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

New York Times, Monday, April 5, 1999

Author:
Gregory E. Paul
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Had control of the wheel
TotalDebutLatest
1169/13/199410/17/2005
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
086291000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.502306%
Gregory E. Paul

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {BJQXZ} This is puzzle # 68 for Mr. Paul. Monday freshness: 11%
1
S
2
T
3
E
4
P
5
S
6
O
7
A
8
R
9
A
10
F
11
T
12
O
13
N
14
O
H
I
O
15
O
N
C
E
16
S
L
O
P
E
17
H
A
R
D
18
N
O
S
E
D
19
P
O
K
E
R
20
O
W
E
21
O
N
E
22
S
23
T
I
P
E
N
D
24
O
D
E
T
25
S
26
A
R
P
27
C
28
A
29
S
P
E
R
30
A
31
L
L
E
Y
32
O
33
O
34
P
35
A
C
H
E
S
36
D
I
A
L
37
E
R
L
E
38
N
O
O
N
39
T
A
L
K
Y
40
A
L
I
T
41
D
R
A
M
42
A
L
O
E
43
D
R
O
V
E
44
O
N
L
O
45
O
K
E
R
46
T
E
E
N
E
R
47
U
N
E
48
S
49
P
E
N
D
50
D
51
E
52
S
T
I
N
53
Y
54
A
L
S
55
S
56
H
57
E
58
I
D
A
H
O
59
E
60
A
G
L
E
61
E
Y
E
D
62
S
I
R
E
N
63
A
G
E
E
64
S
N
A
G
65
H
E
A
D
S
66
H
E
R
R
67
P
E
L
E
© 1999, The New York Times4/5/99 ( No. 18,045 )
Across
1
Big first for a baby : STEP
5
Fly high : SOAR
9
Burns's "sweet" stream : AFTON
14
Louisville's river : OHIO
15
Years ago : ONCE
16
Skiing locale : SLOPE
17
Inflexible : HARDNOSED
19
Game with straights and flushes : POKER
20
Be in the red : OWE
21
Best seller's number : ONE
22
Scholarship allowance : STIPEND
24
"Waiting for Lefty" playwright : ODETS
26
Hans of Dadaism : ARP
27
Wyoming city : CASPER
30
Crowd-pleasing basket : ALLEYOOP
35
Throbs : ACHES
36
Control knob : DIAL
37
Writer ___ Stanley Gardner : ERLE
38
Palindromic time : NOON
39
Long-winded : TALKY
40
Detrained, e.g. : ALIT
41
Apothecary's weight : DRAM
42
___ vera : ALOE
43
Had control of the wheel : DROVE
44
Witness : ONLOOKER
46
Junior high student : TEENER
47
French article : UNE
48
Not be frugal : SPEND
50
Kismet : DESTINY
54
Capone and Capp : ALS
55
"Steady as ___ goes" : SHE
58
Where Pocatello is : IDAHO
59
Having 20/20 vision : EAGLEEYED
62
Emergency signal : SIREN
63
Writer James from Tennessee : AGEE
64
Holdup : SNAG
65
Coin toss call : HEADS
66
German mister : HERR
67
Brazilian booter : PELE
Down
1
Manhattan area with lots of galleries : SOHO
2
Take out of the freezer : THAW
3
Emerald Isle : EIRE
4
Pea container : POD
5
Oklahoman : SOONER
6
Get-go : ONSET
7
Hotshot : ACE
8
Stoplight stop lights : REDS
9
Have hopes : ASPIRE
10
Like a hound : FLOPPYEARED
11
Cigarette puff : TOKE
12
___ to suggestions : OPEN
13
Dilbert, e.g. : NERD
18
Bumps : NODES
23
Add up : TALLY
24
Gaping : OPENMOUTHED
25
Swabbies : SAILORS
27
Seabees' motto : CANDO
28
Squirrel's prize : ACORN
29
Sand bar : SHOAL
31
Water-skiing locale : LAKE
32
Wrinkle-resistant fabric : ORLON
33
Martini garnish : OLIVE
34
"___ and the Wolf" : PETER
36
Broad valley : DALE
39
Frost's "The Road Not ___" : TAKEN
43
Crowded : DENSE
45
Gazpacho ingredients : ONIONS
46
Person who handles bills : TELLER
49
"On call" device : PAGER
50
Potluck choice : DISH
51
Newswoman Magnus : EDIE
52
Gilbert of "Roseanne" : SARA
53
"Uh-huh" : YEAH
55
"Auld Lang ___" : SYNE
56
Get better : HEAL
57
Border : EDGE
60
Application form info : AGE
61
Thought waves, for short : ESP

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 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
83 ms