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William A. Lewis Jr.
William A. Lewis Jr.

WORD GAME

New York Times, Sunday, November 20, 1966

42-Down : Backbone.

Author:
William A. Lewis Jr.
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 140, Blocks: 71, Avg Word Len: 5.29, Missing: { J }, Scrabble score: 613 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 108, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8
William A. Lewis Jr. has 45 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

The solution PDF contained an error at 105-Across/88-Down: The letter at that square is supposed to be an I, not a T.

1
P
2
L
3
A
4
S
5
M
6
A
7
U
8
P
9
B
10
O
11
W
12
S
13
D
14
A
15
K
16
S
L
E
E
P
I
N
17
S
T
E
L
A
18
O
A
S
I
19
S
20
S
T
A
N
D
A
R
D
21
B
E
A
R
E
R
22
U
N
A
R
M
23
S
24
C
A
N
T
E
R
25
S
U
D
26
N
A
T
27
I
V
E
28
G
O
P
29
I
N
N
E
S
30
F
O
R
T
31
E
32
N
I
L
E
33
K
I
T
E
34
E
D
E
N
35
B
I
O
L
O
G
36
Y
37
M
A
N
38
S
I
Z
E
D
39
N
E
D
40
P
I
N
N
A
41
G
A
42
M
E
43
I
T
S
44
T
E
E
45
N
A
G
E
46
P
47
H
I
L
E
48
C
R
A
M
49
P
50
E
51
D
52
C
O
N
T
R
53
A
54
O
N
E
T
55
W
O
56
R
E
U
S
E
57
P
58
H
O
B
I
A
59
D
60
R
A
G
61
T
R
O
62
D
63
T
B
S
P
64
R
A
N
65
C
L
66
I
M
A
X
67
B
L
O
K
E
68
S
69
L
E
T
70
I
G
O
71
R
72
K
N
E
W
73
P
E
E
N
74
F
A
75
M
I
S
H
76
M
E
M
O
77
S
78
K
N
I
79
V
E
S
80
G
81
A
L
L
I
C
82
A
N
Y
B
O
83
D
Y
84
S
E
N
S
85
E
86
L
A
T
O
S
87
C
88
A
89
B
O
O
90
T
H
E
N
91
D
92
E
B
T
S
93
P
O
T
94
S
95
T
96
R
E
N
G
97
T
H
98
P
E
99
R
I
Q
U
E
100
C
E
N
T
101
P
A
I
D
102
T
O
R
103
S
104
D
A
T
U
M
105
P
L
A
N
I
106
E
T
C
107
D
R
Y
I
C
108
E
109
V
O
A
110
H
O
O
K
E
R
111
S
A
H
112
A
R
A
113
F
A
T
114
H
E
R
L
115
Y
A
D
V
I
C
E
116
R
E
L
I
C
117
T
R
A
I
L
118
L
O
R
I
E
N
T
119
S
A
N
K
120
Y
E
L
P
S
121
Y
U
T
A
N
G
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,308
Across
1
Life-saving item. : PLASMA
7
Violin stroke. : UPBOW
12
State: Abbr. : SDAK
16
Arise later than usual. : SLEEPIN
17
Pillar: Lat. : STELA
18
Refuge. : OASIS
20
Party-backed candidate. : STANDARDBEARER
22
Renders harmless. : UNARMS
24
Brisk pace. : CANTER
25
South: Fr. : SUD
26
Autochthonous. : NATIVE
28
Political initials. : GOP
29
Evelyn of 1898 novel. : INNES
30
Long suit. : FORTE
32
Battle scene, 1798. : NILE
33
Bird. : KITE
34
Heaven on earth. : EDEN
35
School course. : BIOLOGY
37
Too big for boys. : MANSIZED
39
Devil's nickname. : NED
40
Wing or fin. : PINNA
41
Squirrels, rabbits, etc. : GAME
43
Possessive. : ITS
44
Re certain youngsters. : TEENAGE
46
Lover: Suffix. : PHILE
48
Lacking room. : CRAMPED
52
Against. : CONTRA
54
Left-right combination. : ONETWO
56
Repeated application. : REUSE
57
A "thing." : PHOBIA
59
Retarding force. : DRAG
61
Traveled. : TROD
63
Recipe term. : TBSP
64
Operated. : RAN
65
Highest point. : CLIMAX
