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

New York Times, Tuesday, October 1, 1957

8-Down : Norse goddess.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.03, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 267 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5
1
S
2
P
3
U
4
R
5
P
6
I
7
A
8
N
9
O
10
I
11
B
12
A
13
R
14
T
A
P
E
15
A
R
S
O
N
16
N
A
G
Y
17
E
P
I
C
18
L
E
P
R
E
19
C
H
A
U
N
20
M
A
N
T
21
L
E
22
E
N
T
H
U
S
E
D
23
O
A
T
24
E
N
25
I
A
M
26
S
27
P
28
I
R
I
T
S
29
I
M
P
A
30
S
31
S
32
E
33
M
A
O
34
R
E
C
35
I
P
E
36
N
A
T
S
37
A
D
D
38
E
D
39
O
R
E
40
M
E
M
O
S
41
R
U
I
N
42
G
R
A
C
43
I
E
44
A
L
E
45
T
A
N
G
46
E
N
T
47
A
L
S
48
O
R
A
N
49
I
D
A
50
E
C
L
A
T
51
O
52
P
53
E
N
A
R
54
M
S
55
U
S
E
56
F
57
U
58
L
59
W
A
T
E
R
L
I
N
60
E
S
61
L
I
R
E
62
L
U
T
E
63
E
L
E
V
E
64
L
E
D
A
65
S
L
U
R
66
D
O
S
E
D
67
O
F
U
S
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 3,017
Across
1
Type of mountain ridge. : SPUR
5
Soft, in music. : PIANO
10
Construction beam. : IBAR
14
Type of recording. : TAPE
15
Work of a firebug. : ARSON
16
Former Hungarian Premier. : NAGY
17
Heroic. : EPIC
18
Little old man of folklore. : LEPRECHAUN
20
Yankee from Oklahoma. : MANTLE
22
Full of zeal: Colloq. : ENTHUSED
23
Made of cereal grass. : OATEN
25
"Unaccustomed as ___ ... " : IAM
26
Frame of mind. : SPIRITS
29
Cul-de-sac. : IMPASSE
33
Chinese name. : MAO
34
"First catch your hare," etc. : RECIPE
36
Certain ballplayers. : NATS
37
Joined (to). : ADDED
39
Pay dirt. : ORE
40
Short notes. : MEMOS
41
Spoil. : RUIN
42
Name of N.Y.C. Mayor's Mansion. : GRACIE
44
Wassail. : ALE
45
Touching. : TANGENT
47
Election loser. : ALSORAN
49
Where Pocatello is: Abbr. : IDA
50
Brilliance. : ECLAT
51
Symbol of a hearty welcome. : OPENARMS
55
Beneficial. : USEFUL
59
Plimsoll marks. : WATERLINES
61
Money in the Corso Umberto. : LIRE
62
Early guitar. : LUTE
63
Schoolgoer, in France. : ELEVE
64
Mythical queen. : LEDA
65
Disparaging remark. : SLUR
66
Gave medication. : DOSED
67
All ___ (everybody). : OFUS
Down
1
Prow. : STEM
2
Family member. : PAPA
3
___ arms (ready to fight). : UPIN
4
Clergyman. : RECTOR
5
Art shop purchase. : PALETTE
6
Fury. : IRE
7
Poplar tree. : ASPEN
8
Norse goddess. : NORN
9
Former. : ONETIME
10
Hard-hearted. : INHUMANE
11
Pastoral sounds. : BAAS
12
Marsh fever. : AGUE
13
Millstone support. : RYND
19
Guy. : CHAP
21
Scottish landowner. : LAIRD
24
Armed guard. : ESCORT
26
Sophisticated. : SMART
27
Home of Katharina the "Shrew." : PADUA
28
Seaweed product. : IODIN
29
Medicinal plant. : IPECAC
30
Island NE of Leyte. : SAMAR
31
Roman matron's robe. : STOLA
32
Ruhr city. : ESSEN
35
Refrain of a French song, "ça ___." : IRA
38
Manage skillfully. : ENGINEER
40
Scenic hills of the West. : MESAS
42
Knotty. : GNARLED
43
Treated unkindly. : ILLUSED
46
Former state of Bombay: Var. : EDAR
48
Verdi opera. : OTELLO
50
Feudal servitors. : ESNES
51
Birds having a weird cry. : OWLS
52
King of Greece. : PAUL
53
Caesar's "You, too!" : ETTU
54
Italian name of Greek island. : MILO
56
Heritable land, in the feudal system. : FIEF
57
Language of Pakistan. : URDU
58
Grasslands. : LEAS
60
"The stag at ___ ... " : EVE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 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
51 ms