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

New York Times, Saturday, December 16, 1995

Author:
Bryant White
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Across : SPRING
TotalDebutLatest
406/1/19915/2/2018
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
500151118
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
511.542111170%
Bryant White

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 39 Missing: {QX} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 32 for Mr. White. Saturday freshness: 16%
1
S
2
K
3
E
4
G
5
S
6
L
7
A
8
V
9
T
10
I
11
F
12
F
13
P
I
S
A
14
T
I
B
I
15
A
16
H
E
A
L
17
I
M
P
S
18
A
P
E
R
Y
19
E
R
I
E
20
C
O
I
L
21
E
D
S
T
E
E
22
L
W
I
R
E
23
A
N
O
I
A
24
T
O
R
A
H
25
S
O
N
G
S
26
T
27
R
E
S
S
D
O
28
N
29
N
30
A
31
H
E
R
O
D
32
O
E
R
33
W
34
A
35
T
T
L
E
D
36
M
37
A
38
L
39
M
S
E
Y
40
A
S
I
41
S
A
M
O
A
42
S
U
C
43
C
44
U
45
M
46
B
T
O
A
T
T
47
A
48
C
49
K
50
A
M
A
R
A
51
T
A
N
I
A
52
G
53
U
54
I
T
A
R
I
S
55
T
56
J
O
H
N
N
Y
57
I
R
O
N
58
Y
A
H
O
O
59
A
L
D
A
60
Z
I
T
I
61
S
N
E
R
T
62
R
E
E
K
63
A
S
A
P
64
D
S
O
S
65
I
E
R
S
© 1995, The New York Times12/16/95 ( No. 16,839 )
Across
1
Keel afterpart : SKEG
5
Pole, e.g. : SLAV
9
Quarrel : TIFF
13
Galileo's birthplace : PISA
14
It articulates with the talus : TIBIA
16
Mend : HEAL
17
Pitchfork wielders : IMPS
18
Silly trick : APERY
19
Seneca foe, 1653 : ERIE
20
23
Extreme mental deficiency : ANOIA
24
Five books of Moses : TORAH
25
31
New Testament ruler : HEROD
32
Superior to, briefly : OER
33
Interwoven with twigs : WATTLED
36
Sweet amber wine : MALMSEY
40
"___ live and breathe!" : ASI
41
Its official flower is the ula-fala : SAMOA
42
50
Diva Lucine ___ : AMARA
51
Patty Hearst's S.L.A. alias : TANIA
52
57
Monopoly token : IRON
58
"Gulliver's Travels" brute : YAHOO
59
"Sweet Liberty" star : ALDA
60
Cousin of rigatoni : ZITI
61
Hagar the Horrible's dog : SNERT
62
Smell : REEK
63
Posthaste : ASAP
64
Medals for Tommy Atkins: Abbr. : DSOS
65
Cash conclusions : IERS
Down
1
Figure-eight-shaped bandages : SPICAS
2
Cio-Cio-San attire : KIMONO
3
French secret agent : ESPION
4
Old street fixture : GASLIGHT
5
South African village : STAD
6
Kissers : LIPS
7
Assisted : ABETTED
8
Green-and-yellow birds : VIREOS
9
"Quadrophenia" quartet : THEWHO
10
Opposite of domani : IERI
11
Objective : FAIR
12
Run : FLEE
15
Australia's ___ Rock : AYERS
21
Blackboard backing : EASEL
22
Shaver that doesn't shave : LAD
26
Roman crowd? : TRE
27
Heater : ROD
28
Rebuffs : NOS
29
Originally : NEE
30
Suffix with budget : ARY
33
Isn't now : WAS
34
Montgomery sch. : ASU
35
Fixation : TIC
36
Warhol serigraph subject : MAO
37
Professional org. since 1847 : AMA
38
Activity with quite a drawing : LOTTO
39
W.W. I villain : MATAHARI
41
Hides : STASHES
43
Old-fashioned colic remedy : CATNIP
44
Actress Thurman : UMA
45
St. ___ River (Michigan-Ontario divider) : MARYS
46
1928 pact name : BRIAND
47
Shakers founder in America : ANNLEE
48
Hot coal : CINDER
49
Sporting craft : KAYAKS
52
City near the Sphinx : GIZA
53
"Battle Cry" author : URIS
54
Tittle : IOTA
55
Arena contender : TORO
56
Tittles : JOTS

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 3 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
81 ms