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

New York Times, Monday, November 2, 1964

42-Down : Easily won victory.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { F J Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 281 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
I
2
N
3
A
4
L
5
L
6
S
7
L
8
U
9
R
10
M
11
E
12
L
13
T
14
M
A
R
I
A
15
T
I
N
E
16
U
X
O
R
17
P
R
A
M
S
18
O
N
C
A
19
D
E
N
Y
20
S
A
B
B
A
21
T
I
C
A
L
22
P
A
G
O
23
L
O
C
O
24
T
25
A
U
T
E
N
26
H
27
O
28
M
29
I
L
Y
30
L
31
L
O
Y
D
32
A
T
O
N
E
33
S
N
A
R
E
D
34
R
35
U
36
M
37
N
O
A
H
38
G
I
M
P
S
39
L
E
N
A
40
D
E
T
O
41
N
A
T
E
S
42
R
E
E
D
S
43
T
O
T
E
M
44
M
U
S
K
E
T
45
B
46
R
47
O
W
S
E
48
O
49
P
E
N
50
R
O
M
A
51
P
52
A
R
L
I
A
53
M
54
E
55
N
56
T
57
A
N
E
T
58
O
P
I
A
59
W
I
R
E
R
60
E
D
G
E
61
S
I
A
N
62
A
N
N
E
E
63
S
O
A
R
64
T
A
L
K
65
Y
E
A
R
S
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,573
Across
1
Altogether. : INALL
6
Innuendo. : SLUR
10
Become gentle. : MELT
14
Santa ___. : MARIA
15
Spike. : TINE
16
Wife: Lat. : UXOR
17
Baby buggies. : PRAMS
18
An ounce, in Portugal. : ONCA
19
Gainsay. : DENY
20
Leave of absence. : SABBATICAL
22
Half of a Samoan port. : PAGO
23
In ___ parentis. : LOCO
24
Take up the slack, nautically speaking. : TAUTEN
26
Sermon. : HOMILY
30
Comedian of silent movies. : LLOYD
32
In rapport. : ATONE
33
Military band instrument. : SNAREDRUM
37
One of the Websters. : NOAH
38
Ribbonlike trimmings. : GIMPS
39
Heroine of Conrad's "Victory." : LENA
40
Sets off. : DETONATES
42
Cattails. : REEDS
43
Tribal symbol. : TOTEM
44
Flintlock. : MUSKET
45
Leaf through a book. : BROWSE
48
Generous. : OPEN
50
City on the Tevere. : ROMA
51
Harold Wilson's milieu. : PARLIAMENT
57
Swiss-French author. : ANET
58
Eye defect: Suffix. : OPIA
59
Electrician. : WIRER
60
Fringe. : EDGE
61
Shensi city. : SIAN
62
French year. : ANNEE
63
Go up. : SOAR
64
Speak to the point. : TALK
65
A long time. : YEARS
Down
1
Some children. : IMPS
2
Honshu city. : NARA
3
Near Easterner. : ARAB
4
Branch. : LIMB
5
Chicago street. : LASALLE
6
Unemotional one. : STOIC
7
National shrine. : LINCOLNMEMORIAL
8
Bent like a hook: Lat. : UNCA
9
Land brokers. : REALTORS
10
Result of a heavy rain. : MUDPUDDLES
11
See 20 Across. : EXEAT
12
Rein used in horse training. : LONGE
13
Do a shopping chore. : TRYON
21
Knickknack. : TOY
25
Ever. : AYE
26
Harvest worker. : HAND
27
Tribe of Sioux. : OTOE
28
Castle's defense. : MOAT
29
Surrounded by trouble. : INHOTWATER
31
Splashes gently. : LAPS
33
Locale. : SITE
34
Emit fumes. : REEK
35
Wavy: Her. : UNDE
36
Topgallant. : MAST
38
Imaginary third confidant. : GATEPOST
41
French possessive. : NOS
42
Easily won victory. : RUNAWAY
44
Part of a Chinese name. : MEI
45
Heather-grown hillsides. : BRAES
46
Lively musical movement. : RONDO
47
The end. : OMEGA
49
Part of a platform. : PLANK
52
South Pacific port. : APIA
53
Colliery. : MINE
54
Singer Berger. : ERNA
55
Poetic contraction. : NEER
56
Three: Sp. : TRES

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
49 ms