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

New York Times, Thursday, December 8, 1994

Author:
Randolph Ross
Editor:
Will Shortz
41-Across : Jai alai basket
TotalDebutLatest
1175/12/19918/20/2021
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
52103171925
RebusScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
61.481,050279%
Randolph Ross

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QZ} This is puzzle # 18 for Mr. Ross. Thursday freshness: 17%
Jim Horne notes:

This is the first NYT crossword that asked solvers to write outside the grid.

1
J
2
A
3
V
4
A
5
S
6
O
7
N
8
A
9
R
10
E
11
T
12
T
13
A
14
A
R
E
S
15
E
V
I
T
A
16
A
W
A
Y
17
B
I
A
S
18
S
A
L
U
D
19
T
I
N
E
20
A
L
I
21
T
T
L
E
B
I
22
T
E
X
T
R
23
G
E
E
24
C
O
R
T
E
S
25
A
26
D
27
O
N
E
T
28
O
29
O
30
M
A
N
Y
31
F
I
X
E
S
32
R
A
U
L
S
33
L
34
A
35
O
36
A
C
E
D
37
L
O
T
T
S
38
W
I
S
P
39
R
E
N
40
R
A
N
E
E
41
C
E
S
T
A
42
B
E
Y
O
N
D
43
T
H
E
P
A
L
44
S
45
E
46
C
E
D
E
47
O
A
K
48
C
R
O
S
S
T
49
H
50
E
51
B
O
R
D
52
E
53
R
54
R
O
L
E
55
T
O
L
E
T
56
A
T
I
57
P
58
A
S
I
T
59
E
R
O
D
E
60
Y
O
G
I
61
P
E
N
S
62
S
A
N
E
R
63
S
N
A
P
© 1994, The New York Times12/8/94 ( No. 16,466 )
Across
1
Instrumental hit of 1964 : JAVA
5
Underwater acronym : SONAR
10
60's singer James : ETTA
14
Bellicose deity : ARES
15
Patti LuPone role : EVITA
16
On the road : AWAY
17
Leaning : BIAS
18
"Cheers" in Chihuahua : SALUD
19
Point at the dinner table : TINE
20
23
"I didn't know that" : GEE
24
Conqueror of 1521 : CORTES
25
Overtippled : HADONETOOMANY
31
Tough situations : FIXES
32
Tennis champ Ramirez et al. : RAULS
33
Charles G. Finney novel "The Circus of Dr. ___" : LAO
36
Served well : ACED
37
Football's Ronnie et al. : LOTTS
38
Handful of hay : WISP
39
Stimpy's TV pal : REN
40
Indian royalty : RANEE
41
Jai alai basket : CESTA
42
Not at all proper : BEYONDTHEPALE
44
Drop out : SECEDE
47
Might symbol : OAK
48
Like Tijuana, e.g. : ACROSSTHEBORDER
54
Portrayal : ROLE
55
Available, in a way : TOLET
56
Eagerly expectant : ATIP
58
___ happens : ASIT
59
Undermine : ERODE
60
Quotable catcher : YOGI
61
They may be felt : PENS
62
Not as dotty : SANER
63
Brittle cookie : SNAP
Down
1
Dig : JAB
2
"O patria mia," e.g. : ARIA
3
Beef alternative : VEAL
4
Transferred, at law : ASSIGNED
5
Sonnet's end : SESTET
6
Geometry's ___ of Cassini : OVAL
7
Memphis locale : NILE
8
"Three men in ___" : ATUB
9
Extremists : RADICALS
10
Hash house : EATERY
11
Amid : TWIXT
12
Rouen relative : TANTE
13
___ Rock, Australia : AYERS
21
Some shirts, informally : TEES
22
Scads : TONS
25
Worship from ___ : AFAR
26
Ivory items of old : DICE
27
Cart pullers : OXEN
28
Black Bears' home : ORONO
29
Like some cereal : OATEN
30
Hush-hush : MUTED
33
Have trouble with sisters? : LISP
34
Movie pooch : ASTA
35
Harlequin ___ (varicolored stone) : OPAL
37
Nursery outfits : LAYETTES
38
School times : WEEKDAYS
40
Marge Schott's boys : REDS
41
Mayfair hotel employee : CHAR
42
Falls upon : BESETS
43
Taxi driver, often : TOOTER
44
Throw away : SCRAP
45
Not even : EROSE
46
General Powell : COLIN
49
Brisk dance : HORA
50
United Church of Christ college : ELON
51
Adam of fiction : BEDE
52
007's school : ETON
53
Latvian capital : RIGA
57
Humdinger : PIP

Answer summary:
3 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
96 ms