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

New York Times, Wednesday, July 24, 2024

Author:
Shaun Phillips
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
54-Across : Setting for a 35-Across
TotalDebutLatest
27/24/20248/12/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0101000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.55954%
Shaun Phillips

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 39 Missing: {QVXZ} Spans: 2 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Phillips. Wednesday freshness: 96%
Shaun Phillips notes:
Greetings, friends and fellow crossworld denizens! I'm honored to make my debut. Thanks to Christina Iverson, Tracy Bennett, and the ... read more
1
S
2
T
3
U
4
B
5
H
6
U
7
B
8
T
9
E
10
C
11
H
12
I
13
E
14
S
15
P
I
E
R
O
N
E
16
R
E
R
I
N
S
E
17
A
L
F
A
L
F
A
18
O
N
A
T
E
A
R
19
S
T
A
N
D
I
N
20
M
I
N
I
S
U
B
21
D
O
T
S
22
P
E
E
T
23
J
24
O
25
A
N
N
26
O
B
27
E
28
S
29
E
30
O
S
H
E
A
31
A
32
T
33
M
34
P
I
D
A
Y
35
C
L
A
W
M
36
A
C
H
I
37
N
E
G
A
M
E
38
K
O
S
39
I
N
D
Y
C
A
R
40
M
E
D
41
W
N
Y
C
42
A
T
A
43
D
44
I
45
C
46
E
H
U
T
47
U
T
U
48
R
49
N
50
S
51
C
A
R
O
T
I
52
D
53
I
R
O
N
O
U
T
54
A
M
U
S
E
M
E
55
N
T
A
R
C
A
D
E
56
R
I
P
E
57
E
M
A
I
L
58
E
R
I
N
59
E
S
T
60
O
P
S
61
S
E
T
© 2024, The New York Times7/24/24 ( No. 27,287 )
Across
1
Ticketmaster alternative : STUBHUB
8
Some experts on viruses : TECHIES
15
Longtime home decor chain with a name that anagrams to PIONEER : PIERONE
16
Clean again, as hair : RERINSE
17
Plant with edible sprouts : ALFALFA
18
Piling up wins : ONATEAR
19
Substitute : STANDIN
20
Small vessel in the deep ocean : MINISUB
21
Symbols of an in-progress text : DOTS
22
Alfred for whom a coffee chain is named : PEET
23
Fabrics retailer : JOANN
26
Like Brendan Fraser's character in "The Whale" : OBESE
30
___ Jackson a.k.a. Ice Cube : OSHEA
31
Where you might put in dough and take out bread? : ATM
34
3/14 : PIDAY
35
Joystick-controlled contraption depicted in this puzzle : CLAWMACHINEGAME
38
Results of some hard punches, for short : KOS
39
Speedway racer : INDYCAR
40
___ school : MED
41
Radio station that produces "Radiolab" : WNYC
42
Ever so slightly : ATAD
44
Shed on a frozen lake : ICEHUT
47
Complete reversals : UTURNS
51
Neck artery : CAROTID
53
Smooth over : IRONOUT
54
Setting for a 35-Across : AMUSEMENTARCADE
56
Ready to eat : RIPE
57
Medium for many newsletters : EMAIL
58
N.F.L. reporter Andrews : ERIN
59
Suffix with winning or losing : EST
60
Biz ___ (corporate team, informally) : OPS
61
Collector's goal : SET
Down
1
Purveyors of wellness packages : SPAS
2
Pinball infraction : TILT
3
Soccer org. that runs the Champions League : UEFA
4
Never-before-seen : BRANDNEW
5
"Wait!" … or hopeful words while playing a 35-Across? : HOLDONAMINUTE
6
Not suited (for) : UNFIT
7
"Cool ___!" : BEANS
8
Walk heavily : TROMP
9
Start of a counting rhyme : EENIE
10
Professional who might expect to do well with a 35-Across? : CRANEOPERATOR
11
Achieve great success : HITITBIG
12
Spanish form of Agnes : INES
13
Genesis brother : ESAU
14
N.B.A. star Nikola Jokic, for one : SERB
23
Athletic type : JOCK
24
Capital of Norway : OSLO
25
Moments of sudden understanding : AHAS
27
Cheese from North Holland : EDAM
28
"___ Love," 2012 song that became a marriage equality anthem : SAME
29
Sized up : EYED
31
Kind of inverter in an electric vehicle : ACDC
32
"Your" of yore : THY
33
Flaky rock : MICA
36
"Always happy to help!" : ANYTIME
37
Like an Afro hairstyle : NATURAL
41
Possessive that's often confused with a contraction : WHOSE
43
Simpleton : DUNCE
44
"Does it look like ___?" : ICARE
45
Tops that often have spaghetti straps, for short : CAMIS
46
Blow one's stack : ERUPT
48
Loud bursts of laughter : ROARS
49
Fashion designer Cohn with an eponymous rhinestone-encrusted suit : NUDIE
50
Blood vessel insert : STENT
52
Showcase : DEMO
53
"That so?" : ITIS
55
Bit of shut-eye : NAP

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle.

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
121 ms