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

New York Times, Friday, August 15, 1952

5-Down : Man's name.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31, Avg Word Len: 5.39, Missing: { J K P Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.40)
Open Squares: 100, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 10 Grid has duplicate clues.
1
A
2
B
3
A
4
C
5
A
6
D
7
E
8
C
9
O
10
R
11
A
12
T
13
E
14
S
15
S
U
D
A
N
16
A
M
E
R
I
C
A
N
A
17
S
L
A
N
G
18
B
A
L
L
O
T
I
N
G
19
E
L
I
T
E
20
N
E
O
S
21
L
E
A
22
T
Y
R
O
L
23
D
A
R
N
24
R
O
A
M
25
R
O
26
M
A
N
Y
27
M
A
R
G
O
28
M
29
A
30
S
31
O
T
T
32
V
E
N
D
O
R
33
A
L
I
34
B
35
A
B
A
36
C
O
N
D
O
N
E
37
C
A
D
E
T
S
38
C
A
L
39
M
S
S
40
E
B
E
R
T
41
M
A
R
T
42
I
43
N
44
D
A
W
N
45
M
I
S
T
46
N
A
47
B
48
O
49
B
50
O
M
A
51
H
O
M
E
52
G
R
O
F
E
53
N
A
R
54
R
A
T
O
R
55
S
56
R
I
O
T
S
57
I
N
D
O
N
E
S
I
A
58
I
N
L
E
T
59
A
S
S
I
S
T
A
N
T
60
D
E
A
N
S
© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,153
Across
1
Manila hemp. : ABACA
6
Beautifies. : DECORATES
15
Fuzzy Wuzzy's home. : SUDAN
16
Librarian's specialty. : AMERICANA
17
Jimmy Durante's patter. : SLANG
18
Nov. 4 activity. : BALLOTING
19
Typewriter type. : ELITE
20
Advocates of the novel. : NEOS
21
Meadow. : LEA
22
Austrian province. : TYROL
23
Mended place. : DARN
24
Gallivant. : ROAM
25
Gypsy language. : ROMANY
27
Actress from Mexico. : MARGO
28
Moms. : MAS
31
Mel of baseball. : OTT
32
Peddler. : VENDOR
33
"Arabian Nights" hero. : ALIBABA
36
Forgive and forget. : CONDONE
37
Students at U. S. M. A. : CADETS
38
Presidential nickname. : CAL
39
Briefcase contents. : MSS
40
President of German Reich, 1919-25. : EBERT
41
Chairman of the G. O. P. convention. : MARTIN
44
Time of day. : DAWN
45
"Maid of the ___." : MIST
46
Native viceroy in India. : NABOB
50
KOd by Ezzard Charles in 1951. : OMA
51
Subject of the Payne-Bishop song. : HOME
52
Composer of the "Mississippi Suite." : GROFE
53
Story tellers. : NARRATORS
56
Disturbs the peace. : RIOTS
57
A republic since Aug. 7, 1945. : INDONESIA
58
Creek. : INLET
59
Helpmate. : ASSISTANT
60
Acheson and Rusk. : DEANS
Down
1
Resource. : ASSET
2
Expressive word used by Teddy Roosevelt. : BULLY
3
County in Iowa. : ADAIR
4
Ida's Eddie. : CANTOR
5
Man's name. : ANGELO
6
Any flatfish. : DAB
7
Flowing from a source. : EMANANT
8
Ingredient of potato salad. : CELERY
9
Relative of dacron. : ORLON
10
Rivers: Span. : RIOS
11
Simulate. : ACT
12
The sartorial world. : TAILORDOM
13
Geometric nine-angled figures. : ENNEAGONS
14
American Indian chiefs. : SAGAMORES
23
Result of research. : DATA
24
Part of South Africa. : RAND
26
Murder, Inc., etc. : MOBS
27
G. I.'s. : MEN
28
Region in southern Europe. : MACEDONIA
29
Governor Persons and Senator Hill. : ALABAMANS
30
Crab's progress. : SIDEWARDS
32
Unit of electromotive force. : VOLT
34
Swiss canton and city. : BERN
35
Coin of Siam. : ATT
36
Apple conveyor sometimes upset. : CART
38
Bookbinding machine. : CASERIN
41
The sensitive plant. : MIMOSA
42
Girl's name. : INGRID
43
Of the nostrils. : NARINE
45
Vocal composition. : MOTET
47
Refrain of a college song. : BOOLA
48
Generally. : OFTEN
49
Outsmarts. : BESTS
51
Man's name. : HANS
54
Vive le ___! : ROI
55
Roosted. : SAT

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 7 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
38 ms