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

New York Times, Tuesday, October 9, 1990

55-Down : Irritate

Author:
Albert J. Klaus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.64, Missing: { F G J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 234 (avg 1.29)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Albert J. Klaus has 115 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 4 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
R
2
U
3
T
4
S
5
I
6
P
7
S
8
E
9
A
10
S
11
I
12
S
13
A
T
O
P
14
C
L
A
S
15
S
16
R
A
R
E
17
P
A
L
L
18
T
A
S
T
E
19
O
B
O
E
20
T
H
E
E
21
L
E
P
H
A
N
22
T
M
A
N
23
N
E
R
24
O
R
A
25
A
26
M
27
A
D
E
U
28
S
29
A
R
E
30
A
31
S
32
S
33
M
I
L
O
34
S
T
35
E
N
36
A
37
S
C
O
T
38
I
N
E
R
39
T
40
A
R
T
41
T
W
I
N
E
42
N
U
R
S
E
43
L
E
E
44
R
45
O
N
E
R
46
O
S
T
47
M
48
M
E
49
S
U
50
N
R
I
S
E
51
S
P
A
52
M
E
D
53
I
54
M
N
O
T
55
R
56
A
57
P
P
A
P
58
O
59
R
60
T
61
A
R
E
A
62
T
I
D
A
L
63
L
I
A
S
64
P
E
A
R
65
E
L
I
T
E
66
A
S
T
A
67
E
S
T
E
68
E
T
E
S
69
Y
E
A
R
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,945
Across
1
Furrows : RUTS
5
___ dixit : IPSE
9
Tony Award nominee: 1985 : ASIS
13
Above : ATOP
14
Teacher's charges : CLASS
16
Infrequent : RARE
17
Satiate : PALL
18
Sample : TASTE
19
Hautbois : OBOE
20
Tony Award play: 1979 : THEELEPHANTMAN
23
Father of Abner: 1 Sam. 14:50 : NER
24
Old Danish money : ORA
25
Tony Award play: 1981 : AMADEUS
29
"Here We ___," 1929 song : ARE
30
Beast of burden : ASS
33
Venus de ___ : MILO
34
British carbine : STEN
36
Broad necktie : ASCOT
38
Lifeless : INERT
40
Tate offering : ART
41
Strong string : TWINE
42
Hospital worker : NURSE
43
Wanton look : LEER
45
Something unique : ONER
46
Bone: Comb. form : OST
47
Title of address: Abbr. : MME
49
"___ at Campobello," 1958 Tony Award play : SUNRISE
51
Health resort : SPA
52
Teacher's degree : MED
53
Tony Award play: 1986 : IMNOTRAPPAPORT
61
Region : AREA
62
Flowing and ebbing : TIDAL
63
Geological division : LIAS
64
Fleshy fruit : PEAR
65
Cream of the crop : ELITE
66
Movie barker : ASTA
67
Ferrara ducal family : ESTE
68
Hot times in Nantes : ETES
69
Leap follower : YEAR
Down
1
Engrossed : RAPT
2
Beehive State : UTAH
3
Lacquered metalware : TOLE
4
Brilliancies : SPLENDORS
5
Jaundice : ICTERUS
6
Fall with a flat sound : PLAP
7
Window part : SASH
8
This, in Avila : ESTA
9
Kitchen emanation : AROMA
10
Philippine cooking banana : SABA
11
Mashie or niblick : IRON
12
Observe : SEE
15
Spanish title : SENOR
21
Iacocca or Trevino : LEE
22
Entertain : TREAT
25
Type of acid : AMINO
26
Less : MINUS
27
Watchful : ALERT
28
Trite : STALE
29
Poker stakes : ANTES
30
Grape seeds : ACINI
31
Loudness units : SONES
32
An anagram for reset : STERE
35
Before, to Keats : ERE
37
Fencing : SWORDPLAY
39
Pace : TEMPO
44
Wrinkles : RUMPLES
48
Dull finish : MATTE
50
Teachers' assoc. : NEA
51
Kind of drum : SNARE
53
Angers : IRES
54
Gist : MEAT
55
Irritate : RILE
56
Mine entrance : ADIT
57
Crown of the head : PATE
58
River in N France : OISE
59
Pro ___ (proportionately) : RATA
60
Peter, Paul or Boris : TSAR
61
Mimic : APE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
39 ms