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

New York Times, Thursday, August 7, 1986

57-Across : Grayish-brown horses

Author:
Lois Sidway
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F J Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Lois Sidway has 67 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 18 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
S
2
C
3
A
4
T
5
R
6
O
7
B
8
E
9
D
10
T
11
A
12
N
13
K
14
O
R
C
H
15
A
W
A
R
E
16
A
B
O
Y
17
N
O
T
E
18
D
E
N
I
M
19
T
O
R
S
20
S
W
I
M
21
M
I
N
G
C
O
22
S
T
U
M
E
23
O
T
I
S
24
Q
A
T
A
R
25
E
26
V
27
E
R
S
28
D
29
E
30
B
U
T
31
R
O
T
E
32
I
33
B
E
R
I
A
34
D
35
A
36
S
37
S
C
R
I
38
B
B
L
I
N
G
B
39
L
O
C
K
40
T
E
E
41
R
O
U
G
E
D
42
A
G
R
I
43
R
I
S
E
N
44
T
W
E
E
T
45
A
46
P
47
R
O
N
48
A
49
S
I
S
50
D
R
A
U
G
51
H
52
T
53
E
X
C
L
U
54
D
55
E
56
R
57
D
U
N
S
58
A
U
D
I
O
59
I
O
T
A
60
E
D
G
E
61
U
N
I
O
N
62
T
I
N
S
63
D
E
E
D
64
L
E
T
M
E
65
S
N
A
P
© 1986, The New York TimesNo. 13,421
Across
1
Shoo! : SCAT
5
Dressed for the choir : ROBED
10
Vehicle for James Garner : TANK
14
Musical gp. : ORCH
15
Cognizant : AWARE
16
"___ Named Sue" : ABOY
17
Observe : NOTE
18
Sturdy fabric : DENIM
19
Producer Ivan : TORS
20
Beachwear for Queen Elizabeth : SWIMMINGCOSTUME
23
Elevator man : OTIS
24
Neighbor of Bahrain : QATAR
25
Famous middle man of baseball : EVERS
28
First appearance : DEBUT
31
Kyle of football : ROTE
32
Spain and Portugal : IBERIA
34
"___ Boot," 1981 film : DAS
37
Note pad for Princess Anne : SCRIBBLINGBLOCK
40
Item in Palmer's pocket : TEE
41
Colored, as cheeks : ROUGED
42
Fields, to Agrippa : AGRI
43
Gone up : RISEN
44
Whistle sound : TWEET
45
Gift for a barbecuer : APRON
48
Without any changes : ASIS
50
Weatherstripping, at Buckingham Palace : DRAUGHTEXCLUDER
57
Grayish-brown horses : DUNS
58
Video's complement : AUDIO
59
Bit : IOTA
60
Move cautiously : EDGE
61
Preamble word : UNION
62
Pie plates : TINS
63
Quitclaim : DEED
64
"___ Call You Sweetheart" : LETME
65
Cinch : SNAP
Down
1
Pearl Buck book : SONS
2
Boast : CROW
3
It's after the prologue : ACTI
4
"___ See of You" : THEMOREI
5
Spokes : RADII
6
Gary or Buck : OWENS
7
Child cowboy's cry : BANG
8
Author Ambler : ERIC
9
Many a deejay's disk : DEMO
10
Rat-a-___ : TATTAT
11
In the area : ABOUT
12
"___ Rae," Field film : NORMA
13
Bandleader Kay : KYSER
21
Atlas ref. : MTS
22
Avian delicacy : SQUAB
25
Whilom : ERST
26
"Una ___ poco fa" : VOCE
27
Being, to Bardot : ETRE
28
Condescend : DEIGN
29
River of Northern Ireland : ERNE
30
J.R.'s home town : BIGD
32
Natives of SE Nigeria : IBOS
33
Melancholy : BLUE
34
Italian magistrate of yore : DOGE
35
Bit of suburbia : ACRE
36
Part of a revue : SKIT
38
Fetch : BRING
39
Some court cases : LAWSUITS
43
Awakened : ROUSED
44
Sesame : TIL
45
Extra : ADDED
46
Nice Nellie : PRUDE
47
Extent : RANGE
48
Established principle : AXIOM
49
Tea cake : SCONE
51
Carry : HAUL
52
Air : TUNE
53
Revise for publication : EDIT
54
"___ What Comes Natur'lly" : DOIN
55
Vulcan's workshop : ETNA
56
Scrape roughly : RASP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 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
36 ms