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

New York Times, Monday, August 21, 1989

50-Down : Prevaricator

Author:
Peter G. Snow
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.79, Missing: { Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 278 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 75, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Spans: 3
Peter G. Snow has 29 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
R
2
O
3
T
4
S
5
A
6
P
7
S
8
E
9
S
10
H
11
E
12
E
13
T
14
I
D
O
L
15
D
E
A
L
16
T
I
L
D
E
17
N
O
R
A
18
O
N
U
S
19
E
L
L
E
N
20
G
R
O
V
21
E
R
C
L
E
22
V
E
L
A
N
D
23
T
E
E
24
A
D
S
25
R
26
A
27
D
28
I
O
S
29
H
30
I
T
S
31
F
32
O
33
P
34
A
D
O
R
N
35
B
A
L
I
36
B
A
B
A
37
J
A
M
E
S
38
E
A
R
L
C
39
A
R
T
E
R
40
A
G
E
S
41
R
I
D
S
42
L
E
A
S
E
43
H
E
S
44
W
I
L
Y
45
T
I
T
L
E
S
46
A
R
C
47
S
O
B
48
W
49
I
50
L
L
I
A
51
M
52
M
C
K
I
53
N
54
L
55
E
56
Y
57
A
R
I
A
S
58
A
A
R
E
59
E
I
R
E
60
S
M
A
R
T
61
I
R
A
N
62
E
V
I
L
63
H
A
R
M
S
64
L
E
G
S
65
D
E
E
P
© 1989, The New York TimesNo. 14,531
Across
1
Decays : ROTS
5
Church part : APSE
9
Block of stamps : SHEET
14
Baal, e.g. : IDOL
15
Begin a card game : DEAL
16
Diacritical mark : TILDE
17
Nick Charles's wife : NORA
18
Burden : ONUS
19
Drew or Terry of stage fame : ELLEN
20
Victor over Blaine and Harrison : GROVERCLEVELAND
23
Golf gadget : TEE
24
Madison Ave. products : ADS
25
Communicates, in a way : RADIOS
29
Strikes : HITS
31
Dandy : FOP
34
Add beauty : ADORN
35
Indonesian island : BALI
36
Ali of "The Arabian Nights" : BABA
37
Victor over Ford : JAMESEARLCARTER
40
Matures : AGES
41
Disencumbers : RIDS
42
Rent : LEASE
43
"For ___ a jolly good" : HES
44
Sly : WILY
45
Book names : TITLES
46
Circle part : ARC
47
Weep : SOB
48
Victor over Bryan : WILLIAMMCKINLEY
57
President of Costa Rica : ARIAS
58
Swiss river : AARE
59
Ireland, to a Gael : EIRE
60
Clever : SMART
61
Where Teheran is : IRAN
62
Depraved : EVIL
63
Damages : HARMS
64
Some limbs : LEGS
65
Profound : DEEP
Down
1
Resound : RING
2
Aroma : ODOR
3
Matador's opponent : TORO
4
Serb or Croat : SLAV
5
Worships : ADORES
6
British coins : PENCE
7
First king of Israel : SAUL
8
Otherwise : ELSE
9
Equines : STEEDS
10
Rome has seven of these : HILLS
11
Singer Fitzgerald : ELLA
12
She played Jeannie on TV : EDEN
13
Minister to : TEND
21
Collar and jacket : ETONS
22
Prophetic : VATIC
25
Indian prince : RAJAH
26
Saying : ADAGE
27
Parts of many capitols : DOMES
28
Angers : IRES
29
He wrote "Jude the Obscure" : HARDY
30
Misfortunes : ILLS
31
Deadly : FATAL
32
Greatly overweight : OBESE
33
Trims : PARES
35
Remove water, as from a boat : BAIL
36
Harte or Maverick : BRET
38
Author Jong : ERICA
39
Excuse : ALIBI
44
Carpal joints : WRISTS
45
Keepsakes : TOKENS
46
Tocsin : ALARM
47
Scrawny one : SCRAG
48
Lave : WASH
49
"___ la Douce" : IRMA
50
Prevaricator : LIAR
51
Post : MAIL
52
Foal's mother : MARE
53
Require : NEED
54
Not taped : LIVE
55
A Great Lake : ERIE
56
Hound's sound : YELP

Answer summary:
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
66 ms