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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 12, 1961

6-Down : Finis.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.05, Missing: { K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 48, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
1
R
2
A
3
H
4
H
5
S
6
T
7
R
8
E
9
A
10
M
11
O
B
A
12
D
I
A
H
13
E
L
M
I
14
R
15
A
16
S
A
U
T
E
R
N
E
17
R
U
I
N
E
D
18
E
M
S
19
F
A
T
E
20
F
U
L
21
D
D
S
22
T
E
E
23
M
24
M
I
N
I
M
25
T
A
O
26
A
D
D
U
27
P
28
A
D
C
29
J
A
N
U
30
S
31
D
I
32
E
G
O
33
T
E
N
A
N
T
34
G
35
A
36
R
D
E
N
O
F
37
T
H
E
G
O
D
S
38
A
D
U
L
T
S
39
T
R
O
P
E
40
D
A
M
E
S
41
A
H
A
42
S
N
43
A
44
G
45
S
46
M
A
R
47
P
I
E
D
48
A
49
T
U
N
A
50
B
A
N
51
S
A
L
L
U
S
52
T
53
R
E
I
54
U
N
I
55
T
E
S
56
I
C
T
E
57
R
O
I
D
58
S
T
A
I
R
S
59
N
E
E
D
E
R
S
60
N
A
V
Y
61
E
R
R
62
P
A
S
© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,533
Across
1
Huzza. : RAH
4
Presidential monogram. : HST
7
20 quires. : REAM
11
Biblical book. : OBADIAH
13
Mark Twain's town. : ELMIRA
16
White wine. : SAUTERNE
17
Spoiled. : RUINED
18
W German river. : EMS
19
Significant. : FATEFUL
21
Professional degree. : DDS
22
Abound. : TEEM
24
About a drop. : MINIM
25
Peasant, in 10 Down. : TAO
26
Total. : ADDUP
28
Staff officer: Abbr. : ADC
29
Roman deity. : JANUS
31
San ___. : DIEGO
33
Apartment dweller. : TENANT
34
Colorado scenic attraction. : GARDENOFTHEGODS
38
Certain people. : ADULTS
39
Metaphor. : TROPE
40
Ladies. : DAMES
41
Exclamation. : AHA
42
Obstacles. : SNAGS
46
Deface. : MAR
47
___-terre. : PIEDA
49
Edible fish. : TUNA
50
Interdict. : BAN
51
Roman historian. : SALLUST
53
___ publicae. : REI
54
Fuses. : UNITES
56
Yellow. : ICTEROID
58
Way up. : STAIRS
59
The have-nots. : NEEDERS
60
Blue. : NAVY
61
Blunder. : ERR
62
Dance step. : PAS
Down
1
Was footloose. : ROAMED
2
Maltreated. : ABUSED
3
Bowler. : HAT
4
King of Tyre. : HIRAM
5
Chile's capital. : SANTIAGO
6
7
___ primordia (first beginnings of things). : RERUM
8
Jewish month. : ELUL
9
"Where ___?" : AMI
10
Leyte's neighbor. : MINDANAO
12
Dictionary entry: Abbr. : DEF
14
Accrue. : REDOUND
15
Want ___. : ADS
16
Bristle. : SETA
20
Adjectival suffix. : FIC
23
Stick for stirring. : MUDDLER
25
Deviating course. : TANGENT
27
Magpies. : PIETS
29
Certain cars. : JEEPS
30
City ways: Abbr. : STS
32
Printer's measures. : ENS
33
Conjunction: Colloq. : THO
34
Son of Jacob. : GAD
35
Extremely hard. : ADAMANT
36
Man from Moldavia. : RUMANIAN
37
Slanderous one. : TRADUCER
41
Trouble. : AIL
43
Dawn. : AURORA
44
Foliated rock. : GNEISS
45
Port ___. : SAID
47
Part of Paris. : PASSY
48
Flower. : ASTER
50
Vehicle. : BUS
51
Houseworker: Abbr. : SERV
52
Man's nickname. : TED
55
___ Juana. : TIA
57
Twilled fabric. : REP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 7 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
50 ms