This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Edward J. O'Brien
Edward J. O'Brien

STIR CRAZY

New York Times, Sunday, July 11, 1971

Author:
Edward J. O'Brien
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 21, Columns: 21, Words: 138, Blocks: 75, Avg Word Len: 5.30, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 552 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 104, Cheaters: 8, FITB: 14, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 49, Grid flow: 49.0
Edward J. O'Brien has 10 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
S
2
T
3
P
4
S
5
E
6
B
7
B
8
B
9
I
10
S
11
A
12
Y
13
A
14
S
15
T
16
C
17
E
18
A
H
E
Y
19
N
E
A
20
E
N
A
M
E
L
S
21
H
O
S
22
P
E
N
N
23
A
M
E
S
24
G
A
M
E
W
A
R
25
D
E
N
S
26
O
W
N
27
G
I
R
T
28
G
L
O
M
29
N
I
C
E
30
R
31
I
S
32
B
U
T
33
I
34
M
A
L
A
B
35
A
36
M
37
Y
B
O
U
N
D
38
A
S
T
R
A
Y
39
L
A
R
40
E
M
I
L
41
O
R
C
S
42
R
E
A
I
R
43
F
L
O
44
B
45
A
R
B
E
D
46
W
I
R
E
47
V
I
T
G
48
O
R
E
49
E
A
T
50
I
N
S
E
51
E
L
52
L
53
O
N
E
A
54
P
A
D
55
D
Y
W
A
56
G
O
N
57
A
58
R
N
I
E
59
D
60
S
C
61
A
R
E
N
T
I
62
E
63
L
L
E
C
K
S
64
I
65
S
I
T
I
66
Y
E
L
67
H
S
68
T
69
A
T
R
E
E
70
A
L
T
E
R
T
71
O
72
E
O
73
L
I
T
H
74
W
H
O
75
G
L
O
R
E
76
C
77
O
N
V
E
R
S
I
78
O
N
79
T
80
S
81
P
82
S
83
T
I
O
84
E
85
A
T
A
86
E
N
D
87
R
U
S
88
A
E
R
O
89
B
L
90
U
N
D
E
R
91
B
U
S
92
T
D
S
93
S
T
R
I
P
94
R
E
P
P
95
E
N
O
L
96
G
A
D
97
S
T
E
V
E
S
98
P
R
I
S
99
O
N
E
R
O
100
F
101
L
O
V
E
102
P
O
S
E
S
103
M
A
G
O
R
104
T
U
E
S
105
G
106
N
A
R
107
T
T
108
S
109
L
E
A
V
110
E
111
N
112
W
O
R
T
H
113
R
O
C
K
114
P
I
L
E
115
L
O
R
116
R
E
G
U
R
G
E
117
E
V
E
118
A
M
E
N
119
Y
N
S
120
R
E
S
T
S
O
N
121
E
A
R
122
D
E
Y
S
© 1971, The New York TimesNo. 8,002
Across
1
Postal items: Abbr. : STPS
5
Decline : EBB
8
Filipinos : BISAYAS
15
Balcony: Abbr : TCE
18
Shout for attention : AHEY
19
Teachers' org. : NEA
20
Glossy paints : ENAMELS
21
Santa's sounds : HOS
22
63481, 71120, 52893, etc. : PENNAMES
24
Plucky penologists : GAMEWARDENS
26
Possess : OWN
27
Bound : GIRT
28
Steal: Slang : GLOM
29
More pleasant : NICER
31
"Life ___ an empty dream!" : ISBUT
33
Tuscaloosa inmate's song : IMALABAMYBOUND
38
Wrong : ASTRAY
39
Roman god : LAR
40
Jannings : EMIL
41
Whales : ORCS
42
Ventilate anew : REAIR
43
Ziegfeld : FLO
44
Sarcastic telegram : BARBEDWIRE
47
Riboflavin: Abbr. : VITG
48
Western state: Abbr. : ORE
49
Dine : EAT
50
In itself: Lat. : INSE
51
Wing : ELL
53
___-cat : ONEA
54
Rice-field vehicle : PADDYWAGON
57
Golf's Palmer : ARNIE
59
Mil. medal : DSC
61
"I'm doing well, ___?" : ARENTI
62
Red gurnards : ELLECKS
64
"Master, ___?" (Judas's question) : ISITI
66
Lemon color: Abbr. : YEL
67
Independence monogram : HST
69
" ... as lovely as ___" : ATREE
70
___ fit (clothier's offer) : ALTERTO
72
Ancient flint : EOLITH
