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

New York Times, Wednesday, August 23, 1995

Author:
Jonathan Schmatzbach
Editor:
Will Shortz
43-Across : Aggressive personality trait in the Far East?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
312/15/19945/16/20181
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
131512000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5211218%
Jonathan Schmalzbach

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJKQX} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 14 for Mr. Schmalzbach. Wednesday freshness: 11%
1
Z
2
I
3
P
4
S
5
P
6
A
7
G
8
A
9
N
10
A
11
S
12
A
13
P
14
O
N
E
R
15
E
L
A
T
E
16
C
O
O
L
17
O
S
L
O
18
B
O
A
T
T
O
19
C
H
I
N
A
20
M
O
E
21
A
R
D
E
N
22
H
A
L
E
Y
23
T
R
I
24
O
A
R
25
A
26
M
27
M
A
N
A
28
N
29
D
30
A
W
O
M
31
A
32
N
33
G
O
A
L
S
34
A
E
D
E
S
35
T
I
36
P
37
R
U
L
E
38
D
O
N
O
R
39
S
A
T
E
40
A
N
T
41
S
U
M
E
R
42
C
A
R
R
E
43
T
A
44
I
P
E
I
B
E
45
H
A
V
I
O
R
46
N
A
T
47
U
S
E
48
U
49
R
50
I
A
H
51
I
52
D
53
E
S
T
54
U
55
S
56
A
57
S
A
N
T
I
58
A
G
O
C
H
A
59
R
G
E
R
60
M
I
D
I
61
D
O
L
C
E
62
E
L
A
N
63
A
L
O
E
64
S
T
E
E
D
65
B
Y
T
E
© 1995, The New York Times8/23/95 ( No. 16,724 )
Across
1
Parts of addresses : ZIPS
5
Like some religions : PAGAN
10
"Hurry!" : ASAP
14
Pip : ONER
15
Thrill to pieces : ELATE
16
Hip : COOL
17
Seagoing departure from a Scandinavian capital? : OSLOBOATTOCHINA
20
A Stooge : MOE
21
"As You Like It" forest : ARDEN
22
50's rocker Bill : HALEY
23
One "T" of TNT : TRI
24
Item used in strokes : OAR
25
Anouk Aimée film in a Mideast capital? : AMMANANDAWOMAN
33
Destinations : GOALS
34
Mosquito genus : AEDES
35
Pourboire : TIP
37
Dictum : RULE
38
Friend of the Red Cross : DONOR
39
Overfeed : SATE
40
Picnic interloper : ANT
41
Ur's locale : SUMER
42
Vieux ___ (New Orleans locale) : CARRE
43
Aggressive personality trait in the Far East? : TAIPEIBEHAVIOR
46
___ King Cole : NAT
47
Function : USE
48
___ Heep : URIAH
51
Latin "that is" : IDEST
54
Trilogy that includes "1919" : USA
57
South American football player? : SANTIAGOCHARGER
60
Longish dress : MIDI
61
Like Fellini's vita : DOLCE
62
Dash of panache : ELAN
63
Barbados export : ALOE
64
Sleipnir, for Odin : STEED
65
Computer unit : BYTE
Down
1
Type of lens : ZOOM
2
___ many words : INSO
3
One-name sports star : PELE
4
Box-office sign : SRO
5
Vaudevillian's bellwether : PEORIA
6
"When I was ___..." : ALAD
7
Scandal suffix : GATE
8
Memo abbr. : ATTN
9
Paleo's opposite : NEO
10
Some things work like this : ACHARM
11
Ground : SOIL
12
Bang-up : AONE
13
QB's call : PLAY
18
Farm homes : BARNS
19
Pandemonium : CHAOS
23
It's hard to believe : TALE
24
Debtor : OWER
25
Pearl Mosque site : AGRA
26
Jockey's ride : MOUNT
27
W.W. II's most-bombed island : MALTA
28
Ruth's mother-in-law : NAOMI
29
Cygnus shiner : DENEB
30
Revere : ADORE
31
Arcade name : ATARI
32
Demolitionist's supply : NITRO
36
Look closely : PEER
38
"Ma mère, je la vois," in "Carmen" : DUET
39
Cut costs : SAVE
41
Algerian cavalryman : SPAHI
42
___ wide net : CASTA
44
Even, scorewise : INATIE
45
Quieted : HUSHED
48
West Point inits. : USMA
49
Amtrak travel : RAIL
50
___-European : INDO
51
"___ Plenty o' Nuttin" : IGOT
52
Big name in the pineapple biz : DOLE
53
Behold, to Brutus : ECCE
54
Hideous : UGLY
55
Bucket in a Buick : SEAT
56
Composer Thomas : ARNE
58
Classified items : ADS
59
One of Stonewall's soldiers : REB

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
107 ms