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

New York Times, Friday, April 30, 2004

Author:
Kevin Hagen
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Across : Like the Crusades
TotalDebutLatest
43/29/20024/30/2004
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000040
ScrabDebutFresh
1.482766%
Kevin Hagen

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 4 for Mr. Hagen. Friday freshness: 44%
1
N
2
O
3
T
4
A
5
D
6
I
7
D
8
S
9
P
10
I
11
D
12
E
13
R
14
I
N
A
C
15
T
I
O
N
16
A
A
C
E
L
L
17
T
O
K
U
G
A
W
A
18
B
R
E
A
K
S
19
R
E
T
I
N
A
20
P
E
A
R
L
S
21
S
A
F
E
22
T
E
R
M
S
23
S
24
A
A
B
25
E
A
S
E
26
R
27
I
28
D
29
E
R
D
O
30
S
31
C
A
N
A
D
32
I
A
N
A
33
D
R
I
V
E
34
T
H
R
U
W
I
N
D
O
W
35
G
A
V
E
A
H
O
O
T
36
C
A
I
N
E
37
E
Y
E
38
W
O
O
S
39
M
O
E
S
40
S
O
U
S
E
41
M
42
E
O
W
43
E
44
M
E
R
G
E
45
N
O
R
M
A
46
L
47
D
E
A
R
T
H
48
M
E
D
I
E
V
A
49
L
50
A
R
I
G
H
T
51
T
H
E
E
N
E
M
Y
52
M
O
N
E
Y
S
53
S
I
S
54
T
S
P
S
© 2004, The New York Times4/30/4 ( No. 19,897 )
Across
1
___ bit : NOTA
5
Brought off : DID
8
Scream inducer : SPIDER
14
One way to be wounded : INACTION
16
Certain battery : AACELL
17
Founder of the last Japanese shogunate : TOKUGAWA
18
Deciphers : BREAKS
19
Image receiver : RETINA
20
Finest examples : PEARLS
21
Base line? : SAFE
22
Contract specs : TERMS
23
Car since 1949 : SAAB
25
Facility : EASE
26
Disposed (of) : RID
29
Hungarian-born mathematician Paul : ERDOS
31
Books about the Mounties, e.g. : CANADIANA
33
Feature of many banks : DRIVETHRUWINDOW
35
Cared : GAVEAHOOT
36
"The Quiet American" star, 2002 : CAINE
37
Check out : EYE
38
Tries to win : WOOS
39
Homer Simpson's hangout : MOES
40
Lush : SOUSE
41
Abyssinian greeting : MEOW
43
Surface : EMERGE
45
Not at all curious : NORMAL
47
Want : DEARTH
48
Like the Crusades : MEDIEVAL
50
In order : ARIGHT
51
"Them" : THEENEMY
52
___ worth : MONEYS
53
Bro's partner : SIS
54
Dosage abbr. : TSPS
Down
1
Small criticism, slangily : NIT
2
___ around : ONOR
3
Plummets : TAKESADIVE
4
Better than : ACUTABOVE
5
Lane with lines : DIANE
6
Skunk River locale : IOWA
7
Kind of test : DNA
8
Handheld cutter : SABERSAW
9
One seeking signs of life? : PARAMEDIC
10
Anti-___ (airport equipment) : ICERS
11
Question or answer in "___?" ... "___!" : DEAL
12
Forest rangers : ELKS
13
"Weir of Hermiston" author, in brief : RLS
15
Exclamation around a water cooler : TGIF
20
Insignificant one : PEANUT
22
Yellowish pink : TEAROSE
23
Umbrella plant, e.g. : SEDGE
24
Marshal : ARRAY
26
Program carriers : RADIOWAVES
27
Combined : INONE
28
1925 Nobel Peace Prize winner : DAWES
30
Shipshape? : SEAWORTHY
31
Go for : CHOOSE
32
Shortly : INAMOMENT
34
They may be gathered : THOUGHTS
40
Like some suits : SERGE
41
Statistical figures : MODES
42
View from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame : ERIE
43
Architect Saarinen : EERO
44
Cardinal : MAIN
45
Beverage brand : NEHI
46
Light : LAMP
47
Coolidge or Roosevelt : DAM
48
Chain parts: Abbr. : MTS
49
River at Ghent : LYS

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
100 ms