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

New York Times, Tuesday, October 21, 1975

Author:
Dorothy Cannan
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 274 (avg 1.45)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 8, Grid flow: 58.2
Dorothy Cannan has 12 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
N
2
A
3
H
4
A
5
S
6
C
7
A
8
R
9
C
10
I
11
O
12
N
13
A
R
Y
L
14
C
O
C
O
15
A
16
U
N
D
O
17
R
I
D
E
18
H
A
N
D
B
19
A
R
R
O
W
20
C
A
R
R
21
I
O
L
E
22
E
R
R
O
R
23
O
T
T
O
S
24
M
A
L
I
25
P
26
E
P
S
I
N
27
S
I
D
E
C
28
A
29
R
30
S
31
A
T
L
32
S
E
33
D
A
N
34
S
L
E
E
P
35
T
H
A
36
T
37
R
U
M
O
38
R
39
E
R
I
E
40
T
O
N
O
41
D
42
S
P
R
I
43
T
44
O
N
E
45
I
C
E
B
O
46
A
T
S
47
C
R
48
E
P
E
S
49
O
O
M
S
50
S
K
U
L
L
51
S
52
E
G
N
I
53
F
U
S
E
L
A
54
G
55
E
56
S
T
A
G
E
C
57
O
A
C
H
58
I
N
R
E
59
R
O
S
A
60
E
R
I
C
A
61
C
E
I
L
62
O
P
E
N
63
E
R
I
S
64
E
S
P
Y
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,565
Across
1
City of Okinawa : NAHA
5
Aftermath of a wound : SCAR
9
Plant shoot: Var. : CION
13
Chemical compound : ARYL
14
Beverage : COCOA
16
Destroy : UNDO
17
"___ a cock-horse ... " : RIDE
18
Garden cart : HANDBARROW
20
Covered cart : CARRIOLE
22
Miscalculation : ERROR
23
Holy Roman emperor et al. : OTTOS
24
African republic : MALI
25
Digestive aid : PEPSIN
27
Cocktails : SIDECARS
31
Ocean: Abbr. : ATL
32
Type of chair : SEDAN
34
Nap : SLEEP
35
Pronoun : THAT
37
Water-cooler offering : RUMOR
39
Penna. port : ERIE
40
"Assumes the god, affects ___" : TONOD
42
Ship's pole : SPRIT
44
___ at a time : ONE
45
Winter vehicles : ICEBOATS
47
Crinkly fabrics : CREPES
49
Paul Kruger et al. : OOMS
50
___ and crossbones : SKULL
51
Musical marks : SEGNI
53
Flight-passengers' place : FUSELAGE
56
Old-West mode of travel : STAGECOACH
58
Regarding : INRE
59
Bonheur : ROSA
60
Heath genus : ERICA
61
Overlay : CEIL
62
___ house : OPEN
63
Greek goddess : ERIS
64
Discover : ESPY
Down
1
Dope-squad detective : NARC
2
Opera offering : ARIA
3
Speedboat : HYDROPLANE
4
Warns : ALERTS
5
Sailing vessel : SCHOONER
6
Newcastle's non-need : COALS
7
Skin trouble : ACNE
8
Steiger : ROD
9
Two-wheeled carriage : CURRICLE
10
Japanese box : INRO
11
Scent : ODOR
12
Today : NOW
15
Draw ___ on (aim at) : ABEAD
19
French city : ARLES
21
Suffix for tonsil or bronch : ITIS
24
Kind of baseball league : MINOR
25
Singer Page : PATTI
26
___ genus omne : ETHOC
27
Coarse hominies : SAMPS
28
Jets, etc. : AEROPLANES
29
Roi's mate : REINE
30
German count and family : SPEES
33
Does a household chore : DUSTS
36
Sled : TOBOGGAN
38
Eastern vehicles : RICKSHAS
41
Lorna ___ : DOONE
43
Faithful : TRUE
46
Vestment : AMICE
48
Pacific island group : ELLICE
50
Medicinal juices : SUCCI
51
Kind of light : STOP
52
Comfort : EASE
53
Word for a maiden : FAIR
54
Suitcase : GRIP
55
Wriggling : EELY
56
Theater sign : SRO
57
Coin of Norway : ORE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

  Please log in to use the Analyze feature.

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
72 ms