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

New York Times, Tuesday, February 1, 1955

Author:
E. E. Smith
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 37, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q W X Y Z }, Scrabble score: 268 (avg 1.43)
Open Squares: 76, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 2, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
Evelyn E. Smith has 8 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
E. E. Smith is an alias for Evelyn E. Smith.
1
P
2
A
3
P
4
A
5
G
6
O
7
S
8
P
9
R
10
I
11
N
12
C
13
E
14
A
B
I
L
E
N
E
15
C
R
I
M
E
A
N
16
C
A
N
T
A
T
A
17
R
O
S
I
E
S
T
18
E
S
T
19
R
A
B
20
B
E
T
E
D
21
S
H
O
22
E
23
R
E
E
S
E
24
E
25
R
26
S
27
E
28
C
29
L
I
E
N
T
S
30
S
E
T
S
31
B
32
O
33
O
H
O
O
S
34
S
T
35
S
36
C
A
T
37
R
I
G
O
R
38
L
39
E
A
V
E
40
O
L
D
41
D
42
A
43
S
44
U
45
S
U
R
P
E
R
46
K
E
E
47
P
48
S
N
49
A
P
P
E
R
50
E
D
N
A
51
H
E
S
S
E
52
S
53
C
54
A
55
T
56
P
57
O
L
E
S
T
A
58
R
59
A
S
H
60
V
61
I
62
N
E
G
A
R
63
A
K
I
64
H
I
T
O
65
A
D
O
R
E
R
S
66
R
E
V
E
R
E
R
67
T
E
N
S
E
S
68
T
R
E
M
O
R
S
© 1955, The New York TimesNo. 2,044
Across
1
Greek Premier. : PAPAGOS
8
Charles. : PRINCE
14
Eisenhower's home town. : ABILENE
15
19th century war. : CRIMEAN
16
Choral composition. : CANTATA
17
Most optimistic. : ROSIEST
18
Business abbreviation. : EST
19
Grooved a board, in carpentry. : RABBETED
21
Pump. : SHOE
23
Dodger star. : REESE
24
Gaelic. : ERSE
28
Lawyer's assets. : CLIENTS
30
Fixes. : SETS
31
Sounds of sorrow. : BOOHOOS
34
Thoroughfares: Abbr. : STS
36
Persian. : CAT
37
Strictness. : RIGOR
38
Quit. : LEAVE
40
Familiar. : OLD
41
Legal officials: Abbr. : DAS
44
Illegal occupant of a throne. : USURPER
46
Stronghold of a castle. : KEEP
48
Food fish. : SNAPPER
50
Girl's name. : EDNA
51
West German state. : HESSE
52
Drive off: Colloq. : SCAT
56
Guiding principle. : POLESTAR
59
Cinder. : ASH
60
A condiment. : VINEGAR
63
Prince, now aged 21. : AKIHITO
65
Fans. : ADORERS
66
Venerator. : REVERER
67
Verb inflections. : TENSES
68
Temblors. : TREMORS
Down
1
Ambles. : PACES
2
Disconcert. : ABASH
3
Steed for a cowboy. : PINTO
4
High, in music. : ALT
5
Apparatus. : GEAR
6
Smallest of the Great Lakes. : ONTARIO
7
Construction men of the Navy. : SEABEES
8
Remonstrance. : PROTEST
9
Singer Stevens. : RISE
10
Ammonia compounds. : IMIDES
11
Born. : NEE
12
En tout ___. : CAS
13
Adjectival suffix. : ENT
15
Helmet plumes. : CRESTS
20
Golfer Hogan. : BEN
22
Type of chamber used for recording effects. : ECHO
25
A quick summary: Colloq. : RECAP
26
Verse. : STAVE
27
Chemical compound. : ESTER
29
U. N. lady. : LORD
31
Exceeded. : BROKE
32
Removed the squeak. : OILED
33
Utah city. : OGDEN
35
A great number: Colloq. : SLUE
39
Transgresses. : ERRS
42
Squared blocks of building stone. : ASHLARS
43
Curls the lip. : SNEERS
44
Parvenu. : UPSTART
45
Martin in December, Rayburn in January. : SPEAKER
47
Plot element in many spy stories. : PAPERS
49
Onager. : ASS
53
Capital city. : CAIRO
54
Michaelmas daisy. : ASTER
55
U. N. delegate from Iceland. : THORS
57
Double curve. : OGEE
58
Split. : RIVE
60
Liquid container. : VAT
61
Fresh-water fish. : IDE
62
Sine qua ___. : NON
64
Slight clearing of the throat. : HEM

Answer summary:
4 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
46 ms