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

New York Times, Friday, March 22, 2002

Author:
Randall J. Hartman
Editor:
Will Shortz
33-Across : Mechanic's job, at times
TotalDebutLatest
7411/7/19947/3/2017
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0342412310
RebusScrabDebutFresh
41.552297%
Randall J. Hartman

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 30 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 6 This is puzzle # 42 for Mr. Hartman. Friday freshness: 20%
1
T
2
W
3
O
4
B
5
E
6
L
7
T
8
B
9
E
10
A
11
R
12
I
13
T
14
A
O
K
15
L
E
A
H
16
A
R
L
E
N
E
17
J
O
L
18
L
Y
G
R
E
19
E
N
G
I
A
N
T
20
D
A
I
S
21
V
E
N
A
22
A
D
A
R
23
C
H
I
24
M
A
N
T
L
25
E
26
I
T
A
27
O
H
O
28
H
I
L
D
A
29
D
30
A
N
E
S
31
S
A
M
32
O
A
N
33
O
I
34
L
I
N
G
35
S
T
A
T
U
E
36
O
F
L
I
B
E
R
37
T
38
Y
39
S
I
T
O
U
T
40
A
L
T
A
I
S
41
M
42
O
O
S
E
43
T
H
44
E
R
E
45
I
L
L
46
E
L
O
47
S
48
A
B
E
R
S
49
A
L
L
50
N
I
N
51
E
52
K
I
L
O
53
P
U
R
E
54
I
V
E
S
55
A
I
D
I
T
56
B
E
F
O
R
57
E
58
A
I
R
M
A
N
59
N
I
L
S
60
A
E
S
61
L
A
S
E
R
S
62
E
C
T
O
63
D
D
E
© 2002, The New York Times3/22/2 ( No. 19,127 )
Across
1
Common ticket buyer's request : TWO
4
A loser may have to tighten it : BELT
8
Grin's partner : BEARIT
14
Apollo approval : AOK
15
Mother of Reuben and Simeon : LEAH
16
Francis of "What's My Line?" : ARLENE
17
Goliath on a can : JOLLYGREENGIANT
20
Oration location : DAIS
21
___ cava : VENA
22
Shevat follower : ADAR
23
Life force, to an acupuncturist : CHI
24
His "7" was retired : MANTLE
26
Juan follower? : ITA
27
Amusedly surprised cry : OHO
28
Margaret ___ Thatcher : HILDA
29
More than five million Europeans : DANES
31
Robert Louis Stevenson, by adoption : SAMOAN
33
Mechanic's job, at times : OILING
35
Torchbearer : STATUEOFLIBERTY
39
Skip, in a way : SITOUT
40
Some SW Russians : ALTAIS
41
Rack carrier : MOOSE
43
See 49-Across : THERE
45
Missing work, maybe : ILL
46
"Xanadu" grp. : ELO
47
"Light" weapons : SABERS
49
With 43-Across, sane : ALL
50
Pretty high rating : NINE
52
It may be found in a bust : KILO
53
Unsullied : PURE
54
Reiteration declaration : IVESAIDITBEFORE
58
One whose business is taking off? : AIRMAN
59
Guitarist Lofgren : NILS
60
Loser to 63-Across : AES
61
Surgical equipment : LASERS
62
Prefix with parasite : ECTO
63
Old polit. inits. : DDE
Down
1
Atlantic City casino, with "the" : TAJ
2
European shrike : WOODCHAT
3
Crimson-and-cream team : OKLAHOMASOONERS
4
Poet Robert and others : BLYS
5
Med. wave-catcher : EEG
6
Premetamorphic : LARVAL
7
Terminus : THEENDOFTHELINE
8
Far from fresh : BANAL
9
CGS unit : ERG
10
Inter ___ : ALIA
11
It costs $200 in play money : READINGRAILROAD
12
Like some behaviors : INNATE
13
Fish store stock : TETRAS
18
Number of weeks per annum? : LII
19
Require : ENTAIL
24
"Exodus" actor : MINEO
25
Fit to be taken in : EDIBLE
27
W.W. II agcy. : OSS
28
___-Alpes (French department) : HAUTES
30
Without ___ (riskily) : ANET
32
Groucho's "A Night at the Opera" role : OTIS
34
Dupers : LIARS
36
Topped on eBay : OUTBID
37
Sent forth new shoots from the base, as a plant : TILLERED
38
Fashion monogram : YSL
41
Like some tasks : MENIAL
42
"Twelfth Night" countess : OLIVIA
44
Apt to get an R : EROTIC
48
Sheriff Lobo portrayer : AKINS
49
On, in Osnabrück : AUF
51
Salinger title character : ESME
53
Eight reals, once : PESO
55
Rhein feeder : AAR
56
Club alternative : BLT
57
End of a race? : ESE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
65 ms