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

New York Times, Wednesday, May 28, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.08, Missing: { F J Q V }, Scrabble score: 302 (avg 1.56)
Open Squares: 83, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 9.8 Grid has duplicate clues.
1
B
2
E
3
B
4
O
5
P
6
D
7
I
8
A
9
L
10
O
11
G
12
I
13
S
14
T
15
A
B
A
S
E
16
A
N
T
I
P
A
S
T
O
17
L
O
T
T
E
18
B
E
T
T
E
R
M
A
N
19
I
N
H
E
R
20
E
21
Z
A
T
22
A
R
N
23
R
I
C
24
K
25
R
E
26
S
27
P
I
T
E
28
E
29
L
30
E
O
N
O
R
31
A
32
R
I
L
L
33
R
E
X
34
G
L
E
N
35
S
36
N
O
I
37
S
38
Y
39
R
A
P
40
T
41
E
M
I
T
42
S
43
W
A
C
O
44
S
P
A
H
45
I
46
S
M
A
C
47
K
48
N
A
Y
49
T
O
N
50
G
51
A
M
O
N
52
A
S
R
O
53
S
54
M
I
R
K
E
55
D
56
P
R
E
P
57
L
O
A
58
O
R
59
R
60
N
E
P
61
H
62
E
63
W
64
A
R
T
65
H
66
U
R
I
A
67
N
68
L
E
I
L
A
69
S
E
E
I
N
G
E
Y
E
70
E
A
R
L
Y
71
H
A
R
D
I
E
S
S
E
72
D
R
E
E
S
© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,074
Across
1
Jazz with an accent on the upbeat. : BEBOP
6
Plato was one. : DIALOGIST
15
Humble. : ABASE
16
Anything that whets the appetite. : ANTIPASTO
17
Mme. Lehmann, lieder singer. : LOTTE
18
"And may the ___ win." : BETTERMAN
19
Be a basic attribute. : INHERE
21
Roofer's tool. : ZAT
22
Governor of Kansas. : ARN
23
Haystack. : RICK
25
Postponement. : RESPITE
28
Duse of Italy. : ELEONORA
32
Small brook. : RILL
33
Mr. Harrison of "Venus Observed." : REX
34
Secluded valleys. : GLENS
36
Boisterous. : NOISY
39
Entranced. : RAPT
41
Throws off. : EMITS
43
City in central Texas. : WACO
44
Algerian cavalryman. : SPAHI
46
Slapstick blow. : SMACK
48
Negative vote. : NAY
49
Chinese secret society. : TONG
51
In "Aida," the king of Ethiopia. : AMONASRO
53
Wore a conceited smile. : SMIRKED
56
Pre-collegiate. : PREP
57
Mauna ___, Hawaiian volcano. : LOA
58
Lord Boyd ___, Peace Prize winner, 1949. : ORR
60
What Bonnie Prince Charlie is to Princess Margaret. : NEPHEW
64
Of the knights of Camelot. : ARTHURIAN
68
Girl's name. : LEILA
69
A kind of dog. : SEEINGEYE
70
Hurler Wynn, of the Indians. : EARLY
71
Boldness, impudence: Fr. : HARDIESSE
72
Premier of the Netherlands. : DREES
Down
1
Mountainous island of Java. : BALI
2
Black. : EBON
3
Where Chaucer's "wife" came from. : BATH
4
One of the Faeroe Islands. : OSTERO
5
Looking intently. : PEERING
6
A flat fish. : DAB
7
Girl's name. : INEZ
8
Product of rose petals. : ATTAR
9
Means of locomotion in eastern countries. : LITTER
10
Unclose: Poetic. : OPE
11
The Boys in Blue. : GAR
12
Spiritual subjects of the Aga Khan. : ISMAILIANS
13
Originate. : START
14
Weight of 1,000 kilograms. : TONNE
20
French school. : ECOLE
24
Austrian city on the Danube. : KREMS
26
Pride or wrath. : SIN
27
Till. : PLOW
28
Goes astray. : ERRS
29
What "timber toppers" do. : LEAP
30
One who talks at great length. : EXPATIATER
31
Soul: Latin. : ANIMA
35
Philatelist's delight. : STAMP
37
Steep, rocky eminence. : SCAR
38
Junior's favorite toy. : YOYO
40
Son of Odin and Earth. : THOR
42
Disdain. : SCORN
45
"The ___ Spots." : INK
47
Genuflected. : KNEELED
50
Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee. : GEORGE
52
Materialize. : APPEAR
53
Debris in the forest. : SLASH
54
The Peloponnesos of the modern republic. : MOREA
55
Removes moisture. : DRIES
59
Skates. : RAYS
61
Engage for a wage. : HIRE
62
French pronoun. : ELLE
63
Habits or customs. : WAYS
65
Secreted. : HID
66
One: Comb. form. : UNI
67
Adverb introducing a bride's family name. : NEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
91 ms