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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 1, 2023

Author:
Steve Weyer
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
43-Across : Firm refusal
TotalDebut
111/1/2023
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0001000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.47642%
Steve Weyer

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {FJKQWXZ} Spans: 4 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Weyer. Wednesday freshness: 66%
1
I
2
M
3
H
4
U
5
N
6
G
7
R
8
Y
9
N
10
O
11
C
12
A
13
R
14
B
15
M
A
U
N
A
L
O
A
16
B
M
O
V
I
E
17
A
S
T
I
N
I
S
N
18
T
A
S
A
I
N
T
19
M
A
S
T
20
T
I
N
A
21
R
A
G
A
22
A
C
T
23
M
24
A
25
C
S
26
T
27
H
28
E
29
D
A
H
A
30
T
E
D
D
E
31
A
32
T
33
H
34
H
Y
P
O
S
35
I
R
O
C
36
L
E
I
37
R
E
S
T
38
G
39
L
A
S
S
40
D
I
E
M
41
U
N
O
42
M
U
I
R
43
B
I
G
N
O
44
M
A
N
45
E
T
M
E
A
46
N
47
T
T
E
N
A
M
48
L
A
P
D
49
O
R
S
50
A
51
B
52
U
T
53
T
54
R
O
U
55
C
56
E
57
D
58
E
59
M
A
S
O
60
N
61
M
O
A
N
S
62
N
O
M
A
S
63
I
B
E
R
I
A
64
S
E
T
A
P
A
R
T
65
D
E
S
O
T
O
66
A
R
S
M
A
G
N
A
© 2023, The New York Times11/1/23 ( No. 27,021 )
Across
1
What a cat's meow might mean : IMHUNGRY
9
Starchless, as some foods : NOCARB
15
Peak in the Hawaiian-Emperor seamount chain : MAUNALOA
16
1957's "Attack of the Crab Monsters," for one : BMOVIE
17
Actor Sean does some things that aren't nice : ASTINISNTASAINT
19
What Odysseus was bound to during the sirens' song : MAST
20
Turner with many Grammys : TINA
21
Feature of some Indian music : RAGA
22
Role-play : ACT
23
Sierra runners : MACS
26
Silent film star Bara didn't want to leave us : THEDAHATEDDEATH
34
Little shots? : HYPOS
35
Vintage Camaro owner's boast? : IROC
36
___ Day (May 1, in Hawaii) : LEI
37
Break : REST
38
An artist might blow it : GLASS
40
Carpe ___ : DIEM
41
Half dos : UNO
42
California's ___ Woods National Monument : MUIR
43
Firm refusal : BIGNO
44
Artist Édouard mistakenly proposed 11:00 : MANETMEANTTENAM
48
TV detective Bosch's former org. : LAPD
49
Sites for some docs : ORS
50
Touch : ABUT
53
Cut-off pants? : TROU
55
Hand over : CEDE
59
Fictional lawyer Perry cries "I give!" : MASONMOANSNOMAS
63
Peninsula south of the Pyrenees : IBERIA
64
Differentiate : SETAPART
65
Explorer from 63-Across : DESOTO
66
1545 treatise whose rearranged letters aptly suggest 17-, 26-, 44- and 59-Across : ARSMAGNA
Down
1
Prayer leader : IMAM
2
Tamale dough : MASA
3
Rustic refuges : HUTS
4
Storage ___ : UNIT
5
Photographer Goldin : NAN
6
Procedural flaw : GLITCH
7
Elmo's turquoise amiga : ROSITA
8
"Life of Pi" novelist Martel : YANN
9
Trail Blazers' org. : NBA
10
Meditation sounds : OMS
11
Rough : COARSE
12
Alternative to Reebok : AVIA
13
Hobbit Frodo's cloaking device : RING
14
Test version : BETA
18
Wild horses couldn't drag them away, presumably : TAMERS
22
Some remote batteries : AAS
24
Bothers : ADOS
25
Govt. health agency : CDC
26
Hum monotonously : THRUM
27
Spotted scavenger : HYENA
28
Printer brand : EPSON
29
What's the point? : DOT
30
Heady weapon wielded by Wonder Woman? : TIARA
31
Sync up : ALIGN
32
"The Brandon ___ Story" (1998 documentary) : TEENA
33
Handmade sign at a stadium : HIMOM
38
"Forrest ___" : GUMP
39
Misled : LIEDTO
40
One of five in Yahtzee : DIE
42
Underground org. of New York : MTA
43
"Dynamite" K-pop group : BTS
45
Six Flags ride named for a powerful animal : ELTORO
46
Lunchtime tryst : NOONER
47
Entities holding property : TRUSTS
50
Within : AMID
51
Bunyan's ox or Hoggett's pig : BABE
52
Applications : USES
54
Tabula ___ : RASA
55
Manilow's "hottest spot north of Havana," informally : COPA
56
Online zine : EMAG
57
Swear to mend things? : DARN
58
"Cómo ___ usted?" : ESTA
60
Minor fault : NIT
61
Long March leader : MAO
62
Where 38-Down served, for short : NAM

Answer summary:
6 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
70 ms