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

New York Times, Thursday, October 27, 1988

6-Down : Pulls along

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { B H J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 254 (avg 1.36)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
A
3
M
4
E
5
A
6
D
7
D
8
S
9
R
10
E
11
D
12
A
13
S
14
E
R
A
S
15
P
R
O
T
16
A
M
O
L
E
17
L
I
L
T
18
P
A
N
E
19
G
E
E
S
E
20
F
L
E
E
21
C
E
G
A
T
22
E
O
R
R
O
D
23
L
A
S
24
M
U
G
25
L
26
A
27
S
28
C
A
R
29
P
30
R
O
T
E
31
S
32
T
33
S
34
A
N
E
A
R
35
S
E
A
T
36
A
R
I
37
D
O
L
L
A
38
R
W
A
R
E
39
O
40
R
F
O
X
41
E
L
L
42
E
A
S
E
43
S
I
E
V
E
44
D
E
S
45
O
46
L
A
T
E
47
S
C
O
R
E
S
48
S
I
C
49
P
T
A
50
P
51
L
52
A
T
E
T
53
Y
54
P
E
O
R
55
F
56
O
57
I
58
L
59
R
O
G
E
R
60
O
R
A
L
61
A
N
T
I
62
O
C
E
A
N
63
R
O
L
E
64
S
C
A
N
65
S
I
D
L
E
66
E
D
E
N
67
T
E
L
E
© 1988, The New York TimesNo. 14,233
Across
1
Updike's "The ___ Door" : SAME
5
Makes a deposit : ADDS
9
___ a beet : REDAS
14
Pitchers' stats : ERAS
15
First; chief: Comb. form : PROT
16
Soap plant : AMOLE
17
Gay cadence : LILT
18
Glass panel : PANE
19
Canadian fliers : GEESE
20
Golden ___ : FLEECEGATEORROD
23
Spanish article : LAS
24
Kisser : MUG
25
East Indian sailor : LASCAR
29
Objects : PROTESTS
34
"Or lend ___ to Plato ... ": Tennyson : ANEAR
35
County center : SEAT
36
Jackie's second : ARI
37
Silver ___ : DOLLARWAREORFOX
41
Building wing : ELL
42
Relaxation : EASE
43
Kitchen utensil : SIEVE
44
Devoid of inhabitants : DESOLATE
47
Makes a goal : SCORES
48
Thus, to Virgil : SIC
49
School org. : PTA
50
Tin ___ : PLATETYPEORFOIL
59
Radiotelephony term : ROGER
60
Spoken : ORAL
61
Against : ANTI
62
Indian, e.g. : OCEAN
63
Play part : ROLE
64
Examine : SCAN
65
Approach sideways : SIDLE
66
First sin site : EDEN
67
Kind of vision : TELE
Down
1
Addressed or control preceder : SELF
2
Integument : ARIL
3
Stallion, e.g. : MALE
4
East, to Juan : ESTE
5
Loom up : APPEAR
6
Pulls along : DRAGS
7
Lisbon lady : DONA
8
Word on a proof : STET
9
A stew : RAGOUT
10
Come out : EMERGE
11
Busy one : DOER
12
As well : ALSO
13
Rank a netman : SEED
21
Mrs. Schumann : CLARA
22
Speak theatrically : EMOTE
25
Put on cargo : LADED
26
Tropical lizard : ANOLE
27
Joins the bears : SELLS
28
Golfer Peete : CAL
29
"___-porridge hot ... " : PEASE
30
Order to a chef : RARE
31
Less hazardous : SAFER
32
Rich find : TROVE
33
N.H.L. teams : SIXES
35
Hit a fly : SWAT
38
Respond to : REACT
39
Wilde or Levant : OSCAR
40
Branco or Bravo : RIO
45
Pertaining to bone : OSTEAL
46
Gothic re-enforcing rib : LIERNE
47
Purloined : STOLEN
49
Family name of American artists : PEALE
50
N.F.L. players : PROS
51
Places : LOCI
52
Matured : AGED
53
Olden times : YORE
54
Goad : PROD
55
Don't eat : FAST
56
Tale opener : ONCE
57
Emphatic type: Abbr. : ITAL
58
Occupation : LINE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle.

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
66 ms