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

New York Times, Thursday, October 18, 2012

Author:
Samuel A. Donaldson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
45-Across : Baking hazard at a manger?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
4110/2/20088/14/202411
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
102597161
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
241.6324669%
Samuel A. Donaldson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {FQVWZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Donaldson. Thursday freshness: 40%
1
A
2
N
3
Y
4
H
5
O
6
O
7
J
8
O
9
E
10
P
11
E
12
S
13
C
14
I
15
D
E
T
A
I
N
16
A
U
T
O
L
O
A
N
17
S
A
D
D
L
E
18
I
N
T
H
E
B
A
C
K
19
A
S
P
C
A
20
T
A
R
T
E
21
S
22
P
23
A
24
L
I
E
25
M
26
C
I
27
S
I
D
28
H
O
L
29
E
I
N
T
30
H
E
A
C
31
E
32
E
N
I
A
C
33
I
T
S
34
T
35
B
36
S
37
D
A
R
K
38
I
39
N
T
H
E
40
S
H
O
T
41
S
S
T
42
L
O
O
43
P
E
T
I
44
T
45
H
46
A
Y
I
N
47
T
48
H
E
R
O
L
L
49
E
50
T
51
C
52
B
A
R
53
U
A
E
54
X
T
C
55
D
O
R
56
I
A
57
U
S
R
D
58
A
59
G
R
A
S
S
60
I
61
N
T
H
E
S
N
62
A
63
K
64
E
65
A
M
B
I
E
N
C
E
66
M
U
T
T
E
R
67
R
E
S
T
S
T
O
P
68
S
P
E
L
L
S
© 2012, The New York Times10/18/12 ( No. 22,990 )
Across
1
"Changing the subject ..." : ANYHOO
7
Oscar winner who appeared in a Snickers ad : JOEPESCI
15
Hold for questioning : DETAIN
16
Money for a ride? : AUTOLOAN
17
Bit of riding gear on a truck's flatbed? : SADDLEINTHEBACK
19
Humane org. : ASPCA
20
Parisian pastry : TARTE
21
Pampering place : SPA
24
Crooked line? : LIE
25
Verizon subsidiary : MCI
27
PBS's Science Kid : SID
28
Evidence of some marksmanship? : HOLEINTHEACE
32
"Giant Brain" that debuted in 1946 : ENIAC
33
Doris Day hit "___ Magic" : ITS
34
Cable channel owned by Time Warner : TBS
37
Lighting director's woe? : DARKINTHESHOT
41
Bygone flier, for short : SST
42
Card game akin to euchre : LOO
43
___ four : PETIT
45
Baking hazard at a manger? : HAYINTHEROLL
49
Series ender, often : ETC
52
Block : BAR
53
OPEC member, briefly : UAE
54
1970s-'90s band with a euphoric-sounding name : XTC
55
Novelist Mary ___ Russell : DORIA
57
Old F.D.A. guideline : USRDA
59
Diagnosis for a stoned viper? : GRASSINTHESNAKE
65
Atmosphere : AMBIENCE
66
Grumble : MUTTER
67
Place to walk a dog, maybe : RESTSTOP
68
Ones cast in "Wicked" : SPELLS
Down
1
Spots : ADS
2
"The Big Read" sponsor, for short : NEA
3
Thus far, on a quarterly stmt. : YTD
4
"If I ___ nickel ..." : HADA
5
Film about the sea? : OILSLICK
6
The first to go on a strike, usually : ONEPIN
7
Actress/country singer Kramer : JANA
8
Published : OUT
9
Biblical suffix : ETH
10
Kind of license : POETIC
11
Island off the coast of Tuscany : ELBA
12
Climbs swiftly : SOARS
13
They have sticking points : CACTI
14
Having tattoos : INKED
18
"O.G. Original Gangster" artist : ICET
21
"That's what ___ said" : SHE
22
Skin care brand : PONDS
23
Name on a spy's passport, perhaps : ALIAS
25
___ lab : METH
26
Portmanteau, e.g. : CASE
29
"Battlestar Galactica" destination : EARTH
30
Tried to pick up : HITON
31
Knockout number? : ETHER
35
Crow's-feet treatment : BOTOX
36
Circus clown prop : STILT
38
___ Ulyanov, Vladimir Lenin's father : ILYA
39
Film genre : NOIR
40
Hastens : SPEEDSUP
44
Pampering, in brief : TLC
46
Belittles : ABASES
47
Rear : TUSH
48
Old Turkish quarters : HAREMS
49
"J. ___," 2011 film : EDGAR
50
Singer who co-wrote "The Christmas Song" : TORME
51
Beefs : CRABS
56
"That so?" : ISIT
57
Sch. whose fight song is "Miners Fight" : UTEP
58
Get in on the deal : ANTE
60
QB's blunder : INT
61
Cpl. or sgt. : NCO
62
Home of the Braves, on scoreboards : ATL
63
Kenan's former Nickelodeon pal : KEL
64
Where you might see a lot of chest-pumping, for short? : ERS

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle.

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
78 ms