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

New York Times, Tuesday, November 27, 1979

3-Down : Irritate: Colloq.

Author:
Jeanette K. Brill
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 265 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 11, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Jeanette K. Brill has 79 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
C
2
U
3
R
4
B
5
S
6
I
7
F
8
T
9
S
10
L
11
A
12
M
13
B
14
A
N
I
L
15
T
R
A
I
T
16
O
B
I
E
17
M
I
L
O
18
E
A
G
E
R
19
O
L
E
S
20
S
T
E
W
21
A
R
D
22
D
A
23
R
K
E
N
S
24
S
T
E
E
25
P
26
D
A
S
27
L
28
A
29
S
H
E
S
30
R
31
E
D
S
H
32
A
33
N
34
K
35
A
N
I
O
N
36
P
O
L
L
37
I
R
O
N
38
P
E
N
T
39
S
A
T
I
E
40
G
I
N
A
41
I
N
C
A
42
T
R
E
E
43
S
H
E
E
R
44
S
T
E
N
45
T
O
R
S
46
B
O
A
S
T
S
47
D
O
C
48
T
49
H
O
R
N
50
P
51
A
52
N
C
A
K
53
E
54
O
N
A
D
55
I
56
M
57
E
58
O
L
I
O
59
I
R
60
A
T
E
61
L
A
O
S
62
R
O
L
L
63
N
I
G
E
R
64
O
M
I
T
65
T
E
E
D
66
G
A
E
L
S
67
W
A
L
E
© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,976
Across
1
Stem : CURB
5
Sorts : SIFTS
10
Mary's follower : LAMB
14
Indigo : ANIL
15
Characteristic : TRAIT
16
Tony's relative : OBIE
17
Venus de ___ : MILO
18
Agog : EAGER
19
Corrida sounds : OLES
20
Flight attendant : STEWARD
22
Obscures : DARKENS
24
Very expensive : STEEP
26
"___ Kapital" : DAS
27
Cilia : LASHES
30
Sandpiper : REDSHANK
35
Negatively charged particle : ANION
36
Roper's forte : POLL
37
"The Man in the ___ Mask" : IRON
38
Confined : PENT
39
French composer Erik : SATIE
40
Lollobrigida : GINA
41
Peruvian Indian : INCA
42
Corner : TREE
43
Utter : SHEER
44
Loud-voiced people : STENTORS
46
Crows : BOASTS
47
One of Snow White's friends : DOC
48
Spine : THORN
50
Kind of makeup : PANCAKE
54
Stop ___ (halt suddenly) : ONADIME
58
Hodgepodge : OLIO
59
Choleric : IRATE
61
Neighbor of Thailand : LAOS
62
Brioche : ROLL
63
West African river : NIGER
64
Neglect : OMIT
65
___ up (prepared to drive) : TEED
66
Highlanders : GAELS
67
Ridge : WALE
Down
1
Trippets : CAMS
2
Single thing : UNIT
3
Irritate: Colloq. : RILE
4
Vacillates : BLOWSHOTANDCOLD
5
Metric measures : STERES
6
Moslem decree : IRADE
7
Fatigue : FAG
8
Fit to be ___ : TIED
9
Fence-sit : STRADDLE
10
Searches for assiduously : LOOKSHIGHANDLOW
11
Anagram for bale : ABLE
12
Demeanor : MIEN
13
Harry's spouse : BESS
21
Solar disk : ATEN
23
Headland : RAS
25
Sit-in, for one : PROTEST
27
___ lazuli : LAPIS
28
In regard to : ANENT
29
From then : SINCE
31
Author Wiesel : ELIE
32
The Ram : ARIES
33
Composition for nine instruments : NONET
34
Knots in wood : KNARS
36
Young salmon : PARR
39
Hosiery item : STOCKING
43
Rail : SORA
45
"Ode ___ Nightingale" : TOA
46
Boo-boos : BONERS
49
Home away from home : HOTEL
50
___-au-Prince, Haiti : PORT
51
Century plant : ALOE
52
Shade of green : NILE
53
Silkworm : ERIA
55
"___ Camera" : IAMA
56
Drudge : MOIL
57
Palazzo d'___, at Varese : ESTE
60
Ripen : AGE

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
48 ms