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

ENRICH

New York Times, Sunday, June 15, 2014

Author:
Tony Orbach
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
52-Across : "O.K." from Tom Sawyer
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
274/6/200412/6/202015
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
17044101
CircleScrabDebutFresh
21.6723158%
Tony Orbach

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 64 Missing: {QX} This is puzzle # 22 for Mr. Orbach. Sunday freshness: 73%
Tony Orbach notes:
As with other puzzles that I've done with seemingly random added letters, this one came from having one of the phrases pop into my head — in this case, it was 32-Across (LEAVENING LAS ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
An experienced constructor and fellow CrosSynergy member, Tony gives us a straightforward "add-a-letter(s)" type theme today, ENRICH being construed as "add richness by adding an EN." Some ... read more
1
P
2
B
3
A
4
N
5
D
6
J
7
S
8
C
9
H
10
U
11
L
12
T
13
Z
14
T
15
Y
16
P
17
E
18
A
19
B
20
A
U
R
O
R
A
21
A
R
A
P
A
H
O
22
A
M
E
N
R
A
23
P
R
E
P
A
R
24
A
T
I
O
N
H
E
N
25
K
A
R
R
A
S
26
A
G
N
E
W
27
H
I
M
28
E
A
29
S
E
30
F
A
R
E
31
Y
E
O
32
L
33
E
A
V
E
34
N
35
I
36
N
G
L
A
S
37
V
E
G
A
S
38
A
R
T
39
S
40
N
B
A
41
A
G
O
G
42
F
A
W
C
E
T
T
43
T
44
A
T
45
S
A
A
B
46
H
E
I
S
T
47
L
48
E
49
T
E
R
R
50
I
51
P
E
N
52
Y
E
S
M
53
T
54
V
55
A
56
D
57
A
L
E
R
T
58
W
O
W
59
S
60
T
A
D
T
61
B
E
A
L
E
62
T
E
N
N
I
63
S
O
N
64
G
U
I
D
O
65
P
E
N
N
I
B
66
I
N
D
67
C
A
N
I
68
B
E
F
R
A
N
69
K
E
N
70
U
N
O
71
F
O
R
72
A
L
L
73
E
R
N
I
E
74
I
N
R
E
75
P
A
I
R
76
A
R
I
D
E
77
E
D
I
T
S
78
T
S
E
79
A
E
T
N
A
80
H
E
L
M
81
S
M
U
G
82
R
A
M
E
83
N
T
O
U
G
H
84
I
85
M
H
I
P
86
D
87
O
I
N
88
A
H
N
89
L
90
E
91
A
N
S
I
N
92
A
U
N
T
93
A
94
M
P
95
Y
96
O
97
Y
98
O
99
E
N
S
I
G
N
O
100
F
T
H
E
Z
101
O
D
I
A
102
C
103
N
A
H
104
I
D
A
S
105
B
R
A
E
106
R
I
M
107
L
108
I
T
H
E
109
C
A
N
T
110
O
O
111
C
O
112
E
113
N
114
O
R
D
I
115
N
A
T
I
O
N
116
A
S
T
E
R
N
117
E
U
R
A
S
I
A
118
T
R
E
M
O
R
119
S
H
E
R
E
E
120
S
T
A
M
E
N
S
121
H
E
R
E
S
Y
© 2014, The New York Times6/15/14 ( No. 23,595 )
Across
1
Sack lunch staple, for short : PBANDJ
7
Bumbling sergeant on "Hogan's Heroes" : SCHULTZ
14
Like a universal recipient : TYPEAB
20
Night lights : AURORA
21
Wyoming people : ARAPAHO
22
Chief Theban deity : AMENRA
23
Episode title for a cooking show featuring chicken recipes? : PREPARATIONHEN
25
Alex of "Blazing Saddles" : KARRAS
26
Nixon's veep : AGNEW
27
"Get ___!" : HIM
28
Lighten : EASE
30
Grub : FARE
31
Certain petty officer: Abbr. : YEO
32
Goal for a comic working the Strip? : LEAVENINGLASVEGAS
38
Ballet and others : ARTS
40
Court grp. : NBA
41
Awed : AGOG
42
Gere's wife in "Dr. T & the Women" : FAWCETT
43
Bit of needlework? : TAT
45
What a 9-5 worker worked on? : SAAB
46
Caper movie plot piece : HEIST
47
Informal advice to an overeager picker? : LETERRIPEN
52
"O.K." from Tom Sawyer : YESM
53
Spot, maybe : TVAD
57
Warning : ALERT
58
Floor : WOW
59
German geographical name suffix : STADT
61
"___ Street Blues" : BEALE
62
Jane ___, Helen Mirren's "Prime Suspect" role : TENNISON
64
Roberto Benigni's Oscar-winning role in "Life Is Beautiful" : GUIDO
65
Writing tip : PENNIB
66
Ill. neighbor : IND
67
Request to represent a Minnesota senator's side of a debate? : CANIBEFRANKEN
70
Word shouted immediately before "Feliz Año Nuevo" : UNO
71
