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

WORDCRAFT

New York Times, Sunday, June 12, 1955

99-Down : Kern musical.

Author:
W. E. Jones
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 154, Blocks: 87, Avg Word Len: 5.74, Missing: { J K Q Z }, Scrabble score: 622 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 178, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 26
W. E. Jones has 95 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
O
3
P
4
H
5
I
6
S
7
T
8
B
9
E
10
M
11
I
12
X
13
G
14
R
15
A
16
N
17
A
18
D
19
A
20
A
R
I
O
S
T
I
21
O
V
A
L
L
22
Y
23
R
E
L
A
D
I
N
24
G
25
V
A
M
P
I
R
E
26
W
I
L
L
I
A
27
M
O
F
O
R
A
N
G
E
28
I
T
O
29
S
A
R
30
G
E
N
T
S
31
V
E
S
T
E
D
32
E
R
N
33
N
O
L
34
O
35
P
E
E
R
C
E
36
C
A
R
S
37
S
O
38
R
T
I
E
39
G
R
A
N
40
D
41
D
R
E
E
D
42
A
P
T
43
I
T
E
R
44
S
Y
S
T
E
45
M
46
O
D
D
S
47
L
A
O
48
S
49
H
50
E
D
E
R
A
51
A
C
O
52
R
N
53
M
I
N
U
54
T
I
A
E
55
C
56
O
57
M
P
O
S
I
T
58
I
59
V
60
E
61
P
E
N
T
62
C
63
A
64
D
65
A
V
E
66
R
E
M
O
T
E
R
67
M
68
O
69
T
E
L
D
E
70
L
U
X
E
71
N
E
N
72
A
73
S
E
L
E
N
E
74
O
M
A
R
75
U
R
A
N
I
A
76
T
R
A
M
77
S
78
D
O
M
I
C
79
R
E
N
E
80
W
81
S
P
E
L
L
82
A
C
C
E
N
83
T
84
G
E
R
T
85
A
L
A
R
I
86
C
87
S
A
L
E
88
B
U
E
N
O
S
89
A
I
R
E
S
90
S
E
N
O
R
A
91
S
92
T
A
R
93
S
T
S
94
R
A
M
S
95
S
T
A
G
E
R
I
96
D
E
R
S
97
H
E
R
I
T
98
O
99
R
100
S
101
A
R
E
N
A
102
R
103
A
104
P
I
D
S
105
S
L
O
T
106
S
107
M
108
I
T
109
D
U
N
110
C
111
A
112
N
113
E
B
E
N
114
I
B
A
115
T
I
M
O
116
N
117
S
E
L
L
A
118
C
E
R
T
119
E
120
S
121
E
V
E
R
122
E
S
P
R
I
123
T
124
S
E
C
T
125
E
T
C
126
S
H
127
I
N
E
R
128
S
P
R
A
Y
E
R
129
S
130
M
E
A
131
S
T
A
132
R
S
A
N
D
S
T
133
R
I
P
E
S
134
L
E
A
135
N
E
S
T
136
S
A
L
I
E
N
C
E
137
A
E
N
E
A
S
138
L
E
P
A
N
T
O
139
L
E
A
N
D
E
R
140
V
E
R
D
E
141
O
S
S
E
T
E
R
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,175
Across
1
Clever but specious thinker. : SOPHIST
8
Stir thoroughly. : BEMIX
13
Spanish city. : GRANADA
20
Italian composer of the 17th Century. : ARIOSTI
21
Elliptically. : OVALLY
23
Taking on another cargo. : RELADING
25
Tropical bat. : VAMPIRE
26
Early King of England. : WILLIAMOFORANGE
28
Former Premier of Japan. : ITO
29
Portraits by an American painter. : SARGENTS
31
Clothed. : VESTED
32
Sea bird. : ERN
33
___ contendere. : NOLO
35
Jan of the Met. : PEERCE
36
Luxuries fifty years ago. : CARS
37
Sally. : SORTIE
39
Illustrious. : GRAND
41
Suffered: Scot. : DREED
42
Inclined. : APT
43
Roman road. : ITER
44
Orderliness. : SYSTEM
46
Advantage. : ODDS
47
Cambodia's neighbor. : LAOS
49
Genus of English ivy. : HEDERA
51
Oak nut. : ACORN
53
Minor matters. : MINUTIAE
55
Made of several parts. : COMPOSITIVE
61
Kept in. : PENT
62
Bounder. : CAD
65
Hail! : AVE
66
Farther off. : REMOTER
67
Swank roadside hostel. : MOTELDELUXE
71
Baby girl: Sp. : NENA
73
Greek goddess. : SELENE
74
Poet famous for his quatrains. : OMAR
75
Clio's sister. : URANIA
76
Miners' cars. : TRAMS
78
Shaped like a cupola. : DOMIC
79
Restore to freshness. : RENEW
81
Period of work. : SPELL
82
Circumflex. : ACCENT
84
Nickname of Mrs. A. : GERT
85
King of 400 A. D. : ALARIC
87
Auction. : SALE
88
Capital city, pop. 3,000,000. : BUENOSAIRES
90
Ladies. : SENORAS
92
Dick Deadeye. : TAR
93
