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

New York Times, Wednesday, September 1, 1982

5-Across : Wags

Author:
Ronald Rabinowitz
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 289 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1 Grid has duplicate clues.
Ronald Rabinowitz has 6 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
R
3
E
4
A
5
C
6
A
7
R
8
D
9
S
10
S
11
H
12
O
13
P
14
F
A
N
S
15
A
L
A
M
O
16
T
U
B
E
17
A
R
T
H
18
U
R
M
I
D
D
19
L
E
T
O
N
20
R
E
O
21
R
E
A
D
22
O
A
S
E
S
23
M
24
A
G
E
S
25
C
26
H
U
M
27
H
28
O
O
K
E
R
29
A
L
A
I
30
F
31
A
32
T
33
A
T
L
I
34
R
E
L
S
35
A
L
E
36
T
H
O
M
37
A
38
S
39
J
E
F
F
E
40
R
S
O
N
41
E
E
G
42
U
N
I
T
43
I
C
E
S
44
D
R
Y
45
R
O
B
E
46
C
47
A
M
I
S
E
48
L
O
W
S
49
M
A
V
E
N
50
F
51
L
52
E
E
R
53
T
O
N
E
54
A
55
B
56
A
57
R
I
C
H
A
58
R
59
D
S
T
O
C
60
K
T
O
N
61
A
N
T
A
62
E
N
A
T
E
63
E
E
R
O
64
P
O
O
R
65
S
A
R
O
S
66
A
D
E
N
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,985
Across
1
Environs : AREA
5
Wags : CARDS
10
Place owned by Little Nell's grandfather : SHOP
14
Devotees : FANS
15
Unforgettable place : ALAMO
16
Inner ___ : TUBE
17
Declaration signer : ARTHURMIDDLETON
20
Defunct auto : REO
21
Peruse : READ
22
Wadis, at times : OASES
23
Merlin et al. : MAGES
25
Pal : CHUM
27
"Fighting Joe," Union general : HOOKER
29
Soviet range : ALAI
30
Adipose : FAT
33
King of the Huns : ATLI
34
Sis and bro. : RELS
35
Stout : ALE
36
Declaration signer : THOMASJEFFERSON
41
Brain specialist's rec. : EEG
42
Inch or centimeter : UNIT
43
Frosts : ICES
44
Xeric : DRY
45
Mantle : ROBE
46
Shirt : CAMISE
48
Moos : LOWS
49
Expert : MAVEN
50
Mock : FLEER
53
Hue : TONE
54
Arab garment : ABA
57
Declaration signer : RICHARDSTOCKTON
61
Broadway org. : ANTA
62
Growing out : ENATE
63
Architect Saarinen : EERO
64
___ boy (hero sandwich) : POOR
65
Eclipse cycle : SAROS
66
Arabian gulf : ADEN
Down
1
At a distance : AFAR
2
" ... neither rich nor ___": Pope : RARE
3
Study of about 675,000 species : ENTOMOLOGY
4
Etnean debris : ASH
5
Run recklessly : CAREER
6
Souls, in Barcelona : ALMAS
7
Foray : RAID
8
Dentist's deg. : DMD
9
Turf : SOD
10
Seethe : STEAM
11
Hovels : HUTS
12
Reed : OBOE
13
Signs : PENS
18
Goad : URGE
19
Composer Charpentier's ten-year project : LOUISE
24
Actor Tamiroff : AKIM
25
Treble or bass : CLEF
26
Moiety : HALF
27
Loathed : HATED
28
Tryon's "The ___" : OTHER
29
Mountain crest : ARETE
30
Spellbound : FASCINATED
31
Aromatic heartwood : ALOES
32
Keyed up : TENSE
37
Goddess of the dawn : AURORA
38
Spots on a TV screen : SNOW
39
Some sails : JIBS
40
Hoarfrost : RIME
46
Kayaks : CANOES
47
Opposite of sans : AVEC
48
Hungarian composer : LEHAR
49
Party novelty : MOTTO
50
Strengthen a ship via cables : FRAP
51
Londoner's floor covering : LINO
52
Prefix with plasm or derm : ECTO
53
Peter or Nicholas : TSAR
55
Caliber : BORE
56
Soon : ANON
58
In medias ___ : RES
59
Genetic initials : DNA
60
N.Z. parrot : KEA

Answer summary:
1 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
55 ms