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

WHAT'S IN A NAME?

New York Times, Sunday, June 13, 1965

25-Down : None: Prefix.

Author:
Christine Valence
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 172, Blocks: 86, Avg Word Len: 5.15, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 714 (avg 1.61)
Open Squares: 130, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 13, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 23 Grid has duplicate clues.
Christine R. Valence has 15 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Christine Valence is an alias for Christine R. Valence.
1
H
2
U
3
M
4
I
5
D
6
R
7
O
8
M
9
A
10
L
11
I
12
S
13
P
14
M
15
A
16
R
17
I
18
A
19
A
R
O
S
E
20
A
G
I
N
21
A
C
H
E
22
O
23
P
E
N
I
N
G
24
W
I
L
L
Y
25
N
I
L
L
Y
26
C
A
R
T
27
E
B
L
A
N
C
H
E
28
K
A
L
E
29
U
S
E
D
T
30
O
31
L
U
E
L
L
A
S
32
H
O
N
33
S
H
Y
34
B
L
E
D
35
H
I
36
C
37
G
R
E
A
T
38
F
A
C
T
39
C
40
H
I
L
D
41
L
I
L
A
42
C
43
O
C
T
O
44
B
E
R
45
P
O
E
T
I
C
46
I
N
S
T
I
47
T
U
T
E
48
A
D
D
49
L
50
E
51
C
A
D
R
E
52
A
53
G
O
G
54
H
O
O
T
55
I
N
U
R
E
S
56
R
O
D
S
57
B
I
R
N
58
L
E
N
T
59
J
60
A
C
K
P
O
T
S
61
A
L
L
62
H
O
N
E
63
A
E
R
S
64
S
A
G
Y
65
E
U
A
66
G
O
E
67
S
O
N
68
E
69
C
H
O
I
70
R
O
P
E
71
M
72
I
S
S
Y
73
C
H
E
74
C
K
P
O
I
N
75
T
C
H
A
R
76
L
I
E
77
P
78
A
79
T
I
O
80
O
K
A
Y
81
E
A
M
O
N
82
A
L
E
83
C
84
T
85
O
86
A
S
H
87
G
R
E
S
88
S
W
A
P
89
E
90
T
T
E
91
O
U
R
92
S
T
I
93
N
94
G
R
A
Y
95
B
O
H
R
96
A
S
E
S
97
O
U
L
D
98
S
O
N
E
A
R
99
T
U
L
E
100
R
I
E
R
101
A
M
P
L
E
102
E
R
G
A
L
103
W
104
H
O
S
O
E
105
V
E
R
106
R
107
O
B
E
D
E
108
U
R
A
109
N
I
U
M
110
S
L
E
D
S
111
Y
A
L
I
E
112
D
113
S
M
S
114
E
D
A
M
115
S
116
S
R
O
117
S
C
R
Y
118
G
119
E
120
M
121
A
H
A
122
P
R
O
C
Y
O
123
N
124
B
U
125
S
T
L
E
126
A
R
E
A
127
R
A
B
128
B
I
T
W
A
R
R
E
129
N
130
B
L
O
O
D
131
Y
M
A
R
Y
132
T
W
O
L
E
S
S
133
O
R
A
N
134
L
A
I
T
135
D
A
C
I
A
136
E
M
B
E
R
137
T
Y
P
E
138
E
T
C
H
139
S
H
E
E
N
© 1965, The New York TimesNo. 5,796
Across
1
Damp. : HUMID
6
City on the Tevere. : ROMA
10
Speak like a child. : LISP
14
Remarque's middle name. : MARIA
19
Came up. : AROSE
20
Anti: Colloq. : AGIN
21
Suffer. : ACHE
22
First part. : OPENING
24
Without choice. : WILLYNILLY
26
Full authority. : CARTEBLANCHE
28
Colewort. : KALE
29
Was accustomed. : USEDTO
31
Girls whose names mean "expiation." : LUELLAS
32
Sweet one. : HON
33
Wary. : SHY
34
Suffered. : BLED
35
___ jacet. : HIC
37
Ruler's epithet. : GREAT
38
Event. : FACT
39
Little one. : CHILD
41
Flower. : LILAC
43
When U. N. Day is. : OCTOBER
45
___ license. : POETIC
46
Cause to be. : INSTITUTE
48
Confuse. : ADDLE
51
Core group. : CADRE
52
Eager. : AGOG
54
Bird's cry. : HOOT
55
Accrues (to). : INURES
56
Wands. : RODS
57
Part of a clarinet. : BIRN
58
Imparted. : LENT
59
Unexpected rewards. : JACKPOTS
61
Quite. : ALL
62
Sharpen. : HONE
63
Eastern Church chalice veils. : AERS
64
Having a minty flavor. : SAGY
65
U.S.A., French style. : EUA
66
Continues. : GOESON
68
Telstar's forerunner. : ECHOI
70
Cable. : ROPE
71
Young girl. : MISSY
73
Berlin phenomenon. : CHECKPOINTCHARLIE
77
Place for a cookout. : PATIO
80
Fine: Slang. : OKAY
81
De Valera. : EAMON
82
One of the Furies. : ALECTO
86
Tree. : ASH
87
Stoneware: Fr. : GRES
