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

In Other Words

New York Times, Sunday, March 14, 1999

Author:
Martin Schneider
Editor:
Will Shortz
81-Across : European autos
TotalDebutLatest
134/11/19945/22/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
5222101
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5913563%
Martin Schneider

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 138, Blocks: 68 Missing: {QX} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Schneider. Sunday freshness: 78%
1
R
2
A
3
S
4
H
5
A
6
D
7
A
8
L
9
B
10
L
11
A
12
H
13
T
14
I
15
U
16
S
17
P
18
S
19
E
D
W
O
O
D
20
L
E
E
21
I
D
A
H
O
22
N
O
L
O
23
G
R
E
E
K
S
24
A
L
A
D
25
N
E
W
E
D
26
I
T
I
O
N
27
R
E
D
S
28
R
U
P
E
29
E
30
A
C
I
D
I
T
Y
31
I
N
I
32
H
33
E
B
R
E
W
N
34
A
35
T
I
O
N
A
L
36
P
O
S
37
S
E
S
S
E
D
38
D
R
A
I
N
E
R
39
F
40
H
41
A
42
H
O
N
K
43
D
U
44
B
45
F
L
A
G
46
E
47
R
R
O
R
48
O
49
S
M
O
S
I
50
S
51
P
I
52
K
53
M
N
O
54
P
55
H
E
M
I
56
I
C
E
T
57
M
E
58
G
59
G
R
60
O
U
P
61
E
62
V
E
N
E
D
63
S
E
A
S
64
H
O
R
E
65
H
I
N
D
U
66
R
E
A
C
T
67
E
N
T
68
O
P
E
R
69
E
S
A
70
N
71
E
S
S
72
H
E
73
F
74
A
B
75
A
C
I
76
M
77
O
A
T
S
78
C
R
I
T
79
I
C
A
L
80
T
R
A
C
H
E
81
A
U
D
I
S
82
H
E
A
83
R
O
M
E
84
H
I
L
T
85
S
86
E
N
T
87
N
I
88
P
89
I
N
90
T
E
N
S
E
91
R
O
L
E
92
N
93
A
M
F
94
M
95
S
R
96
A
97
R
O
A
N
98
U
S
S
99
A
100
U
R
E
O
L
101
E
102
O
P
103
I
U
M
D
E
104
N
105
S
106
M
A
N
D
A
R
I
N
107
O
R
A
N
G
E
108
C
I
A
109
B
110
R
A
C
E
R
S
111
S
M
A
R
T
112
A
T
E
N
113
J
O
H
N
P
A
U
L
114
I
115
I
116
I
T
A
L
117
I
118
A
N
I
C
E
119
U
Z
I
S
120
S
M
E
L
T
121
T
E
D
122
U
N
D
O
E
S
123
T
O
N
E
124
E
S
S
E
S
125
S
S
E
126
M
A
I
N
S
T
© 1999, The New York Times3/14/99 ( No. 18,023 )
Across
1
"The Cosby Show" co-star : RASHAD
7
Priest's wear : ALB
10
"Chicago Hope" actress : LAHTI
15
Its symbol is an eagle: Abbr. : USPS
19
Title subject of a 1994 film bio : EDWOOD
20
One side of a ship : LEE
21
Popular potato : IDAHO
22
Legal plea, for short : NOLO
23
SALATA : GREEKSALAD
25
Republication : NEWEDITION
27
Many wines : REDS
28
100 cents, in Sri Lanka : RUPEE
30
Grapefruit juice property : ACIDITY
31
Common pasta suffix : INI
32
36
Quite mad : POSSESSED
38
Kitchen device : DRAINER
39
Mortgage org. : FHA
42
Goose sound : HONK
43
Nickname : DUB
45
United Nations sight : FLAG
46
Typo : ERROR
48
One learning method : OSMOSIS
51
Water-___ : PIK
53
Alphabet run : MNOP
55
Prefix with sphere : HEMI
56
Big name in rap : ICET
57
Memory unit, for short : MEG
59
Throng : GROUP
61
Made uniform : EVENED
63
Many people lie about it : SEASHORE
65
Gandhi, e.g. : HINDU
66
Flinch, say : REACT
67
Suffix with respond : ENT
68
Abbr. above zero : OPER
69
What that is in Spain : ESA
70
Highlands tourist spot : NESS
72
Bunny man : HEF
74
Counters : ABACI
76
Obstacles for marauders : MOATS
78
Pressing : CRITICAL
80
