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

New York Times, Friday, January 4, 2002

Author:
David J. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : It acts on impulse
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4461426601326
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 28 Missing: {FJKQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 81 for Mr. Kahn. Friday freshness: 54%
1
M
2
I
3
X
4
E
5
D
6
B
7
A
8
G
9
V
10
I
11
A
12
C
13
O
14
M
15
O
N
E
T
O
O
N
E
16
I
N
C
A
S
E
17
L
A
N
C
E
I
T
O
18
N
E
U
R
O
N
19
I
P
O
20
S
T
O
R
21
M
Y
22
R
L
S
23
N
I
N
24
A
25
E
N
G
E
L
26
S
27
Y
E
W
28
A
E
S
O
29
P
30
Y
E
A
31
I
32
C
A
M
E
33
R
E
34
C
35
A
N
36
A
T
O
L
I
A
37
B
38
U
39
R
T
O
N
40
A
N
D
T
A
Y
L
O
R
41
U
N
E
A
R
N
E
D
42
O
R
O
43
M
I
L
L
I
44
O
M
45
B
46
S
T
47
E
48
A
49
M
50
S
C
I
51
A
52
N
N
A
L
53
S
54
E
N
D
O
55
T
Y
S
56
I
S
R
A
E
57
L
58
T
E
N
59
E
C
H
60
O
61
E
S
62
T
R
E
A
63
T
I
S
E
64
E
L
E
V
E
S
65
H
E
N
P
A
R
T
Y
66
R
E
S
A
L
E
67
A
D
O
P
T
E
E
S
© 2002, The New York Times1/4/2 ( No. 19,050 )
Across
1
Assortment : MIXEDBAG
9
Nickelodeon's parent : VIACOM
15
Kind of correspondence : ONETOONE
16
As a precaution : INCASE
17
Noted judge : LANCEITO
18
It acts on impulse : NEURON
19
Wall St. news : IPO
20
Marked by turmoil : STORMY
22
Literary monogram : RLS
23
15th-century vessel : NINA
25
Manifesto writer of 1848 : ENGELS
27
Churchyard tree in "Romeo and Juliet" : YEW
28
Storyteller of yore : AESOP
30
Assent : YEA
31
Words from Caesar : ICAME
33
Boombox button : REC
35
Turkey part : ANATOLIA
37
Onetime celebrated movie couple : BURTONANDTAYLOR
41
Like some income : UNEARNED
42
Partner of plata : ORO
43
Pop music's ___ Vanilli : MILLI
44
White House financial grp. : OMB
46
Something to let off : STEAM
50
Grade sch. subj. : SCI
51
Chronicles : ANNALS
54
Prefix with centric : ENDO
55
Cobb and Hardin : TYS
56
Land of Canaan : ISRAEL
58
Gymnast's goal : TEN
59
They may be found in long halls : ECHOES
62
Academic work : TREATISE
64
Ones in an instituteur's care : ELEVES
65
Old-fashioned gathering : HENPARTY
66
Kind of value : RESALE
67
Orphans, often : ADOPTEES
Down
1
Tirso de ___, Spanish dramatist who introduced Don Juan to literature : MOLINA
2
Where to find baked blackbirds : INAPIE
3
Elementary gases : XENONS
4
And more : ETC
5
Executes : DOES
6
Nightclub : BOITE
7
B.C. eulogist : ANTONY
8
37-Across in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" : GEORGEANDMARTHA
9
Collectible records : VINYL
10
Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 ___ minor : INE
11
Prefix with pressure : ACU
12
Tote : CARRYALL
13
Pavarotti standard : OSOLEMIO
14
Haberdasher's stock : MENSWEAR
21
"___ My Shadow" : MEAND
24
Like a major artery : AORTAL
26
Instruments with teakwood necks : SITARS
29
Midwest city founded as Fort Clark : PEORIA
32
Western critter : COYOTE
34
Atlanta's ___ Center : CNN
36
Z preceder : ATO
37
False directions, e.g. : BUMSTEER
38
Balancing act? : UNICYCLE
39
Enjoys : RELISHES
40
Ages : AEONS
45
Trumpeted : BLARED
47
Unabridged : ENTIRE
48
Latin song starter : ADESTE
49
Receipts : MONEYS
52
Friendly goblin in Scandinavian folklore : NISSE
53
"___ Evil" (Mia Farrow film) : SEENO
57
Arctic native : LAPP
60
Lab cells : OVA
61
Sniggler's catch : EEL
63
Work at lacemaking : TAT

Answer summary:
2 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Like this puzzle? Please share this page on social media to help spread the word about XWord Info. Thanks!

XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
77 ms