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

Labor Daze

New York Times, Sunday, May 24, 1998

Author:
Harvey Estes and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
51-Across : Steeple musician's job?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 74 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 33 for Mr. Estes. This is puzzle # 8 for Ms. Salomon. Sunday freshness: 10%
1
I
2
R
3
O
4
N
5
I
6
C
7
A
8
R
9
T
10
S
11
A
12
L
13
E
14
E
15
D
16
A
17
M
18
E
19
S
20
N
E
V
A
D
A
21
B
E
A
T
S
I
T
22
S
A
V
A
N
T
23
R
A
I
S
E
T
24
H
E
S
T
A
K
E
S
25
A
P
A
C
H
E
26
E
D
N
A
27
L
I
S
T
E
N
S
28
C
U
P
29
H
A
N
30
D
Y
E
31
C
I
D
32
D
I
33
S
34
C
O
35
E
36
Y
I
N
G
37
M
A
K
E
38
A
39
G
40
R
A
N
D
E
N
41
T
R
A
N
C
E
42
S
43
M
I
L
E
44
H
O
O
T
45
I
N
C
A
46
P
E
E
L
47
C
L
I
N
E
48
F
O
O
T
49
T
A
X
50
P
S
S
51
R
I
N
G
B
52
E
L
L
F
O
53
R
54
S
55
E
R
V
I
56
C
E
57
A
M
I
58
R
O
D
59
E
E
R
I
E
60
O
R
61
D
62
E
63
R
64
V
E
N
65
D
66
O
R
67
W
68
A
S
P
S
69
E
N
S
U
R
E
70
E
D
G
E
S
71
S
72
N
A
R
E
73
L
74
O
N
75
G
E
E
76
C
H
77
I
P
O
F
F
T
78
H
79
E
O
L
D
80
B
81
L
O
C
K
82
C
83
R
O
84
T
A
N
85
U
R
G
E
86
R
O
U
T
S
87
S
L
E
D
88
C
R
A
89
G
90
D
E
M
O
91
P
A
R
T
S
92
T
A
K
E
93
T
H
E
M
O
94
N
E
Y
A
N
95
D
R
U
N
96
A
R
I
D
E
97
M
E
T
E
R
98
I
O
N
99
O
100
C
101
T
102
M
I
N
103
R
104
Y
E
105
S
I
106
D
107
E
108
A
R
M
109
M
A
R
Y
110
E
N
D
111
U
R
E
112
G
113
E
T
D
O
W
N
T
O
114
C
A
S
E
S
115
N
E
L
S
O
N
116
S
T
E
E
P
E
N
117
T
U
X
E
D
O
118
S
T
E
E
R
S
119
T
E
A
S
E
R
S
120
E
D
I
S
O
N
© 1998, The New York Times5/24/98 ( No. 17,729 )
Across
1
Like some Swift writing : IRONIC
7
Gallery event : ARTSALE
14
"My Cup Runneth Over" singer, 1967 : EDAMES
20
Zane Grey classic : NEVADA
21
Blows the joint : BEATSIT
22
Egghead : SAVANT
23
Fence builder's job? : RAISETHESTAKES
25
Storied raider : APACHE
26
Writer Ferber : EDNA
27
Minds, with "to" : LISTENS
28
Green hole : CUP
29
Chinese dynasty when Jesus lived : HAN
30
Roots may need this : DYE
31
El ___ : CID
32
Bygone music genre : DISCO
35
Giving the once-over : EYING
37
Architect's job? : MAKEAGRANDENTRANCE
42
Winner's look : SMILE
44
Least bit of concern : HOOT
45
Pre-Columbian Peruvian : INCA
46
Strip : PEEL
47
Singer profiled in "Sweet Dreams" : CLINE
48
Unit of 97-Across : FOOT
49
Push to the limit : TAX
50
Ends of letters, briefly : PSS
51
Steeple musician's job? : RINGBELLFORSERVICE
57
"What Kind of Fool ___" : AMI
58
Authority, metaphorically : ROD
59
Like an empty ship at sea : EERIE
60
Judge's cry : ORDER
64
Ball park licensee : VENDOR
67
Fliers with narrow waists : WASPS
69
Cinch : ENSURE
70
Singed parts, usually : EDGES
71
Kind of drum : SNARE
73
Chaney, the Man of a Thousand Faces : LON
75
"Fancy that!" : GEE
76
Sculptor's job? : CHIPOFFTHEOLDBLOCK
82
___-Magnon : CRO
84
Shoe color : TAN
85
Drive : URGE
86
Puts to flight : ROUTS
87
Runners' location : SLED
88
