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

New York Times, Thursday, April 14, 1955

44-Down : High peak in Tibet.

Author:
Eugene T. Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.25, Missing: { Q X }, Scrabble score: 330 (avg 1.75)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 12
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
P
2
A
3
W
4
A
5
S
6
S
7
T
8
R
9
A
10
N
11
G
12
E
13
A
R
A
14
M
15
G
O
T
H
16
O
R
E
A
D
17
R
E
T
E
18
E
R
I
E
19
A
M
A
Z
E
20
T
W
E
A
21
K
22
A
L
M
23
A
M
A
T
E
R
24
V
E
R
D
I
25
S
L
I
C
E
D
26
M
O
O
27
S
28
K
A
R
A
29
C
30
H
31
I
32
D
33
R
A
W
S
A
34
B
35
E
A
D
36
S
O
A
R
37
I
I
I
38
K
N
E
A
D
E
39
D
40
V
I
A
41
A
N
N
42
E
43
J
E
R
O
M
E
44
K
E
R
N
45
Z
E
S
T
46
F
U
L
47
Y
E
A
R
48
C
R
A
Z
49
E
50
D
51
M
I
G
52
H
53
T
54
M
55
A
56
C
H
I
N
E
R
Y
57
S
L
I
E
R
58
E
L
L
I
N
59
B
A
L
60
M
61
A
R
N
O
62
S
L
A
N
G
63
U
T
A
H
64
S
L
I
P
65
S
Y
N
G
E
66
B
O
N
O
67
S
E
E
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,116
Across
1
Rabbit's foot. : PAW
4
Sherman Adams' title: Abbr. : ASST
8
Kitchen appliance. : RANGE
13
Composer Khachaturian. : ARAM
15
Theodoric the Great was one. : GOTH
16
Echo was one. : OREAD
17
Network of nerves. : RETE
18
City in Pennsylvania. : ERIE
19
Astonish. : AMAZE
20
Pinch. : TWEAK
22
Sandhurst, to Churchill. : ALMAMATER
24
19th century composer, : VERDI
25
Opposite of "hooked." : SLICED
26
Pasture palaver. : MOOS
28
Capital of Pakistan. : KARACHI
32
Aims (with "on"). : DRAWSABEAD
36
Fly high. : SOAR
37
Three. : III
38
Worked dough. : KNEADED
40
Passing through. : VIA
41
Famous four-year-old. : ANNE
43
"The Cat and the Fiddle" composer. : JEROMEKERN
45
Piquant. : ZESTFUL
47
Four seasons. : YEAR
48
Maniacal. : CRAZED
51
"Right makes ___": Lincoln. : MIGHT
54
Cause of employment and unemployment. : MACHINERY
57
More cunning. : SLIER
58
Irving Berlin's wife. : ELLIN
59
Assuaging agency. : BALM
61
Contemporary cartoonist. : ARNO
62
Coined words. : SLANG
63
Gov. Lee's state. : UTAH
64
Ferry landing. : SLIP
65
Irish dramatist. : SYNGE
66
"Pro ___ publico." : BONO
67
Comprehend. : SEE
Down
1
Fifth section. : PARTV
2
"___ downhearted?" : AREWE
3
Conduits. : WATERMAINS
4
Generation. : AGE
5
Rail birds. : SORAS
6
Moonshiner's contraption. : STILL
7
G. & S. perennial. : THEMIKADO
8
Vagabond. : ROAMER
9
Fleets. : ARMADAS
10
Like the proverbial pin. : NEAT
11
Look intently. : GAZE
12
River in Germany. : EDER
14
Sward. : MEADOW
21
Ornamental subway entrance. : KIOSK
23
Part of U.S.N.A. : ACADEMY
27
Capital of Puerto Rico. : SANJUAN
29
Outstanding models. : COVERGIRLS
30
Very small degree. : HAIR
31
Pahlevi's land. : IRAN
32
Former President of Mexico. : DIAZ
33
Russian hemp. : RINE
34
"Prince of demons." : BEELZEBUB
35
"Play it by ___." : EAR
39
Composer Taylor. : DEEMS
42
Type of picture. : ETCHING
44
High peak in Tibet. : KAILAS
46
Surrey adornment. : FRINGE
49
Muse of lyric poetry. : ERATO
50
___ Thomas, late Welsh poet. : DYLAN
52
Dancer on ice. : HENIE
53
Figure of speech. : TROPE
54
Botch. : MESS
55
Auxiliary. : ALLY
56
Roderick Dhu's group. : CLAN
60
Unit of conductance. : MHO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 10 debuted here and reused later, 1 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