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

WORD ALMANAC

New York Times, Sunday, September 27, 1953

77-Down : Ball of yarn.

Author:
Eugene Maleska
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 132, Blocks: 70, Avg Word Len: 5.62, Missing: { J Q X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 537 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 118, Cheaters: 12, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 25
Eugene T. Maleska has 411 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
Eugene Maleska is an alias for Eugene T. Maleska.
David Steinberg notes:

Original 86-Across clue had "Underpriviledged"; corrected it to "Underprivileged."

1
C
2
A
3
R
4
L
5
S
6
L
7
I
8
C
9
E
10
S
11
S
12
H
13
A
14
E
15
F
16
S
A
D
I
E
17
T
E
N
U
R
E
18
S
19
S
P
A
R
R
O
20
W
21
C
L
O
V
E
22
R
E
S
T
O
R
E
23
W
A
L
T
A
R
I
24
A
L
B
E
R
25
T
A
26
H
I
S
T
A
27
M
I
N
E
28
S
A
D
29
P
E
E
R
30
I
N
31
T
O
N
E
32
M
O
N
K
33
H
U
M
E
34
H
35
A
N
G
A
R
36
T
A
N
G
37
W
A
R
E
S
38
M
39
O
O
N
40
L
O
T
41
H
42
A
R
I
O
43
A
N
E
N
T
44
C
A
P
R
I
45
C
E
S
46
A
C
I
D
T
47
E
48
S
T
S
49
A
L
A
S
T
O
R
50
A
B
C
S
51
O
R
A
T
O
52
R
53
I
54
C
55
V
A
L
E
R
A
56
C
L
I
O
57
A
N
I
L
58
M
E
D
O
59
O
B
I
60
A
C
61
C
O
U
T
R
62
E
M
E
N
T
63
S
64
P
E
N
65
R
A
N
66
D
67
H
A
R
M
68
D
A
I
S
69
B
E
70
M
E
A
N
71
T
R
E
E
72
L
E
S
S
73
G
I
R
D
74
M
E
D
I
A
T
E
75
P
O
S
T
I
76
L
I
O
N
77
C
A
D
A
S
T
E
R
78
S
79
A
80
R
O
S
81
C
O
R
N
S
82
I
L
K
83
T
E
S
S
84
P
R
E
S
S
85
G
A
O
L
86
N
E
E
87
D
E
R
88
A
T
L
E
89
C
O
N
K
90
S
91
C
H
W
A
B
92
I
93
S
94
A
95
R
96
R
E
A
97
C
R
O
S
S
98
F
I
R
E
99
P
E
100
R
C
A
L
E
101
E
M
P
102
I
R
E
S
103
A
L
G
E
R
104
I
A
105
I
O
W
A
N
106
D
I
S
C
A
S
E
107
T
I
N
T
E
R
S
108
C
R
E
M
E
109
S
E
E
M
S
110
T
E
A
S
E
S
111
E
D
D
O
© 1953, The New York TimesNo. 1,561
Across
1
Hayden of Arizona. : CARL
5
Duffer's tee shots. : SLICES
11
Acronym of W. W. II. : SHAEF
16
Role in "Rain." : SADIE
17
Rights many teachers have. : TENURES
19
Slayer in a nursery rhyme. : SPARROW
21
Dried flower bud. : CLOVE
22
Touch up. : RESTORE
23
He wrote "The Adventurer." : WALTARI
24
Where Calgary is. : ALBERTA
26
Drug affecting blood pressure. : HISTAMINE
28
Tristful. : SAD
29
Equal. : PEER
30
Chant. : INTONE
32
Thomas Merton. : MONK
33
Amb. Wrong from Canada. : HUME
34
Airport structure. : HANGAR
36
Strong taste. : TANG
37
Vendibles. : WARES
38
We never see its other side. : MOON
40
Gay deceiver. : LOTHARIO
43
Concerning. : ANENT
44
Lively musical compositions. : CAPRICES
46
Severe trials. : ACIDTESTS
49
Poem by Shelley. : ALASTOR
50
Rudiments. : ABCS
51
Eloquent. : ORATORIC
55
V. I. P. in Eire. : VALERA
56
Muse with a scroll. : CLIO
57
Indigo. : ANIL
58
___ Persian. : MEDO
59
Kimono sash. : OBI
60
Soldier's equipment. : ACCOUTREMENTS
64
Write. : PEN
65
The ___, near Johannesburg. : RAND
67
Evil. : HARM
68
Place for the V.I.P.'s. : DAIS
69
Act selfishly: 2 wds. : BEMEAN
71
Adjective for the tundra. : TREELESS
73
