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

New York Times, Tuesday, March 15, 1966

40-Down : Contests for amateur cooks.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3 Grid has duplicate clues.
1
S
2
A
3
G
4
A
5
S
6
O
7
D
8
A
9
C
10
O
11
A
12
L
13
S
14
E
C
R
U
15
A
L
A
S
16
A
R
G
U
E
17
W
H
I
T
18
E
W
A
S
H
19
R
I
A
L
S
20
N
E
T
H
E
R
21
H
E
22
S
P
E
R
U
S
23
O
R
E
24
G
25
S
E
E
N
26
H
27
E
28
B
R
I
D
E
29
S
30
A
T
T
31
A
32
R
33
A
G
R
E
E
34
T
A
35
R
T
S
36
G
E
37
M
38
I
R
E
D
39
A
T
H
O
S
40
B
A
L
I
41
L
E
D
42
S
P
O
I
L
43
S
A
T
A
N
44
T
A
45
C
H
E
46
B
L
47
A
C
K
E
Y
E
48
H
A
R
49
D
50
S
L
O
E
51
S
52
Y
53
N
O
P
S
I
54
S
55
I
R
O
56
N
57
I
58
C
59
R
A
I
S
E
60
S
T
61
O
N
E
F
A
C
E
62
O
U
S
E
L
63
K
O
B
E
64
F
R
A
T
65
S
P
I
N
Y
66
S
P
E
D
67
S
A
L
E
© 1966, The New York TimesNo. 6,058
Across
1
Tale. : SAGA
5
Ingredient in cookery. : SODA
9
Fiery items. : COALS
14
Color. : ECRU
15
State: Abbr. : ALAS
16
Give evidence of. : ARGUE
17
Concealment of damaging fact. : WHITEWASH
19
Money in Abadan. : RIALS
20
___ region. : NETHER
21
Venus. : HESPERUS
23
State: Abbr. : OREG
25
Consulted. : SEEN
26
Islands off Scotland. : HEBRIDES
30
Perfume. : ATTAR
33
Correspond. : AGREE
34
Pastries. : TARTS
36
Admirable person. : GEM
38
Made wrathful. : IRED
39
Dumas adventurer. : ATHOS
40
Island of song. : BALI
41
Went ahead. : LED
42
Pamper. : SPOIL
43
Lucifer. : SATAN
44
Buckle, old style. : TACHE
46
Bruise of a kind. : BLACKEYE
48
With vigor. : HARD
50
Wild plum. : SLOE
51
Abridgement. : SYNOPSIS
55
Directly opposite to what is. : IRONIC
59
Worker's reward. : RAISE
60
"Great ___" of Hawthorne tale. : STONEFACE
62
Blackbird. : OUSEL
63
Osaka Bay port. : KOBE
64
Campus group. : FRAT
65
Like cacti. : SPINY
66
Went in haste. : SPED
67
Advertised event. : SALE
Down
1
Like some book bindings. : SEWN
2
Suffer. : ACHE
3
Spunk. : GRIT
4
Wrote. : AUTHORED
5
Got mad. : SAWRED
6
Wave: Sp. : OLA
7
Spirited quality. : DASH
8
Residue. : ASHES
9
Sometime magic items. : CARPETS
10
Traveler's choice. : ORIENT
11
Seaweed substance. : AGAR
12
Standout. : LULU
13
Meeting: Abbr. : SESS
18
Scary. : EERIE
22
Parts of bicycles. : SEATS
24
Succeed in reaching. : GETTO
26
Weather word. : HAIL
27
Bird. : EGRET
28
Historic city of Holland. : BREDA
29
Hindu "master." : SAHIB
31
Marble. : AGATE
32
Kind of race. : RELAY
35
Bakery product. : ROLLS
37
Rich source. : MINE
39
Mimics. : APERS
40
Contests for amateur cooks. : BAKEOFFS
42
Well-formed. : SHAPELY
43
Orchestrate. : SCORE
45
Picked. : CHOSEN
47
In a row. : ALINED
49
Platters. : DISKS
51
Box office signs. : SROS
52
Talk noisily: Slang. : YAUP
53
Unless: Lat. : NISI
54
Safety sign. : STOP
56
City near Kyoto. : NARA
57
Adjective suffix. : ICAL
58
Whale. : CETE
61
Initials of British Order. : OBE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 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
46 ms