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

New York Times, Tuesday, June 17, 1980

34-Down : Ofay's fib

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 45, Avg Word Len: 4.86, Missing: { G Q V Z }, Scrabble score: 298 (avg 1.66)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 11, XRef: 7, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 7
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
R
2
I
3
B
4
M
5
S
6
S
7
M
8
O
9
A
10
B
11
A
D
O
12
O
C
H
13
S
14
O
F
T
E
15
A
16
J
A
R
17
R
O
A
M
18
U
B
O
A
T
19
S
20
D
21
O
N
T
F
I
22
R
E
U
N
T
I
L
23
T
24
H
E
B
A
T
T
L
E
25
N
E
E
D
A
26
R
I
L
E
Y
27
A
M
28
O
K
29
N
E
W
30
A
L
L
Y
31
M
32
A
X
I
X
E
33
P
L
O
34
W
E
R
35
S
E
R
36
D
37
O
38
E
39
H
A
R
40
P
E
R
41
D
I
A
L
42
M
43
O
44
E
45
I
T
O
R
46
P
R
A
T
E
47
A
S
N
48
I
T
49
Y
O
50
U
51
S
E
E
T
H
E
52
W
H
I
T
E
53
S
O
F
T
H
E
I
R
54
R
E
S
A
L
E
55
I
T
O
N
56
I
57
C
58
Y
59
A
L
L
I
N
60
T
E
T
E
61
B
O
A
62
E
Y
E
S
63
R
E
D
64
E
E
K
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,179
Across
1
Tease : RIB
4
Codices: Abbr. : MSS
7
A son of Lot : MOAB
11
Fuss : ADO
12
Famed publisher : OCHS
14
Not one's cup ___ : OFTEA
16
Cookie container : JAR
17
Gad about : ROAM
18
W.W. II craft : UBOATS
20
With 49 Across, etc., famous order : DONTFIREUNTIL
23
Conflict of June 17,1775, with 8 Down and 24 Down : THEBATTLE
25
" ... nothing can ___ lie": G. Herbert : NEEDA
26
The life of ___ : RILEY
27
Frenzied : AMOK
29
Fresh : NEW
30
France, to the colonists : ALLY
31
Ballroom dance : MAXIXE
33
Arafat's org. : PLO
34
Who, in Berlin : WER
35
Sun. talk : SER
36
Bambi's mother : DOE
39
Valerie of TV : HARPER
41
Radio part : DIAL
42
Pal of Shemp and Larry : MOE
45
"Take ___ Leave It," old radio show : ITOR
46
Chatter : PRATE
47
In ___ (agitated) : ASNIT
49
See 20 Across : YOUSEETHE
52
See 20 Across : WHITESOFTHEIR
54
Transaction follow-up : RESALE
55
Take ___ the chin : ITON
56
Aloof : ICY
59
Tuckered out : ALLIN
60
Place for a chapeau : TETE
61
Scarf : BOA
62
See 20 Across : EYES
63
Color worn by Howe's soldiers : RED
64
Comic-strip character : EEK
Down
1
Rule, in India : RAJ
2
Cantor's love : IDA
3
Bagnio : BORDELLO
4
Cream sauce : MORNAY
5
Charles ___, Revolutionary officer : SCOTT
6
Part of a dart : SHAFT
7
Grimace : MOUE
8
See 23 Across : OFBUNKER
9
Do penance : ATONE
10
Whipped : BEATEN
13
Greenhouse plant : SMILAX
15
"There is ___ in the affairs ... " : ATIDE
19
Cole salad : SLAW
21
Comply : OBEY
22
Surrender by deed : REMISE
23
Snare : TRAP
24
See 23 Across : HILL
28
Hedge preventing cattle from roving : OXER
31
Veal, e.g. : MEAT
32
Ravine : ARROYO
34
Ofay's fib : WHITELIE
36
Invective : DIATRIBE
37
___ of allegiance : OATH
38
Robert ___ : ELEE
40
Gain : PROFIT
41
Teutonic trio : DREI
42
Bryn ___ : MAWR
43
Music-hall star Tessie : OSHEA
44
Maroon : ENISLE
46
Hammered out dents : PEENED
48
Amerigo Vespucci's homeland : ITALY
50
Speak : UTTER
51
Young hog: Var. : SHOTE
53
Wallop and Bumpers: Abbr. : SENS
57
Track star Sebastian : COE
58
Slangy laugh : YAK

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