Encircle. : GIRD
74
Reconcile (opposing forces). : MEDIATE
75
Guide who rides a coach horse. : POSTILION
77
Register of land ownership. : CADASTER
78
Aegean gulf. : SAROS
81
Husker's problem. : CORNSILK
83
1891 heroine. : TESS
84
Mr. Hagerty's White House problem. : PRESS
85
Dartmoor is one. : GAOL
86
Underprivileged one. : NEEDER
88
Salt tree. : ATLE
89
The head: Brit. slang. : CONK
90
Steel magnate (1862-1939). : SCHWAB
92
Munich's river. : ISAR
96
Agency created in 1935. : REA
97
Sidearm pitcher's delivery. : CROSSFIRE
99
Cotton cloth. : PERCALE
101
What Cyrus and Otho had. : EMPIRES
103
Berber's land. : ALGERIA
105
Native of Cherokee. : IOWAN
106
Unsheathe. : DISCASE
107
Dyers. : TINTERS
108
Sirupy liqueur. : CREME
109
"I know not '___'": Hamlet. : SEEMS
110
Is vexing. : TEASES
111
Edible tropical root. : EDDO
Down
1
Street: Span. : CALLE
2
House with fireproof walls. : ADOBE
3
Hippopotamus. : RIVERHORSE
4
Sly glance. : LEER
5
"___" Lewis of wrestling fame. : STRANGLER
6
Governor at Salt Lake City. : LEE
7
Briefly. : INSHORT
8
What ballroom stags do. : CUTIN
9
Worn away. : EROSE
10
Waldorf muralist. : SERT
11
Move along smartly. : SPANK
12
Born 1755, died 1776. : HALE
13
Hobby Winnie and Ike share. : ART
14
Typist's chore. : ERASURE
15
Small opening. : FORAMEN
16
Ridgway's former title. : SCAP
18
Rider of a hippocampus. : SEAMAID
19
Goodman's forte. : SWING
20
One adjective for the Pacific. : WIDEST
25
Stannum. : TIN
27
Problems for speech teacher. : MONOTONES
31
Where to see a corn dance. : TAOS
33
Inventor of a two-wheeled carriage. : HANSOM
35
Peer Gynt's Arab girl. : ANITRA
36
Contemporary of Ty and Babe. : TRIS
37
Word on a bulb. : WATT
38
Coast of S W India. : MALABAR
39
Translucent glass. : OPALINE
41
Costume. : HABIT
42
Popular talent show instrument. : ACCORDION
44
Prance. : CAVORT
45
Important men on the diamond. : COACHES
47
"The Old Sod." : ERIN
48
Dead Sea phenomenon. : SALTBED
50
Styptic. : ALUM
52
Echoes. : REPEATS
53
Imagines. : IDEATES
54
Nadine of the Met. : CONNER
56
The Bonapartes. : CORSICANS
57
Surrounded by. : AMID
61
Allot parts. : CAST
62
Makes money. : EARNS
63
Quiet. : SEDATE
66
Testify. : DEPOSE
70
Medieval dagger. : MISERICORD
72
At a ___. : LOSS
73
Gibson ___. : GIRL
74
Begin fisticuffs or flirtation. : MAKEAPASS
76
Gives visual attention. : LOOKSAT
77
Ball of yarn. : CLEW
78
Was clement. : SPARED
79
Apollo's twin. : ARTEMIS
80
Backslide. : RELAPSE
82
Belongs, as a right. : INHERES
85
Tailor's pressing iron. : GOOSE
87
Myra Hess is one: Abbr. : DBE
89
Meat garnish. : CRESS
90
Actress Hasso. : SIGNE
91
Chalk: Lat. : CRETA
93
Used a crosscut. : SAWED
94
Texas landmark. : ALAMO
95
Director Clair. : RENE
97
U. S. architect. : CRAM
98
Rove on the wing. : FLIT
100
Paddy product. : RICE
102
Button's milieu. : ICE
104
High dudgeon. : IRE

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 21 debuted here and reused later, 9 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
68 ms