This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Reginald L. Johnson
Reginald L. Johnson

New York Times, Wednesday, July 4, 1990

22-Down : Old name for China

Author:
Reginald L. Johnson
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { K Q V W X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 63, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 3, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
Reginald L. Johnson has 36 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
T
2
U
3
N
4
I
5
S
6
F
7
E
8
E
9
R
10
A
11
P
12
I
13
D
14
A
G
E
N
T
15
O
A
T
16
E
D
I
L
E
17
T
H
E
F
O
18
U
R
T
H
19
O
F
J
U
L
Y
20
A
U
N
T
S
21
R
E
U
S
E
22
C
23
E
N
T
I
24
E
R
S
25
P
A
N
T
26
T
27
E
28
S
29
T
30
T
31
R
32
E
33
T
34
E
T
C
35
P
E
N
T
A
36
P
E
E
L
E
37
T
H
O
38
M
A
S
J
E
F
39
F
E
R
S
O
N
40
R
A
D
A
R
41
O
R
I
O
N
42
O
P
T
43
O
Y
E
R
44
Y
E
A
R
45
P
R
E
S
46
M
47
A
48
T
49
M
50
E
E
T
S
51
R
52
E
I
N
A
53
B
54
E
A
T
S
55
H
I
S
T
O
R
56
Y
O
F
T
H
E
57
U
58
S
59
A
60
E
S
T
E
S
61
A
N
T
62
A
T
R
I
P
63
P
E
A
S
E
64
M
E
S
65
N
A
N
C
E
© 1990, The New York TimesNo. 14,848
Across
1
Former Barbary State : TUNIS
6
Charge : FEE
9
Fast : RAPID
14
Representative : AGENT
15
Kind of meal : OAT
16
Roman official : EDILE
17
Famous date in 55 Across : THEFOURTHOFJULY
20
" ... his cousins and his ___!": Gilbert : AUNTS
21
Handle again : REUSE
22
Hundred: Comb. form : CENTI
24
Sounds of hesitation : ERS
25
What hot dogs do : PANT
26
Touchstone : TEST
30
Allowance for waste : TRET
34
Common abbr. : ETC
35
Five: Comb. form : PENTA
36
"The Old Wives' Tale" playwright : PEELE
37
Famous name in 55 Across : THOMASJEFFERSON
40
Detection device : RADAR
41
Where Rigel is : ORION
42
Choose : OPT
43
___ and terminer : OYER
44
Once around Sol : YEAR
45
G.H.W.B., e.g. : PRES
46
Word after door or place : MAT
49
Runs into : MEETS
51
Isabel, e.g. : REINA
53
Overcomes : BEATS
55
Specialty of George Bancroft : HISTORYOFTHEUSA
60
She created the Moffats : ESTES
61
Rock star Adam ___ : ANT
62
Hove clear, as an anchor : ATRIP
63
"___-porridge hot ... " : PEASE
64
My, to Pierre : MES
65
Middle name of a V.P. to F.D.R. : NANCE
Down
1
Make lace : TAT
2
Expression of disgust : UGH
3
Martha Washington, ___ Dandridge : NEE
4
What 37 Across was in 1743 : INFANT
5
Pub quaff : STOUT
6
Ticonderoga, e.g. : FORT
7
Diner sign : EATS
8
Anglo-Saxon letter : ETH
9
Apply (to) : REFER
10
Insurance-co. employee : ADJUSTER
11
Papal name : PIUS
12
A river at Rennes : ILLE
13
Actress on "L.A. Law" : DEY
18
Emulates the 13 Colonies : UNITES
19
Mine product : ORE
22
Old name for China : CATHAY
23
Create a cryptogram : ENCODE
25
Stone: Comb. form : PETRO
27
Delight in : ENJOY
28
Cubic meter : STERE
29
Cheap rum : TAFIA
31
Hot Springs, Va., e.g. : RESORT
32
Bolts together : ELOPES
33
Valley Forge shelters: 1777-78 : TENTS
35
Strange norm : PAR
36
Tom Paine's weapon : PEN
38
Earthenware pots : MARMITES
39
Layout : FORMAT
45
Spain's monetary unit : PESETA
47
Have ___ for news : ANOSE
48
Material for roofs and roads : TAR
50
A Green Mountain Allen : ETHAN
51
Show respect for Old Glory : RISE
52
This, to Juan : ESTA
53
Femur, e.g. : BONE
54
Newts : EFTS
55
Drill sergeant's call : HEP
56
Sweet potato : YAM
57
Ossuarium : URN
58
"___ semper tyrannis" : SIC
59
Imitate : APE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 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
55 ms