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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 29, 1961

5-Down : Former coins of Italy.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 5.34, Missing: { J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 58, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
1
C
2
R
3
A
4
G
5
S
6
H
7
E
8
A
9
P
10
S
11
C
L
I
N
I
C
12
S
13
S
E
R
R
A
T
14
E
15
R
E
S
T
S
U
P
16
P
A
R
A
P
E
T
17
E
A
S
E
18
D
E
19
C
A
L
S
20
R
A
N
21
A
N
O
22
V
I
C
A
R
S
23
L
I
M
A
24
M
E
L
25
E
E
26
I
N
K
27
P
I
K
E
S
28
R
E
T
R
29
E
A
D
30
M
E
N
A
D
31
H
O
L
L
Y
32
H
O
C
K
33
B
34
R
A
N
D
35
T
O
T
T
E
36
R
37
S
38
L
I
A
N
A
39
B
U
S
40
I
D
E
A
41
L
42
E
S
T
E
43
S
O
F
T
44
E
N
45
A
L
I
46
A
T
L
47
V
E
N
T
E
D
48
A
D
I
B
49
C
R
I
50
M
E
A
N
51
S
I
52
L
L
I
E
R
53
H
O
N
E
S
T
Y
54
S
C
A
L
E
N
E
55
S
E
T
T
O
56
T
R
Y
S
T
© 1961, The New York TimesNo. 4,275
Across
1
Where ibex and chamois roam. : CRAGS
6
Large amounts: Colloq. : HEAPS
11
Hospital departments. : CLINICS
13
Having sharp teeth: Biol. : SERRATE
15
Has a quiet vacation. : RESTSUP
16
Defensive wall. : PARAPET
17
Poise. : EASE
18
Transfer pictures, for short. : DECALS
20
Raced. : RAN
21
Year: Span. : ANO
22
Clergymen. : VICARS
23
Kind of bean. : LIMA
24
Relative of a "rumble." : MELEE
26
India ___. : INK
27
Ancient infantry weapons. : PIKES
28
Type of tire. : RETREAD
30
Bacchante: Var. : MENAD
31
Floral symbol of "ambition." : HOLLYHOCK
33
Stigmatize. : BRAND
35
Is unsteady. : TOTTERS
38
Vine. : LIANA
39
Conveyance. : BUS
40
Conceptual. : IDEAL
42
Villa d'___, near Rome. : ESTE
43
Become less harsh. : SOFTEN
45
Arabian name. : ALI
46
Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
47
Supplied with air ducts. : VENTED
48
Star in Draco. : ADIB
49
War of 1853-56. : CRIMEAN
51
Less sensible. : SILLIER
53
Common garden plant with purple flowers. : HONESTY
54
Triangle with unequal sides. : SCALENE
55
Bout. : SETTO
56
Rendezvous. : TRYST
Down
1
Dyer's partner. : CLEANER
2
Relative of a croquette. : RISSOLE
3
Status quo ___. : ANTE
4
Men in O. D. : GIS
5
Former coins of Italy. : SCUDI
6
Mends. : HEALS
7
Makes a slip of the pen. : ERRS
8
Macaw genus. : ARA
9
Condiment. : PAPRIKA
10
One way to serve clams. : STEAMED
11
Cosmetic. : CREAM
12
Type of TV program. : SPECIAL
13
Fire into activity. : SPARK
14
Laboratory stoves. : ETNAS
19
Floral symbol of "indifference." : CANDYTUFT
22
City of Proteus and Valentine. : VERONA
23
Joined. : LINKED
25
Hydrocarbon in natural gas. : ETHANE
27
Colloidal substance. : PECTIN
29
Antiquity: Archaic. : ELD
30
Pithy remark. : MOT
32
Innkeeper's wife. : HOSTESS
33
Meeting places for café society. : BISTROS
34
Nautical rope. : RATLINE
36
Prepares. : READIES
37
Type of projecting angle. : SALIENT
38
Percolate. : LEACH
39
Pretty. : BONNY
41
Cuba ___. : LIBRE
43
Treaty group formed in 1954. : SEATO
44
Official order. : EDICT
47
Clothe. : VEST
48
Associate. : ALLY
50
Encountered. : MET
52
Roman household god. : LAR

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