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

New York Times, Tuesday, July 14, 1998

Author:
Raymond Hamel
Editor:
Will Shortz
37-Across : Bombastic
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
271/22/19946/19/20061
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3442446
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6015145%
Raymond Hamel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} Spans: 4 This is puzzle # 17 for Mr. Hamel. Tuesday freshness: 21%
1
E
2
S
3
T
4
O
5
P
6
S
7
P
8
R
9
O
10
M
11
O
12
D
13
D
14
R
A
H
R
A
H
15
O
O
N
A
16
V
I
A
17
S
H
O
R
T
E
18
N
E
D
S
T
19
R
E
E
T
20
E
L
M
21
C
R
I
M
E
22
A
O
R
T
A
23
P
A
R
T
24
F
D
A
25
P
26
A
27
R
I
S
I
A
28
N
29
P
R
O
N
30
O
31
U
32
N
33
S
L
A
S
H
34
A
J
A
R
35
C
H
I
36
Y
O
D
A
37
G
38
A
S
S
Y
39
S
C
U
T
40
C
H
A
41
O
L
L
A
42
C
O
U
R
T
43
H
A
R
44
M
F
U
L
L
45
I
46
G
H
T
R
A
Y
47
A
F
T
48
B
A
A
S
49
A
50
S
51
P
I
C
52
W
53
H
E
L
P
54
S
55
R
56
O
57
G
E
R
M
A
58
N
A
U
T
O
M
59
A
K
E
R
60
E
V
A
61
S
O
N
G
62
R
A
V
I
N
E
63
D
E
Y
64
T
R
E
E
65
E
N
A
M
E
L
© 1998, The New York Times7/14/98 ( No. 17,780 )
Across
1
Legally impedes : ESTOPS
7
May school event, often : PROM
11
Like 1, 3 or 7 : ODD
14
Filled with the old school spirit : RAHRAH
15
The last Mrs. Chaplin : OONA
16
By way of : VIA
17
20
Spreading tree : ELM
21
Legal offense : CRIME
22
Main bloodline : AORTA
23
Hair division : PART
24
Pharmaceutical-approving org. : FDA
25
33
Cut dramatically : SLASH
34
Not quite closed : AJAR
35
Life force, in Eastern philosophy : CHI
36
Luke's mentor, in "Star Wars" : YODA
37
Bombastic : GASSY
39
Bunny's tail : SCUT
40
When repeated, a dance : CHA
41
Bulging earthenware vessel : OLLA
42
Legal setting : COURT
43
47
Toward the tiller : AFT
48
Meadow murmurs : BAAS
49
Jellied dish : ASPIC
52
Young seal : WHELP
54
Sign of success : SRO
57
60
Little ___, 60's singer : EVA
61
Disney's "___ of the South" : SONG
62
Runoff point : RAVINE
63
Actress Susan : DEY
64
Tarzan's home : TREE
65
Canine covering : ENAMEL
Down
1
Highlands tongue : ERSE
2
Political comic Mort : SAHL
3
Relative of Geo. and Robt. : THOM
4
Hart Trophy winner, 1970-72 : ORR
5
1987 Wimbledon winner : PATCASH
6
Steinhauer of the L.P.G.A. : SHERRI
7
Sonnet, e.g. : POEM
8
Teased mercilessly : RODE
9
Switch settings : ONS
10
El toro's opponent : MATADOR
11
Completed : OVER
12
Weight loss plan : DIET
13
Spreadsheet numbers : DATA
18
Silents star Naldi : NITA
19
Speckled horse : ROAN
23
Leaning Tower's city : PISA
24
Come apart at the seams : FRAY
25
Course in which to study Freud : PSYCH
26
Wahine's welcome : ALOHA
27
Kind of beacon : RADAR
28
Like Fran Drescher's voice : NASAL
29
What to wear when one goes beddy-bye : PJS
30
Come to pass : OCCUR
31
"Star Trek" lieutenant : UHURA
32
___-gritty : NITTY
37
Overabundance : GLUT
38
The whole enchilada : ALL
39
Drunkards : SOTS
41
Thrown away : OFFCAST
42
Johnny Appleseed's real surname : CHAPMAN
44
Seriously wound : MAIM
45
"Yeah, sure!" : IBET
46
Aplenty : GALORE
49
Like some cheddar cheese : AGED
50
P.G.A. Masters champion Ballesteros : SEVE
51
Talk in church : PRAY
52
Go downhill : WANE
53
Bigger than the both of us : HUGE
54
Fat-free, as milk : SKIM
55
Russo of "In the Line of Fire" : RENE
56
Hurler Hershiser : OREL
58
Neither's partner : NOR
59
Gardner of "The Barefoot Contessa" : AVA

Answer summary:
5 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
116 ms