88
Trade: Colloq. : SWAP
89
Suffix on girls' names. : ETTE
91
Possessive. : OUR
92
Fish. : STINGRAY
95
Great name in physics. : BOHR
96
"___ Death," by Grieg. : ASES
97
"The ___ sod." : OULD
98
___ and yet so far. : SONEAR
99
Bulrush. : TULE
100
Whaling cask. : RIER
101
Full. : AMPLE
102
Potential energy. : ERGAL
103
Anyone. : WHOSOEVER
106
___ style (formal gown). : ROBEDE
108
Element. : URANIUM
110
Coasters. : SLEDS
111
Ivy Leaguer. : YALIE
112
Medals. : DSMS
114
Cheeses. : EDAMS
116
Rialto sign. : SRO
117
Spy out: Dial. : SCRY
118
Pearl. : GEM
121
Eureka! : AHA
122
Huge star in Canis Minor. : PROCYON
124
Flurry. : BUSTLE
126
Bay ___. : AREA
127
Maze of winding streets. : RABBITWARREN
130
Cocktail. : BLOODYMARY
132
What 10 is to 12. : TWOLESS
133
Algerian port. : ORAN
134
Café au ___. : LAIT
135
Anc. country of Europe. : DACIA
136
Glowing coal. : EMBER
137
Roman. : TYPE
138
Engrave. : ETCH
139
Luster. : SHEEN
Down
1
Birds. : HAWKS
2
Wickfield's clerk. : URIAH
3
Milksop. : MOLLYCODDLE
4
Wight. : ISLE
5
Former title in 133 Across. : DEY
6
Kicked up a row. : RAISEDCAIN
7
Stared at. : OGLED
8
Clement. : MILD
9
Aught. : ANYTHING
10
Fond du ___. : LAC
11
Adjective suffix. : ICAL
12
Short jacket. : SHRUG
13
Become exhausted. : PETEROUT
14
Yardstick: Abbr. : MEAS
15
___ Arbor. : ANN
16
Fictitious people. : RICHARDROES
17
In this respect: Lat. : INHOC
18
G-man. : AGENT
22
Dweller in a monastery. : OBLATE
23
Aristocles. : PLATO
25
None: Prefix. : NULLI
27
Choose. : ELECT
30
Works of art. : OILS
34
Chomp. : BITE
36
Certain fireworks. : CATHERINEWHEELS
38
Tired of. : FEDUP
40
Possessive. : HERS
41
Feuchtwanger. : LION
42
Plant buds. : CIONS
44
Ridge. : BANK
45
Giovanni's brother. : PAOLO
47
Little one. : TOT
49
___ pray. : LETUS
50
Emerson's forte. : ESSAY
51
Rugged rock. : CRAG
53
Fretwork design. : GREEKKEY
55
Aloof. : ICY
57
Maxilla. : BONE
58
Great pope (440-461). : LEOI
59
Ideographic language. : JAPANESE
60
Field: Lat. : AGER
62
Sound like laughter. : HOHO
63
Nautical hail. : AHOY
64
Where Dryden lived. : SOHO
67
Course of study: Abbr. : SCI
69
Auditors. : CPAS
70
The Mounties. : RCMP
71
8 furlongs. : MILE
72
Engineers' group. : IEE
74
Gazelle. : CORA
75
Arabian tambourine. : TAAR
76
Old coins of Riga. : LATS
77
Out of date. : PASSE
78
Famous Lady. : ASTOR
79
What-is-it. : THINGUMABOB
83
Finishing stroke. : COUPDEGRACE
84
Netting. : TULLE
85
Gen. Wingate. : ORDE
87
Kennel sound. : GRR
88
First flights. : SOLOS
90
Toweling. : TERRYCLOTH
93
Approaches. : NEARS
94
Fiesta. : GALA
95
Vehicle. : BUS
96
Tunes. : AIRS
97
Chinese mountain. : OMEI
99
Balderdash. : TOMMYROT
100
Bridge bid. : REDOUBLE
101
Skillfully. : ABLY
103
Grass ___. : WIDOWS
104
Peruvian tribal god. : HUACA
105
Word form. : VERB
107
Rowed. : OARED
109
Slangy exclamation. : NERTS
112
"Vissi ___." : DARTE
113
Hautboy. : SHAWM
115
Regretful. : SORRY
117
Man of iron. : STOIC
119
Ghostly. : EERIE
120
Indian. : MAYAN
122
Arch support. : PIER
123
Wagon tongue. : NEAP
125
Piece of wood. : SLAT
126
Eastern nana. : AMAH
128
Adjective suffix. : BLE
129
Compass point. : NNE
131
Measures: Abbr. : YDS

Answer summary:
9 unique to this puzzle, 14 debuted here and reused later, 10 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
83 ms