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

GUESSING GAME

New York Times, Sunday, February 28, 1954

1-Down : Ruler.

Author:
Roberta Morse
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 142, Blocks: 74, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 544 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 129, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16 Grid has duplicate clues.
Roberta H. Morse has 64 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Roberta Morse is an alias for Roberta H. Morse.
1
S
2
U
3
G
4
A
5
R
6
A
7
B
8
B
9
R
10
S
11
S
12
L
13
A
14
P
15
A
16
S
17
C
18
H
19
U
N
R
R
A
20
M
A
L
A
N
21
A
I
L
E
22
N
A
H
A
23
L
E
A
K
Y
24
P
R
O
S
E
25
I
D
E
A
26
C
L
A
M
27
T
S
T
S
28
S
E
T
T
H
E
29
C
L
O
C
K
30
H
A
R
M
31
A
C
E
32
P
Y
R
O
S
33
Z
A
B
34
S
35
R
O
36
N
O
R
37
S
E
M
E
N
38
A
E
R
O
39
B
40
E
41
O
R
42
S
43
O
44
N
45
T
O
P
S
46
C
U
R
T
A
I
L
47
V
A
L
S
E
48
A
49
T
50
H
E
N
A
51
R
A
T
52
S
T
R
A
53
T
E
G
I
S
T
54
C
H
U
B
55
T
56
R
O
P
O
57
S
I
S
E
58
E
T
A
S
59
H
E
R
E
60
S
H
E
C
O
M
61
E
62
S
63
S
T
A
64
R
65
E
N
T
R
E
E
S
66
T
A
P
E
67
D
68
O
C
T
69
E
70
T
71
T
72
E
73
A
T
T
74
A
75
T
H
E
R
76
E
S
H
E
G
O
E
S
77
B
78
Y
79
R
80
D
81
I
O
N
82
S
83
D
O
N
E
E
84
G
O
A
S
85
R
O
Y
A
86
L
C
R
O
W
87
N
88
I
S
T
89
R
90
A
N
K
L
E
91
A
G
A
V
E
92
E
L
A
I
93
N
E
S
94
O
S
L
O
95
G
I
L
E
S
96
D
E
N
V
E
R
97
A
R
P
E
G
98
G
99
I
100
O
101
N
E
102
E
103
S
E
R
104
F
R
E
E
S
105
A
N
C
106
C
107
A
108
P
P
109
C
110
O
111
L
O
N
I
112
A
L
I
S
T
113
A
N
G
E
114
O
L
I
O
115
O
L
I
N
116
S
H
O
O
T
117
S
U
D
R
A
118
B
O
E
R
119
L
A
N
G
120
S
O
U
S
E
121
S
T
E
I
N
122
B
E
R
T
123
E
F
T
S
124
A
Y
R
E
S
125
W
O
R
D
S
© 1954, The New York TimesNo. 1,706
Across
1
Nickname for a former boxer. : SUGAR
6
Short form for short forms. : ABBRS
11
Catty remark. : SLAP
15
Author Sholem. : ASCH
19
Lehman was its head. : UNRRA
20
Exponent of Apartheid. : MALAN
21
Winged: Her. : AILE
22
Capital of Okinawa. : NAHA
23
Needing patches or shingles. : LEAKY
24
Churchill's forte. : PROSE
25
Notion. : IDEA
26
Mollusk. : CLAM
27
Hissed sounds of caution. : TSTS
28
April 25th activity for many. : SETTHECLOCK
30
Impair. : HARM
31
Single point. : ACE
32
Arsonists: Slang. : PYROS
33
Great ___ river in Turkey. : ZAB
34
Hit sign. : SRO
36
Ogier and others. : NORSEMEN
38
Bacterium needing oxygen for life. : AEROBE
41
Man's name. : ORSON
45
Winning bridge cards. : TOPS
46
Shorten. : CURTAIL
47
"___ Triste." : VALSE
48
Inhabitant of Olympus. : ATHENA
51
Granary pest. : RAT
52
Field general. : STRATEGIST
54
Golden shiner. : CHUB
55
Turn: Comb. form. : TROPO
57
Six on a die. : SISE
58
Greek letters. : ETAS
59
Start of refrain of an old song. : HERESHECOMES
63
Betelgeuse, for instance. : STAR
65
Dinner dishes. : ENTREES
66
Recorded in a modern manner. : TAPED
68
Singing group. : OCTETTE
73
"___ boy!" : ATTA
75
This follows 59 Across. : THERESHEGOES
77
Virginia Senator. : BYRD
81
Charged atoms. : IONS
83
Receiver. : DONEE
