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

New York Times, Wednesday, June 11, 1952

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29, Avg Word Len: 5.44, Missing: { F J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 271 (avg 1.38)
Open Squares: 84, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 5, XRef: 1, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 11, Grid flow: 31.3 Grid has double diagonal symmetry.
1
L
2
I
3
S
4
B
5
O
6
N
7
A
8
L
9
A
10
S
11
K
12
A
13
N
14
E
M
P
I
R
E
15
P
O
R
T
U
G
A
16
L
17
A
P
I
C
A
L
18
P
A
R
A
D
I
S
E
19
V
O
T
E
20
L
21
O
R
N
22
G
U
T
T
A
23
E
S
E
24
S
Y
N
O
D
25
S
26
S
P
I
N
27
S
E
D
28
A
N
29
E
V
A
T
30
T
31
R
E
T
32
L
O
33
D
G
E
34
A
R
35
I
O
S
O
36
M
37
A
38
L
A
R
I
A
39
P
R
O
M
P
T
S
40
A
D
O
R
E
R
41
S
E
T
U
P
42
N
A
V
43
D
E
44
M
U
R
45
P
S
46
A
47
L
48
M
49
A
M
E
50
R
51
R
A
N
I
52
N
E
53
T
O
E
54
N
I
G
E
55
R
56
I
D
L
E
57
S
H
U
N
58
A
T
A
L
A
59
N
T
A
60
I
61
N
T
E
N
D
62
S
E
M
I
N
A
R
Y
63
G
R
A
N
G
E
64
S
E
T
T
E
E
S
65
H
A
N
S
E
L
© 1952, The New York TimesNo. 1,088
Across
1
Port on the Tagus estuary. : LISBON
7
Territorialist not yet a citizen. : ALASKAN
14
Name for New York and Georgia. : EMPIRE
15
Country of 1 Across. : PORTUGAL
17
At the apex. : APICAL
18
Final abode of the righteous. : PARADISE
19
Candidate's desire. : VOTE
20
Lonesome and blue. : LORN
22
___ percha. : GUTTA
23
Suffix denoting a people. : ESE
24
Religious councils. : SYNODS
26
Whirl. : SPIN
27
Family car. : SEDAN
29
Political leader in Australia. : EVATT
31
Out of active life: Abbr. : RET
32
Eisenhower boomer. : LODGE
34
Full of songs, as an opera. : ARIOSO
36
Tropical hazard. : MALARIA
39
Inspires. : PROMPTS
40
Devotee. : ADORER
41
A straw man to knock down. : SETUP
42
Art of seafaring: Abbr. : NAV
43
Object. : DEMUR
45
Praise to the Lord. : PSALM
49
Western world: Abbr. : AMER
51
Belonging to the frog family. : RANINE
53
Wrestling hold. : TOE
54
River flowing into the Gulf of Guinea. : NIGER
56
Trifling. : IDLE
57
Give a wide berth. : SHUN
58
Fleet Greek princess. : ATALANTA
60
Mean. : INTEND
62
Union Theological, for instance. : SEMINARY
63
Lodge of the Patrons of Husbandry. : GRANGE
64
Porch furniture. : SETTEES
65
Witch outwitter. : HANSEL
Down
1
Blades for Whitman. : LEAVES
2
Be presumptuous. : IMPOSE
3
Thwarted with malice. : SPITED
4
Malachite green. : BICE
5
___ et labora (pray and work). : ORA
6
Nice ___, a prim person. : NELLY
7
Sanction officially. : APPROVE
8
Capital of Portuguese Angola. : LOANDA
9
Arrival: Abbr. : ARR
10
Wallflower's hope. : STAG
11
Striped antelopes with wavy horns. : KUDUS
12
Serving to promote agitation and propaganda: Theat. : AGITPROP
13
Worst and meanest. : NASTIEST
16
Sheds with roofs of single pitch. : LEANTOS
21
Second largest lake in Europe. : ONEGA
24
Breathed hoarsely. : SNORED
25
Sudden fright. : START
28
Winglike. : ALAR
30
Road company. : TROUPE
33
More fateful. : DIRER
35
Gamins. : IMPS
36
Tomorrows, in Spain. : MANANAS
37
Human beings. : ADAMITES
38
When a tennis player makes no score. : LOVEGAME
39
Great risk. : PERIL
41
Septuagesima and Quinquagesima. : SUNDAYS
44
___ d'hotel. : MAITRE
46
Where King Paul rules. : ATHENS
47
Hotel reception room. : LOUNGE
48
He stated the laws of heredity. : MENDEL
50
Rekindled. : RELIT
52
Nicker. : NEIGH
55
Vehement talk. : RANT
57
"___ the Man" Musial. : STAN
59
Scottish denial. : NAE
61
An F. D. R. project, 1933–35. : NRA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 9 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
50 ms