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

New York Times, Monday, January 1, 1968

9-Down : In Africa, an ear of corn.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 5.00, Missing: { F Q V X }, Scrabble score: 276 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
1
C
2
R
3
A
4
T
5
E
6
A
7
D
8
A
9
M
10
B
11
O
12
S
13
K
14
L
E
N
I
S
15
L
I
R
E
16
I
R
A
N
17
A
G
E
N
T
18
M
A
R
A
19
G
A
T
E
20
W
I
T
C
H
21
H
A
Z
E
L
22
B
L
O
W
23
S
A
T
E
E
N
24
S
I
25
D
E
26
T
A
A
27
T
E
A
R
28
O
29
S
30
E
31
C
32
O
33
M
34
M
E
R
C
35
E
36
S
T
R
O
P
37
A
R
E
A
38
A
S
T
39
R
40
S
41
H
A
L
O
42
S
C
A
R
43
E
44
O
U
T
45
L
A
N
D
S
46
K
A
T
Y
D
47
I
48
D
49
T
R
I
50
J
O
S
E
51
H
I
N
52
D
53
O
54
O
55
L
56
O
57
L
A
58
B
E
59
L
L
A
D
O
N
N
60
A
61
O
L
A
N
62
E
P
E
E
63
S
N
E
A
D
64
O
L
P
E
65
N
E
S
S
66
A
N
G
I
E
67
N
A
P
S
68
T
R
E
S
69
Y
E
A
R
N
© 1968, The New York TimesNo. 6,715
Across
1
Box. : CRATE
6
One of the Smiths. : ADAM
10
Thicket. : BOSK
14
Soft speech sound. : LENIS
15
Palermo money. : LIRE
16
Scene of recent coronation. : IRAN
17
Representative. : AGENT
18
Name taken by Naomi. : MARA
19
Barrier. : GATE
20
Soothing lotion. : WITCHHAZEL
22
Become unusable (with "out"). : BLOW
23
Drapery lining. : SATEEN
24
Word with wall or walk. : SIDE
26
Chinese temple. : TAA
27
Yellowish-pink. : TEAROSE
31
Traffic. : COMMERCE
36
Sharpen. : STROP
37
Building yard. : AREA
38
Certain scientists: Abbr. : ASTRS
41
Luminous ring. : HALO
42
Startle. : SCARE
44
Provinces. : OUTLANDS
46
Tree insect. : KATYDID
49
Numerical prefix. : TRI
50
Iturbi. : JOSE
51
Asian. : HINDOO
55
Musical heroine. : LOLA
58
Kind of lily. : BELLADONNA
61
Oriental heroine. : OLAN
62
Sword. : EPEE
63
American golfer. : SNEAD
64
Greek wine pitcher. : OLPE
65
Suffix with new or old. : NESS
66
Girl's nickname. : ANGIE
67
Nursery school procedures. : NAPS
68
Very: Fr. : TRES
69
Wish for. : YEARN
Down
1
Pincers part. : CLAW
2
Curia ___ (king's court): Lat. : REGIS
3
Dutch news agency. : ANETA
4
Color: Poet. : TINCT
5
Beauty lover. : ESTHETE
6
Annuals. : ALMANACS
7
Former President of Mexico. : DIAZ
8
Check. : ARREST
9
In Africa, an ear of corn. : MEALIE
10
Very large cannon. : BIGBERTHA
11
Spoken. : ORAL
12
Premier of Japan. : SATO
13
Remembered. : KNEW
21
"___ pin drop." : HEARA
25
Courtroom figures: Abbr. : DAS
28
Mediterranean port. : ORAN
29
Not for sale. : SOLD
30
Literary work. : EPOS
31
Wooden vessel. : CASK
32
Killer whale. : ORCA
33
Gist, as of a story. : MEAT
34
Footwear for small fry. : MARYJANES
35
Initials of 1945. : ETO
39
Inexorable. : RUTHLESS
40
Threadlike groove. : STRIA
43
Former name for Tokyo. : EDO
45
New York name. : LINDSAY
47
"As the twig ___ ... " : ISBENT
48
More intense. : DEEPER
52
English poet and clergyman. : DONNE
53
Lake N E of Ladoga. : ONEGA
54
Walk ___ (be happy). : ONAIR
55
Water bird. : LOON
56
Pottery piece. : OLLA
57
Native of N Europe. : LAPP
59
___ majesty. : LESE
60
Yemen's neighbor. : ADEN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 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
61 ms