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

New York Times, Thursday, March 18, 1982

1-Down : Zenith

Author:
Eli Wesoff
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.55)
Open Squares: 69, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Eli Wesoff has 93 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1
A
2
A
3
F
4
M
5
A
6
I
7
Z
8
E
9
R
10
O
11
C
12
K
13
E
C
R
U
14
I
D
L
E
R
15
E
B
A
N
16
S
M
I
L
17
E
S
M
I
L
E
18
S
M
I
L
E
19
T
E
L
L
A
L
I
E
20
T
I
T
L
E
21
B
R
E
T
22
M
23
A
R
T
24
G
25
E
26
R
A
L
D
27
M
A
T
A
28
A
29
B
30
C
31
A
L
E
C
32
S
A
B
O
T
33
M
I
R
34
T
I
C
K
35
L
36
E
T
H
E
P
A
37
L
A
T
E
38
O
T
T
39
A
D
E
A
L
40
A
I
T
S
41
R
E
O
42
V
E
I
N
43
B
44
O
N
N
E
T
45
M
I
N
N
46
B
A
R
D
47
A
48
R
49
R
A
S
50
F
O
R
E
M
51
A
52
S
53
T
54
L
A
U
G
H
55
C
56
L
O
W
N
L
A
U
G
H
57
L
I
E
N
58
A
E
R
I
E
59
R
E
T
E
60
A
L
D
A
61
P
O
K
E
Y
62
K
R
S
© 1982, The New York TimesNo. 11,818
Across
1
Service org. : AAF
4
Indian corn : MAIZE
9
Some of this is punk : ROCK
13
Neutral color : ECRU
14
Flâneur : IDLER
15
Second Israeli ambassador to U.S. : EBAN
16
Lyricist Asaf's advice in a 1915 song : SMILESMILESMILE
19
Mayhew's "It's a Sin to ___": 1936 : TELLALIE
20
Duke, for one : TITLE
21
Harte : BRET
22
Trading center : MART
24
A Ford who was born a King : GERALD
27
Hari : MATA
28
Rudiments : ABC
31
Fish sauce : ALEC
32
Carved shoe : SABOT
33
"Bei ___ Bist Du Schön" : MIR
34
Please with savory cuisine : TICKLETHEPALATE
38
John McGraw's "boy" : OTT
39
"Let's Make ___" (TV show) : ADEAL
40
Thousand Islands, e.g. : AITS
41
Model T contemporary : REO
42
Lode or mood : VEIN
43
Beribboned hat : BONNET
45
West of Wis. : MINN
46
"The ___ shall scorn pedantic laws": Scott : BARD
47
City known for its tapestries : ARRAS
50
Spar nearest the bow : FOREMAST
54
Lewis-Young advice in a 1928 song : LAUGHCLOWNLAUGH
57
Taxman's claim : LIEN
58
Nest found on a crag : AERIE
59
Anatomical network : RETE
60
Alan or Robert : ALDA
61
Stir : POKEY
62
Former Estonian coins: Abbr. : KRS
Down
1
Zenith : ACME
2
Seed cover : ARIL
3
Army's Doc Blanchard was one : FULLBACK
4
Deceived : MISLED
5
Own up : ADMIT
6
Nastase of tennis : ILIE
7
Oriental cymbal : ZEL
8
Homophone for heir : ERE
9
Send, as money : REMIT
10
Item in a daily : OBIT
11
Phone : CALL
12
Joint : KNEE
13
Sum, es, ___ : EST
17
Campbell or Sande : EARL
18
Layers : STRATA
22
Normand of early films : MABEL
23
At the summit : ATOP
24
Jacksonville's Bowl : GATOR
25
Type size : ELITE
26
Opposed to verso : RECTO
27
Noted U.S. naval historian : MAHAN
28
With strength : AMAIN
29
"Yes, please" in Bonn : BITTE
30
Cockscomb : CREST
32
Seidel's relative : STEIN
35
Extravagant : LAVISH
36
London hero : EDEN
37
Kind of decision : LANDMARK
43
Google of old comics : BARNEY
44
City on the Oka : OREL
45
Carta : MAGNA
46
He fell at the Alamo : BOWIE
47
Nazimova : ALLA
48
" ... I'll ___ and brawl": Petruchio : RAIL
49
Felt remorse : RUED
50
Spot encountered on a road : FORK
51
Mischa or Leopold : AUER
52
Ranks above cpl. : SGTS
53
A brew in Calais : THE
55
Surpass : CAP
56
August 1 baby, e.g. : LEO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 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
50 ms