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

New York Times, Saturday, December 8, 1951

51-Down : Famed Tennessean first name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.31, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 3, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11
1
A
2
B
3
E
4
L
5
B
6
E
7
R
8
G
9
C
10
A
11
B
12
R
13
A
14
D
O
V
E
15
A
X
E
L
16
A
L
L
O
W
17
A
W
E
D
18
L
A
N
A
19
V
I
O
L
A
20
G
E
N
E
21
R
A
L
A
S
22
S
E
M
B
L
Y
23
E
N
T
R
A
N
T
24
G
A
M
E
25
E
N
C
E
26
O
R
A
N
27
G
28
E
29
S
30
B
31
L
32
U
R
T
E
D
33
W
A
N
T
A
G
H
34
E
I
S
35
N
A
E
36
A
L
E
37
M
38
B
39
I
40
C
41
M
42
I
43
R
44
A
N
D
A
45
U
T
R
I
L
L
O
46
O
M
E
N
47
N
O
S
Y
48
U
P
S
T
49
A
50
G
51
E
52
L
53
E
54
A
G
U
E
O
55
F
N
A
T
I
O
N
S
56
O
B
O
L
S
57
T
O
T
S
58
B
R
A
T
59
R
E
N
E
E
60
E
R
I
S
61
E
T
T
E
62
D
R
E
S
S
63
S
M
E
E
64
S
A
S
S
© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 902
Across
1
Shepherd of Genesis. : ABEL
5
Molly Goldberg's real name. : BERG
9
City in Spain. : CABRA
14
Bird presented to Vishinsky. : DOVE
15
Scandinavian man's name. : AXEL
16
Permit. : ALLOW
17
Inspired with respect. : AWED
18
Miss Turner. : LANA
19
Bride of Orsino. : VIOLA
20
Where Acheson recently presented peace proposal. : GENERALASSEMBLY
23
Candidate. : ENTRANT
24
Having fighting spirit. : GAME
25
Noun-forming suffix. : ENCE
26
Source of Vitamin C. : ORANGES
30
Blabbed. : BLURTED
33
R. R. stop for Jones Beach. : WANTAGH
34
Ice: German. : EIS
35
Scotch "no." : NAE
36
Old type of distilling apparatus. : ALEMBIC
41
Companion of Ariel and Caliban. : MIRANDA
45
A painter of Montmartre. : UTRILLO
46
An albatross is an ill one. : OMEN
47
Rubbernecky. : NOSY
48
Snobbish. : UPSTAGE
52
Progenitor of the U. N. : LEAGUEOFNATIONS
56
Money in ancient Greece. : OBOLS
57
Kindergartners. : TOTS
58
Eddie Stanky's nickname. : BRAT
59
French girl's name. : RENEE
60
Goddess who threw the apple of discord. : ERIS
61
Diminutive suffix. : ETTE
62
Something to wear. : DRESS
63
Fresh-water duck. : SMEE
64
Saucy talk. : SASS
Down
1
Old saw. : ADAGE
2
Distinguished Anglo-Irish novelist. : BOWEN
3
Red letter day. : EVENT
4
Actor Francis ___. : LEDERER
5
Needed by bookkeepers and aerialists. : BALANCE
6
Glorified. : EXALTED
7
Rockfish. : RENA
8
She wrote "Barren Ground." : GLASGOW
9
Tenant in the pre-rent control era. : CAVEMAN
10
Nourishment. : ALIMENT
11
A small lump of something. : BLOB
12
Ship's motion. : ROLL
13
Refrain in "Dixie." : AWAY
21
The talk of a demogogue. : RANT
22
F. D. R.'s mother. : SARA
27
V. P. Curtis' sister and hostess, Dolly ___. : GANN
28
Old oath. : EGAD
29
Frank of the Yankees. : SHEA
30
Boy friend. : BEAU
31
Rhythm. : LILT
32
Operator. : USER
37
Rubs elbows. : MINGLES
38
G. I. jackets. : BLOUSES
39
German girl's name. : ILSE
40
Wailers of the West. : COYOTES
41
Redcoated law enforcer. : MOUNTIE
42
Deadlock. : IMPASSE
43
Musical silence. : REST
44
Riviera resort, between Nice and Cannes. : ANTIBES
49
Cardiac "main stem." : AORTA
50
Small two-winged flies. : GNATS
51
Famed Tennessean first name. : ESTES
52
___ Mayor of London. : LORD
53
From whom the Hebrews got their name. : EBER
54
First-rate. : AONE
55
Athlete's style. : FORM

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
32 ms