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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 12, 1980

Author:
Virginia Hassinger
Editor:
Eugene T. Maleska
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 275 (avg 1.49)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 8, XRef: 0, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 12.4
Virginia Hassinger has 3 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
L
2
A
3
M
4
P
5
C
6
H
7
O
8
W
9
A
10
R
11
A
12
B
13
U
S
E
R
14
R
A
N
A
15
O
P
E
R
A
16
S
C
R
I
17
V
E
N
E
R
18
C
A
N
O
N
19
T
H
E
M
A
D
D
I
N
20
G
C
R
O
W
D
21
P
L
I
E
22
A
I
T
23
D
24
I
25
T
26
E
T
D
27
A
L
P
28
D
29
I
30
O
31
E
R
I
32
E
33
A
B
L
U
34
T
I
O
N
35
C
O
L
L
36
E
37
G
38
E
T
U
I
T
I
O
N
S
39
A
N
T
I
D
O
T
E
40
P
R
I
E
41
L
Y
S
42
G
I
A
43
C
44
U
45
B
46
S
A
T
47
B
I
N
48
O
N
E
49
S
50
R
51
I
52
S
I
N
G
53
I
54
N
F
L
A
T
55
I
56
O
57
N
58
A
M
O
N
G
59
R
E
F
E
R
E
N
C
E
60
K
I
N
G
S
61
I
V
E
S
62
A
C
H
S
63
I
N
G
E
64
S
E
E
S
65
M
A
S
T
© 1980, The New York TimesNo. 11,082
Across
1
Nightingale's symbol : LAMP
5
Dog or mess : CHOW
9
Sheik, for one : ARAB
13
Addict : USER
14
Indian nobleman : RANA
15
Mascagni product : OPERA
16
Notary : SCRIVENER
18
Law of a church : CANON
19
Ochlophobist's dread : THEMADDINGCROWD
21
Ballerina's knee bend : PLIE
22
Islet : AIT
23
Ham's click : DIT
26
Airline abbr. : ETD
27
High place : ALP
28
God, in Genova : DIO
31
One of a well-known quintet : ERIE
33
Cleansing : ABLUTION
35
Why scholars need more dollars : COLLEGETUITIONS
39
Counteractive agent : ANTIDOTE
40
___-dieu, kneeling bench : PRIE
41
Ghent stream : LYS
42
Actress Scala : GIA
43
Scout or reporter : CUB
46
Made a lap : SAT
47
Place for flour : BIN
48
Wallet fillers : ONES
50
Campaign topic : RISINGINFLATION
58
"___ My Souvenirs" : AMONG
59
Library department : REFERENCE
60
Book of the Bible : KINGS
61
Oscar winner, 1958 : IVES
62
Berliners' exclamations : ACHS
63
St. Paul's dean : INGE
64
Gets the point : SEES
65
Kind of head : MAST
Down
1
Concupiscence : LUST
2
Author of "Moses" : ASCH
3
Pure and simple : MERE
4
Dress up fussily : PRIMP
5
___ card : CREDIT
6
Follower of single or open : HANDED
7
"The ___ Love" : ONEI
8
Alert : WARN
9
Separate : APART
10
Vegas competitor : RENO
11
Lined up : AROW
12
Kind of stand or leader : BAND
15
Back of the head : OCCIPUT
17
___ of tears : VALE
20
Caesar's foes : GALLI
23
Transfer picture : DECAL
24
Literary device : IRONY
25
Canopies : TILTS
27
___-Bakr, Mohammed's father-in-law : ABU
28
Certain dress designs : DIORS
29
City in Michigan : IONIA
30
Assault : ONSET
32
Ransom ___ Olds : ELI
33
Lunched : ATE
34
Perquisite : TIP
36
Borders : EDGINGS
37
Auction word : GOING
38
Seventh Greek letter : ETA
43
Contents of a biggin : COFFEE
44
Except : UNLESS
45
Kodiak, e.g. : BEAR
47
Carousal : BINGE
49
Feature of a sauna : STEAM
50
Turkish liqueur : RAKI
51
"___ the Mood for Love" : IMIN
52
Carol : SONG
53
Rainbow : IRIS
54
Granular snow : NEVE
55
Peruvian : INCA
56
Baron in "Der Rosenkavalier" : OCHS
57
Residence robbed by a squirrel : NEST

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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
69 ms