Without exception : FORALL
73
Journalist Pyle : ERNIE
74
Well-maintained : INREPAIR
76
Go for ___ : ARIDE
77
Additions and subtractions, of a sort : EDITS
78
Lao-___ : TSE
79
Health care company in the Fortune 100 : AETNA
80
Command : HELM
81
Like one saying "I told you so!" : SMUG
82
Tarzan's response when asked if the noodles are cooked? : RAMENTOUGH
84
"You dig?" reply : IMHIP
86
Murder : DOIN
88
Philip of "Kung Fu" : AHN
89
Tries to hear better, say : LEANSIN
92
Either Abby or Martha in "Arsenic and Old Lace" : AUNT
93
Carrying one is part of a tour duty : AMP
95
Performer of tricks? : YOYO
99
Naval officer who's an expert in astrology? : ENSIGNOFTHEZODIAC
103
"I'll pass" : NAH
104
Lupino and Tarbell : IDAS
105
Scottish hillside : BRAE
106
Basketball goaltending locale : RIM
107
Nimble : LITHE
109
"Oh no? I'll show you!" : CANTOO
111
Religious ceremony for two Hollywood brothers? : COENORDINATION
116
Rearward : ASTERN
117
Portmanteau landmass : EURASIA
118
It comes as a shock : TREMOR
119
Whitfield of "The Real Housewives of Atlanta" : SHEREE
120
Flower parts : STAMENS
121
Cause for burning at the stake : HERESY
Down
1
Fruit popular in Thai salads : PAPAYA
2
Turkey ___ : BURGER
3
Playground retort : ARENOT
4
"I don't think so" : NOPE
5
One might say "y'all" with one : DRAWL
6
Rattle : JAR
7
Cannabis ___ (marijuana) : SATIVA
8
Fiction genre : CRIME
9
Vietnamese coin : HAO
10
Former "Veronica Mars" airer : UPN
11
"Well, ___-di-dah" : LAH
12
Option for "Which came first ...?" : THEEGG
13
Like London Tube pricing : ZONAL
14
Points : TAKESAIM
15
Diva Sumac : YMA
16
Beauty ideal : PERFECTTEN
17
Incense : ENRAGE
18
Genesis mount : ARARAT
19
Like the lowest of low blows : BASEST
24
Pequod captain : AHAB
29
Most conservative : SAFEST
33
___'acte : ENTR
34
Indian bread : NAAN
35
Supermarket chain : IGA
36
Head : NOB
37
Bugs, of a sort : VWS
39
Severe : STERN
44
A, but not B or C : ARTICLE
45
Do some needlework : SEW
46
Pleasure seeking : HEDONISM
47
Queen of "Chicago" : LATIFAH
48
Title girl in a 1968 hit by the Turtles : ELENORE
49
Certain shoot : TENDRIL
50
When repeated, a happy cry : IWON
51
Forked over : PONIEDUP
52
When tripled, blah, blah, blah : YADA
54
South Pacific archipelago : VANUATU
55
Truing: Var. : ALINING
56
Kerr of "An Affair to Remember" : DEBORAH
59
Muslim mystics : SUFIS
60
Need spelling, say : TIRE
61
Not worthy of : BENEATH
63
Bando of baseball : SAL
64
Fellow : GENT
65
According to : PER
68
Jolly Roger in "Peter Pan," e.g. : BRIG
69
One might be brought up in a brawl : KNEE
72
Supervise : ADMINISTER
75
Showy bloom : PEONY
77
Key of Dvorák's Symphony No. 9 : EMINOR
78
M&M color replaced by blue : TAN
81
Shank : SHINBONE
82
Luxuriousness : RITZ
83
River whose source is Mount Saint Helena : NAPA
85
N.Y.C. sports venue : MSG
86
[Forehead slap] : DUH
87
1300 hours, to a civilian : ONE
89
Classic German cameras : LEICAS
90
- : ENDASH
91
People of Ghana: Var. : ASANTE
92
Paid for dinner, say : ATEOUT
93
Title sneaker brand in a Run-D.M.C. hit : ADIDAS
94
Food critic Sheraton : MIMI
96
Punctually : ONTIME
97
Bozos : YAHOOS
98
Short story award : OHENRY
100
Mugs : FACES
101
Politico Hatch : ORRIN
102
County near Limerick : CLARE
108
Ancient artery : ITER
110
Iron ___ : ORE
112
Disco ___ : ERA
113
'60s service site : NAM
114
Sugar suffix : OSE
115
Ultimate : NTH

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 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
99 ms