Public roads: Abbr. : STS
94
Butts. : RAMS
95
Early Western travelers. : STAGERIDERS
97
Heirs. : HERITORS
101
Cow Palace, for instance. : ARENA
102
Ausable Chasm phenomenon. : RAPIDS
105
Keyhole. : SLOT
106
Struck forcibly. : SMIT
109
Macbeth's victim. : DUNCAN
113
___ Holden. : EBEN
114
Luzon mountain. : IBA
115
"___ of Athens." : TIMON
117
Roman chair. : SELLA
118
Verily: Archaic. : CERTES
121
At all. : EVER
122
Jeu d'___ (witticism): Fr. : ESPRIT
124
Group. : SECT
125
Common Latin abbreviation. : ETC
126
Small silvery fish. : SHINER
128
Devices for gardeners. : SPRAYERS
130
___ culpa (my fault): Lat. : MEA
131
Subject of Sousa march. : STARSANDSTRIPES
134
Most meager. : LEANEST
136
Prominence. : SALIENCE
137
Defender of Troy. : AENEAS
138
Scene of naval battle, 1571. : LEPANTO
139
Lover of Hero. : LEANDER
140
Cape ___ Islands. : VERDE
141
Large sturgeon. : OSSETER
Down
1
Nest egg. : SAVINGS
2
Forensic talent. : ORATORY
3
Stuffed olives. : PIMOLAS
4
Climbing vine. : HOP
5
Upper course of the Thames. : ISIS
6
Boot loop. : STRAP
7
Arranged in graded rows. : TIERED
8
Enclosed by overhanging branches. : BOWERED
9
Showed. : EVINCED
10
Drugstore drinks. : MALTEDS
11
Misfortunes. : ILLS
12
Forty-one. : XLI
13
Total. : GROSS
14
Robbed: Archaic. : REFT
15
Spiny plants. : ALOES
16
Italian city. : NARDO
17
Oklahoma city. : ADA
18
Alcove of modern dwelling. : DINETTE
19
More wrathful. : ANGRIER
22
Central Arizona county. : YAVAPAI
24
Groups of related species. : GENERA
27
He wrote "The Seven Storey Mountain." : MERTON
30
Students of the problems of old age. : GERONTOLOGISTS
34
Ready. : ONTAP
36
Serene. : CALM
38
Go pickaback. : RIDE
40
Scheme of ornamentation. : DECOR
45
Old Testament hero. : MOSES
48
Nonessential. : SUPEREROGATORY
49
Punjab native. : HINDU
50
Occupants of 18 Down. : EATERS
52
Frosted. : RIMED
54
___ Aviv. : TEL
55
Rivals of Oxonians: Colloq. : CANTABS
56
Tennis stroke. : OVERCUT
57
Threatens. : MENACES
58
Columnist. : ITEMER
59
Jury summons. : VENIRE
60
Builds. : ERECTS
62
Wedge-shaped. : CUNEATE
63
Of the armpit. : AXILLAR
64
Jobbers' customers. : DEALERS
67
Swamp. : MORASS
68
French chef's specialty. : OMELET
69
River into the Yukon. : TANANA
70
What Santee counts. : LAPS
72
So let it be. : AMEN
77
Slept loudly. : SNORED
80
Electrician. : WIRER
83
Former rulers. : TSARS
86
Minded. : CARED
89
Bon ___. : AMI
91
Skull cavity. : SINUS
96
Borge and Melchior. : DANES
97
Covert suggestion. : HINT
98
California products. : OLIVES
99
Kern musical. : ROBERTA
100
Hesperus. : STAR
102
Time between sessions. : RECESS
103
Act of egging on. : ABETTAL
104
Cotton fabric. : PERCALE
106
Astaire or Kelly. : STEPPER
107
Misinterpret. : MISREAD
108
Deadlock. : IMPASSE
110
Governor at Nashville. : CLEMENT
111
Opera by Gluck. : ALCESTE
112
Ford Konno, for example. : NATATOR
116
Alloy used as an inlay. : NIELLO
119
Ruhr city. : ESSEN
120
Maggie Wylie's husband. : SHAND
121
Concluder. : ENDER
123
Baobabs. : TREES
127
Silent screen director. : INCE
128
Without: Lat. : SINE
129
Undermines. : SAPS
132
Narrow inlet. : RIA
133
Term in aviation. : REV
135
Scotch "no." : NAE

Answer summary:
15 unique to this puzzle, 11 debuted here and reused later, 7 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
48 ms