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

New York Times, Saturday, April 23, 1994

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Across : Goes downhill
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2548/27/19928/13/20102
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2947154312630
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {FZ} This is puzzle # 21 for Mr. Nosowsky. Saturday freshness: 58%
1
G
2
R
3
O
4
W
5
T
6
H
7
J
8
U
9
J
10
I
11
T
12
S
13
U
14
A
R
A
P
A
H
O
15
E
P
O
C
H
A
L
16
C
A
T
A
R
R
H
17
W
A
C
K
I
L
Y
18
T
N
T
19
N
O
O
20
N
E
21
K
E
N
T
S
22
A
G
R
23
I
24
W
H
E
L
25
P
26
S
K
I
S
27
S
E
A
R
28
S
29
O
W
L
E
30
T
31
E
N
E
32
S
P
A
T
33
E
34
M
E
A
S
35
U
R
E
S
36
N
O
N
37
V
E
R
B
A
L
38
S
39
U
40
B
I
N
D
E
X
41
O
R
N
42
O
43
T
44
E
P
A
45
Y
U
R
I
46
S
47
S
A
B
I
48
N
49
E
T
R
50
E
51
P
I
C
A
52
S
53
E
L
S
A
54
H
I
R
E
55
D
56
T
O
M
E
57
S
58
I
S
M
59
E
M
E
R
I
60
T
I
61
B
R
U
62
S
Q
U
E
63
R
E
T
I
R
E
E
64
A
V
E
N
U
E
S
65
E
S
T
E
E
M
S
66
R
E
D
O
E
S
© 1994, The New York Times4/23/94 ( No. 16,237 )
Across
1
Buildup : GROWTH
7
Literally, soft technique : JUJITSU
14
Cheyenne ally of old : ARAPAHO
15
Extremely important : EPOCHAL
16
Inflammation of the respiratory tract : CATARRH
17
In a silly fashion : WACKILY
18
Boomer : TNT
19
Garcia Mérquez's "___ Writes to the Colonel" : NOONE
21
James and Clark : KENTS
22
Business start : AGRI
24
Young boxer, e.g. : WHELP
26
Goes downhill : SKIS
27
Classic name in mail order : SEARS
29
He can hardly give a hoot : OWLET
31
Compass dir. : ENE
32
Rush : SPATE
34
Actions : MEASURES
36
Pictorial : NONVERBAL
38
Secondary listing : SUBINDEX
41
"Ready ___ ..." : ORNOT
44
Agcy. that monitors smoking hazards : EPA
45
Dr. Zhivago and others : YURIS
47
Vaccine name : SABIN
49
To be, to Henri : ETRE
51
12-point types : PICAS
53
Old columnist Maxwell : ELSA
54
Kind of gun : HIRED
56
Unabridged editions : TOMES
58
Something to believe in : ISM
59
Old profs : EMERITI
61
Curt : BRUSQUE
63
Pensioner : RETIREE
64
First and Second places? : AVENUES
65
Prizes : ESTEEMS
66
Fixes : REDOES
Down
1
Old homesteads : GRANGES
2
Dive : RATTRAP
3
___-Locka, Fla. : OPA
4
Counsel, perhaps : WARN
5
Chuck : THROW
6
Comment from Santa : HOHOHO
7
Glyptologist : JEWELLER
8
___ tree : UPA
9
Athletic sort : JOCK
10
30's Interior Secretary : ICKES
11
Paris art treasure, with "The" : THINKER
12
Soup go-with : SALTINE
13
Book set entirely on the date 6/16/04 : ULYSSES
14
Pretend to be : ACTAS
20
Land of Enchantment : NEWMEXICO
23
Mideasterner : IRANI
25
R&B singer Bryson : PEABO
28
Poker-faced : STONY
30
Red foes : TSARS
33
Become eventually : ENDUP
35
Arm parts : ULNAE
37
Facts : VERITIES
38
Start of a chewing out : SEEHERE
39
Computers' working hours : UPTIMES
40
Browning, originally : BARRETT
42
Biased : OBLIQUE
43
Cold comfort? : TISSUES
46
Deer with three-pointed antlers : SAMBAR
48
Finger-points, when said twice : NAMES
50
Odd : EERIE
52
Put into play : SERVE
55
Desperate : DIRE
57
Petitioned : SUED
60
Pro ___ : TEM
62
-cat (winter vehicle) : SNO

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 4 debuted here and reused later.

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
82 ms