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

New York Times, Monday, July 4, 2011

Author:
Paul Johnson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
11-Across : Waitress at Mel's Diner
TotalDebut
17/4/2011
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.55453%
Paul Johnson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQXZ} This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Johnson. Monday freshness: 97%
1
O
2
B
3
A
4
M
5
A
6
Y
7
A
8
W
9
N
10
S
11
F
12
L
13
O
14
P
E
T
A
L
15
E
L
A
T
E
16
L
E
I
17
S
E
A
R
C
18
H
L
I
G
H
T
19
Y
I
N
20
T
O
U
P
E
E
21
F
22
L
I
C
K
23
T
24
H
25
R
I
V
E
S
26
A
R
E
N
A
S
27
R
O
O
N
E
Y
28
B
29
A
D
E
G
G
30
A
N
A
I
S
31
A
L
B
E
E
32
H
33
E
34
D
35
M
E
R
S
36
G
L
O
B
E
37
B
O
L
O
38
P
S
I
39
D
U
E
B
Y
40
T
O
R
M
E
41
N
42
O
O
S
E
S
43
C
H
A
S
E
R
44
Y
45
O
G
U
R
T
46
C
A
R
T
E
R
S
47
M
U
L
T
I
48
P
49
O
O
R
E
R
50
C
S
I
51
T
52
O
R
C
H
B
E
A
53
R
54
E
55
R
56
A
T
O
57
O
R
A
T
E
58
A
C
U
T
E
59
S
S
N
60
S
I
M
O
N
61
M
E
T
A
L
© 2011, The New York Times7/4/11 ( No. 22,518 )
Across
1
President who won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize : OBAMA
6
Signs of boredom : YAWNS
11
Waitress at Mel's Diner : FLO
14
Blossom part : PETAL
15
Fill with joy : ELATE
16
Hawaiian garland : LEI
17
20th Century Fox picture? : SEARCHLIGHT
19
___ and yang : YIN
20
Rug, so to speak : TOUPEE
21
Movie, informally : FLICK
23
Prospers : THRIVES
26
Basketball venues : ARENAS
27
"60 Minutes" pundit Andy : ROONEY
28
Type who's always causing trouble : BADEGG
30
Diarist Nin : ANAIS
31
Playwright Edward who wrote "The Zoo Story" : ALBEE
32
"If only ___ listened ..." : HED
35
French seas : MERS
36
Universal picture? : GLOBE
37
Western tie : BOLO
38
Next-to-last Greek letter : PSI
39
Library book stamp : DUEBY
40
Crooner Mel : TORME
41
Hangmen's tools : NOOSES
43
Drink after a shot : CHASER
44
Dannon product : YOGURT
46
White House family after the Fords : CARTERS
47
Prefix with task or grain : MULTI
48
Less well off : POORER
50
CBS forensic drama : CSI
51
Columbia picture? : TORCHBEARER
56
From ___ Z : ATO
57
Speechify : ORATE
58
Less than 90°, as an angle : ACUTE
59
Info entered on an I.R.S. form : SSN
60
Cowell formerly of "American Idol" : SIMON
61
"Heavy" music genre : METAL
Down
1
Photo ___ (occasions for 1-Across) : OPS
2
Honey maker : BEE
3
One day ___ time : ATA
4
Bond likes these "shaken, not stirred" : MARTINIS
5
Recesses : ALCOVES
6
Sounds from pounds : YELPS
7
"I cannot tell ___" : ALIE
8
Worker's pay : WAGE
9
Extreme degree : NTH
10
Release : SETFREE
11
TriStar picture? : FLYINGHORSE
12
Classic German camera : LEICA
13
Sounds from sties : OINKS
18
Nephew of Donald Duck : HUEY
22
Chicken drumstick : LEG
23
Vagabond : TRAMP
24
Sharpens : HONES
25
MGM picture? : ROARINGLION
26
"Zip-___-Doo-Dah" : ADEE
28
Things moving in lava lamps : BLOBS
29
"Dear" advice columnist : ABBY
31
On the safe side, at sea : ALEE
33
Big name in glue : ELMER
34
They aren't just talkers : DOERS
36
Sudden wind : GUST
37
Regatta : BOATRACE
39
Chips with a Cool Ranch flavor : DORITOS
40
Early morning hour : THREEAM
42
Publicly gay : OUT
43
Low-___ diet : CARB
44
Places to swim or play b-ball : YMCAS
45
Gives the boot to : OUSTS
46
Songwriter Leonard : COHEN
48
British baby buggy : PRAM
49
Twice tetra- : OCTO
52
"... ___ quit!" : ORI
53
Same old same old : RUT
54
Airport posting: Abbr. : ETA
55
Family member: Abbr. : REL

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
113 ms