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

New York Times, Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Author:
Adam Aaronson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
36-Across : Croak
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
131/4/202011/6/20244
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0113008
ScrabDebutFresh
1.629969%
Adam Aaronson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 81, Blocks: 44 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 13 for Mr. Aaronson. Wednesday freshness: 52%
Jim Horne notes:

Both the full words and the shaded sub-words satisfy the clues.

1
A
2
S
3
S
4
S
5
O
6
D
7
E
8
D
9
U
10
H
11
E
12
M
13
T
O
T
14
P
L
A
15
T
16
I
N
U
M
17
E
L
O
18
O
U
I
19
E
D
M
O
N
T
O
N
20
A
L
P
21
M
S
N
22
B
C
23
A
L
D
O
24
O
25
L
L
I
E
26
S
A
K
E
27
S
L
I
M
28
E
T
S
Y
29
B
L
30
A
31
C
K
S
A
B
32
B
33
A
T
H
34
A
35
P
O
L
L
O
36
R
I
B
B
37
I
38
T
39
S
O
M
A
L
I
40
A
41
L
I
M
E
A
D
E
42
T
U
B
43
F
R
44
I
45
T
O
S
46
R
E
V
47
I
T
S
48
I
49
N
50
I
D
O
L
51
B
52
O
S
S
A
53
M
E
54
A
D
O
W
L
55
A
R
K
56
B
57
I
58
K
I
N
G
59
C
I
G
60
A
61
R
62
S
63
L
O
N
G
A
N
64
D
65
S
66
H
67
O
R
T
O
F
I
T
68
O
T
O
H
69
E
U
R
O
P
E
70
O
A
T
Y
71
W
A
T
T
72
S
H
I
N
E
S
73
D
R
A
X
© 2024, The New York Times11/6/24 ( No. 27,392 )
Across
1
Gobi Desert grazer : ASS
4
Green roll : SOD
7
Domain suffix that most people can't register : EDU
10
Tailor's line : HEM
13
Bit of fried finger food, casually : TOT
14
Silvery element : PLATINUM
17
Band initials missing from their hit song "_vi_ W_man" : ELO
18
Possible response to a question that begins "Est-ce que …" : OUI
19
Northernmost city in North America with over one million people : EDMONTON
20
Inspiration for Toblerone's shape : ALP
21
Channel with Steve Kornacki's election day "Big Board" : MSNBC
23
Gucci played by Al Pacino in 2021's "House of Gucci" : ALDO
24
Hop on board? : OLLIE
26
Shot dropped into a glass of beer, in a popular cocktail : SAKE
27
Dress shirt fit option : SLIM
28
Site for crafts : ETSY
29
Band in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame : BLACKSABBATH
34
Spacecraft that docked with the Soyuz in 1975 : APOLLO
36
Croak : RIBBIT
39
African country : SOMALIA
41
Sweetened beverage : LIMEADE
42
Container for sour cream : TUB
43
Snack brand from the Spanish word for "fried" : FRITOS
46
Make go "Vroom!" : REV
47
"Go-o-oal!" : ITSIN
50
Object of adoration : IDOL
51
Brazilian jazz subgenre, informally : BOSSA
53
Bird with a distinctive call : MEADOWLARK
56
Spinning one's wheels? : BIKING
59
Puff pieces? : CIGARS
63
General idea … or a hint to the clue/answer pairings at 14-, 29-, 39-, 41- and 53-Across : LONGANDSHORTOFIT
68
Conversely, in a text : OTOH
69
Second-smallest of seven : EUROPE
70
Like many granola bars : OATY
71
Unit of power : WATT
72
Performs brilliantly : SHINES
73
Dave Bautista's role in "Guardians of the Galaxy" : DRAX
Down
1
Focuses of quantum mechanics : ATOMS
2
Composer with a namesake horn : SOUSA
3
Foul-smelling prank items : STINKBOMBS
4
Required word count for a freelance article, e.g. : SPEC
5
Like food you should probably smell before eating : OLD
6
Patterned fabric named for a Mideast capital : DAMASK
7
Lay to rest : ENTOMB
8
Hip-hop's Madvillain or Mobb Deep : DUO
9
"Yeah, don't even think about it" : UMNO
10
Indicators of remaining energy for video game characters : HEALTHBARS
11
Actress Tracee ___ Ross of "American Fiction" : ELLIS
12
Sullen : MOPEY
15
Avoid ___ (Google Maps option) : TOLLS
16
World's most populous country as of 2023 : INDIA
22
___ Baxter, "Poor Things" protagonist : BELLA
25
Leave undisturbed : LETBE
30
A-game, so to speak : ALL
31
Elaborate hairdo : COIF
32
Jewish rite : BRIS
33
Target : AIM
34
Italian wine region : ASTI
35
Look sullen : POUT
37
Middle-of-the-month time : IDES
38
Big name in athletic sandals : TEVA
40
Like Antarctica's climate : ARID
41
Hang out : LOLL
44
Swearing-in words : IDO
45
Drag on the road : TOW
48
"My plans aren't set in stone" : IMIGHT
49
"99 Luftballons" singer : NENA
51
Liverpudlian or Mancunian : BRIT
52
"Oh, phew!" : OKGOOD
54
___ Varda, director with an honorary Palme d'Or and Oscar : AGNES
55
Plot units : ACRES
56
Major setback : BLOW
57
Three-syllable letter : IOTA
58
Something a rock climber might make with one hand : KNOT
60
In the distance : AFAR
61
Multitalented Moreno : RITA
62
River in which Achilles was dipped : STYX
64
"Tell me something I don't know!" : DUH
65
___ Lanka : SRI
66
Sweetie : HON
67
Midwesterner's embarrassed interjection : OPE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 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
56 ms