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

TITLE SEARCH

New York Times, Sunday, July 5, 1981

6-Across : Reduce drastically

Author:
John M. Samson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.24, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 527 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 133, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 9, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
John M. Samson has 49 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1
S
2
M
3
I
4
T
5
H
6
S
7
L
8
A
9
S
10
H
11
M
12
A
13
N
14
S
15
G
16
O
17
R
18
E
19
H
A
N
O
I
20
P
A
S
T
E
21
A
B
O
U
22
O
D
E
R
23
E
R
G
O
T
24
O
S
C
A
R
25
I
C
A
N
26
N
I
N
A
27
R
I
E
L
28
T
O
H
A
V
E
29
A
N
D
H
A
30
V
E
N
O
T
31
P
A
S
S
32
I
O
N
33
P
E
T
E
S
34
N
O
W
35
A
N
T
36
T
U
F
37
T
38
D
I
T
T
39
O
40
D
W
I
41
G
42
H
43
T
44
T
O
R
E
R
45
O
46
C
A
R
L
47
A
48
S
T
E
E
R
49
A
50
M
51
A
H
52
D
O
O
53
M
54
E
L
L
55
E
56
H
E
R
O
57
L
A
M
E
58
N
59
T
60
T
H
E
61
G
62
R
E
A
T
G
63
A
T
S
B
Y
64
A
N
I
S
E
E
65
D
66
S
T
R
U
T
67
A
R
C
H
68
I
N
S
U
R
E
R
69
R
I
M
70
R
E
T
E
71
L
72
L
73
S
74
N
O
S
Y
75
M
E
L
B
76
A
77
S
T
O
W
A
G
E
78
T
79
R
80
E
A
S
U
R
81
E
I
S
L
A
N
82
D
83
S
N
I
D
E
R
84
H
U
R
L
85
P
O
N
D
86
S
A
A
87
R
88
N
Y
S
E
89
O
L
O
S
90
T
91
T
O
S
92
C
93
A
94
T
R
E
95
P
96
I
D
97
R
E
S
O
R
98
T
99
S
H
A
L
100
E
101
E
P
E
E
102
A
103
S
104
P
105
R
O
A
106
I
V
A
N
107
S
108
U
N
R
109
A
V
E
L
110
D
111
A
112
V
I
D
C
113
O
114
P
P
E
R
F
I
115
E
L
D
116
N
E
N
E
117
U
R
I
S
118
T
R
I
M
119
M
I
S
T
S
120
S
E
N
N
A
121
D
O
L
E
122
I
D
E
A
123
E
L
A
T
E
124
P
A
G
E
S
125
E
W
E
S
126
C
O
R
N
127
D
E
L
E
D
128
A
R
E
T
E
© 1981, The New York TimesNo. 11,562
Across
1
Margaret Chase ___ : SMITH
6
Reduce drastically : SLASH
11
Fortifies : MANS
15
Vidal : GORE
19
Asian capital : HANOI
20
Some "pearls" : PASTE
21
Arabian father : ABOU
22
East German river : ODER
23
Cereal plant disease : ERGOT
24
AMPAS award : OSCAR
25
"___ do anything better ... " : ICAN
26
Actress Simone : NINA
27
Cambodian monetary unit : RIEL
28
Original title: "TheVarious Arms" : TOHAVEANDHAVENOT
31
Boundless enthusiasm : PASSION
33
"For ___ sake!" : PETES
34
At once : NOW
35
Colony member : ANT
36
Grass cluster : TUFT
38
Aforesaid : DITTO
40
Harry's successor : DWIGHT
44
Matador : TORERO
46
___ Hills, former HUD head : CARLA
48
Longhom : STEER
49
Oriental maid : AMAH
52
Disaster : DOOM
54
She, in Somme : ELLE
56
Hoagy or submarine : HERO
57
Deplore : LAMENT
60
Originally "Incident at West Egg" : THEGREATGATSBY
64
Licoricelike flavoring : ANISEED
66
Swagger : STRUT
67
Span : ARCH
68
Underwriter : INSURER
69
Basket part : RIM
70
Counts again : RETELLS
74
Prying : NOSY
75
Toast or Moore : MELBA
77
Ship's cargo : STOWAGE
78
Originally "The Sea-Cook" : TREASUREISLAND
