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

New York Times, Monday, January 27, 1975

43-Down : Stiffly formal

Author:
Lita M. Elvers
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Lita M. Elvers has 5 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
P
3
T
4
S
5
E
6
A
7
S
8
E
9
S
10
C
11
A
12
R
13
D
14
C
O
O
T
15
D
E
N
S
E
16
I
S
E
R
17
H
O
U
R
18
I
R
A
T
E
19
N
I
N
E
20
T
H
R
E
21
E
T
O
G
E
T
22
R
E
A
D
Y
23
A
R
I
24
H
U
M
25
P
26
E
27
N
M
E
N
28
S
E
N
A
29
T
30
O
31
R
32
I
L
E
S
33
G
34
I
35
F
T
S
36
S
E
G
O
37
L
E
G
38
N
R
A
39
N
I
P
40
E
V
E
41
R
42
S
C
O
T
43
S
44
L
O
V
E
45
S
E
V
E
46
N
T
H
47
T
48
W
O
F
E
R
49
P
O
R
50
I
O
U
51
F
52
O
53
U
R
L
E
54
A
55
F
56
C
L
O
V
57
E
58
R
59
S
60
L
O
K
I
61
E
C
L
A
T
62
E
R
A
T
63
U
N
E
S
64
T
H
E
M
E
65
R
I
T
A
66
B
A
S
E
67
S
E
W
E
D
68
S
E
A
S
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,298
Across
1
Classified-ad offerings : APTS
5
Slackens : EASES
10
One of 52 : CARD
14
Foolish old man : COOT
15
Stupid : DENSE
16
River to the Elbe : ISER
17
One of 24 : HOUR
18
Enraged : IRATE
19
Cloudy number : NINE
20
Last call before going : THREETOGETREADY
23
Grecian nickname : ARI
24
Drone : HUM
25
Neat writers : PENMEN
28
One of 100 : SENATOR
32
French islands : ILES
33
Talents : GIFTS
36
Lily of west : SEGO
37
One of a triangle's three : LEG
38
Agency of the '30's : NRA
39
Small drink : NIP
40
At all : EVER
42
Caber tossers : SCOTS
44
Tennis number : LOVE
45
Heavenly number : SEVENTH
47
Half-price ticket : TWOFER
49
By, in Granada : POR
50
Promise : IOU
51
Lucky finds : FOURLEAFCLOVERS
60
Norse god : LOKI
61
Brilliance : ECLAT
62
Latin verb : ERAT
63
French numbers : UNES
64
Motif : THEME
65
Gam : RITA
66
One of four : BASE
67
Monopolized, with "up" : SEWED
68
Seven ___ : SEAS
Down
1
German number : ACHT
2
Milne's Winnie : POOH
3
Journey : TOUR
4
Currents : STREAMS
5
Revising : EDITING
6
Atmosphere: Prefix : AERO
7
Obstacle : SNAG
8
Famous Italian name : ESTE
9
Boils : SEETHES
10
Art-movie houses : CINEMAS
11
One of seven : ASIA
12
Sever : REND
13
Squirrel's nest : DREY
21
Before : ERE
22
Continue : RUN
25
Atomic and junk : PILES
26
French student : ELEVE
27
Israeli desert : NEGEV
28
Copy for short : STAT
29
Fifty past the hour : TENOF
30
Gothic arch : OGIVE
31
Elmo of polls : ROPER
34
Foot part : INCH
35
To's opposite : FRO
41
Musical-show comeback : REPRISE
42
Sesame and Easy : STREETS
43
Stiffly formal : STILTED
44
Slats on shutters : LOUVERS
46
Lon ___ of Cambodia : NOL
48
Court : WOO
51
Botch : FLUB
52
Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
53
Music makers : UKES
54
Word with back or head : ACHE
55
Moved swiftly : FLEW
56
___ about (happened) : CAME
57
Big lake : ERIE
58
Pro ___ : RATA
59
Depots: Abbr. : STAS

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 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
59 ms