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

New York Times, Monday, March 13, 1967

3-Down : G.O.P., in 1864.

Author:
Thomas Meekin
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.22, Missing: { F J Q X }, Scrabble score: 313 (avg 1.62)
Open Squares: 81, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8 Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry.
Thomas Meekin has 202 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
N
3
U
4
B
5
M
6
A
7
M
8
A
9
G
10
A
11
M
12
I
13
N
14
N
I
N
A
15
A
R
A
B
16
A
M
I
C
I
17
E
M
I
L
18
H
O
R
S
19
E
R
A
C
E
S
20
A
B
O
D
21
E
22
S
T
O
R
M
S
A
S
H
23
D
I
N
E
T
24
T
E
25
L
I
E
S
26
P
A
C
E
27
E
V
E
N
28
C
29
O
30
B
31
S
32
P
A
G
H
E
33
T
T
I
34
T
35
A
H
O
E
36
E
A
R
L
37
D
I
N
N
38
A
39
L
A
M
A
40
C
I
T
E
41
D
42
M
A
G
N
43
E
T
I
S
M
44
T
R
Y
45
A
46
M
E
S
47
D
O
I
N
48
W
H
I
Z
49
K
A
N
S
A
50
N
51
S
52
T
53
R
54
A
I
L
R
O
55
P
E
56
S
C
R
I
P
57
R
U
S
S
I
A
N
I
Z
58
E
59
O
M
N
I
60
A
L
O
H
A
61
E
T
A
L
62
P
O
E
T
63
P
E
P
Y
S
64
S
A
R
K
65
E
R
R
S
© 1967, The New York TimesNo. 6,421
Across
1
Check suddenly. : SNUB
5
Lady of the house. : MAMA
9
Street urchin. : GAMIN
14
Historic caravel. : NINA
15
Breed of horse. : ARAB
16
Friends: Lat. : AMICI
17
Herr Ludwig. : EMIL
18
Events at Pimlico. : HORSERACES
20
Residence. : ABODE
22
Window safeguard. : STORMSASH
23
Breakfast nook. : DINETTE
25
Tall tales. : LIES
26
Rate of speed. : PACE
27
Uniform. : EVEN
28
Sea gull. : COB
31
Popular dish. : SPAGHETTI
34
Lake near Reno. : TAHOE
36
Noble. : EARL
37
Do not: Scot. : DINNA
39
Buddhist monk. : LAMA
40
Quoted. : CITED
42
Pulling power. : MAGNETISM
44
Essay. : TRY
45
Iowa State's home. : AMES
47
"Everybody's ___ It Now." : DOIN
48
Prodigy: Slang. : WHIZ
49
Sunflower State folk. : KANSANS
52
Towline. : TRAILROPE
56
Fractional currency. : SCRIP
57
Assimilate to Slavic customs. : RUSSIANIZE
59
All: Prefix. : OMNI
60
Island greeting. : ALOHA
61
And others: Abbr. : ETAL
62
Lyrist. : POET
63
17th-cen. diarist. : PEPYS
64
Channel island. : SARK
65
Misstates. : ERRS
Down
1
Golfer Sam. : SNEAD
2
Halos. : NIMBI
3
G.O.P., in 1864. : UNIONPARTY
4
Symbol on U.S. coins. : BALDEAGLE
5
___-jongg. : MAH
6
Sprang (from). : AROSE
7
Shopping center. : MART
8
Clearing. : ABSOLVING
9
Frock. : GARMENT
10
Gather. : AMASS
11
Isinglass. : MICA
12
Frozen treats. : ICES
13
Serbian city. : NISH
19
Ashtabula's waterfront. : ERIE
21
Design with acid. : ETCH
24
___ off (began). : TEED
27
Liquid-heating vessels. : ETNAS
28
Coat of mail. : CHAINARMOR
29
Dutch uncles. : OOMS
30
Shine. : BEAM
31
Doctrinal group. : SECT
32
Brace. : PAIR
33
Certain global divisions. : TIMEZONES
35
Instrument similar to submarine's eye. : ALTISCOPE
38
"With a smile ___ song ... " : ANDA
41
Garden flowers. : DAHLIAS
43
Millennia plus. : EONS
46
Star in Cetus. : MIRA
48
___-washy. : WISHY
49
Sports stadium in San Francisco. : KEZAR
50
Forty-___. : NINER
51
Points of land. : SPITS
52
Pitfall. : TRAP
53
Regulation. : RULE
54
Dripping wet. : ASOP
55
Agave fiber. : PITA
58
Shoe leather. : ELK

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
57 ms