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

New York Times, Saturday, June 9, 1956

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 33, Avg Word Len: 5.19, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 292 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 82, Cheaters: 0, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 6, Grid flow: 20.1
1
S
2
C
3
A
4
R
5
F
6
L
7
A
8
S
9
H
10
W
11
O
12
R
13
K
14
L
A
C
E
R
15
I
T
T
O
16
A
L
A
N
17
A
M
E
B
A
18
T
E
A
R
19
D
I
V
E
20
P
I
T
A
P
21
A
T
22
N
A
23
T
I
V
E
S
24
P
L
O
T
25
G
L
26
A
D
L
Y
27
I
N
S
28
E
L
S
E
29
L
E
D
A
30
R
31
E
N
E
E
32
D
E
E
33
H
E
B
E
R
34
O
V
E
R
T
35
T
U
T
U
36
D
37
A
N
A
38
S
39
O
40
F
A
S
41
T
42
A
B
L
E
43
R
44
A
45
H
46
P
R
A
Y
S
47
T
R
E
E
48
C
O
C
A
49
E
M
S
50
A
51
L
E
M
A
N
52
A
M
O
R
53
C
A
T
54
E
R
E
R
55
R
E
56
M
N
A
N
T
57
K
N
O
T
58
A
C
59
M
E
60
A
N
I
T
A
61
E
D
N
A
62
P
U
E
R
63
T
O
N
I
C
64
D
Y
E
S
65
S
P
T
S
66
S
N
E
A
K
© 1956, The New York TimesNo. 2,538
Across
1
Table covering. : SCARF
6
Speak angrily (with "out"). : LASH
10
Trade. : WORK
14
Interweaver. : LACER
15
Hand ___ (give deserved credit): Slang. : ITTO
16
Senator Bible. : ALAN
17
One-celled animal. : AMEBA
18
___ sheet. : TEAR
19
Frogman's specialty. : DIVE
20
Rapid succession of beats. : PITAPAT
22
Indigenes. : NATIVES
24
Intrigue. : PLOT
25
With pleasure. : GLADLY
27
Team at bat. : INS
28
Other. : ELSE
29
Mother of Helen of Troy. : LEDA
30
Ballerina Jeanmaire. : RENEE
32
River in Scotland. : DEE
33
English hymnist. : HEBER
34
Obvious. : OVERT
35
Part of Tallchief's costume. : TUTU
36
Screen player Andrews. : DANA
38
Pieces of furniture. : SOFAS
41
Stand. : TABLE
43
Cheer. : RAH
46
Supplicates. : PRAYS
47
Knighted English actor (1853–1917). : TREE
48
One of Caesar's "wives." : COCA
49
Bad ___. : EMS
50
Former President of Mexico. : ALEMAN
52
Omnia vincit ___. : AMOR
53
One kind of sandwich man. : CATERER
55
Leftover. : REMNANT
57
Bow. : KNOT
58
High point. : ACME
60
Miss Loos. : ANITA
61
Miss Ferber. : EDNA
62
Boy: Latin. : PUER
63
Specific for alopecia. : TONIC
64
Colors. : DYES
65
Certain cities: Abbr. : SPTS
66
Kind of screen prevue. : SNEAK
Down
1
"He Who Gets ___." : SLAPPED
2
Garbo role. : CAMILLE
3
Vinegary. : ACETOSE
4
Deduction. : REBATE
5
Bind together with ropes. : FRAP
6
Bride of Captain Corcoran. : LITTLEBUTTERCUP
7
Suffix of agency. : ATE
8
Political party fuglemen. : STANDARDBEARERS
9
Of the hours. : HORAL
10
African arroyo. : WADI
11
Chrysolite. : OLIVINE
12
Glutton. : RAVENER
13
Israeli's parliament. : KNESSET
21
Shoelace tag. : AGLET
23
One of the Powers. : TYRONE
26
Author of "The County Chairman." : ADE
31
Little heroine. : EVA
33
European cavalryman. : HUSSAR
35
Largest river in Scotland. : TAY
37
Coeur d'___, city in Idaho. : ALENE
38
Spotted. : SPECKED
39
Well-known conductor. : ORMANDY
40
Tricky maneuver: Slang. : FASTONE
42
Sleeve. : ARM
43
Cos lettuce. : ROMAINE
44
Javelins of ancient Greece. : ACONTIA
45
Rider of Preakness winner Fabius. : HARTACK
48
Howitzer. : CANNON
51
Entrechats, in ballet. : LEAPS
54
Fraternity letters. : ETAS
56
Pads. : MATS
59
Came across. : MET

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 5 debuted here and reused later, 6 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
93 ms