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

New York Times, Thursday, January 29, 1976

Author:
DeWitt Anderson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 44, Avg Word Len: 4.76, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 257 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 64, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 7, XRef: 4, Spans: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 5, Grid flow: 12.0
DeWitt Anderson has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
I
2
D
3
E
4
A
5
S
6
L
7
U
8
R
9
L
10
E
11
D
12
A
13
S
E
L
L
14
I
O
N
A
15
S
E
R
U
M
16
H
E
M
I
17
N
G
W
A
Y
18
L
H
A
S
A
19
M
O
V
E
A
B
L
E
20
F
E
A
S
T
21
E
E
R
O
22
O
E
R
23
I
24
C
25
C
26
R
O
Y
27
A
L
P
28
P
29
B
30
A
31
S
O
H
32
O
33
C
R
I
E
34
D
O
U
T
35
T
H
E
S
36
U
37
N
38
A
L
S
O
R
I
S
E
S
39
L
A
S
T
N
A
M
E
40
N
E
N
E
41
E
N
S
42
R
D
S
43
N
44
B
45
A
46
D
O
A
47
G
A
I
48
E
O
N
49
S
50
G
51
E
R
T
R
52
U
53
D
E
S
T
E
54
I
55
N
56
P
E
L
E
E
57
R
E
D
L
E
T
T
E
58
R
59
I
N
K
E
D
60
D
E
L
E
61
U
S
E
E
62
T
E
S
T
63
U
R
E
Y
64
P
A
P
A
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,665
Across
1
Brainstorm : IDEA
5
Aspersion : SLUR
9
Mother of Pollux : LEDA
13
Hard or soft : SELL
14
Scottish island : IONA
15
Antitoxin : SERUM
16
U. S. writer : HEMINGWAY
18
Asian capital : LHASA
19
"A ___," work by 16 Across : MOVEABLEFEAST
21
Saarinen : EERO
22
"___ the ramparts ... " : OER
23
Regulatory comm. : ICC
26
Composer Harris : ROY
27
Jungfrau, e.g. : ALP
28
N.Y.C. police org. : PBA
31
London district : SOHO
33
Exclaimed : CRIEDOUT
35
Work by 16 Across : THESUNALSORISES
39
Cognomen : LASTNAME
40
Hawaiian goose : NENE
41
Print measures : ENS
42
Map routes: Abbr. : RDS
43
Knicks' org. : NBA
46
___ good deed : DOA
47
Merry, in Paris : GAI
48
Ages : EONS
50
Paris friend of 16 Across : GERTRUDESTEIN
56
Volcano : PELEE
57
Memorable : REDLETTER
59
Blackened : INKED
60
Take out : DELE
61
Beneficiary in a suit : USEE
62
Kind of tube : TEST
63
U. S. chemist : UREY
64
Name for 16 Across : PAPA
Down
1
Somewhat: Suffix : ISH
2
Judge : DEEM
3
Actor Lincoln : ELMO
4
Teeming : ALIVE
5
Stogie, in Siena : SIGARO
6
Chest of drawers : LOWBOY
7
Single : UNAL
8
Martha of show biz : RAYE
9
Operetta man : LEHAR
10
Paleozoic et al. : ERAS
11
Dry-mop's target : DUST
12
Doctors' org. : AMA
15
Van Winkle, e.g. : SLEEPER
17
___-do-well : NEER
20
Page number : FOLIO
23
Cordage fiber : ISTLE
24
Joel Grey portrayal : COHAN
25
Fischer's forte : CHESS
27
___ poetica : ARS
28
Presented, as a problem : POSED
29
Ex-tennis star Maria : BUENO
30
On the briny : ATSEA
32
East, to Germans : OST
33
Little one: Suffix : CLE
34
Tumult : DIN
36
Not seeded : UNRATED
37
Low point : NADIR
38
Times of day: Abbr. : AMS
43
Cleopatra's ___ : NEEDLE
44
Critic Crowther : BOSLEY
45
Stake : ANTE
47
Perform a hostess's duty : GREET
49
Arrangement : SETUP
50
Autry or Kelly : GENE
51
Wapitis : ELKS
52
Indic language : URDU
53
Stag or hart : DEER
54
"___ deal!" : ITSA
55
Turnip, in Scotland : NEEP
56
Alternative in Poe story : PIT
58
Cartoonist Gardner : REA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

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 © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
39 ms