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

SANDWICH MAN

New York Times, Sunday, October 29, 2006

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
79-Across : Minnesota college
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
6716363439243
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 74 Missing: {Q} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 149 for Ms. Gorski. Sunday freshness: 90%
1
H
2
D
3
T
4
V
5
U
6
S
7
A
8
F
9
O
10
B
11
J
12
R
13
O
14
S
15
E
16
H
17
I
18
P
19
A
R
E
A
20
P
A
I
L
21
N
A
E
22
A
C
E
T
O
N
E
23
J
O
L
L
24
Y
M
R
R
O
25
G
E
R
S
26
S
T
A
T
U
T
E
27
I
L
L
S
A
Y
28
C
R
E
P
T
U
29
P
30
A
M
U
S
E
R
31
S
L
Y
E
R
32
M
O
I
R
A
33
R
34
I
D
S
35
I
R
A
36
G
O
O
D
M
R
37
D
38
E
E
D
S
39
S
N
A
G
40
C
41
E
42
R
43
E
44
B
R
A
L
45
S
T
I
N
T
S
46
I
N
G
L
E
47
A
N
O
M
I
E
48
A
G
A
49
S
W
A
M
I
S
50
I
S
A
I
D
51
B
52
R
53
A
54
N
55
D
M
R
X
56
C
O
P
R
A
57
R
U
S
S
E
58
Y
O
W
E
E
59
B
A
N
D
B
60
N
E
T
S
61
M
R
I
N
B
E
62
T
63
W
64
E
E
N
65
R
U
66
S
67
T
68
E
A
69
S
E
D
70
R
I
P
E
N
71
T
A
B
O
O
72
C
D
R
O
M
73
M
74
O
75
D
E
L
M
R
T
76
E
G
B
D
F
77
S
I
M
I
L
E
78
A
M
O
79
S
T
O
L
A
F
80
A
G
R
E
E
81
D
R
O
P
82
I
83
T
84
F
85
I
N
E
N
E
S
S
86
L
A
P
S
87
M
Y
B
O
Y
M
R
88
B
I
L
L
89
E
R
E
90
R
E
E
L
91
M
I
L
N
E
92
A
93
D
94
A
95
Y
96
S
97
S
C
A
98
L
E
R
99
E
100
U
101
G
E
N
I
A
102
I
M
F
R
E
E
103
M
A
N
I
A
C
104
S
105
S
P
R
I
N
G
106
M
R
C
L
E
A
N
107
A
S
U
N
D
E
R
108
P
A
S
109
K
L
U
M
110
A
T
R
A
111
N
E
T
Z
E
R
O
112
S
S
E
113
S
E
G
A
114
T
E
N
T
© 2006, The New York Times10/29/6 ( No. 20,809 )
Across
1
Modern wall hanging : HDTV
5
Military letters : USAF
9
Kind of case in grammar: Abbr. : OBJ
12
Fruit of a flower : ROSEHIP
19
Place : AREA
20
Water carrier : PAIL
21
Shetland turndown : NAE
22
Nail polish remover : ACETONE
23
Cheery fellow in the neighborhood? : JOLLYMRROGERS
26
One for the books : STATUTE
27
"You got that right!" : ILLSAY
28
Slowly ascended : CREPTUP
30
Class clown, e.g. : AMUSER
31
More furtive : SLYER
32
Actress Kelly : MOIRA
33
Empties (of) : RIDS
35
Bit of tax planning, for short : IRA
36
Excellent portrayal of a Gary Cooper role? : GOODMRDEEDS
39
Hitch : SNAG
40
Brainy : CEREBRAL
45
Work periods : STINTS
46
Fireplace : INGLE
47
Social breakdown : ANOMIE
48
Turkish title : AGA
49
Answer men : SWAMIS
50
"Let me repeat ..." : ISAID
51
Tattoo an anonymous source? : BRANDMRX
56
Dried coconut meat : COPRA
57
Charlotte ___ : RUSSE
58
"Holy mackerel!" : YOWEE
59
Night spot : BANDB
60
Clears : NETS
61
Something to "call me" per an old song ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme : MRINBETWEEN
65
Tin Man's malady : RUST
68
Let up : EASED
70
Turn red or yellow, say : RIPEN
71
Impermissible : TABOO
72
Flat storage site : CDROM
73
"The A-Team" actor on the cover of GQ? : MODELMRT
76
Lines on a staff : EGBDF
77
Presenter of a likeness? : SIMILE
78
Start of a Latin conjugation : AMO
79
Minnesota college : STOLAF
80
Match : AGREE
81
"Enough!" : DROPIT
84
Gemstone quality : FINENESS
86
Running in circles? : LAPS
87