84
Small antelopes of Asia. : GOAS
85
Symbol of authority. : ROYALCROWN
88
Noun suffix. : IST
89
Be irritating. : RANKLE
91
Amaryllis plant. : AGAVE
92
The Lily Maid and others. : ELAINES
94
Fjord, inlet of the Skagerrak. : OSLO
95
President of the National League. : GILES
96
Mamie's home town. : DENVER
97
One way to play a chord. : ARPEGGIO
101
Sign of maiden name. : NEE
103
About 2 lbs. in India. : SER
104
Emancipates. : FREES
105
Capt. Winnie Gibson's group. : ANC
106
Comic strip creator. : CAPP
109
Advocate of a certain foreign policy. : COLONIALIST
113
Supernatural being: Fr. : ANGE
114
Mélange. : OLIO
115
Sen. Johnston of S. C. : OLIN
116
New growth. : SHOOT
117
Low Hindu caste. : SUDRA
118
See 20 Across. : BOER
119
Archbishop of Canterbury, 1928-42. : LANG
120
Pickled pigs' feet. : SOUSE
121
Relative of a beaker. : STEIN
122
Actor Lytell. : BERT
123
Reptiles. : EFTS
124
Lew of the movies. : AYRES
125
Libretto. : WORDS
Down
1
Ruler. : SULTAN
2
U. N. agency. : UNESCO
3
Kitchen gadget. : GRATER
4
Big, awkward boats. : ARKS
5
First name of 1 Across. : RAY
6
Electrical units. : AMPERES
7
Organizer of A. R. C. : BARTON
8
Unsightly things. : BLOTS
9
Impetuous. : RASH
10
Allergic one. : SNEEZER
11
Participants in regattas. : SAILBOATS
12
Italian resort. : LIDO
13
Actor Guinness. : ALEC
14
Annapurna and Everest. : PEAKS
15
Alaskan city. : ANCHORAGE
16
Parlor: Span. : SALA
17
Burn up. : CHAR
18
Ruhr city. : HAMM
28
Congenial. : SYMPATHETIC
29
Vehicles. : CARTS
32
Laborer. : PEON
35
Wander. : ROVE
37
Metropolitan star. : STEBER
38
Eating place. : AUTOMAT
39
Cheap Indian cigarettes. : BIRIS
40
Biochemist's proteose. : ELASTOSE
42
Opening. : SLIT
43
Peak in Greece. : OSSA
44
Trawler equipment. : NETS
46
Win all the tricks in piquet. : CAPOT
48
Suffer. : ACHE
49
Accordingly. : THEN
50
Injure. : HURT
51
Fabulous bird. : ROC
53
Most unpopular student. : TEACHERSPET
56
Cured. : RESTORED
60
Marmara or Coral. : SEA
61
Man's nickname. : EPH
62
Feeling worse: Colloq. : SEEDIER
64
Road map term: Abbr. : RTE
67
Refuse. : DROSS
69
Christmas potable. : EGGNOG
70
Occupied. : TOOK
71
Small duck. : TEAL
72
Existence. : ESSE
74
Lizard. : ANOLE
76
Noun suffix. : ENT
77
Crow in triumph. : BRAG
78
___ Berra. : YOGI
79
Old English coin. : RYAL
80
City in Iowa. : DAVENPORT
82
Final creative works. : SWANSONGS
86
___ majesty. : LESE
87
Actor David. : NIVEN
90
Malt potables. : ALES
93
Portia's companion. : NERISSA
94
Minoso of the White Sox. : ORESTES
97
Having melody. : ARIOSE
98
Canadian airport. : GANDER
99
Mrs. Rossellini. : INGRID
100
Large amounts: Slang. : OCEANS
102
School: Fr. : ECOLE
104
Flapjack makings. : FLOUR
106
"The Georgia Peach." : COBB
107
Lily plant. : ALOE
108
Actress Angeli. : PIER
110
Crown Prince of Norway. : OLAF
111
Fluff. : LINT
112
Hailing call. : AHOY
113
Sedan. : AUTO
117
Compass point. : SSW

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 9 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
63 ms