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

COUNTRY COUSINS

New York Times, Sunday, June 23, 1957

84-Down : Moslem judge.

Author:
A. J. Santora
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 93, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q W X }, Scrabble score: 686 (avg 1.57)
Open Squares: 132, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 13, XRef: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 26
A. J. Santora has 185 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 68 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
R
2
A
3
C
4
I
5
N
6
G
7
P
8
H
9
O
10
T
11
O
12
P
13
I
14
P
15
T
16
E
17
C
18
H
19
E
N
A
M
O
R
20
I
A
T
R
Y
21
B
A
N
A
22
A
T
H
O
23
S
24
P
A
N
A
M
A
25
H
A
T
T
I
E
26
A
N
G
L
27
O
P
H
I
L
E
28
S
K
A
G
29
Z
I
N
C
30
S
31
P
E
A
R
E
R
S
32
L
L
L
33
D
O
34
C
35
C
O
H
36
A
37
N
38
A
R
M
E
T
S
39
T
E
A
M
40
S
41
P
A
42
A
43
R
K
44
E
V
I
45
L
S
46
E
S
O
47
T
A
C
N
A
48
C
A
L
49
I
C
O
50
S
E
N
A
T
51
O
R
52
T
53
H
E
R
O
D
54
O
V
E
R
H
E
55
A
56
D
57
A
D
E
L
I
58
E
59
O
R
A
N
T
60
S
61
P
E
E
V
E
62
G
A
63
R
64
E
65
E
L
E
C
T
66
E
U
R
67
C
U
I
68
U
N
I
T
69
E
D
S
T
A
T
E
S
70
B
A
N
S
71
B
72
A
73
K
74
E
75
D
A
L
A
S
K
A
76
U
N
I
77
C
O
R
N
S
78
E
N
A
T
E
79
L
I
E
80
P
81
T
82
A
83
N
O
O
N
E
84
C
R
A
Y
O
N
85
E
86
D
87
G
E
O
R
88
G
89
E
G
O
B
E
L
90
A
M
T
S
91
S
C
O
92
T
93
L
94
A
N
D
Y
A
R
D
95
D
U
O
96
B
E
A
R
A
B
L
E
97
S
L
I
D
98
C
99
O
100
B
101
R
102
A
103
I
D
L
104
E
R
S
105
A
L
A
R
I
106
C
107
P
O
108
O
H
P
O
O
H
109
A
E
R
A
T
110
E
111
K
R
I
S
H
112
N
113
A
114
B
E
A
N
I
E
115
A
S
F
I
T
116
R
117
A
T
118
G
S
U
I
T
119
S
I
S
120
E
L
M
121
C
H
R
S
122
S
O
M
U
123
C
H
124
G
L
E
125
D
E
126
S
127
A
C
128
M
O
A
129
S
I
D
E
R
I
T
130
E
131
L
A
M
132
B
133
C
H
134
A
135
T
136
E
R
N
137
I
E
B
I
L
K
O
138
I
139
N
140
S
I
D
E
A
141
F
R
I
C
A
142
S
T
C
Y
R
143
N
I
E
N
144
R
A
G
E
D
145
K
E
E
N
A
N
146
S
E
A
T
147
G
A
Y
148
E
N
T
R
Y
149
E
R
S
A
T
Z
© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,917
Across
1
Speed sport. : RACING
7
Snap. : PHOTO
12
Dickens hero. : PIP
15
M. I. T. : TECH
19
Charm. : ENAMOR
20
Medical treatment: Comb. form. : IATRY
21
Thousand-armed giant of Hindu myth. : BANA
22
Greek mountain. : ATHOS
24
Merman role. : PANAMAHATTIE
26
Lover of a certain country. : ANGLOPHILE
28
Great Lakes boat for duck hunting. : SKAG
29
Roofing material. : ZINC
30
Lancers. : SPEARERS
32
Law degree. : LLL
33
One of the Seven Dwarfs. : DOC
35
Star of the past. : COHAN
38
Knights' headgear. : ARMETS
39
Giants. : TEAM
40
Health resort. : SPA
42
State: Abbr. : ARK
44
Iniquities. : EVILS
46
Within: Prefix. : ESO
47
Department of Peru. : TACNA
48
Fabric. : CALICO
50
See 56 Down. : SENATOR
52
"Spare ___ ... " : THEROD
54
Business man's concern. : OVERHEAD
57
___ Coast, Antarctica. : ADELIE
59
Praying figures. : ORANTS
61
Irritate: Colloq. : PEEVE
62
French depot. : GARE
65
French voter. : ELECTEUR
67
___ bono (for what use?): Lat. : CUI
68
She made her maiden voyage in 1952. : UNITEDSTATES
70
Forbids. : BANS
71
Dessert. : BAKEDALASKA
76
Mythical animals. : UNICORNS
78
Growing out. : ENATE
79
Be situated. : LIE
80
School adjunct. : PTA
83
Nobody. : NOONE
84
Drew. : CRAYONED
87
TV comedian. : GEORGEGOBEL
90
Quantities: Abbr. : AMTS
91
Lestrade's H.Q. : SCOTLANDYARD
95
Pair. : DUO
96
Tolerable. : BEARABLE
97
Slipped. : SLID
98
Snake. : COBRA
103
Loafers. : IDLERS
