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

New York Times, Thursday, December 5, 2002

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : "Got that right"
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1418/26/19955/9/20241
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
311092443303
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
331.591,23673%
Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 34 Missing: {QWZ} This is puzzle # 60 for Mr. DiPietro. Thursday freshness: 94%
1
S
2
C
3
O
4
T
5
T
6
S
7
A
8
T
9
P
10
A
11
P
12
A
13
L
14
P
A
P
U
A
15
T
U
E
16
A
N
A
M
E
17
A
P
I
N
G
18
A
R
A
19
B
C
D
R
O
M
20
C
A
N
I
21
D
R
A
B
E
K
22
T
R
A
23
E
P
I
C
24
D
E
F
E
A
T
25
L
Y
O
N
26
R
I
O
27
R
B
I
28
G
A
29
S
E
O
U
S
30
E
N
31
T
R
U
S
32
T
33
E
O
N
S
34
B
U
G
H
I
35
J
36
I
N
X
37
L
38
A
I
T
39
M
A
R
T
I
40
A
41
N
42
B
E
L
L
H
43
O
44
P
45
M
O
T
46
S
O
47
D
48
E
A
R
L
49
C
A
50
L
M
N
O
51
V
I
C
E
52
A
D
O
53
T
H
R
O
E
S
54
E
S
A
U
55
P
O
K
56
E
R
S
T
U
D
57
F
R
A
N
C
58
A
R
E
N
A
59
L
S
U
60
A
S
I
D
E
61
L
E
R
O
Y
62
Y
E
P
63
T
O
D
O
S
© 2002, The New York Times12/5/2 ( No. 19,385 )
Across
1
Great one? : SCOTT
6
Got into the swing : SAT
9
Of 25-Down, e.g. : PAPAL
14
Its capital is Port Moresby : PAPUA
15
Super time?: Abbr. : TUE
16
You may make one for yourself : ANAME
17
Mimicry : APING
18
Storage medium for Middle Easterners? : ARABCDROM
20
Pleading child's words : CANI
21
Cy Young Award winner Doug : DRABEK
22
La lead-in : TRA
23
Loss on a grand scale? : EPICDEFEAT
25
French silk center : LYON
26
Copa locale : RIO
27
Abbr. on a baseball card : RBI
28
Like hydrogen and chlorine : GASEOUS
30
Commit in confidence : ENTRUST
33
Seemingly forever : EONS
34
Ant-ics? : BUGHIJINX
37
Bébé's intake : LAIT
39
U.F.O. pilot, possibly : MARTIAN
42
One may show you to your room : BELLHOP
45
Verbal jewel : MOT
46
Ball field covering : SOD
48
Anthony Eden, for one : EARL
49
Rookie with an even temper? : CALMNOVICE
52
Flap : ADO
53
Violent struggle : THROES
54
Twin in the Torah : ESAU
55
Romeo who bets on cards? : POKERSTUD
57
Monetary unit of Senegal : FRANC
58
Bowl : ARENA
59
Shaq's alma mater : LSU
60
Out of the way : ASIDE
61
"Bad, bad" Brown of song : LEROY
62
"Got that right" : YEP
63
Flaps : TODOS
Down
1
One just filling in : SPACER
2
From head to toe : CAPAPIE
3
It's what you think : OPINION
4
Ancient Greek attire : TUNIC
5
Running game : TAG
6
Beachcomber's find : STARFISH
7
Atmospheres : AURAE
8
Leaves holder : TEABAG
9
Smoker's purchase : PACK
10
"What happened next?" : AND
11
"Wayne's World" catchphrase : PARTYON
12
In the mood : AMOROUS
13
Auto racing locale : LEMANS
19
As yet unmarketed, as software : BETA
21
Free of errors : DEBUG
24
"The Art of Arousal" author : DRRUTH
25
Paul V's predecessor : LEOXI
29
Directed at : SENTTO
31
Govt. debt instrument : TBILL
32
Duncan of the N.B.A. : TIM
35
No longer feeding, as a photocopier : JAMMEDUP
36
Pressing needs : IRONS
37
Galena, e.g. : LEADORE
38
Well-watched weatherman : ALROKER
40
Reiteration lead-in : ASISAID
41
"Impossible" : NOCANDO
42
"C'mon, help me out here" : BEAPAL
43
Big name in newspaper publishing : OCHS
44
Not all the way : PARTLY
47
Low pair : DEUCES
50
Real heel : LOUSE
51
Left-hand page : VERSO
53
Carhop's load : TRAY
56
Musician Brian : ENO
57
Overabundance : FAT

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
76 ms