Father's song about a 79-Down character? : MYBOYMRBILL
89
Bard's "before" : ERE
90
Pull (in) : REEL
91
"It's Too Late Now" autobiographer : MILNE
92
All in ___ work : ADAYS
97
Mountain climber, e.g. : SCALER
99
Saint whose feast day is December 25 : EUGENIA
102
1969 hit by the Who : IMFREE
103
Nuts : MANIACS
105
Get a bald advertising icon out of the slammer? : SPRINGMRCLEAN
107
In pieces : ASUNDER
108
Father figures : PAS
109
Cover girl Heidi : KLUM
110
Razor name : ATRA
111
AOL alternative : NETZERO
112
Sheffield-to-London dir. : SSE
113
Big name in games : SEGA
114
Outdoor wedding rental : TENT
Down
1
Returnees from Mecca : HAJIS
2
Not laugh-out-loud funny, perhaps : DROLL
3
Place for a programme : TELLY
4
Dance in France : VALSE
5
"This is right ___ alley" : UPMY
6
Mediterranean isl. : SAR
7
Keep from overheating, in a way : AIRCOOL
8
Rococo : FLORID
9
Recipe amount : ONEPART
10
Starr of the N.F.L. : BART
11
Bach's "___, Joy of Man's Desiring" : JESU
12
Campus figs. : RAS
13
Candles in a menorah, e.g. : OCTADS
14
They may go under the arms : SEAMS
15
Response to a backstabber : ETTU
16
Putting up a guy in the bath? : HOUSINGMRBUBBLE
17
Among other things : INTERALIA
18
Aristocracies : PEERAGES
24
"Babi ___" (Yevtushenko poem) : YAR
25
They may make you sick : GERMS
29
Kind of income : PRETAX
32
Extinct flightless bird : MOA
34
Security needs : IDS
36
Test before further studies, for short : GRE
37
Geom. line : DIAM
38
Many a NASA employee: Abbr. : ENGR
39
Showy bloom : SNAPDRAGON
40
Stone heap : CAIRN
41
Come after : ENSUE
42
Honored a monocled man at the Friars Club? : ROASTEDMRPEANUT
43
Diplomats : EMISSARIES
44
Wait : BIDE
46
Game player's gleeful cry : IWON
49
View by computed tomography : SCAN
51
Noted polar explorer : BYRD
52
Charles, for one : ROI
53
Natural bristles : AWN
54
Wyo. neighbor : NEB
55
John on a farm : DEERE
59
Angled : BENT
61
Attention-getting cry : MEME
62
Open ___ : TIL
63
Typing test stat. : WPM
64
Election closer? : EER
66
RC's, e.g. : SODAS
67
Fashion plates, in British lingo : TOFFS
69
Low part of a high top : SOLE
71
Place for a béret : TETE
72
Havana's home : CIGARCASE
73
Column material : MARBLE
74
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
75
Idiotic : DOPY
77
Pitcher : SALESMAN
79
See 87-Across: Abbr. : SNL
81
Turn red or yellow, say : DYE
82
Dunk : IMMERSE
83
Singer Lopez : TRINI
84
Achieve through trickery : FINAGLE
85
___ St.-Louis, Paris : ILE
87
Mabel who sang "Fly Me to the Moon" : MERCER
88
Lighthouse signals : BLINKS
90
Aptly named author Charles : READE
92
Film buff's channel : AMC
93
Key of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 1 : DFLAT
94
Mountain ridge : ARETE
95
Pine : YEARN
96
Overseas assembly : SENAT
98
Mozart's ___ Symphony (No. 36) : LINZ
100
Mail letters : USPS
101
College application nos. : GPAS
102
"Joy of Cooking" author Rombauer : IRMA
104
Sign of success : SRO
106
Kisser : MUG

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 3 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
75 ms