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

New York Times, Friday, May 1, 1964

49-Down : Fashions.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { G J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 287 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 9, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
1
B
2
A
3
L
4
M
5
P
6
A
7
I
8
R
9
U
10
R
11
I
12
S
O
F
I
A
13
O
M
N
I
14
B
15
U
S
E
S
16
I
N
O
L
D
17
T
A
S
M
A
N
I
A
N
18
D
U
O
19
A
20
N
O
S
E
21
A
D
A
P
T
22
I
S
T
23
H
M
U
S
24
C
25
A
S
E
26
O
E
D
I
27
P
U
S
28
R
29
I
30
P
31
A
32
D
33
E
34
P
O
N
E
35
A
R
T
36
I
S
T
I
C
37
E
D
I
T
H
38
C
I
E
39
S
T
O
N
E
40
C
O
M
E
U
41
P
O
N
42
C
R
A
N
K
Y
43
A
M
A
N
44
E
N
T
45
R
E
A
T
46
A
47
H
A
T
48
A
D
E
E
49
M
50
E
51
D
52
B
53
E
54
R
N
E
55
R
56
O
W
E
L
57
O
V
O
58
A
T
O
N
E
59
T
I
M
E
60
I
61
N
D
E
X
62
L
A
D
Y
L
O
V
E
S
63
T
E
E
N
Y
64
I
L
E
65
W
E
N
T
66
E
A
S
T
© 1964, The New York TimesNo. 5,388
Across
1
Soothing substance. : BALM
5
Couple. : PAIR
9
Alpine region. : URI
12
Bulgaria's capital. : SOFIA
13
Literary collections. : OMNIBUSES
16
"___ New York." : INOLD
17
Hobart native. : TASMANIAN
18
See 5 Across. : DUO
19
Something "for news." : ANOSE
21
Make suitable changes. : ADAPT
22
Panama. : ISTHMUS
24
Condition. : CASE
26
Sophocles subject. : OEDIPUS
28
River bank. : RIPA
32
Testify. : DEPONE
35
Skillfully depicted. : ARTISTIC
37
Costume designer Head. : EDITH
38
French co. : CIE
39
14 pounds. : STONE
40
Run into by chance. : COMEUPON
42
Irritable. : CRANKY
43
To ___. : AMAN
44
Implore. : ENTREAT
46
At the drop of ___. : AHAT
48
Revoked a grant. : ADEEMED
52
European capital. : BERNE
55
Part of a spur. : ROWEL
57
Ab ___ (from the beginning): Lat. : OVO
58
Formerly. : ATONETIME
60
Part of a book. : INDEX
62
Sweethearts. : LADYLOVES
63
Small: Colloq. : TEENY
64
___ de France. : ILE
65
Departed. : WENT
66
Global region. : EAST
Down
1
Payment of a sort. : BONUS
2
In progress. : AFOOT
3
See 63 Across. : LIL
4
Name in the news. : MADAMENHU
5
High-up city of Bolivia. : POTOSI
6
You love: Lat. : AMAS
7
Describing a dropout's future. : INSECURE
8
Edge. : RIM
9
Govt. agency. : USIA
10
Harvest. : REAP
11
"Say it ___ so." : ISNT
12
African title. : SIDI
14
Cote sounds. : BAAS
15
Describe with deliberate restraint. : UNDERSTATE
20
Art subject. : NUDE
23
Musical get-together. : HOOTENANNY
25
Noun-forming suffix. : AST
27
Make-up. : PAINT
29
Take ___ the chin. : ITON
30
Garden flower. : PINK
31
___-deucey. : ACEY
32
Numerical prefix. : DECA
33
Idumea. : EDOM
34
Arizona Indian. : PIMA
36
Descendant of Jacob. : ISRAELITE
38
Form plans. : CONTRIVE
41
Chick ___. : PEA
42
Give up. : CEDE
45
Least trained. : RAWEST
47
Spike, for one. : HEEL
49
Fashions. : MODES
50
Occurrence. : EVENT
51
Creed or ism. : DOXY
52
Sunda island. : BALI
53
Relative of etc. : ETAL
54
Was transported. : RODE
56
Warning sign. : OMEN
59
T-bar device. : TOW
61
Teachers' group. : NEA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later, 5 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
54 ms