This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Joel D. Lafargue
Joel D. Lafargue

New York Times, Tuesday, July 31, 1984

22-Down : Papal cape

Author:
Joel D. Lafargue
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { J Q V X }, Scrabble score: 280 (avg 1.50)
Open Squares: 71, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 7, XRef: 0, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 1
Joel D. Lafargue has 51 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 2 Modern Era crosswords in our database.
1
O
2
R
3
A
4
L
5
A
6
W
7
R
8
Y
9
S
10
C
11
O
12
R
13
E
14
T
O
R
O
15
S
H
O
O
16
H
I
D
E
S
17
I
T
E
R
18
C
A
S
K
19
A
T
O
N
E
20
C
H
A
R
21
I
O
T
S
O
22
F
F
I
R
E
23
A
N
T
S
24
A
T
E
25
R
26
E
27
M
I
S
S
28
I
29
O
N
30
S
31
W
32
A
33
M
34
I
N
O
N
E
35
I
N
T
O
36
A
37
O
R
O
38
T
O
W
E
R
39
I
N
G
I
N
F
40
E
R
N
O
41
A
L
E
42
T
R
I
O
S
43
F
U
S
E
D
44
S
A
R
45
G
46
A
T
T
47
S
O
R
E
L
Y
48
R
49
A
N
50
T
O
R
Y
51
B
52
L
A
Z
I
53
N
54
G
S
A
D
D
55
L
56
E
57
S
58
E
L
I
H
U
59
A
R
A
R
60
I
O
W
A
61
R
A
D
A
R
62
S
I
D
E
63
C
L
E
M
64
A
H
O
M
E
65
A
P
E
D
66
E
A
R
P
© 1984, The New York TimesNo. 12,684
Across
1
Roberts the revivalist : ORAL
5
Haywire : AWRY
9
Hockey sportscaster's cry : SCORE
14
Corrida combatant : TORO
15
"Am-scray!" : SHOO
16
Secretes : HIDES
17
Caesar's way : ITER
18
Wine container : CASK
19
Regret one's sins : ATONE
20
Its setting was the '24 Olympics : CHARIOTSOFFIRE
23
Tiny party crashers : ANTS
24
Broke a fast : ATE
25
Forgetful : REMISS
28
Cyclotron particle : ION
30
Traveled like Spitz : SWAM
34
Hole-___ : INONE
35
Knocked ___ cocked hat (ruined) : INTOA
37
Spanish treasure : ORO
38
Newman-McQueen film, with "The" : TOWERINGINFERNO
41
Tavern request : ALE
42
The Musketeers et al. : TRIOS
43
Did a welder's job : FUSED
44
Famous puppeteer : SARG
46
Part of D.A. : ATT
47
Terribly : SORELY
48
Emulated Coe : RAN
50
Conservative : TORY
51
Mel Brooks classic : BLAZINGSADDLES
58
Root from Clinton, N.Y. : ELIHU
59
Sandarac tree : ARAR
60
Hoover called it home : IOWA
61
Col. Potter's ex-clerk : RADAR
62
Faction : SIDE
63
Kadiddlehopper : CLEM
64
"Oh, give me ___ ... " : AHOME
65
Imitated : APED
66
Famed Western lawman : EARP
Down
1
Of the ear : OTIC
2
"Our Gang" author : ROTH
3
Vicinity : AREA
4
Quiche ___ (a pie) : LORRAINE
5
Fashionable neckpieces : ASCOTS
6
"___ My Line" : WHATS
7
Early seamstress : ROSS
8
Beatle John's widow : YOKO
9
Dart part : SHAFT
10
Eugene and Gary : CITIES
11
Redolence : ODOR
12
Descartes : RENE
13
Ethnic suffix : ESE
21
Magazine supplement : INSERT
22
Papal cape : FANON
25
Coolidge and Moreno : RITAS
26
___ Gay : ENOLA
27
Lawn-care device : MOWER
28
Fort Knox block : INGOT
29
Colleague of Sam Adams : OTIS
31
Less acceptable : WORSE
32
Synthetic material : ARNEL
33
Temperamental : MOODY
35
"What's __ for me?" : INIT
36
Bear the cost : AFFORD
39
He comes from Qum : IRANI
40
Beloved of Orpheus : EURYDICE
45
He wrote "My Answer" : GRAHAM
47
Skyrocketed : SOARED
49
Shade of blue : AZURE
50
Koph preceder : TSADE
51
The pits : BLAH
52
Resort on the Adriatic : LIDO
53
Abbr. at Houston : NASA
54
Figure on the set : GRIP
55
"Damn Yankees" role : LOLA
56
Vessel with a wide mouth : EWER
57
Coarse hominy : SAMP
58
Stat. for Steve Carlton : ERA

Answer summary:
1 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
48 ms