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

GETTING ACROSS

New York Times, Sunday, May 30, 1976

Author:
Maria G. Rice
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 23, Columns: 23, Words: 168, Blocks: 94, Avg Word Len: 5.18, Missing: { J K Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 613 (avg 1.41)
Open Squares: 110, Cheaters: 10, FITB: 15, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 16
Maria G. Rice has 2 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
David Steinberg notes:

Original puzzle had several errors, which were corrected: 51-Across was SOC (instead of SOO), 15-Down was OUR MAYCR (instead of OUR MAYOR), 151-Across was ELL (instead of EEL), and 103-Down was RIDE ON ICL (instead of RIDE ON ICE)

1
A
2
S
3
S
4
T
5
A
6
C
7
E
8
T
9
E
10
N
11
D
12
S
13
R
14
E
15
O
16
R
17
E
18
T
19
S
H
O
A
20
L
21
S
R
S
22
O
R
A
R
E
23
E
M
U
24
E
L
A
25
H
E
L
L
E
26
S
P
O
N
27
T
B
Y
L
E
A
28
N
D
E
R
29
D
E
S
30
S
L
A
P
31
S
E
R
A
32
A
S
T
A
R
33
M
34
E
S
A
S
35
E
P
I
36
C
S
37
I
C
38
C
39
S
O
R
E
40
A
R
E
T
E
41
L
42
A
S
T
R
O
W
43
A
C
H
44
E
S
45
U
S
46
B
Y
R
A
I
L
47
P
I
T
T
48
O
O
O
49
L
O
A
T
H
50
E
51
S
O
O
52
B
C
S
53
S
T
L
54
I
R
55
A
S
56
N
A
I
V
57
E
58
O
R
59
G
Y
60
S
H
A
61
R
62
P
63
E
N
D
S
64
E
N
T
R
E
P
65
O
T
66
R
I
67
G
68
A
69
T
E
N
T
I
N
G
70
P
71
I
L
E
72
T
R
O
P
73
M
A
S
O
N
74
T
E
E
N
75
F
I
N
A
L
76
D
E
77
T
O
U
R
E
D
78
M
79
A
I
80
R
U
81
B
I
C
O
N
B
82
Y
83
C
84
A
E
S
A
R
85
A
R
S
86
E
S
C
87
O
R
I
A
L
88
Y
E
A
R
S
89
R
A
90
R
E
91
L
I
B
R
E
92
B
L
93
O
94
W
95
A
N
T
E
96
R
E
S
A
L
97
E
98
S
99
D
A
Y
S
100
E
Y
E
B
A
101
L
L
S
102
C
103
R
O
S
S
F
I
L
E
104
C
O
105
S
T
106
S
I
S
A
L
107
S
A
I
D
108
T
I
N
109
A
110
T
O
111
A
N
112
T
113
T
H
R
I
114
C
E
115
D
E
116
A
117
S
E
T
S
118
D
E
L
119
A
W
A
R
120
E
121
I
S
E
R
E
122
E
N
C
123
L
O
S
E
124
D
R
U
G
S
125
O
R
126
A
N
127
S
O
W
128
O
T
T
O
I
129
E
M
M
E
T
130
L
I
N
G
131
S
132
W
H
133
E
N
134
E
B
R
135
O
136
N
E
B
137
A
138
T
L
A
N
T
I
139
C
B
Y
L
I
140
N
D
B
E
R
141
G
142
H
143
D
R
U
144
R
O
E
145
I
O
N
I
A
146
S
C
I
147
Y
E
T
I
S
148
A
S
S
149
S
E
D
150
E
N
D
E
R
151
E
E
L
152
S
E
N
T
© 1976, The New York TimesNo. 9,787
Across
1
Deputy: Abbr. : ASST
5
___ in the hole : ACE
8
Looks after : TENDS
13
Old car : REO
16
Soak : RET
19
School of a kind : SHOAL
21
Elders: Abbr. : SRS
22
Pray, in old Rome : ORARE
23
Relative of the rhea : EMU
24
High note : ELA
25
Legendary crossing : HELLESPONTBYLEANDER
29
___ Moines : DES
30
Insult : SLAP
31
Fluids : SERA
32
"___ Is Born" : ASTAR
33
Western hills : MESAS
35
Long poems : EPICS
37
U.S. agency : ICC
39
Miffed : SORE
40
Mountain ridge : ARETE
41
Place for late movie-goers : LASTROW
43
Feels compassion : ACHES
45
All-America crossing of 1869 : USBYRAIL
47
British P.M. : PITT
48
Scoreboard trio : OOO
49
Abhor : LOATHE
51
___ Canals : SOO
52
College degree : BCS
53
Initials for a Cardinal cap : STL
54
Gershwin et al. : IRAS
56
Innocent : NAIVE
58
Revelry : ORGY
60
Features of needles : SHARPENDS
64
Warehouse : ENTREPOT
66
Baltic port : RIGA
69
"We're ___ tonight on the ... " : TENTING
70
Atomic reactor : PILE
72
De ___ (too much) : TROP
73
Half a U.S. line : MASON
74
___age : TEEN
75
Last : FINAL
76
Used the long route : DETOURED
78
French month : MAI
80
Decisive crossing of old : RUBICONBYCAESAR
85