Emergency surgery, for short : TRACHE
81
European autos : AUDIS
82
"Isn't ___ bit like you and me?" (Beatles lyric) : HEA
83
"Don Pasquale" setting : ROME
84
Fullest extent : HILT
85
U.P.S.'ed : SENT
87
Bit of chill : NIP
89
Type-A : INTENSE
91
1997 N.L. Rookie of the Year Scott ___ : ROLEN
93
Clock-radio switch : AMFM
95
Mex. Mrs. : SRA
97
Bookbinder's leather : ROAN
98
Letters at sea : USS
99
Halo : AUREOLE
102
High places? : OPIUMDENS
106
TCHU TZIH : MANDARINORANGE
108
Iran-contra org. : CIA
109
Stiff drinks : BRACERS
111
Like some bombs : SMART
112
See 115-Down : ATEN
113
Peripatetic leader : JOHNPAULII
116
GHIACCIO : ITALIANICE
119
Props in a Schwarzenegger flick : UZIS
120
Fuse : SMELT
121
Poet Hughes : TED
122
Reverses : UNDOES
123
Voice mail prompt : TONE
124
Big section of a dictionary : ESSES
125
Abilene-to-San Antonio dir. : SSE
126
Sign in the middle of town : MAINST
Down
1
Get hold of again : REGRIP
2
Glandular prefix : ADRENO
3
KÖTTBULLAR : SWEDISHMEATBALLS
4
Caretakers' equipment : HOES
5
Thumbs-up response : AOK
6
Periodontist's deg. : DDS
7
Tempted : ALLURED
8
Arose quickly : LEAPEDUP
9
Sprinkle : BEDEW
10
Vietnam War Memorial designer : LIN
11
12-Down is one : ADE
12
WAI HUA'AI : HAWAIIANPUNCH
13
Stanley Falls' river : THECONGO
14
First-aid item : IODINE
15
Before : UNTIL
16
"___ goes" : SOIT
17
Feint : PLOY
18
Royal wish : SON
24
Some Wall St. traders : ARBS
26
"Do ___?" (scaredy-cat's query) : IDARE
29
Period : END
32
Female octopi : HENS
33
AKKULROALIT : ESKIMOPIES
34
Pound sound : ARF
35
1,500-year-old text : TALMUD
37
Covers with fine black particles : SOOTS
39
40
These get the biggest cheers : HOMETEAMS
41
Parched : ARID
44
Sign of conceit : BIGHEAD
47
Mother of Poseidon : RHEA
48
Seine feeder : OISE
49
Sketches : SCENARIOS
50
Parched : SERE
52
Who shot J. R. : KRISTIN
54
QOLI : PERSIANRUG
58
MASERN : GERMANMEASLES
60
Kennedy follower : ONASSIS
62
Preserver : VEST
64
Scott of the P.G.A. : HOCH
71
"...___ saw Elba" : EREI
73
Hightail it : FLEE
75
Entr'___ : ACTE
77
Going after : OUTFOR
79
Lego, literally : IREAD
80
Kind of traffic : THRU
86
They may be assaulted on the street : EARDRUMS
88
Divvies up accordingly : PRORATES
90
A-K or L-Z, e.g. : TOME
92
Org. that awards the Spingarn Medal : NAACP
94
Year in Edward the Confessor's reign : MLI
96
What I love, in song : APARADE
100
Jitters : UNEASE
101
Typesetting units : ENS
103
Not dom. : INTL
104
Reunion attendees : NIECES
105
Clearest of head : SANEST
106
Parson's place : MANSE
107
Drops : OMITS
109
Stupidhead : BOZO
110
Nose: Prefix : RHIN
112
Perry Como's "___ Love You So" : ANDI
113
Project : JUT
114
Martinique, par exemple : ILE
115
With 112-Across, enthusiastic review : ITS
117
Elementary ending : IUM
118
Santa ___ : ANA

Answer summary:
6 unique to this puzzle, 11 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
135 ms