Rock projection : CRAG
90
It's fit to be tried : DEMO
91
Leaves : PARTS
92
Politician's job? : TAKETHEMONEYANDRUN
96
1970 hit "Hitchin' ___" : ARIDE
97
Poet's concern : METER
98
It's not free of charge : ION
99
Natl. Popcorn Poppin' Month : OCT
102
Time div. : MIN
103
Main ingredient in a Monte Carlo : RYE
105
Like some pitches : SIDEARM
109
Tudor queen : MARY
110
Bear : ENDURE
112
Feather packer's job? : GETDOWNTOCASES
115
Sen. Gaylord ___, who originated Earth Day : NELSON
116
Make more precipitous : STEEPEN
117
___ Park, N.Y. : TUXEDO
118
They're driven in droves : STEERS
119
Some TV spots : TEASERS
120
One with a light workload? : EDISON
Down
1
Barbara Stanwyck film "Woman ___" : INRED
2
Word before "go" : READY
3
Just like ewe? : OVINE
4
Mercury org. : NASA
5
Chemical suffix : IDE
6
Stealthy : CATLIKE
7
Fortas and Lincoln : ABES
8
Cessation : REST
9
Poet laureate of 1692 : TATE
10
Maintain, as attention : STANDAT
11
Warmly welcomes, perhaps : ASKSIN
12
"Fairy tale" : LIE
13
Alien force, briefly : ETS
14
Isaac's eldest : ESAU
15
Decked out : DAPPER
16
Gardner of "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" : AVA
17
Automatons : MACHINES
18
Magnifies : ENHANCES
19
Manager of five straight World Series champions : STENGEL
24
Screen : HIDE
28
Like some lenses : CONCAVE
31
Best-selling author Carr : CALEB
33
Reagan prog. : SDI
34
Middle: Prefix : CENTRI
36
Chatterboxes : YAPPERS
37
Like some vases : MING
38
"Grab ___!" : AHOLD
39
Clinker : GOOF
40
Photo process : ROTO
41
Hack : TAXI
42
Covered with goo : SLIMED
43
Potential space colony activity : MINING
47
Want : CRAVE
48
Andy Capp's wife : FLO
52
Make muffs : ERR
53
VCR button : RESET
54
Kind of I.R.A. : SEP
55
Hosp. hot spots : ERS
56
Bamboozle : CON
61
Bench locale : DUGOUT
62
Builds : ERECTS
63
Offends olfactorily : REEKS
65
Put in plaintext : DECODED
66
City in Kyrgyzstan : OSH
67
Servicewoman, acronymically : WAF
68
"Speak!" response : ARF
69
Exterior lineman : END
71
"Puh-lease!" : SPAREME
72
Generic : NONAME
73
Access the Web : LOGON
74
Rousing cheer : OLE
77
Longing : ITCH
78
Long in politics : HUEY
79
Bombeck of "At Wit's End" : ERMA
80
Oscillograph inventor Karl : BRAUN
81
Forsaken : LORN
82
Mozart solo feature : CLARINET
83
Arouse again : REKINDLE
87
Pollen bearers : STAMENS
89
Snagged : GOT
90
Disrespects : DERIDES
91
Ballyhoo : PROMOTE
93
Guerrilla's campaign : TERROR
94
Lipton rival : NESTEA
95
Lowdown : DIRT
99
Spring locales : OASES
100
Belief : CREDO
101
One catching his opponent's ear? : TYSON
104
Longs : YENS
106
Blockhead : DOPE
107
Classical decorative object : EWER
108
Landers and others : ANNS
109
Start of something big : MAXI
111
Purpose : USE
112
Clock std. : GST
113
Time for les vacances : ETE
114
Something to chew on : CUD

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 4 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
139 ms