This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Rhonda Kraus
Rhonda Kraus

New York Times, Friday, June 30, 1989

50-Down : Tiber tributary

Author:
Rhonda Kraus
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 39, Avg Word Len: 5.17, Missing: { F J K Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 264 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 60, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 3, XRef: 0
Rhonda Kraus has 38 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
H
3
A
4
R
5
T
6
V
7
A
8
L
9
E
10
S
11
P
L
O
V
E
R
12
A
G
E
N
T
13
S
14
C
H
I
M
E
R
A
15
U
N
S
C
R
E
16
W
17
R
O
M
18
C
U
D
19
D
L
E
S
20
A
D
O
21
O
N
A
22
N
23
N
U
I
T
S
24
L
I
A
R
25
S
I
T
E
26
S
27
C
E
S
28
H
I
N
T
S
29
S
C
E
P
T
30
R
E
S
31
G
U
S
S
E
T
32
T
E
A
S
33
B
I
N
S
34
M
35
I
36
N
U
E
T
37
R
E
S
T
O
38
R
39
E
40
D
41
A
M
E
N
D
42
H
A
H
43
S
M
I
L
E
44
N
A
T
E
45
P
A
N
E
46
L
47
E
V
E
L
48
O
R
T
49
P
O
S
T
M
A
50
N
51
E
V
E
52
R
E
L
53
I
A
N
T
54
O
R
E
55
S
T
E
S
56
T
E
N
A
C
E
57
T
U
R
E
E
N
58
D
O
R
E
N
59
H
E
A
R
D
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,479
Across
1
Map : CHART
6
Dells' cousins : VALES
11
Shore bird : PLOVER
12
Ten-percenters : AGENTS
14
Imaginary monster : CHIMERA
15
Remove a light bulb : UNSCREW
17
Gypsy man : ROM
18
Snuggles : CUDDLES
20
Fuss : ADO
21
Son of Judah : ONAN
23
Nights, in Nancy : NUITS
24
Falsifier : LIAR
25
Locates : SITES
27
These: Fr. : CES
28
Intimates : HINTS
29
Symbols of royal authority : SCEPTRES
31
Dressmaker's insert : GUSSET
32
Social events : TEAS
33
Storage places : BINS
34
Stately dance : MINUET
37
Touched up old paintings : RESTORED
41
Better : AMEND
42
Exclamation : HAH
43
Show your pearly whites : SMILE
44
Thurmond of N.B.A. fame : NATE
45
Discussion group : PANEL
47
Knievel : EVEL
48
Morsel : ORT
49
He who "always rings twice" : POSTMAN
51
First transplant recipient : EVE
52
Trusting : RELIANT
54
Brother of Electra : ORESTES
56
Bridge holding : TENACE
57
Soup vessel : TUREEN
58
Poet Mark Van ___ : DOREN
59
Was informed : HEARD
Down
1
Milieu : CLIMATE
2
Same: Comb. form : HOM
3
With: Fr. : AVEC
4
Showing of "Gunsmoke" : RERUN
5
Defames : TRADUCES
6
Leaps : VAULTS
7
Choreographer De Mille : AGNES
8
Minus : LESS
9
Ref. book : ENC
10
Purées : STRAINS
11
Of speech sounds : PHONIC
13
Placid : SEDATE
14
Irascible : CROSS
16
Most evil : WORST
19
Machine tools : DIES
22
His festival date was July 23 : NEPTUNE
24
Lithe : LISSOME
26
Pegasus, e.g. : STEED
28
One-time silver "bulls" of Tex. : HUNTS
30
A murid : RAT
31
James Jones's heroes : GIS
33
Creature of monstrous size and power : BEHEMOTH
34
Landed estate : MANOR
35
Turkish inn : IMARET
36
Vexed : NETTLED
37
Rave's partner : RANT
38
Emulated Rosie : RIVETED
39
Bridge players' rule of ___ : ELEVEN
40
Strikes out : DELES
42
Shake a leg : HASTEN
45
City in Puerto Rico : PONCE
46
Jack ___, memorable actor : LARUE
49
Carson preceder : PAAR
50
Tiber tributary : NERA
53
A daughter of Cadmus : INO
55
Sun. talk : SER

Answer summary:
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
59 ms