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

New York Times, Wednesday, October 8, 1969

4-Down : Supposes.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 279 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Spans: 4, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 82.8
1
T
2
A
3
F
4
T
5
S
6
T
7
A
8
B
9
O
10
S
11
A
12
R
13
A
L
I
A
14
B
O
O
L
A
15
N
O
L
A
16
B
A
N
K
17
O
A
R
E
D
18
C
R
I
S
19
U
N
D
E
20
R
O
N
E
S
B
21
R
E
A
T
H
22
S
E
E
D
23
L
O
I
24
B
25
O
26
F
F
E
D
27
B
28
R
O
W
N
29
I
30
E
31
S
32
A
L
L
O
F
33
M
O
I
O
34
A
L
C
A
35
S
E
A
R
36
R
I
G
I
D
37
B
I
L
L
38
S
A
R
G
39
I
T
I
S
40
C
L
O
A
K
41
O
N
E
R
42
U
P
E
E
43
J
A
U
N
T
S
44
A
S
O
45
A
O
N
E
46
I
47
N
48
O
N
E
S
49
R
50
I
G
H
T
M
51
I
52
N
53
D
54
D
O
N
T
55
T
A
L
O
N
56
O
D
O
R
57
E
N
T
E
58
E
V
E
N
S
59
O
L
P
E
60
M
O
O
D
61
S
E
X
Y
62
N
E
E
D
© 1969, The New York TimesNo. 7,361
Across
1
U. S. sculptor. : TAFT
5
Brief try. : STAB
9
Glacial ridges. : OSAR
13
Inter ___. : ALIA
14
College song word. : BOOLA
15
Lopez number. : NOLA
16
Tip, as a plane. : BANK
17
Used a scull. : OARED
18
Shouts, in Paris. : CRIS
19
22
Go to ___. : SEED
23
Statute: Fr. : LOI
24
Punched: Slang. : BOFFED
27
Cubs' cousins. : BROWNIES
32
___ a sudden. : ALLOF
33
Dry measure of Brazil. : MOIO
34
Auk genus. : ALCA
35
Use a branding iron. : SEAR
36
Strict. : RIGID
37
Program. : BILL
38
Marionette man. : SARG
39
Ending for tonsil. : ITIS
40
Garb for Sir Walter. : CLOAK
41
Small change in Madras. : ONERUPEE
43
Pleasure trips. : JAUNTS
44
Kyushu mountain. : ASO
45
Excellent. : AONE
46
54
Word of caution. : DONT
55
Hawk feature. : TALON
56
In bad ___. : ODOR
57
Heraldic term. : ENTE
58
Stabilizes. : EVENS
59
Wine vessel. : OLPE
60
Indicative, for instance. : MOOD
61
Word for some novels. : SEXY
62
Desideratum. : NEED
Down
1
Forbidden. : TABU
2
Heraldic dog. : ALAN
3
Encounter. : FIND
4
Supposes. : TAKESFORGRANTED
5
___-so. : SOAND
6
Raced. : TORE
7
Porter and others. : ALES
8
Ill will. : BADBLOOD
9
Infrequently. : ONCEINABLUEMOON
10
Marsh bird. : SORA
11
Came down. : ALIT
12
Incautious. : RASH
14
Sounded off, in a way. : BOOED
20
Navigational hazard. : REEF
21
Use the oars. : ROW
24
Singer. : BASSO
25
New York city. : OLEAN
26
Blaze up suddenly. : FLARE
27
Hobgoblin: Var. : BOGIE
28
U. S. social reformer. : RIIS
29
Troy, to the Greeks. : ILION
30
Fanfare. : ECLAT
31
Jonas and family. : SALKS
33
Small sum. : MITE
36
Comebacks. : RIPOSTES
40
Tilt. : CANT
42
Take advantage of. : USE
43
Alden and others. : JOHNS
45
Kind of newspaper column. : AGONY
46
The same: Lat. : IDEM
47
Words to a child. : NONO
48
In the know. : ONTO
49
Ecstatic review. : RAVE
50
Holly. : ILEX
51
At rest. : IDLE
52
Slangy negative. : NOPE
53
A Scott. : DRED

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of 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 © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
44 ms