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

New York Times, Thursday, November 2, 2000

Author:
Henry Hook
Editor:
Will Shortz
17-Across : With 6-Down, doctor's observation
TotalDebutLatest
595/23/19757/11/2013
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1334615891
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
41.592113367%
Henry Hook

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JXZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 41 for Mr. Hook. Thursday freshness: 65%
1
S
2
T
3
A
4
G
5
W
6
E
7
V
8
E
9
M
10
A
11
M
12
E
13
A
R
T
Y
14
A
N
E
N
15
T
16
O
R
I
G
17
Y
O
U
R
18
E
N
O
T
G
E
19
T
T
I
N
G
20
S
I
B
E
L
I
U
S
21
N
A
I
A
D
22
I
N
G
23
W
A
C
O
24
V
25
A
26
N
27
G
O
G
H
28
E
B
O
N
29
I
30
T
31
E
32
A
L
E
U
T
33
F
34
E
L
L
S
35
Q
E
D
36
M
O
A
N
37
B
I
B
L
E
38
S
U
R
G
39
P
O
T
40
R
A
B
B
I
41
Q
U
I
R
E
42
S
P
O
43
K
A
N
E
44
F
45
R
U
I
T
E
D
46
A
D
A
R
47
T
I
A
48
A
49
P
R
I
L
50
S
H
A
L
51
L
52
O
53
T
54
S
55
T
R
U
E
I
L
56
L
E
A
T
M
Y
H
A
T
57
A
C
M
E
58
Y
A
L
T
A
59
N
I
N
A
60
W
H
A
M
61
P
A
S
S
62
N
O
S
Y
© 2000, The New York Times11/2/0 ( No. 18,622 )
Across
1
Unaccompanied : STAG
5
Bob Seger's "___ Got Tonite" : WEVE
9
Patrick Dennis's aunt : MAME
13
Pseudo-aesthetic : ARTY
14
Regarding : ANENT
16
Xerox insert: Abbr. : ORIG
17
With 6-Down, doctor's observation : YOURENOTGETTING
20
"Finlandia" composer : SIBELIUS
21
Spring nymph : NAIAD
22
Paderewski's "Minuet ___" : ING
23
1993 standoff site : WACO
24
One of his listeners got cut off : VANGOGH
28
Bowling ball material : EBONITE
32
Atka dweller : ALEUT
33
Gives the coup de grâce : FELLS
35
Mathematician's "ta-da" : QED
36
Lamentation : MOAN
37
Authoritative text : BIBLE
38
O.R. doings : SURG
39
Crock : POT
40
Harry Kemelman's whodunit hero, e.g. : RABBI
41
Leaf collection? : QUIRE
42
1974 World's Fair site : SPOKANE
44
Not barren : FRUITED
46
29- or 30-day month : ADAR
47
___ Maria : TIA
48
When Revere made that ride : APRIL
50
Onions' kin : SHALLOTS
55
See 23-Down : TRUEILLEATMYHAT
57
Crowning point : ACME
58
Ukrainian city : YALTA
59
Mexican child : NINA
60
"Pow!" : WHAM
61
Quarterback's tactic : PASS
62
Unduly interested : NOSY
Down
1
Word after "he" and "she" : SAYS
2
"Star Trek: T.N.G." role : TROI
3
Swift's "The Tale of ___" : ATUB
4
Circular course : GYRE
5
On the decline : WANING
6
See 17-Across : ENOUGHFIBER
7
11/11 honorees : VETS
8
Chang's closest relative : ENG
9
Parliamentary proposal : MOTION
10
Oratorio portion : ARIA
11
Attention : MIND
12
Dinosaur's start : EGG
15
Like a good debater's arguments : TENABLE
18
"Four Quartets" poet : ELIOT
19
Fiesta fare : TACOS
23
With 55-Across, patient's reply : WELLIFTHATS
24
Soloists' lead-ins, maybe : VAMPS
25
Knocked for ___ : ALOOP
26
"Rad!" : NEATO
27
Automatic, for one : GUN
29
"Uncle!" : IQUIT
30
It borders la mer : TERRE
31
Barely defeated : EDGED
34
Fall back : EBB
37
Sans freshness : BANALLY
38
___ juris (legal phrase) : SUI
40
They meet in the middle : RADII
41
Reservation : QUALM
43
First name in the N.B.A., once : KAREEM
45
Oater props : RIATAS
48
Coyly roguish : ARCH
49
Reebok rival : PUMA
50
Actress Ward : SELA
51
Spacek biopic role : LYNN
52
Where Ivory soap and the pop-top can were invented : OHIO
53
Responds to UV rays : TANS
54
Reinforcement : STAY
55
Spotted, to Tweety : TAW
56
Napkin holder : LAP

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
206 ms