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

New York Times, Saturday, June 6, 1953

30-Down : Friendly goblin of Scandinavian folklore.

Author:
Jack Luzzatto
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 34, Avg Word Len: 5.46, Missing: { J Q X }, Scrabble score: 286 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 66, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 14
Jack Luzzatto has 293 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
A
3
M
4
P
5
L
6
E
7
R
8
P
9
O
10
P
11
S
12
Y
13
A
V
A
R
I
C
E
14
C
R
U
E
L
E
15
R
16
M
O
L
O
T
O
V
17
H
E
R
R
I
N
G
18
S
W
A
N
19
L
I
20
K
E
N
21
I
T
I
S
22
G
23
R
E
E
N
W
O
24
O
D
25
C
26
A
27
S
S
E
28
W
E
S
T
P
O
29
I
30
N
31
T
32
A
L
T
33
S
34
P
E
E
35
I
A
T
R
I
C
36
S
O
U
37
C
A
R
P
38
O
O
L
39
I
S
H
40
C
O
N
41
D
O
R
42
A
N
N
I
43
A
S
A
44
A
F
T
E
R
N
45
I
N
E
46
Z
47
O
N
E
D
48
H
E
A
R
T
S
49
E
E
D
50
C
51
O
52
D
Y
53
S
A
S
I
N
54
E
55
N
56
I
57
D
58
A
R
I
D
59
E
S
T
60
D
U
61
N
S
A
N
Y
62
R
E
A
R
G
U
E
63
E
R
A
S
U
R
E
64
S
L
O
G
S
65
D
E
B
A
T
E
D
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,448
Across
1
Relic of the colonial era. : SAMPLER
8
Affectionate name for the June 21st hero. : POPSY
13
Mania for gain. : AVARICE
14
More pitiless. : CRUELER
16
Soviet bigwig. : MOLOTOV
17
Little fish. : HERRING
18
One of Zeus' disguises. : SWAN
19
Compare. : LIKEN
21
"___ later than you think." : ITIS
22
"Under the ___ tree." : GREENWOOD
25
Loss of color in wines. : CASSE
28
Where Eisenhower met Bradley. : WESTPOINT
32
Height: Abbr. : ALT
33
German rear admiral, World War I. : SPEE
35
Pertaining to medicine. : IATRIC
36
5-centime piece. : SOU
37
Semiprivate transport to work. : CARPOOL
39
___ Kabibble. : ISH
40
Large vulture of California. : CONDOR
42
Years: Lat. : ANNI
43
Man's name. : ASA
44
Late register on a time clock. : AFTERNINE
46
Divided into tracts. : ZONED
48
The balloon vine. : HEARTSEED
50
Buffalo Bill. : CODY
53
Black buck of India. : SASIN
54
Oklahoma's fourth city. : ENID
58
Most barren. : ARIDEST
60
Lord ___, Irish master of fantasy. : DUNSANY
62
Dispute again. : REARGUE
63
Removal of trace. : ERASURE
64
Walks heavily. : SLOGS
65
Argued the merits. : DEBATED
Down
1
Reps. Coon and Friedel. : SAMS
2
Declare frankly. : AVOW
3
Offenses against law: Latin. : MALA
4
Fork points. : PRONGS
5
Perched. : LIT
6
School: Fr. : ECOLE
7
Professional first-nighter. : REVIEWER
8
An idea arrived at beforehand. : PRENOTION
9
Pronoun. : OUR
10
Green gem; olivine. : PERIDOT
11
Narrow aperture. : SLIT
12
Handsome tanager of South America. : YENI
14
Masticates. : CHEWS
15
Football players: Abbr. : RGS
20
Costume for Muggsy Buttons. : KNEEPANTS
23
Arrange the music. : RESCORE
24
Provide with a play of colors. : OPALIZE
25
Role for Edmond O'Brien. : CASCA
26
Disinterested. : ALOOF
27
Tail spin or nose dive. : STUNT
29
Of part of the eye. : IRIAN
30
Friendly goblin of Scandinavian folklore. : NISSE
31
French African lake: Var. : TCHAD
34
Airy domain of the Muses. : PARNASSUS
38
Not impartial. : ONESIDED
41
Dried completely: Comb. form. : DEHYDRO
45
Swayed by wrath. : IRATE
47
Russia's vacation city. : ODESSA
49
Accustom: Var. : ENURE
50
Piece of rolling stock. : CAR
51
Magnetite and hematite. : ORES
52
Rotatable disk. : DIAL
55
Pertaining to the sea: Abbr. : NAUT
56
Concerning: business phrase. : INRE
57
Colored to suit. : DYED
59
Humpty Dumpty. : EGG
61
Seize a culprit. : NAB

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
66 ms