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

New York Times, Thursday, March 7, 2013

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
1-Across : Difficult political situation
TotalDebutLatest
1546/14/19728/27/2016
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3151017243730
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
121.505058474%
Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {BFJQWXY} This is puzzle # 153 for Mr. Page. Thursday freshness: 98%
1
P
2
O
3
T
4
A
5
T
6
O
7
P
8
E
9
P
10
P
11
E
12
R
13
O
P
E
N
E
R
14
A
15
D
E
C
A
R
L
O
16
C
H
A
T
T
E
L
17
U
P
T
R
E
N
D
18
K
E
R
19
E
C
A
20
S
H
21
E
N
I
D
22
E
L
I
23
S
K
I
L
24
T
25
I
R
A
N
E
26
T
I
N
27
O
28
I
29
G
E
R
30
M
O
R
31
S
A
G
S
32
A
33
A
V
E
R
A
34
G
E
S
35
H
36
O
T
C
O
R
N
E
R
37
T
38
E
A
L
E
A
V
E
S
39
E
40
L
41
A
42
M
43
T
A
L
44
A
N
T
I
45
S
U
L
U
46
I
T
I
47
S
S
O
48
T
49
H
50
A
51
T
52
N
U
S
53
C
I
T
I
54
E
Z
I
N
E
55
G
M
T
56
K
A
I
S
57
E
58
R
S
59
S
T
A
60
M
I
N
A
61
E
N
S
T
E
E
L
62
S
E
M
I
N
A
R
63
T
A
M
A
L
E
64
D
O
G
G
E
D
© 2013, The New York Times3/7/13 ( No. 23,130 )
Across
1
Difficult political situation : HOTPOTATO
7
Chili : HOTPEPPER
13
Tennis world since 1968 : OPENERA
15
Dan who drew "Archie" : DECARLO
16
Movable property : CHATTEL
17
Good news on the economy : UPTREND
18
Plop preceder : KER
19
Digital dough : ECASH
21
So-called "Wheat Capital of Oklahoma" : ENID
22
One "coming" in a Three Dog Night hit : ELI
23
Big maker of power tools : SKIL
24
European capital that's majority-Muslim : TIRANE
26
Ex-Yankee Martinez : TINO
28
Eisner's successor at Disney : IGER
30
Western Sahara neighbor: Abbr. : MOR
31
Slumps : SAGS
32
What honor students often have : AAVERAGES
35
Third base, in baseball lingo ... or a hint for answering eight other clues in this puzzle : HOTCORNER
37
Means of divination : TEALEAVES
39
Shem's eldest son : ELAM
43
1960 chess champ : TAL
44
Debate position : ANTI
45
George Takei TV and film role : SULU
46
Formal "yes" : ITISSO
48
"Did I do ___?" : THAT
52
Fraternity letters : NUS
53
___ Field : CITI
54
Slate, for one : EZINE
55
Frequent abbr. in BBC announcements : GMT
56
Crusty rolls : KAISERS
59
Marathoner's asset : STAMINA
61
Gird : ENSTEEL
62
Study group : SEMINAR
63
Real good-looker : HOTTAMALE
64
Showed off : HOTDOGGED
Down
1
Snacks in the frozen food aisle : HOTPOCKETS
2
"Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind" speaker : OPHELIA
3
Making the rent? : TEARING
4
Army ___ : ANT
5
Heads overseas? : TETES
6
Hoover rival : ORECK
7
Energy : PEP
8
Outer: Prefix : ECT
9
Certain kitchen knife : PARER
10
John is a common one : PRENAME
11
Current events? : ELNINOS
12
Lover of souped-up engines : HOTRODDER
14
Jai ___ : ALAI
15
"Well, yeah!" : DUH
20
Plum brandy : SLIVOVITZ
24
Beach sights : TERNS
25
"Dies ___" : IRAE
27
Workplace watchdog, in brief : OSHA
29
"The Hoax" star, 2006 : GERE
32
"... ___'clock scholar" : ATENO
33
"... to skin ___" : ACAT
34
Advanced deg. tests : GRES
36
Spanish waves : OLAS
37
James Bond's lover in "From Russia With Love" : TATIANA
38
Undemocratic tendency : ELITISM
40
Thrusting suddenly : LUNGING
41
Barnard grads, e.g. : ALUMNAE
42
Spicy pretzel dip : HOTMUSTARD
43
It's hard to score : HOTTICKET
47
Blues vocalist ___ Monica Parker : SISTA
49
Kettle sound : HISS
50
Put up : ANTED
51
Latin lover's words : TEAMO
54
Subj. for recent arrivals, maybe : ESL
57
Electric ___ : EEL
58
"Riddle me, riddle me ___" : REE
60
Red fighter : MIG

Answer summary:
1 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
99 ms