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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 1, 2020

Author:
Byron Walden
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
30-Across : California ___ (state flag words)
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
10811/23/20014/6/202415
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
1412393697
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
321.591,28194%
Byron Walden

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 32 Missing: {JQVXZ} Spans: 4 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 100 for Mr. Walden. Tuesday freshness: 74%
Byron Walden notes:
If there were prop bets on crossword puzzles, I wonder what the odds would have been that my 100th puzzle in the Times would have been ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I appreciate Byron's efforts to add extra layers to make his "hidden words" puzzle stand out. (Will Shortz said earlier this year he's ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

When I got PRESSURE COOKERS down the middle, and then SOFTWARE COMPANY at 17 Across, I thought the theme was going to be "things that are examples of pressure cookers." :)

1
M
2
A
3
L
4
I
5
C
6
A
7
P
8
S
9
G
10
I
11
A
12
N
13
T
14
I
M
I
N
15
H
I
R
E
16
E
M
B
A
R
17
S
O
F
T
18
W
A
R
E
C
19
O
M
P
A
N
Y
20
O
S
T
E
E
N
21
S
T
P
22
R
C
A
S
23
L
A
G
24
O
S
25
A
26
G
E
I
S
T
27
O
28
B
29
S
30
R
E
P
U
31
B
L
I
C
32
S
O
U
33
R
34
T
E
R
I
35
N
I
36
F
37
T
38
Y
39
H
O
M
E
40
F
O
R
E
C
41
L
O
S
U
R
E
42
A
M
O
C
O
43
A
C
A
I
44
E
L
A
N
45
C
O
46
N
S
O
R
T
47
S
48
L
P
S
49
P
50
A
51
M
E
L
A
52
O
B
I
T
53
S
54
A
D
I
N
55
T
56
P
K
57
G
A
L
58
A
59
G
60
A
61
W
H
A
T
62
M
O
R
E
63
C
A
N
I
S
A
Y
64
N
O
T
E
D
65
E
R
I
N
66
N
I
N
E
67
S
C
A
R
S
68
P
S
S
T
69
G
A
G
S
© 2020, The New York Times12/1/20 ( No. 25,956 )
Across
1
Timbuktu's country : MALI
5
Things baseball uniforms and toy pistols have : CAPS
9
Foe in "Jack and the Beanstalk" : GIANT
14
"Sign me up!" : IMIN
15
Put on the payroll : HIRE
16
Put a stop to : EMBAR
17
*Many a Silicon Valley business : SOFTWARECOMPANY
20
Televangelist Joel : OSTEEN
21
Automotive brand with an oval logo : STP
22
Some HDTVs : RCAS
23
Africa's most populous city (21+ million) : LAGOS
25
Biased against seniors : AGEIST
27
Doctors making deliveries, in brief : OBS
30
California ___ (state flag words) : REPUBLIC
32
Sweet's counterpart : SOUR
34
Hatcher of "Desperate Housewives" : TERI
35
Dandy : NIFTY
39
*Devastating event in a real estate bust : HOMEFORECLOSURE
42
Automotive brand with an oval logo : AMOCO
43
South American palm cultivated for its fruit : ACAI
44
Flair : ELAN
45
Royal spouses : CONSORTS
48
Records in jackets, in brief : LPS
49
Actress Anderson : PAMELA
52
Passing remarks? : OBITS
54
Tennis score favoring the server : ADIN
55
Toll hwy. : TPK
57
Classic 1980s space warfare video game : GALAGA
61
*Question suggesting "That just about sums things up" : WHATMORECANISAY
64
Eminent : NOTED
65
Sportscaster Andrews : ERIN
66
Tony-winning musical based on Fellini's "8 1/2" : NINE
67
Battle reminders : SCARS
68
"Hey, over here!" : PSST
69
Elements in a comic's repertoire : GAGS
Down
1
Sushi restaurant soup : MISO
2
"Famous" cookie maker : AMOS
3
Elevator, in England : LIFT
4
Info from a spy : INTEL
5
Replace with : CHANGETO
6
Tire need : AIR
7
*Highly stressful situations, metaphorically : PRESSURECOOKERS
8
Quakers, for one : SECT
9
"Columbia, the ___ of the Ocean" : GEM
10
*Like a guesstimate, by nature : IMPRECISE
11
Counters with beads : ABACI
12
Grannies : NANAS
13
Meeting at a no-tell motel, say : TRYST
18
Potential tire trouble : WEAR
19
October birthstone : OPAL
24
"The Bartered Bride" and "The Marriage of Figaro" : OPERAS
26
Heisman winner Torretta : GINO
27
Workplace-inspecting org. : OSHA
28
Bust's counterpart : BOOM
29
Wrestler in a mawashi : SUMO
31
Tummy soother : BICARB
33
Community sports facility ... or a hint to the answers to the five starred clues : RECCENTER
36
Like the Rose Bowl, with 92,542 spectators : FULL
37
Mouth, slangily : TRAP
38
Desires : YENS
40
April 1 target : FOOL
41
Person in a lawsuit : LITIGANT
46
Alliance formed in April 1949 : NATO
47
Ollie's partner in old comedy : STAN
49
Half the pieces in a chess set : PAWNS
50
Formed for a particular purpose : ADHOC
51
Sporty Mazda model : MIATA
53
Singapore ___ : SLING
56
Get ready : PREP
58
Singapore setting : ASIA
59
Squad : GANG
60
Supporting votes : AYES
62
Some essential workers, for short : MDS
63
Prefix with gender : CIS

Answer summary:
4 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
61 ms