105
King of the Visigoths. : ALARIC
107
Make light of. : POOHPOOH
109
Carbonate. : AERATE
111
___ Menon. : KRISHNA
114
Freshman's cap. : BEANIE
115
"___ as a fiddle." : ASFIT
116
Jerboa's relative. : RAT
118
New Air Force uniform. : GSUIT
119
Family member. : SIS
120
Symbol of Massachusetts. : ELM
121
Members of a certain religion: Abbr. : CHRS
122
An unspecified amount. : SOMUCH
124
Common kite of Europe. : GLEDE
126
Gen. Lemay's command. : SAC
128
Extinct bird. : MOA
129
Valuable ore of iron. : SIDERITE
131
Innocent one. : LAMB
133
Converse. : CHAT
136
Nat Hiken creation. : ERNIEBILKO
138
Gunther title. : INSIDEAFRICA
142
"West Point" of France. : STCYR
143
___ Fei, Chinese bandits of 1850's. : NIEN
144
Stormed. : RAGED
145
One of the Wynns. : KEENAN
146
Bench. : SEAT
147
Bright. : GAY
148
Port of ___. : ENTRY
149
Substitute. : ERSATZ
Down
1
Party members: Abbr. : REPS
2
Biblical giant. : ANAK
3
Former actor. : CANADALEE
4
Adult stage in insects. : IMAGO
5
___ de guerre. : NOM
6
Austrian city. : GRAZ
7
Upright. : PIANO
8
Lower halves of Dutch doors. : HATCHES
9
Hall of Famer. : OTT
10
Numerical prefix. : TRI
11
Court cry. : OYES
12
Western Hemisphere. : PANAMERICA
13
French painter. : INGRES
14
Loose jacket. : PALETOT
15
Plugs. : TAPS
16
Ordinal suffix. : ETH
17
Mexican favorite. : CHILECONCARNE
18
Link between N. J. and N. Y. : HOLLANDTUNNEL
21
Former boxer. : BAER
23
Novelist Lagerlöf. : SELMA
25
Rustic. : HICK
27
Connectives. : ORS
31
Certain drawings. : PASTELS
34
Hiding place. : CACHE
36
Orison. : AVE
37
O'Neill heroine. : NINA
39
Hill in Erin. : TARA
40
Bard. : SCOP
41
Macadamize. : PAVE
43
Deer. : ROE
45
Dandy: Var. : LADEDA
47
Region: Abbr. : TERR
49
Fielder Noren. : IRV
51
Pecunia non ___ (money doesn't smell): Lat. : OLET
53
Shelter. : HOUSING
55
___ Caliente. : AGUA
56
Short for Mr. Webster. : DANL
58
Famous last words. : ETTU
60
Sibilant sound. : SISS
63
Coin of Iran. : RIAL
64
Although: Lat. : ETSI
66
Poetic contraction. : EEN
69
Also: Dial. : EKE
70
Featherbrain: Slang. : BOOB
71
Holiday garb. : BERMUDASHORTS
72
Well-known pseudonym. : ANATOLEFRANCE
73
Namesakes of writer Boyle. : KAYS
74
War theatre. : ETO
75
Thickest. : DENSEST
77
Bird sound. : COO
80
Child: Comb. form. : PED
81
North Pole industry. : TOYS
82
Asian lake. : ARAL
84
Moslem judge. : CADI
85
Former foreign aid agency. : ECA
86
Dickens character. : DORA
87
Laminated rock. : GNEISS
88
Handle. : GRIP
89
Taro root. : EDDO
92
Speak frankly. : TALKTURKEY
93
Angle iron. : LBAR
94
O.K. : ALRIGHT
96
Unruly child. : BRAT
98
Game. : CHESS
99
Wartime agency. : OPA
100
Fine tableware. : BONECHINA
101
Vex. : ROIL
102
Interrupter's exclamation. : AHEM
104
Greek goddess. : ERIS
106
Engine sound. : CHUG
108
Sash. : OBI
110
Rusting. : ERODING
112
Nothing. : NIL
113
Studio. : ATELIER
115
Culminations. : ACMES
117
Mrs. Bloomer. : AMELIA
119
Dotted: Heraldry. : SEME
122
Kinsman. : SIB
123
Plant shoot. : CION
125
Big ___, in Williams play. : DADDY
127
Tracts. : ACRES
129
Spanish artist. : SERT
130
Dev's land. : EIRE
132
Cook. : BAKE
134
"Room to swing ___ in."—Mark Twain. : ACAT
135
Dance: Ger. : TANZ
137
Indian nurse: Var. : IYA
139
Masefield character. : NAN
140
See 136 Across. : SGT
141
Chemin de ___. : FER

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 20 debuted here and reused later, 13 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
85 ms