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

New York Times, Thursday, August 14, 1975

Author:
DeWitt Anderson
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 40, Avg Word Len: 4.87, Missing: { F J K Q X }, Scrabble score: 262 (avg 1.42)
Open Squares: 72, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 10, XRef: 1, Spans: 3, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 3, Grid flow: 12.4
DeWitt Anderson has 17 known pre-Shortz puzzles in our database.
1
C
2
L
3
E
4
W
5
C
6
E
7
L
8
T
9
H
10
O
11
N
12
I
13
H
A
Z
E
14
O
D
E
R
15
H
A
D
E
S
16
I
S
R
A
17
E
L
I
T
E
18
A
N
I
S
E
19
C
H
A
R
L
O
T
T
E
20
B
R
O
N
T
E
21
S
A
N
O
22
U
P
I
23
D
24
A
25
D
26
S
Y
R
27
R
E
O
28
C
29
S
30
A
31
A
L
I
32
A
33
D
I
N
O
34
S
A
U
R
35
G
I
O
V
36
A
37
N
38
N
I
M
O
N
T
I
N
I
39
G
A
D
A
B
O
U
T
40
E
N
N
S
41
S
S
E
42
I
R
E
43
C
44
U
45
T
46
E
Y
E
47
A
L
T
48
U
N
O
49
S
50
M
51
A
52
R
I
E
H
53
E
54
N
R
I
B
E
55
Y
56
L
57
E
58
A
D
O
R
N
59
E
A
S
T
E
R
E
G
G
60
R
E
L
E
E
61
G
L
E
E
62
O
T
T
O
63
U
S
E
D
64
S
A
S
S
65
W
I
N
S
© 1975, The New York TimesNo. 9,497
Across
1
Ball of yarn : CLEW
5
Stone Age tool : CELT
9
"___ soit qui ... " : HONI
13
Initiate in a way : HAZE
14
___-Neisse Line : ODER
15
Netherworld : HADES
16
Member of a Biblical people : ISRAELITE
18
Flavoring seed : ANISE
19
Currer Bell : CHARLOTTEBRONTE
21
"Mens sana in corpore ___" : SANO
22
News service : UPI
23
Once-a-year celebrity : DAD
26
Neighbor of Isr. : SYR
27
Antique auto : REO
28
1860–65 org. : CSA
31
Inter ___ : ALIA
33
Crocodile's ancestor : DINOSAUR
35
Pope Paul VI : GIOVANNIMONTINI
39
Restless fun seeker : GADABOUT
40
Austrian river : ENNS
41
Compass point : SSE
42
Displeasure : IRE
43
Snub : CUT
46
Evil or eagle : EYE
47
High in pitch : ALT
48
Some, in Spain : UNOS
50
Stendhal : MARIEHENRIBEYLE
58
Festoon : ADORN
59
Post-Lenten fare : EASTEREGG
60
V.I.P. in 28 Across : RELEE
61
Jubilation : GLEE
62
Klemperer : OTTO
63
Second-hand : USED
64
Back talk : SASS
65
Conquers : WINS
Down
1
Smart : CHIC
2
Fasten : LASH
3
Browning's "Rabbi Ben ___" : EZRA
4
Endures : WEARS
5
America, in 1775 : COLONY
6
Horace Greeley, e.g. : EDITOR
7
Baltic native : LETT
8
Sloth's milieu : TREE
9
Asian capital : HANOI
10
Norse deity : ODIN
11
"A ___ of robins ... " : NEST
12
Phrase of assent : ISEE
15
Pequod gear : HARPOON
17
Greek W. W. II group : ELAS
20
Good, in Seville : BUENO
23
Pistols, old style : DAGGS
24
Criminal's shield : ALIAS
25
Semiconductor device : DIODE
27
Tire mount : RIM
28
Fictional mutiny : CAINE
29
Cheerful : SUNNY
30
"I ___ from dreams of thee ... " : ARISE
32
Miss Gardner : AVA
33
On-___ (bit of gossip) : DIT
34
Sault ___ Marie : STE
36
Ike's early home : ABILENE
37
One of the Americas : NORTH
38
Cloud, in France : NUE
43
Villain's cry of woe : CURSES
44
Brings together : UNITES
45
"Oh, ___ in England ... " : TOBE
47
Ventilated : AIRED
49
Asian antelope : SEROW
50
Japanese ship name : MARU
51
Summer drinks : ADES
52
Function : ROLE
53
Brain-wave tracings: Abbr. : EEGS
54
Hindu legendary hero : NALA
55
Himalayan creature : YETI
56
2,240 lbs. : LGTN
57
Conceits : EGOS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 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
52 ms