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

New York Times, Wednesday, September 17, 1975

43-Across : Topics

Author:
Joan DeRosso
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { B F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 70, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Joan DeRosso has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
T
2
E
3
A
4
P
5
O
6
T
7
A
8
R
9
E
10
P
11
A
12
S
13
E
S
C
U
D
O
14
P
R
O
V
E
N
C
15
E
16
G
A
N
D
E
R
17
I
N
T
E
R
I
O
R
18
S
U
E
D
19
S
20
A
N
E
21
E
S
T
A
22
N
23
O
O
N
E
24
I
25
N
G
E
S
T
26
S
27
P
28
A
H
N
29
Y
A
30
W
N
E
R
31
L
O
R
E
T
32
O
33
P
A
S
T
I
34
C
35
H
36
E
37
U
L
N
A
38
C
39
O
P
S
E
40
N
O
E
L
41
G
O
O
D
42
D
E
A
L
43
T
44
H
E
M
E
S
45
W
E
A
K
E
46
N
47
S
P
A
D
E
48
D
49
A
50
C
I
A
N
51
P
A
52
T
T
I
53
E
T
A
L
54
M
O
T
E
55
C
56
L
57
E
58
W
59
P
E
R
S
60
O
61
N
A
L
62
A
63
L
K
A
L
I
64
T
U
T
O
R
I
A
L
65
M
O
L
N
A
R
66
P
A
N
E
L
S
67
S
T
E
A
M
Y
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,531
Across
1
Place for a tempest : TEAPOT
7
Pancakes of Southwest : AREPAS
13
Portuguese coin : ESCUDO
14
Home of the troubadors : PROVENCE
16
Sauce sharer, in saying : GANDER
17
___ decorator : INTERIOR
18
Took to court : SUED
19
Rational : SANE
21
This, in Spain : ESTA
22
"___ but you" : NOONE
24
Consume : INGEST
26
Pitcher Warren : SPAHN
29
One showing boredom : YAWNER
31
Italian pilgrimage town : LORETO
33
Hodgepodge : PASTICHE
37
Arm bone : ULNA
38
Thicket : COPSE
40
Coward of stage : NOEL
41
Quite a bit : GOODDEAL
43
Topics : THEMES
45
Sap : WEAKEN
47
Certain playing card : SPADE
48
Early Rumanian : DACIAN
51
Miss Page : PATTI
53
Common Latin abbr. : ETAL
54
Speck : MOTE
55
Footprint, to Wimsey : CLEW
59
Relative of private : PERSONAL
62
Acid neutralizer : ALKALI
64
Educational system : TUTORIAL
65
Author of "Liliom" : MOLNAR
66
Wall divisions : PANELS
67
Humid : STEAMY
Down
1
Second-year does : TEGS
2
Isaac's son : ESAU
3
Skin trouble : ACNE
4
Mark Twain character : PUDDNHEADWILSON
5
"___ to the West Wind" : ODE
6
Sculpture piece : TORSO
7
English composer : ARNE
8
Nonsense : ROT
9
Holiday time : EVE
10
Smollett character : PEREGRINEPICKLE
11
Liqueur flavor : ANISE
12
Lauder and Connery, e.g. : SCOTS
14
Sullivan ballet suite : PINEAPPLEPOLL
15
Latin verb : ERAT
20
At all : ANY
23
Neighbor of Que. : ONT
24
Secondary map : INSET
25
Hair protector : NET
26
Bullet : SLUG
27
Water sport : POLO
28
River of Italy : ARNO
30
"Who ___ that lady ... " : WAS
32
Neptune's home : OCEAN
34
Unconsciousness : COMA
35
Lend an ear : HEED
36
Other : ELSE
39
Floor wood : OAK
42
Latin goddess : DEA
44
Missouri initials : HST
46
Big league: Abbr. : NAT
48
Government unit: Abbr. : DEPT
49
Cleaned the plate : ATEUP
50
Magna ___ : CARTA
52
Mets and Cosmos : TEAMS
54
Author Peter : MAAS
56
Turner : LANA
57
Ancient kingdom : ELAM
58
Sinewy : WIRY
60
Neighbor of Wash. : ORE
61
Zilch : NIL
63
Fate : LOT

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