83
Dodgers' all-time h.r. leader : SNIDER
84
Fling : HURL
85
Walden, e.g. : POND
86
Moselle tributary : SAAR
88
Wall St. market : NYSE
89
"Look Homeward, Angel," originally : OLOST
91
Puccini opera : TOSCA
94
Timorous : TREPID
97
Saratoga Springs, e.g. : RESORT
99
An oil source : SHALE
101
Fencing sword : EPEE
102
Horned viper : ASP
105
Town in Spain : ROA
106
Novosibirsk names : IVANS
108
Solve : UNRAVEL
110
Originally "Mag's Diversions" : DAVIDCOPPERFIELD
116
Hawaii's state bird : NENE
117
"Trinity" author : URIS
118
Smart : TRIM
119
Hazes : MISTS
120
A legume : SENNA
121
Ford's running mate : DOLE
122
Thought : IDEA
123
Happify : ELATE
124
Summons by name : PAGES
125
Rams' dams : EWES
126
Vaudevillian humor : CORN
127
Took out : DELED
128
Mountain ridge : ARETE
Down
1
Himalayan guide : SHERPA
2
Maid of Sherwood Forest : MARIAN
3
Swallow : INGEST
4
Instruments : TOOLS
5
"Evita," e.g. : HIT
6
Coddled : SPOONFED
7
Whip : LASH
8
Org. founded by V. Herbert : ASCAP
9
Like some barrels : STAVED
10
Deviationist : HERETIC
11
Originally "The Village Virus" : MAINSTREET
12
E antecedents : ABCD
13
Ancient mariner : NOAH
14
Resnick's "___ Shadow" : SUNAND
15
Originally "Ba! Ba! Black Sheep" : GONEWITHTHEWIND
16
Norse god of war : ODIN
17
"Biggest Little City in the World" : RENO
18
Quod ___ demonstrandum : ERAT
28
Excursion : TOUR
29
Luzon native : AETA
30
Pledges : VOWS
32
Noted Japanese statesman : ITO
37
Jog : TROT
39
Earthenware pot : OLLA
41
Haws' opposites : GEES
42
Caraway or dill : HERB
43
Type of weight : TROY
44
Originally "The Lost Generation" : THESUNALSORISES
45
Ahs' associates : OOHS
47
Saint Peter's has several : ALTARS
49
Russian mountain range : ALAI
50
Horace, Thomas or David : MANN
51
Friends of Jourdan : AMIS
53
Rhythms, to Shelley : METRES
55
Herons : EGRETS
58
Peter and a Wolfe : NEROS
59
Gets ready to drive : TEESUP
61
Cross-examine : GRILL
62
Cuban dances : RUMBAS
63
Produce an effect : ACTON
65
Timber disease : DRYROT
71
Knight's wife : LADY
72
After meds. : LGES
73
Withered : SERE
75
Roger Staubach, once : MIDSHIPMAN
76
Course for a would-be g.p. : ANAT
78
God of thunder : THOR
79
Straightedge : RULE
80
Love god : EROS
81
A son of Seth : ENOS
82
Virginia ___ : DARE
87
Driven back : REPULSED
90
Trampled : TROD
92
"Fingal's ___" : CAVE
93
Frightened : ALARMED
95
Remain undecided : PEND
96
Suffix with cash : IER
98
Maneuver : TACTIC
100
French commander's order : ENFILE
102
Exact satisfaction : AVENGE
103
Barracuda : SENNET
104
Crosby hit : PLEASE
107
Cordage plant : SISAL
109
Keep ___ to the ground : ANEAR
110
Dandy : DUDE
111
In a rank : AROW
112
Depraved : VILE
113
Mass calendar : ORDO
114
Buttress : PIER
115
Suffrage suffix : ETTE
120
Bex or Dax : SPA

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
33 ms