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

New York Times, Tuesday, February 20, 1979

36-Down : Moppets

Author:
Michelle Arnot
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { Q W }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 77, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Michelle Arnot has 4 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
B
2
A
3
S
4
S
5
S
6
T
7
E
8
E
9
R
10
G
11
E
12
T
13
A
14
R
I
T
A
15
P
U
R
S
E
16
I
L
E
T
17
I
D
E
S
18
A
N
I
T
A
19
A
I
N
E
20
C
A
T
H
21
E
R
I
N
E
L
22
I
N
T
O
N
23
D
E
S
24
I
N
T
E
N
D
25
J
26
A
27
M
28
M
E
D
29
L
30
A
Z
E
S
31
A
L
I
E
N
32
S
O
R
E
33
T
34
A
35
U
36
T
37
S
O
R
T
38
B
I
P
E
D
39
E
L
S
A
40
S
E
E
R
41
A
S
E
A
42
S
P
E
E
D
43
O
44
R
R
I
S
45
L
A
S
E
R
S
46
O
47
P
48
E
N
E
R
49
A
U
K
50
B
Y
L
O
V
E
51
P
52
O
S
S
E
53
S
54
S
55
E
56
D
57
E
X
A
M
58
L
I
M
I
T
59
O
K
L
A
60
S
I
T
E
61
E
L
I
D
E
62
F
I
L
M
63
E
E
E
S
64
D
E
T
E
R
65
A
T
O
P
© 1979, The New York TimesNo. 10,696
Across
1
Type of fiddle : BASS
5
Meat source : STEER
10
"___ move on!" : GETA
14
Hayworth or Moreno : RITA
15
Treasury : PURSE
16
"___ a Song Go ... " : ILET
17
March period : IDES
18
Loos : ANITA
19
Pierre's oldest son : AINE
20
Brontë heroine : CATHERINELINTON
23
___ Moines : DES
24
Mean : INTEND
25
Stuck, as a coin : JAMMED
29
Basks : LAZES
31
Foreign : ALIEN
32
Tender : SORE
33
High-strung : TAUT
37
Kind : SORT
38
Man is one : BIPED
39
Lioness of literature : ELSA
40
Cassandra, for instance : SEER
41
On the Atlantic : ASEA
42
Cruiser's asset : SPEED
43
Oil used in perfumes : ORRIS
45
Devices causing intense beams : LASERS
46
Kitchen gadget : OPENER
49
Murre : AUK
50
Book title that might apply to 20 Across : BYLOVEPOSSESSED
57
Midterm event : EXAM
58
Confine : LIMIT
59
Neighbor of Tex. : OKLA
60
Locale : SITE
61
Suppress or ignore : ELIDE
62
Preminger product : FILM
63
Some shoe sizes : EEES
64
Hinder : DETER
65
On : ATOP
Down
1
___-a-brac : BRIC
2
Verdi opus : AIDA
3
Editor's term : STET
4
Window-pane framework : SASH
5
Exempted from punishment : SPARED
6
Former Barbary State : TUNIS
7
Shamrock land : ERIN
8
Italian noble family : ESTE
9
Saw the light : REALIZED
10
Bunyan's strides : GIANTSTEPS
11
Choice : ELITE
12
Part of a carpentry joint : TENON
13
Christie's "Peril ___ House" : ATEND
21
Paradise : EDEN
22
Chemical suffix : INE
25
Card game for two : JASS
26
Medicinal lily : ALOE
27
Embog : MIRE
28
Time keepers : METRONOMES
29
L.A. all-star infielder : LOPES
30
Kind of code : AREA
32
Affable answer in Acapulco : SISI
34
Nautical term : ALEE
35
Addict : USER
36
Moppets : TADS
38
Tore along the highway : BARRELED
42
Honshu quaff : SAKE
44
Speed up a motor : REV
45
Sheen : LUSTER
46
Corpulent : OBESE
47
Creeping evergreen : PYXIE
48
Fill with joy : ELATE
49
Stage whisper : ASIDE
51
Stack : PILE
52
Fail to include : OMIT
53
Living-room item : SOFA
54
Short piece for the stage : SKIT
55
It, in Cádiz : ELLO
56
Weather word in Seattle : DAMP

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 6 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
79 ms