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

New York Times, Monday, March 13, 1995

Author:
Ernie Furtado
Editor:
Will Shortz
62-Across : "...___ saw Elba"
TotalDebutLatest
3011/5/198612/13/1995
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
5734245
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
111.47711837%
Ernie Furtado

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQUXZ} This is puzzle # 27 for Mr. Furtado. Monday freshness: 37%
1
W
2
O
3
L
4
F
5
E
6
A
7
B
8
E
9
T
10
O
11
C
12
A
13
T
14
I
L
E
A
C
15
R
I
P
E
16
N
O
G
O
17
P
E
A
C
H
18
Y
K
E
E
N
19
A
N
E
W
20
E
S
P
I
E
S
21
N
E
E
22
R
23
T
E
N
24
E
L
E
25
C
26
M
E
27
S
A
28
H
29
A
30
S
31
O
R
A
32
N
33
G
E
S
T
I
34
C
35
K
36
E
T
H
37
A
N
38
L
O
O
N
39
E
N
O
L
40
D
R
E
I
41
P
I
V
O
T
42
N
E
N
E
43
D
I
E
S
44
A
C
E
D
45
C
O
R
G
I
46
A
P
P
L
47
E
P
O
L
I
48
S
H
49
S
A
N
50
S
E
V
E
51
E
T
A
52
L
53
M
54
A
H
55
A
R
56
N
57
E
58
E
R
O
59
D
60
E
61
S
62
E
R
E
63
I
64
B
A
N
65
A
N
A
S
E
A
T
66
S
T
A
R
67
O
D
O
R
68
D
E
N
S
E
69
H
Y
D
E
70
Y
A
W
N
71
E
S
T
E
S
© 1995, The New York Times3/13/95 ( No. 16,561 )
Across
1
Writer Tom or Thomas : WOLFE
6
Help in crime : ABET
10
One ___ (form of baseball) : OCAT
14
Of the lower intestine : ILEAC
15
Ready for picking : RIPE
16
Canceled, as a launch : NOGO
17
Neato : PEACHYKEEN
19
One more time : ANEW
20
Glimpses : ESPIES
21
___-do-well : NEER
23
Referee's count : TEN
24
Household power: Abbr. : ELEC
26
Phoenix neighbor : MESA
28
___-been : HAS
31
Cuticle shaper : ORANGESTICK
36
Patriot Allen : ETHAN
38
"Crazy" bird : LOON
39
Hydroxyl compound : ENOL
40
Eins + zwei : DREI
41
Court center, usually : PIVOT
42
Hawaii's state bird : NENE
43
Loses all power : DIES
44
Did better than a B : ACED
45
Welsh dog : CORGI
46
Curry favor with : APPLEPOLISH
49
___ Diego : SAN
50
Golfer Ballesteros : SEVE
51
List ender : ETAL
53
___-jongg : MAH
55
"Masque of Alfred" composer : ARNE
58
Eats away, as soil : ERODES
62
"...___ saw Elba" : EREI
64
Kid's bike part : BANANASEAT
66
Polaris, e.g. : STAR
67
Scent : ODOR
68
Crowded : DENSE
69
Fictional Mr. : HYDE
70
Exhibit boredom : YAWN
71
Mr. Kefauver : ESTES
Down
1
Towel (off) : WIPE
2
Corrida cheers : OLES
3
Jump : LEAP
4
Prime ___ evidence : FACIE
5
Level of command : ECHELON
6
Couples' transportation? : ARK
7
Good: Fr. : BIEN
8
Fencer's blade : EPEE
9
Urban housing : TENEMENT
10
End ___ high note : ONA
11
Receptacles : CONTAINERS
12
"A Death in the Family" writer James : AGEE
13
Burg : TOWN
18
River through Flanders : YSER
22
Legal matter : RES
25
Printed cloth : CALICO
27
Shorthand taker : STENO
28
Gossipy Hopper : HEDDA
29
In position, as a sail : ATRIP
30
___ Bay, Brooklyn : SHEEPSHEAD
32
Unusual : NOVEL
33
Sweet treat : GOODIE
34
Afro-Cuban drum : CONGA
35
Anne of fashion : KLEIN
37
Usher's route : AISLE
41
Fledgling entrepreneur : PAPERBOY
45
Message in mime : CHARADE
47
___ Marie Saint : EVA
48
Anna who played Nana : STEN
52
Comes in last : LOSES
53
Netting : MESH
54
Pretentious : ARTY
56
It means nothing to Julio : NADA
57
Plenty, old-style : ENOW
59
Fender bender memento : DENT
60
Ill at ___ : EASE
61
Fr. holy women : STES
63
Dander : IRE
65
Prince Valiant's son : ARN

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 4 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
99 ms