEALE
12
Fervent. : EAGER
13
Sir Patrick ___, Scottish hero. : SPENS
19
Gained. : NETTED
22
Turkish ruler. : BEY
25
White-tailed bird. : ERNE
26
Kingly title. : SIRE
27
Samite. : SILK
28
Demure. : PRIM
29
Goes paddling. : WADES
30
Farmer's field. : ACRE
32
Red-hot items. : NEWS
33
Time of greatest achievement. : GOLDENAGE
34
Wight, for one. : ISLE
35
Seventh son. : SEER
37
Light-colored granite. : APLITE
38
"His sins were scarlet, but his books were ___." : READ
39
Frees. : RIDS
43
___ in on (made a profit from). : CASHED
44
Took precedence. : LED
45
Be sufficient for. : ANSWER
46
Noun suffix. : ICIAN
47
Present time. : NONCE
48
Shaping machine. : LATHE
49
Symbol. : TOKEN
51
Shade of red. : WINE
52
Preposition. : ONTO
54
King in Norse myth. : ATLI
55
As soon as. : WHEN
57
Spider. : PAN
59
Cheering word. : RAH

Answer summary:
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
41 ms