74
Pronoun : WHO
75
Stare, in England : GLORE
76
Inmate's side of the story? : CONVERSION
79
Recipe units: Abbr. : TSPS
83
Spanish uncle : TIO
84
" ... could ___ horse!" : EATA
86
Conclude : END
87
Eur. nation : RUS
88
Gas: Prefix : AERO
89
Black Maria? : BLUNDERBUS
92
Grid scores : TDS
93
Las Vegas area : STRIP
94
Corded fabric: Var. : REPP
95
Chem. compound : ENOL
96
Wander : GAD
97
Allen and Lawrence : STEVES
98
Convicted bigamist : PRISONEROFLOVE
102
Pretenses : POSES
103
___ missabib (Jer. 20:3) : MAGOR
104
Day: Abbr. : TUES
105
Growl : GNAR
107
Printing devices: Abbr. : TTS
109
Value of yeast : LEAVENWORTH
113
Stack of mod records : ROCKPILE
115
Master: Var. : LOR
116
Gush back : REGURGE
117
Miss Arden : EVE
118
Closing word : AMEN
119
Tokyo coins: Abbr. : YNS
120
Lies atop : RESTSON
121
Attention : EAR
122
Old rulers : DEYS
Down
1
Toadfish : SAPO
2
"___heart shall be called prudent" : THEWISEIN
3
Keystone prison conditions : PENNSTATE
4
Opp. of antonym : SYN
5
Antagonism : ENMITY
6
Lager : BEER
7
24 hours in a Paris jail : BASTILLEDAY
8
Mendicant : BEGGAR
9
As a whole : INALL
10
Where Pago Pago is : SAMOA
11
"I am ___ of the rabble" : AMEMBER
12
Evergreen : YEW
13
Carte or mode : ALA
14
Eurasian union : SSR
15
"___ Nights" : THEIOOI
16
They power cells? : CONCURRENCE
17
"His glassy ___ an angry ape" : ESSENCELIKE
23
Dilute: Sp. : AGUAR
25
Book of lives: Abbr. : DNB
30
Boxing units: Abbr. : RDS
32
Incarcerate Bambi? : BRIGADIER
34
Peking name : MAO
35
I go round: Lat. : AMBIO
36
Mine: Fr. : MIENNE
37
Harvests: Abbr. : YLDS
38
Afternoon, in Australia : ARVO
43
Angelico : FRA
44
Cattle fold : BAWN
45
"___ off" (sale ad) : ATATHIRD
46
Affluence : WEALTH
48
Thesis abbr. : OPCIT
49
Optometrist's cherished alma mater? : EYELOVEU
52
The, in Nice : LES
55
Deplete: Dialect : DREEN
56
Piths : GISTS
58
Spins again : REROTATES
60
Last night: Scot. : STREEN
63
Front yards : LAWNS
64
In a small-minded way : ILLIBERALLY
65
Birdman of Alcatraz : STOOLPIGEON
68
Ph. D., for some : THIRDDEGREE
70
Deputy: Abbr. : AGT
71
Hydrocarbon : OCTENE
73
Eye part : LENS
77
" ... an ___ a sail" : OAROR
78
Suffix with joy : OUS
80
Moment at Forest Hills : SERVETIME
81
Brit. writer : PRIESTLEY
82
Bribes : SOPS
85
Arabian gulf : ADEN
90
Climbs skyward : UPSOARS
91
Eclipse : BLOTOUT
92
Hebrew letter : TAV
93
Wading bird : STORK
94
Phono abbr. : RPM
96
N. Y. village : GOSHEN
97
Typewriter bar : SPACER
99
A Wright, for short : ORV
100
Brit. ridges : FURRS
101
Release : LETGO
106
Flaring star : NOVA
108
Wash. men : SENS
110
Misjudge : ERR
111
Born: Fr. : NEE
112
Plane parts: Abbr. : WGS
114
Bed, to some : PAD

Answer summary:
34 unique to this puzzle, 15 debuted here and reused later, 9 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 © 2007-2025, Jim Horne
55 ms