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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Author:
Anne Grae Martin
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
38-Across : Ideal scenario
TotalDebutLatest
28/10/202111/17/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0011000
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.661342%
Anne Grae Martin

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {FJQVXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Martin. Wednesday freshness: 56%
Anne Grae Martin notes:
I started constructing crosswords around the same time I graduated from my 200-hour yoga teacher training program, so the two have ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
The iconic yoga pose, DOWNWARD DOG, is represented perfectly in the grid. I love crossword art that features shapes made of circles — ... read more
1
S
2
A
3
S
4
S
5
Y
6
A
7
R
8
M
9
S
10
T
11
A
12
S
13
H
14
C
U
T
I
E
15
L
O
A
16
W
O
W
I
E
17
A
D
U
B
A
18
A
W
A
19
R
E
N
E
S
S
20
R
E
N
21
H
22
A
N
D
M
A
D
E
23
E
N
T
24
R
Y
W
A
Y
25
S
E
D
26
G
27
E
28
S
29
O
O
O
30
M
P
S
31
O
A
T
32
O
33
B
D
U
R
34
A
35
T
E
36
E
D
G
E
37
U
C
L
A
38
D
R
E
A
39
M
40
M
O
L
T
41
T
H
A
N
42
S
E
T
A
43
D
A
T
E
44
A
R
I
45
P
46
I
E
47
M
R
I
48
H
E
R
49
M
A
N
50
C
51
O
B
B
L
52
I
53
N
54
G
55
A
U
T
56
U
M
N
A
L
57
T
A
O
58
Y
59
O
60
G
A
P
O
S
E
S
61
A
62
B
S
I
T
63
A
L
I
C
E
64
E
R
E
65
C
R
O
A
T
66
M
A
N
O
R
67
D
E
T
68
K
O
N
D
O
© 2021, The New York Times11/17/21 ( No. 26,307 )
Across
1
Like the comment "I heard you the first 10 times!" : SASSY
6
Biceps locale : ARM
9
Hide (away) : STASH
14
With 45-Across, one who's adorable : CUTIE
15
Mauna ___ : LOA
16
"Gadzooks!" : WOWIE
17
"Mrs. America" actress Uzo : ADUBA
18
Goal of some meditation : AWARENESS
20
Kylo ___ of "Star Wars" : REN
21
Like many items on Etsy : HANDMADE
23
Home front? : ENTRYWAY
25
Grasslike swamp plants : SEDGES
29
Hugs, on a love letter : OOO
30
Politicians in the House of Commons: Abbr. : MPS
31
Kind of milk that's an alternative to soy : OAT
32
Headstrong : OBDURATE
36
One of 12 on a die : EDGE
37
Bruins' sch. : UCLA
38
Ideal scenario : DREAM
40
What large birds typically do less often : MOLT
41
Comparative word : THAN
42
Flesh out some wedding plans, perhaps : SETADATE
44
Pop star Grande, to fans : ARI
45
See 14-Across : PIE
47
Body shot, in brief? : MRI
48
Cain with a 2012 presidential campaign : HERMAN
50
Roughly putting (together) : COBBLING
55
Like September's equinox : AUTUMNAL
57
Path to enlightenment : TAO
58
What the five formations of circled letters in this puzzle represent : YOGAPOSES
61
___ omen (Latin akin to "Heaven forbid") : ABSIT
63
Wonderland girl : ALICE
64
Before, in poetry : ERE
65
Neighbor of a Slovene : CROAT
66
Many a Jane Austen setting : MANOR
67
Pistons or Lions, on scoreboards : DET
68
Netflix's "Sparking Joy With Marie ___" : KONDO
Down
1
Freak out : SCARE
2
"The Shield of Achilles" poet : AUDEN
3
Publicity act : STUNT
4
12- or 62-Down : SIB
5
Response to "Who, me?!" : YEAHYOU
6
___ Thompson a.k.a. Honey Boo Boo : ALANA
7
Unruly : ROWDY
8
Palindromic title : MAAM
9
Subjects of King Carl XVI Gustaf : SWEDES
10
Muscular : TONED
11
Breathtaking feeling : AWE
12
Member of the fam : SIS
13
"___ a Tramp" (Disney song) : HES
19
Hoarse voice : RASP
22
"Let's talk ..." : AWORD
24
Fearsome pteranodon of classic film : RODAN
26
"Waiting for ___" : GODOT
27
Former U.S. coin worth $10 : EAGLE
28
[Do not delete] : STET
30
What an Impossible Burger lacks : MEAT
32
Clayey color : OCHRE
33
Serena's best friend on "Gossip Girl" : BLAIR
34
British bum : ARSE
35
Common garment for tie-dyeing : TEE
36
___ alert : EMAIL
37
Great Salt Lake locale : UTAH
39
Venomous snake : MAMBA
43
Colorfully named victim in the U.K. version of Clue : DRBLACK
45
Mark Twain title character : PAUPER
46
Fancying : INTO
49
"America's Bodyshop" company : MAACO
50
Informal summons : CMERE
51
Infancy : ONSET
52
"You wanna fight? Let's go!" : ITSON
53
Mythological being that's an anagram of DIANA : NAIAD
54
Arrived at : GOTTO
56
Treated as a pawn : USED
58
Major vegetable export of Nigeria (nearly 70% of the world's total) : YAM
59
Portuguese greeting : OLA
60
Ingredient in a Negroni : GIN
62
Member of the fam : BRO

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later.

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
92 ms