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

New York Times, Thursday, February 19, 1970

46-Down : Held in restraint

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.74, Missing: { B F J K Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.39)
Open Squares: 59, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
G
2
R
3
A
4
D
5
E
6
T
7
H
8
A
9
N
10
D
11
A
12
L
13
I
14
R
E
L
A
Y
15
H
O
R
A
16
E
L
A
N
17
A
M
U
S
E
18
M
E
N
T
S
19
A
L
P
S
20
S
A
M
21
S
E
M
E
S
T
22
E
R
S
23
P
I
N
24
E
25
S
E
S
26
R
E
P
27
A
28
Y
29
N
A
P
30
E
S
31
I
32
L
E
33
I
D
E
34
P
R
A
35
L
36
I
N
E
37
I
C
E
S
38
C
39
L
I
N
G
I
N
G
V
40
I
N
E
S
41
A
L
A
E
42
E
S
T
E
E
M
S
43
L
O
G
44
P
S
T
45
R
U
E
46
R
47
S
48
A
T
O
49
N
E
50
S
51
T
A
52
T
E
A
53
M
54
C
O
N
55
C
56
I
E
R
G
57
E
58
I
L
O
59
S
60
L
O
T
61
A
G
R
E
E
M
62
E
N
T
S
63
H
O
M
E
64
R
E
V
E
65
I
D
E
E
S
66
E
N
O
S
67
E
T
E
S
68
R
O
D
D
Y
© 1970, The New York TimesNo. 7,495
Across
1
Mark : GRADE
6
Word of comparison : THAN
10
Salvador : DALI
14
Kind of race : RELAY
15
Israeli dance : HORA
16
Impetuosity : ELAN
17
Newspaper section : AMUSEMENTS
19
Blanc and others : ALPS
20
Faulty pants-maker : SAM
21
College sessions : SEMESTERS
23
Soft wood : PINE
25
His: Fr. : SES
26
Settle up : REPAY
29
Neck parts : NAPES
31
___ de la Cité : ILE
33
Chemical suffix : IDE
34
Southern sweet : PRALINE
37
Desserts : ICES
38
Ivy and some girls : CLINGINGVINES
41
Wings : ALAE
42
Looks up to : ESTEEMS
43
Record : LOG
44
Attention-getting sound : PST
45
Sorry ones : RUERS
48
In harmony : ATONE
50
Depot: Abbr. : STA
52
Mets or Jets : TEAM
54
Doorkeeper, in France : CONCIERGE
58
Workers' group: Abbr. : ILO
59
Las Vegas machine : SLOT
61
Understandings : AGREEMENTS
63
Subject of Payne song : HOME
64
French dream : REVE
65
French thoughts : IDEES
66
Biblical name : ENOS
67
DeGaulle's summers : ETES
68
McDowall : RODDY
Down
1
Comprehend : GRASP
2
Stay : REMAIN
3
Smith graduate : ALUMNA
4
German article : DAS
5
Ogles : EYES
6
Underlying motif : THEME
7
Sharpens : HONES
8
The theater, dance, etc. : ARTS
9
Cartoonist : NAST
10
"Wreck of the Mary ___" : DEARE
11
Food flavoring : ALLSPICE
12
Fold : LAP
13
Elected ones : INS
18
Communications : MESSAGES
22
Poetic word : ERE
24
Silas Marner's ward : EPPIE
27
Summer drinks : ADES
28
Word to a proposer : YES
30
Sea bird : ERN
31
U.S. playwright : INGE
32
Influence : LEVERAGE
35
Lean, as a ship : LIST
36
Savings-book abbreviation : INT
37
Part of a map : INSET
38
Lump : CLOT
39
Words on Italian map : LAGOCOMO
40
Hawaiian baking pit : IMU
41
___ carte : ALA
44
Sty : PEN
46
Held in restraint : REINED
47
Kind of peanuts : SALTED
49
Observes : NOTES
50
Wait on : SERVE
51
Elms and oaks : TREES
53
Antiquated : MOSSY
55
Show concern : CARE
56
"___ a kick out of ... " : IGET
57
Turkish title : EMIR
59
Pronoun : SHE
60
Chaney : LON
62
African tribesman : EDO

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