"___ longa ... " : ARS
86
Palace near Madrid : ESCORIAL
88
Time periods : YEARS
89
Scarce : RARE
91
Cuba ___ : LIBRE
92
Kind of torch or hard : BLOW
95
Part of A.M. : ANTE
96
Secondary deals : RESALES
99
Doris and Clarence : DAYS
100
Catfish ___, Dogpatch delicacy : EYEBALLS
102
Run on two party tickets : CROSSFILE
104
Price : COST
106
Rope fiber : SISAL
107
Suez port : SAID
108
Can material : TIN
109
From ___ Z : ATO
111
Opposite of syn. : ANT
113
Extremely : THRICE
115
Latin goddess : DEA
117
Collections : SETS
118
Crossing by 94 Down : DELAWARE
121
French river : ISERE
122
Confine : ENCLOSE
124
Stupefies : DRUGS
125
Algerian port : ORAN
127
Plant : SOW
128
Holy Roman emperor : OTTOI
129
Irish hero : EMMET
130
Food fishes : LINGS
132
One of the five W's : WHEN
134
River of Spain : EBRO
136
Bird beak : NEB
137
Solo crossing : ATLANTICBYLINDBERGH
143
Actress Joanne : DRU
144
Richard or shad : ROE
145
Ancient region of Asia Minor : IONIA
146
Ecol. or econ. : SCI
147
Tibetan creatures : YETIS
148
Dunce : ASS
149
But, to Caesar : SED
150
Bitter or tail : ENDER
151
Fish : EEL
152
Delivered : SENT
Down
1
Mountain or cigar : ASH
2
Haggard novel : SHE
3
Hurok et al. : SOLS
4
Most farfetched : TALLEST
5
Snake : ASP
6
Puzzle type : CROSSWORD
7
Early laborer : ESNE
8
Road of stage fame : TOBACCO
9
Noun suffix : ERY
10
Hero of Hindu epic : NALA
11
Tuxedo accessory : DRESSSHIRT
12
Eastern alliance : SEATO
13
Reparation : REDRESS
14
Scottish uncle : EME
15
Beame, to New Yorkers : OURMAYOR
16
Biblical crossing : REDSEABYISRAELITES
17
Of Zeno's school : ELEATIC
18
Cord ornaments : TASSELS
20
Jumped : LEAPT
26
Agnew : SPIRO
27
Afflictions : TRIALS
28
Island off Japan : NARU
34
Blunder : ERR
36
Billing's partner : COOING
38
W.W. II crossing : CHANNELBYALLIES
41
Supple : LITHE
42
Admiral's crossing : ATLANTICBYCOLUMBUS
44
Condition, in Arles : ETAT
46
To ___ (also) : BOOT
47
Attention-getting sound : PSST
50
Green or glades : EVER
55
Fish garnish : ASPIC
57
Lyric poems : EPODES
59
Cuba's ___ San Martin : GRAU
61
Map abbr. : RTE
62
Writer Loti : PIERRE
63
Weariness : ENNUI
64
Dash : ELAN
65
Unfolds, poetically : OPES
67
One on the move : GOER
68
Relatives of ifs and buts : ANDS
71
Daughter of Cadmus : INO
73
Swamp : MORASS
75
French girls : FILLES
77
Biblical weeds : TARES
78
Card combination : MELD
79
Continent : ASIA
81
Indulge : BABY
82
Desires : YENS
83
Lynx, for one : CAT
84
Betel palm : ARECA
87
Words of approximation : ORSO
90
Brit. fliers : RAF
93
News notice : OBIT
94
Dollar thrower : WASHINGTON
96
Beaver or vole : RODENT
97
Crème de la crème : ELITE
98
Wash. people : SENS
100
Small stove : ETNA
101
Gibbons : LARS
103
Sleigh across a pond : RIDEONICE
105
Reacted sharply : SAWSTARS
107
Get the reason : SEEWHY
109
Book supplements : ADDENDA
110
First ___ (prison newcomers) : TERMERS
112
Fished : TROLLED
114
Jimmy : CROWBAR
116
Pretended : ACTED
117
Parties : SOIREES
119
Mature : AGE
120
Silkworm : ERIA
123
Pressure group : LOBBY
126
Miss Laurie : ANNIE
131
Province of Pakistan : SIND
133
Otherwise : ELSE
135
Town of Italy : ORTE
138
___ the line : TOE
139
French co. : CIE
140
Nothing : NIL
141
Martini base : GIN
142
Missouri initials : HST

Answer summary:
13 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 7 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
41 ms