67
London chaps. : BLOKES
69
Obstruction. : LET
70
Russian hero. : IGOR
72
Experienced. : KNEW
73
Hammer part. : PEEN
74
Starve. : FAMISH
76
Paper work. : MEMOS
78
Cutlery. : KNIVES
80
French. : GALLIC
82
No one in particular. : ANYBODY
84
Brains. : SENSE
86
Floria. : LATOSCA
89
Hoot. : BOO
90
Consequently. : THEN
91
"Forgive us our ___ ... " : DEBTS
93
Pipkin. : POT
94
Durability. : STRENGTH
98
Louisiana tobacco. : PERIQUE
100
Word on a coin. : CENT
101
Hired. : PAID
102
Rocky heights. : TORS
104
Assumed fact. : DATUM
105
Flat: Prefix. : PLANI
106
See 6 Down. : ETC
107
Coolant. : DRYICE
109
Radio initials. : VOA
110
Clumsy old ship. : HOOKER
111
Wasteland. : SAHARA
113
What sons get. : FATHERLYADVICE
116
Memento. : RELIC
117
Lag behind. : TRAIL
118
French port. : LORIENT
119
Dipped. : SANK
120
Barks. : YELPS
121
Lin ___. : YUTANG
Down
1
One recipe for prosperity. : PLANNEDECONOMY
2
Meager. : LENTEN
3
Genus of mosquitoes. : AEDES
4
Box. : SPAR
5
Czarist village. : MIR
6
See 106 Across. : ANDSOON
7
Accustomed. : USEDTO
8
Well-known assn. : PTA
9
City near Zurich. : BERN
10
City near Buffalo. : OLEAN
11
When the lights go out. : WARTIME
12
Item for tourists. : SOUVENIR
13
European. : DANE
14
Biblical king. : ASA
15
Soviet republic. : KIRGIZ
16
Unlucky commuter. : STANDEE
19
Struck. : SMOTE
20
Knowing. : SCIENT
21
Gunny. : BURLAP
23
See 64 Across. : SPED
27
Dockhands' union: Abbr. : ILA
30
Better. : FINER
31
Urging (on). : EGGING
33
Destiny. : KISMET
35
Bluster. : BIGTALK
36
Old American name. : YALE
38
Leading. : STAR
40
Lose one's head. : PANIC
42
Backbone. : METTLE
45
Hill of San Francisco. : NOB
47
Piltdown man, for one. : HOAX
48
Barbecue. : COOK
49
Statesman's skill. : PUBLICSPEAKING
50
Letters. : ESSES
51
Dimension. : DEPTH
53
Paid "drum beaters." : ADMEN
55
Injustice. : WRONG
57
___ facie. : PRIMA
58
Famous name in golf. : HAGEN
60
Somewhat chilly. : RAWISH
62
Prick, as a balloon. : DEFLATE
66
Black. : INKY
67
Popular opera role. : BESS
68
Flavors. : SALTS
71
"We wuz ___!" : ROBBED
73
Written. : PENNED
75
My: It. : MIO
77
Directly. : SOON
79
No. 2 man. : VEEP
81
Anthology. : ALBUM
83
Place to pick a winner. : DOGTRACK
85
Copyreader. : EDITOR
87
Join. : CONNECT
88
Robes. : ATTIRE
90
Provident. : THRIFTY
92
In the same way. : EQUALLY
94
Hope: Lat. : SPES
95
Crimean native. : TATAR
96
Treasure. : RICHES
97
Trifle. : TOY
99
Untwists. : RAVELS
100
Divided. : CLOVEN
103
Give a turn. : SCARE
105
Daises. : PODIA
107
Albanian river. : DRIN
108
And others: Lat. : ETAL
110
Theater name. : HART
112
___ marengo. : ALA
114
Roof angle. : HIP
115
Pronoun. : YOU

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 7 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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