This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Dorothea E. Shipp
Dorothea E. Shipp

New York Times, Tuesday, August 12, 1975

4-Down : Beauty-parlor need

Author:
Dorothea E. Shipp
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.69, Missing: { F J K Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 253 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3
Dorothea E. Shipp has 63 known pre-Shortz puzzles, and 1 Modern Era crossword in our database.
1
R
2
E
3
A
4
C
5
T
6
A
7
B
8
O
9
U
10
B
11
R
12
A
13
G
14
E
N
D
O
R
15
P
U
L
P
16
O
H
I
O
17
A
L
A
M
O
18
A
N
E
R
19
I
O
T
A
20
R
A
M
B
U
21
N
C
T
I
O
22
U
S
23
S
I
S
24
G
A
E
25
C
A
S
T
26
O
27
R
28
S
29
T
H
Y
30
R
E
E
D
I
T
31
M
32
A
33
G
I
34
S
35
C
36
O
37
W
S
38
R
O
N
A
39
O
D
E
S
40
U
N
A
41
O
U
S
T
42
R
O
T
I
43
L
E
E
R
44
S
45
U
R
E
S
46
T
R
I
P
47
L
E
48
O
49
D
S
50
E
N
T
H
U
S
51
E
52
M
A
E
53
D
54
N
55
A
56
O
B
S
T
57
R
E
P
E
58
R
O
U
S
59
B
60
A
61
R
N
62
E
H
E
U
63
P
A
R
R
S
64
O
B
O
E
65
P
E
D
S
66
E
G
E
S
T
67
B
E
T
S
68
S
L
O
E
69
N
E
N
E
S
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,495
Across
1
Respond to : REACT
6
___ Hassan : ABOU
10
Be immodest : BRAG
14
Witch of ___ : ENDOR
15
Wood product : PULP
16
Home for My Sister Eileen : OHIO
17
Cottonwood tree : ALAMO
18
Biblical town : ANER
19
Whit : IOTA
20
Overexuberant : RAMBUNCTIOUS
23
Bro's relative : SIS
24
Proceed, in Scotland : GAE
25
Beaver hats : CASTORS
29
"___ kingdom come" : THY
30
Check anew : REEDIT
31
Xmas-pageant figures : MAGI
34
Harbor boats : SCOWS
38
Miss Jaffe : RONA
39
Works by Horace : ODES
40
"Faerie Queene" lady : UNA
41
Remove : OUST
42
French-menu word : ROTI
43
Sly looks : LEERS
45
Actress Mary and family : URES
46
Racing's ___ Crown : TRIPLE
48
___-bodikins : ODS
50
Go bananas over : ENTHUSE
52
West : MAE
53
Genetic initials : DNA
56
Unruly : OBSTREPEROUS
59
Theatrical kind of storm : BARN
62
Alas, in old Rome : EHEU
63
Young salmon : PARRS
64
Reed : OBOE
65
Foot levers: Abbr. : PEDS
66
Discharge : EGEST
67
O.T.B. deals : BETS
68
___-eyed : SLOE
69
Hawaiian geese : NENES
Down
1
Nurtures : REARS
2
Chou ___ : ENLAI
3
Maude of stage fame : ADAMS
4
Beauty-parlor need : COMB
5
Pig feeder : TROUGH
6
Swiftly : APACE
7
Baseball maneuver : BUNT
8
Of an acid : OLEIC
9
Hubbubs : UPROARS
10
Rowdy : BOISTEROUS
11
Greek letter : RHO
12
River island : AIT
13
Asian gazelle : GOA
21
Certain votes : NAYS
22
"___ no hooks" : USE
26
Scent, in London : ODOUR
27
Henna ___ : RINSE
28
Vital details, for short : STATS
29
One of the Furies and namesakes : TISIPHONES
31
"Le ___ d'Arthur" : MORTE
32
Bedeck : ADORN
33
"Come and ___!" : GETIT
35
Pool necessity : CUE
36
Number for the road : ONE
37
___ cry (slogan) : WAR
43
De ___ of Suez fame : LESSEPS
44
Cleanser : SOAP
47
Oil, for one: Abbr. : LUB
49
Intensify : DEEPEN
51
Merman : ETHEL
52
River to North Sea : MEUSE
53
Van ___, U.S. writer : DOREN
54
Nightingale or Cavell : NURSE
55
Helpers: Abbr. : ASSTS
57
Renovate : REDO
58
Fad : RAGE
59
Tail or white : BOB
60
Mr. Beame : ABE
61
Word after tommy : ROT

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