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

New York Times, Monday, May 7, 1951

41-Down : Defamatory falsehood published for political effect.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 277 (avg 1.44)
Open Squares: 74, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
W
2
E
3
T
4
B
5
A
6
C
7
K
8
H
9
A
10
L
11
L
12
E
13
Y
14
E
T
H
I
C
A
L
15
F
O
L
I
A
G
E
16
S
C
A
N
T
L
E
17
A
R
A
B
I
A
N
18
T
H
I
N
19
L
I
20
O
N
S
21
A
D
D
S
22
A
23
M
A
S
S
M
E
24
N
T
25
A
26
P
27
A
C
E
28
T
A
A
29
E
E
30
R
31
I
32
E
33
C
E
L
L
A
34
R
35
R
I
36
N
G
37
A
R
A
38
C
R
O
E
S
U
39
S
40
L
O
R
41
R
I
E
S
42
R
I
F
43
U
R
E
44
Y
45
D
I
O
N
N
E
46
A
L
T
47
E
R
48
R
O
49
B
50
T
O
Y
E
D
51
G
E
52
N
E
R
A
53
T
O
R
54
S
55
L
56
A
G
57
I
N
K
L
E
58
B
59
A
60
L
61
E
62
T
E
R
N
63
A
T
E
64
L
A
65
R
A
M
I
E
66
E
N
C
O
R
E
S
67
A
S
O
C
I
A
L
68
M
E
A
G
E
R
69
D
E
C
K
E
R
S
© 1951, The New York TimesNo. 687
Across
1
Mexican smuggled over the Rio : WETBACK
8
Counsel for Senate Crime investigators. : HALLEY
14
Of moral worth. : ETHICAL
15
Spring burgeoning. : FOLIAGE
16
Divide in small portions: Rare. : SCANTLE
17
Blooded horse. : ARABIAN
18
Scrawny. : THIN
19
Celebrities. : LIONS
21
Totes up. : ADDS
22
Big collection. : AMASSMENT
25
Without delay. : APACE
28
Chinese pagoda. : TAA
29
Haunt-ridden. : EERIE
33
The bottom of the league. : CELLAR
35
Four operas by Wagner. : RING
37
Macaw. : ARA
38
Classic millionaire. : CROESUS
40
British trucks. : LORRIES
42
Mountain region of Morocco. : RIF
43
American atomic scientist. : UREY
45
Canadian phenomenon. : DIONNE
46
Change. : ALTER
48
Hijack. : ROB
50
Trifled. : TOYED
51
It changes mechanical energy into electrical energy. : GENERATOR
54
Dross of metal. : SLAG
57
Have a hint of: Dial. : INKLE
58
Bundle. : BALE
62
Moluccan island. : TERNATE
64
Wyoming railroad city. : LARAMIE
66
Calls for another song. : ENCORES
67
Not seeking company. : ASOCIAL
68
Scanty. : MEAGER
69
Ships, vehicles, sandwiches. : DECKERS
Down
1
Rebecca ___, British novelist and critic. : WEST
2
Draw finely. : ETCH
3
Siamese. : THAI
4
Stand containing the ship's compass. : BINNACLE
5
Vaudeville turn. : ACT
6
Lily plant. : CALLA
7
Heinrich von ___, contemporary of Goethe. : KLEIST
8
Roy Rogers' Trigger, for instance. : HORSE
9
Where Montgomery is: Abbr. : ALA
10
Pour wine in honor of a deity. : LIBATE
11
Set down. : LAID
12
Old saying. : EGAD
13
Hankerings. : YENS
15
Admiration by post. : FANMAIL
20
Glacial ridges. : OSAR
23
Word used twice in a Shakespeare title. : MEASURE
24
Dwarfish native of Africa. : NEGRITO
25
Capital of the Gold Coast. : ACCRA
26
Ingredient of melodrama. : PERIL
27
Up in the rigging. : ALOFT
30
Bad weather for baseball. : RAINY
31
Grecian princess, daughter of King Paul. : IRENE
32
Let up. : EASED
34
Drama about robots by Karel Capek. : RUR
36
Dreamland. : NOD
39
Calms. : SERENES
41
Defamatory falsehood published for political effect. : ROORBACK
44
Empire State's English namesake. : YORK
47
Headliner on the New Year's day menu. : EGGNOG
49
Popular song. : BALLAD
52
Saltpeter. : NITER
53
Irritate. : TEASE
54
Main axis of a plant. : STEM
55
Unaspirated. : LENE
56
Alms box. : ARCA
59
Girl friend: Fr. : AMIE
60
False propagandist. : LIAR
61
Squirmers. : EELS
63
Part of "to be." : ARE
65
Bird that carried a sailor. : ROC

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 11 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
112 ms