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

New York Times, Wednesday, May 11, 1994

Author:
Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
40-Across : Vatican Museum holdings?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Estes. Wednesday freshness: 34%
1
O
2
R
3
P
4
H
5
A
6
N
7
B
8
L
9
T
10
S
11
I
12
C
13
H
O
L
E
D
U
14
P
15
M
I
R
16
A
N
D
A
17
S
T
E
A
L
T
H
18
O
L
I
V
I
E
R
19
C
A
P
I
T
O
20
L
C
A
P
I
T
A
L
21
B
Y
T
E
22
C
S
A
23
P
24
E
25
L
26
E
27
O
F
28
T
29
N
30
C
31
A
32
R
33
A
V
O
W
34
A
35
L
36
T
O
37
M
38
B
39
A
K
A
40
P
O
P
E
R
Y
41
P
O
T
P
O
42
U
R
R
I
43
E
K
E
44
M
E
R
V
45
H
A
N
G
O
N
46
R
E
D
47
D
48
E
E
49
C
50
I
O
N
S
51
U
52
P
53
A
54
R
O
55
S
56
S
57
S
58
U
59
M
M
E
R
60
Y
S
U
M
M
61
A
62
R
63
Y
64
P
R
O
P
A
N
E
65
P
A
I
D
O
U
66
T
67
A
S
S
Y
R
I
A
68
E
S
T
E
L
L
A
69
R
A
T
70
Y
E
S
71
H
E
E
L
E
D
© 1994, The New York Times5/11/94 ( No. 16,255 )
Across
1
Annie, for one : ORPHAN
7
Sandwich often on toast : BLT
10
"___ 'em!" : SIC
13
Took refuge : HOLEDUP
15
___ rights (police suspect's entitlement) : MIRANDA
17
Bomber type : STEALTH
18
Noted Richard III portrayer : OLIVIER
19
Congressional funding? : CAPITOLCAPITAL
21
Memory unit : BYTE
22
R. E. Lee's land : CSA
23
Three-time World Cup medalist : PELE
27
Many a time : OFT
29
It borders Tenn. : NCAR
33
Declaration : AVOWAL
36
Taj Mahal, e.g. : TOMB
39
Most-wanted poster letters : AKA
40
Vatican Museum holdings? : POPERYPOTPOURRI
43
___ out a living : EKE
44
First name in game shows : MERV
45
"Brace yourself!" : HANGON
46
He played Fred on "Sanford and Son" : REDD
48
Trading-bloc inits. : EEC
50
Particles : IONS
51
Make ___ story (lie) : UPA
54
Famous sewer : ROSS
57
Vacation slides? : SUMMERYSUMMARY
64
Tank gas : PROPANE
65
Forked over : PAIDOUT
67
Nineveh's nation : ASSYRIA
68
"Great Expectations" miss : ESTELLA
69
Ben in the film "Ben" : RAT
70
O.K. : YES
71
Well-___ (rich) : HEELED
Down
1
Cries : OHS
2
Campus mil. grp. : ROTC
3
___-bargain : PLEA
4
Jalopy : HEAP
5
Make up on the spot : ADLIB
6
Harebrained : NUTTY
7
Coll. V.I.P. : BMOC
8
Shade of purple : LILAC
9
Stumbles : TRIPS
10
Irritated state : SNIT
11
Bit of brainwork : IDEA
12
Baseball's Yastrzemski : CARL
14
Pic : PHOTO
16
Birdy? : AVIAN
20
Table scraps : LEFTOVERS
23
On ___ (theoretically) : PAPER
24
Call forth : EVOKE
25
Ran at an easy pace : LOPED
26
Lamb producer : EWE
28
Stroller passenger : TOT
30
Freighter filler : CARGO
31
Ohio city : AKRON
32
Pours : RAINS
34
Provide weapons : ARM
35
Caustic : LYE
37
55 letters? : MPH
38
Fancy neckwear : BOA
41
Start to dominate : PRE
42
One at the beginning : UNI
47
Hardly svelte : DUMPY
49
Two-door vehicle : COUPE
52
Admiral in the Arctic : PEARY
53
Nickname in the Senior P.G.A. : ARNIE
55
Tennis kill : SMASH
56
Bash, biblically : SMITE
57
Boom or box : SPAR
58
Nocturnal bear : URSA
59
"Make the ___ of it" : MOST
60
Votes for : YEAS
61
"Zip- ___ -Doo-Dah" : ADEE
62
Undulate : ROLL
63
Christmastime : YULE
66
Itsy bit : TAD

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 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
81 ms