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

New York Times, Friday, June 20, 1958

60-Down : Other half of 1 Down.

Author:
Walter Blum
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { F J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.47)
Open Squares: 68, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6
Walter H. Blum has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Walter Blum is an alias for Walter H. Blum.
1
P
2
E
3
T
4
S
5
R
6
O
7
T
8
A
9
A
10
P
11
I
12
S
13
E
T
A
H
14
E
T
A
T
15
S
16
M
E
D
E
17
S
T
L
O
18
C
O
M
M
A
19
P
R
I
E
20
T
A
C
O
21
M
A
22
P
O
U
23
T
24
R
O
T
25
K
A
N
26
S
A
S
C
I
27
T
Y
M
O
28
A
29
L
30
B
31
N
T
H
32
T
E
N
A
M
33
R
A
I
34
S
E
S
U
35
P
36
S
T
P
A
37
U
38
L
39
I
L
L
E
40
T
A
41
G
42
E
S
T
E
43
D
A
L
L
44
A
45
S
46
S
I
47
D
48
E
R
O
A
D
49
A
L
T
O
50
S
51
L
E
W
52
N
H
A
53
W
54
I
N
S
T
O
N
55
S
A
L
E
56
M
57
A
D
D
58
U
N
I
T
59
A
R
A
60
B
61
I
62
A
63
N
I
C
64
E
65
E
V
E
66
R
Y
67
C
U
R
L
68
D
O
O
M
69
R
E
V
U
E
70
O
D
O
M
71
S
T
O
P
72
L
E
N
D
73
N
A
N
A
© 1958, The New York TimesNo. 3,279
Across
1
Cats and kittens. : PETS
5
Court of the Roman Curia. : ROTA
9
Egyptian sacred bull. : APIS
13
Arctic settlement. : ETAH
14
Les ___ Unis. : ETATS
16
Ancient Asian. : MEDE
17
Normandy town. : STLO
18
Punctuation mark. : COMMA
19
___-dieu, desk suitable for kneeling to pray. : PRIE
20
One of a Northwestern pair. : TACOMA
22
Sulk. : POUT
24
Nonsense: Slang. : ROT
25
One of a Midwestern pair. : KANSASCITYMO
28
White linen vestment. : ALB
31
To the ___ degree. : NTH
32
When some banks open. : TENAM
33
Brings into being. : RAISESUP
36
One of the Twin Cities. : STPAUL
39
He: Lat. : ILLE
40
Children's game. : TAG
42
Italian family. : ESTE
43
One of a Texas pair. : DALLAS
46
Off the main highway. : SIDEROAD
49
Choir members. : ALTOS
51
Pitcher Burdette. : LEW
52
Housing organization: Abbr. : NHA
53
Twin city of the South. : WINSTONSALEM
57
Say further. : ADD
58
Army group. : UNIT
59
Where Riyadh is. : ARABIA
63
Neighbor of Monte Carlo. : NICE
65
Complete. : EVERY
67
Lovelock. : CURL
68
A judgment. : DOOM
69
Rialto attraction. : REVUE
70
Round-the-world flier. : ODOM
71
Highway injunction. : STOP
72
___ Lease. : LEND
73
Barrie character. : NANA
Down
1
Half of a European twin city. : PEST
2
Girl's name. : ETTA
3
Soap ingredient. : TALC
4
All ___ up. : SHOOK
5
Takes back openly. : RECANTS
6
Ear: Comb. form. : OTO
7
Neighbor of St. Pete. : TAMPA
8
Not more than. : ATMOST
9
Electrical abbreviation. : AMP
10
Alias Raymond Burr. : PERRYMASON
11
Accepted phrase or expression. : IDIOM
12
Look after. : SEETO
15
Specialties of French cuisine. : SAUCES
21
Hirsute growth. : MANE
23
Touch with color. : TINT
26
Fastened. : SHUT
27
Small candle. : TAPER
28
Barren. : ARID
29
Singing syllables. : LALA
30
Converse amorously. : BILLANDCOO
34
Retails. : SELLS
35
___ de deux. : PAS
37
Where Provo is. : UTAH
38
Wife of Tyndareus. : LEDA
41
River of the Southwest. : GILA
44
Neighbor of Kiska. : ATTU
45
Native of Tulsa. : SOONER
47
Held up. : DELAYED
48
Widemouthed jug. : EWER
50
Whine. : SNIVEL
53
Willow shoots. : WANDS
54
Goose. : IDIOT
55
Brodie of the Brooklyn Bridge. : STEVE
56
City SE of Atlanta. : MACON
60
Other half of 1 Down. : BUDA
61
___ horse. : IRON
62
Fostering: Lat. : ALMA
64
Ruler: Abbr. : EMP
66
Operate. : RUN

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 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
38 ms