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

CHOICE WORDS

New York Times, Sunday, October 17, 1971

8-Down : Vacation objectives

Author:
Jordan S. Lasher
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 126, Blocks: 58, Avg Word Len: 6.08, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 593 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 180, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 28
Jordan S. Lasher has 60 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
T
3
A
4
R
5
K
6
E
7
A
8
S
9
T
10
W
11
A
12
R
13
D
14
S
15
H
16
A
17
S
18
P
19
S
20
H
E
M
E
N
21
U
R
I
A
H
H
E
E
P
22
O
N
E
U
P
23
A
N
I
S
E
24
L
A
G
N
I
A
P
P
E
25
U
T
I
C
A
26
H
E
N
I
E
27
O
C
H
E
R
28
A
R
A
29
S
O
N
A
R
30
S
T
O
P
L
31
I
G
H
T
S
32
A
V
E
R
33
S
E
N
E
S
S
34
S
K
I
N
S
35
K
N
E
S
S
E
T
36
P
37
A
38
R
39
O
D
I
Z
E
40
C
U
I
R
S
41
R
O
42
S
43
T
44
R
45
A
46
I
S
A
R
O
S
E
47
C
H
A
T
S
48
A
F
L
O
W
E
R
49
T
H
R
A
W
S
50
C
H
E
L
A
51
U
N
D
E
C
E
N
T
52
S
T
E
R
N
53
F
L
O
R
A
54
A
M
N
O
T
55
L
E
I
56
C
A
G
E
57
F
L
O
R
I
L
58
E
G
I
U
M
59
A
V
G
S
60
A
B
A
61
S
L
O
Y
D
62
U
R
E
A
L
63
C
L
E
A
T
64
L
U
S
65
C
I
O
U
S
66
S
M
I
R
K
67
F
L
O
O
D
S
68
E
L
E
A
N
O
R
69
N
O
P
E
S
70
T
R
A
I
N
E
E
71
S
A
S
S
E
R
72
S
O
R
U
S
73
B
E
E
S
N
E
S
T
74
Q
U
75
I
T
T
E
R
76
H
E
A
R
S
77
G
78
A
79
L
80
L
U
P
P
O
L
L
81
T
E
N
C
E
N
82
T
83
E
84
R
85
S
86
O
M
A
H
A
87
E
R
A
88
B
R
A
Z
A
89
O
W
L
E
T
90
R
O
M
A
N
91
C
A
T
92
H
E
A
D
E
D
93
T
I
O
G
A
94
A
R
E
S
O
95
A
G
E
O
F
G
O
L
D
96
E
X
P
A
L
97
S
E
D
A
N
98
C
E
R
T
A
I
N
L
Y
99
S
T
E
L
E
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,100
Across
1
Utter : STARK
6
To the sunrise : EASTWARDS
15
Fasteners : HASPS
20
Mr. America et al. : HEMEN
21
Mr. Wickfield's clerk : URIAHHEEP
22
Barely ahead : ONEUP
23
Cordial flavor : ANISE
24
Something for good measure : LAGNIAPPE
25
City on the Mohawk : UTICA
26
Olympic skater : HENIE
27
Earth pigment : OCHER
28
Macaw : ARA
29
Detecting device : SONAR
30
Red signals : STOPLIGHTS
32
Antipathy : AVERSENESS
34
Hides : SKINS
35
Israeli group : KNESSET
36
Do a takeoff : PARODIZE
40
Dorado browns : CUIRS
41
Speakers' platforms : ROSTRA
46
"A rose ___ ... " : ISAROSE
47
Conversations : CHATS
48
In bloom : AFLOWER
49
Twists, in Scotland : THRAWS
50
Lobster claw : CHELA
51
Morally offensive, old style : UNDECENT
52
Stem's counterpart : STERN
53
Part of the biota : FLORA
54
Reply to "Are too!" : AMNOT
55
Pacific neckwear : LEI
56
Hockeypuck's destination : CAGE
57
Anthology : FLORILEGIUM
59
Batters' concerns: Abbr. : AVGS
60
Arab cloak : ABA
61
System of manual training : SLOYD
62
Of a fertilizer chemical : UREAL
63
Track-shoe adjunct : CLEAT
64
Mouthwatering : LUSCIOUS
66
Simper : SMIRK
67
Inundates : FLOODS
68
Franklin's wife : ELEANOR
69
Gary Cooper's negatives : NOPES
70
Apprentice : TRAINEE
71
Giver of lip : SASSER
72
Spore cluster : SORUS
73
Hive : BEESNEST
74
Defeatist : QUITTER
76
Listens : HEARS
77
Certain survey : GALLUPPOLL
81
Some cigars : TENCENTERS
86
Triple Crown winner : OMAHA
87
Period : ERA
88
Argentine measure : BRAZA
89
Young hooter : OWLET
90
Famous empire : ROMAN
91
Secured an anchor : CATHEADED
93
New York county : TIOGA
94
"You ___ right!" : ARESO
95
Period of great prosperity : AGEOFGOLD
96
Former buddy : EXPAL
97
Auto style : SEDAN
98
Of course : CERTAINLY
99
Plant-stem part : STELE
Down
1
Eastern rulers : SHAHS
2
Principle : TENET
3
Kind of acid : AMINO
4
Taste again : RESIP
5
Prepares to be dubbed : KNEELSDOWN
6
Extol : EULOGIZE
7
Girl turned into a spider : ARACHNE
8
Vacation objectives : SIGHTS
9
Sound qualities, in Scotland : TANES
10
Buzzing sound : WHIR
11
Exclamation : AHA
12
Road workers : REPAVERS
13
Cheapen : DEPRESS
14
Props for extras : SPEARS
15
Realty sign : HOUSETOLET
16
Chekhov : ANTON
17
Paris divider : SEINE
18
Goblins: Var. : PUCAS
19
Coast Guard girls : SPARS
31
"___ your hand ... " : IKISS
32
Loos : ANITA
33
Feudal slavery : SERFDOM
35
Malaysian capital : KUALALUMPUR
36
Oak-tree afflictions : PITSCALES
37
City on Lake Erie : ASHTABULA
38
Krypton, xenon, etc. : RAREGASES
39
Pray: Lat. : ORARE
40
Darling, in Nice : CHERI
42
Part of S.P.C.A.: Abbr. : SOC
43
Lunch-hour time span : TWELVEONE
44
Turncoats : RENEGADES
45
Today's painters, mod style : ARTISTSET
47
Line in a circle : CHORD
48
Void : ANNUL
50
Satiates : CLOYS
51
Eskimo craft : UMIAK
53
Baking staple : FLOUR
54
Ripeners : AGERS
57
Work from the ground ___ : FLOORUP
58
U. S. Indians : ERIES
59
Lily plant extract : ALOIN
61
Absolute necessity : SINEQUANON
63
Exam-cramming material : CLASSNOTES
65
Instance, in Paris : CAS
66
French historian : SOREL
67
"___ Jacques" : FRERE
69
___ than (time-limit words) : NOTLATER
70
Place for oolong : TEACADDY
72
Safekeeping : STORAGE
73
Singer Mimi : BENZELL
75
Medicinal plant : IPECAC
76
Kind of collision : HEADON
77
African reed instruments : GORAS
78
Love, in Venice : AMORE
79
Crippled : LAMED
80
Forbidden City : LHASA
81
Ear projections : TRAGI
82
In the middle : TWIXT
83
Run off : ELOPE
84
Kingly : REGAL
85
Passé : STALE
88
Derision: Sp. : BEFA
92
Spicy : HOT

Answer summary:
20 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 12 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
75 ms