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

New York Times, Monday, October 19, 1953

5-Down : Spread through.

Author:
Sidney Lambert
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.16, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
Sidney Lambert has 114 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
E
3
R
4
F
5
P
6
A
7
T
8
S
9
Y
10
G
11
M
12
E
13
N
14
I
G
O
R
15
E
L
O
P
E
16
L
O
R
Y
17
D
E
C
A
18
R
O
Y
A
L
19
G
O
R
G
E
20
I
R
K
S
21
O
M
E
22
S
L
O
W
E
S
T
23
B
E
T
E
S
24
E
R
E
25
S
26
C
O
R
I
A
27
A
28
N
D
E
R
29
S
30
O
31
N
32
A
L
T
33
S
T
34
A
G
E
35
S
E
T
T
O
36
B
O
T
37
H
38
E
B
O
A
39
T
40
D
A
T
E
41
O
V
O
I
42
D
43
E
N
T
A
44
D
45
T
E
L
46
T
E
M
E
R
47
I
T
Y
48
L
O
49
P
E
R
S
50
R
A
G
51
T
E
L
I
C
52
S
53
T
54
R
A
I
N
55
S
56
I
N
T
E
R
57
I
58
M
59
T
O
U
R
N
A
M
60
E
N
T
61
C
A
N
E
62
A
L
E
C
63
C
O
N
G
E
64
E
F
T
S
65
G
U
S
H
66
E
G
G
E
D
67
S
T
O
A
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,583
Across
1
Toiler of 1066. : SERF
5
Girl's nickname. : PATSY
10
Federal agents. : GMEN
14
Operatic prince. : IGOR
15
Run off to Gretna Green. : ELOPE
16
Small Australian parrot. : LORY
17
Ten: Comb. form. : DECA
18
Scenic wonder of Colorado. : ROYALGORGE
20
Tedious. : IRKSOME
22
Least precipitate. : SLOWEST
23
___ noires (bugbears): Fr. : BETES
24
Prior to. : ERE
25
Refuse of a smeltery. : SCORIA
27
Key man on U. S. Defense team. : ANDERSON
32
Musical high. : ALT
33
Put on a show. : STAGE
35
Fist fight. : SETTO
36
Together. : BOTH
38
Small, high-speed British vessel. : EBOAT
40
Fruit. : DATE
41
Shape of an egghead. : OVOID
43
Inward. : ENTAD
45
Message: Abbr. : TEL
46
Foolhardiness. : TEMERITY
48
Easy runners. : LOPERS
50
Outworn garment. : RAG
51
Purposive. : TELIC
52
Passages of music. : STRAINS
56
Entr'acte, for instance. : INTERIM
59
Sports event. : TOURNAMENT
61
Split rattan. : CANE
62
Man's nickname. : ALEC
63
Curt dismissal. : CONGE
64
Newts. : EFTS
65
Effusive talk. : GUSH
66
Urged on. : EGGED
67
Ancient promenade. : STOA
Down
1
Title of respect in North Africa. : SIDI
2
Elbe tributary. : EGER
3
Low point. : ROCKBOTTOM
4
Designer of the buffalo nickel. : FRASER
5
Spread through. : PERMEATE
6
Lilies. : ALOES
7
Dally. : TOY
8
Evian, St. Nectaire, etc. : SPAS
9
Gave a cheer. : YELLED
10
Stared angrily. : GLOWERED
11
What Oliver wanted. : MORE
12
Work units. : ERGS
13
Russia's routine vote. : NYET
19
Sections of a circular skirt. : GORES
21
Man's name. : OTIS
25
Peasant footwear. : SABOT
26
___ hitch, nautical knot. : CLOVE
27
___ column, in British papers. : AGONY
28
Shapely. : NEAT
29
The art of government. : STATECRAFT
30
Relative of the mink. : OTTER
31
Songs of a certain season. : NOELS
34
Support. : ABET
37
Leader of a religious group. : HIERARCH
39
Gifted. : TALENTED
42
Use up gradually. : DRAIN
44
Blockhead. : DOLT
47
Paderewski. : IGNACE
49
What piano students play. : PIECES
51
Trace. : TINGE
52
Hunter's prize. : STAG
53
Seaport of Colombia. : TOLU
54
Is regretful. : RUES
55
Urban problem. : SMOG
57
Preposition. : INTO
58
Feature of Zion National Park. : MESA
60
Man from M.I.T.: Abbr. : ENG

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 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
128 ms