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

New York Times, Friday, March 18, 1977

38-Down : Ragged

Author:
James A. Brussel
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.97, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 269 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
James A. Brussel has 13 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
A
2
L
3
A
4
R
5
C
6
E
7
T
8
E
9
S
10
H
11
E
12
M
13
S
14
S
I
D
E
15
A
M
E
N
T
16
A
V
O
W
17
T
O
E
S
18
L
I
A
N
A
19
P
I
N
A
20
I
N
S
T
21
A
L
L
M
E
N
22
T
P
L
A
N
23
O
B
E
Y
24
D
O
E
25
S
26
H
27
A
R
E
S
28
S
29
T
A
G
N
30
A
31
T
32
E
33
C
O
R
E
D
34
L
A
U
R
A
35
C
O
D
36
A
R
E
S
37
S
O
L
E
D
38
T
U
N
E
39
R
A
N
40
S
P
I
E
S
41
P
A
T
E
N
42
F
L
A
43
S
H
E
R
S
44
M
E
T
E
R
S
45
I
A
L
46
M
A
R
T
47
M
48
O
49
N
T
H
L
50
Y
51
P
A
Y
M
E
52
N
53
T
54
S
55
O
M
I
T
56
I
S
A
N
O
57
R
A
R
E
58
O
N
C
E
59
N
E
P
E
R
60
E
V
E
N
61
T
I
E
R
62
G
R
A
S
S
63
D
E
E
D
© 1977, The New York TimesNo. 10,079
Across
1
Axillary : ALAR
5
Whales : CETES
10
Borders : HEMS
14
Faction : SIDE
15
Catkin : AMENT
16
Solemnly pledge : AVOW
17
"On your ___!" : TOES
18
Climbing plant : LIANA
19
Pineapple drink : PINA
20
Easy-payment scheme : INSTALLMENTPLAN
23
Do as told : OBEY
24
John or Bambi : DOE
25
N.Y.S.E. units : SHARES
28
Lose capacity for growth : STAGNATE
33
Prepared, as baking apples : CORED
34
Golfer Baugh : LAURA
35
Deferred-payment plan: Abbr. : COD
36
Olympian hawk : ARES
37
Repaired shoes : SOLED
38
Adjust a piano : TUNE
39
Operated : RAN
40
Hari and Hale : SPIES
41
Eucharistic plate : PATEN
42
Blinking devices on cars : FLASHERS
44
Rhythms : METERS
45
Adjective suffix : IAL
46
Rialto : MART
47
How 20 Across is redeemed : MONTHLYPAYMENTS
55
Dele : OMIT
56
Kind of oil from Africa : ISANO
57
Hard to find : RARE
58
Former : ONCE
59
Father of logarithms : NEPER
60
Balanced : EVEN
61
Row : TIER
62
Fescue : GRASS
63
Legal paper : DEED
Down
1
Italian wine center : ASTI
2
Leo : LION
3
Fruit drinks : ADES
4
Touches up old masters : RESTORES
5
Spanish streets : CALLES
6
"Our Town" girl : EMILY
7
Tigers or Cubs : TEAM
8
Nine: Prefix : ENNE
9
___ & Poor's : STANDARD
10
Occur : HAPPEN
11
Sinful : EVIL
12
Leonardo lady : MONA
13
Symbol of grace : SWAN
21
In the crib : ABED
22
Pompey's mufti : TOGA
25
Ascot : SCARF
26
Hourly : HORAL
27
Hippodrome : ARENA
28
Kind of slip : SALES
29
Calendar abbr. : TUES
30
Keen : ACUTE
31
Paint tester : TONER
32
Idyllic retreats : EDENS
34
Dormouse : LOIR
37
Grammar-school subject : SPELLING
38
Ragged : TATTERED
40
Iranian chief : SHAH
41
Wave, for short : PERM
43
Child tender : SITTER
44
Beame, White et al. : MAYORS
46
Equine features : MANES
47
Debatable : MOOT
48
All: Comb. form : OMNI
49
Riviera resort : NICE
50
Belgian river : YSER
51
The Pope, in Rome : PAPA
52
Church section : NAVE
53
Corner : TREE
54
Dispatch : SEND

Answer summary:
2 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
43 ms