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

CRY ME A RIVER

New York Times, Sunday, September 18, 2005

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
53-Across : Parishioner's cry?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1418/26/19955/9/20241
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
311092443303
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
331.591,23673%
Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 76 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 78 for Mr. DiPietro. Sunday freshness: 20%
1
D
2
N
3
A
4
L
5
U
6
S
7
H
8
S
9
L
10
E
11
W
12
M
13
E
14
T
15
T
16
L
17
E
18
R
U
G
19
A
S
S
E
20
T
21
P
A
R
E
22
A
L
O
H
A
S
23
O
D
E
24
R
I
N
T
H
E
25
C
O
U
R
T
26
R
E
D
A
C
T
27
L
I
N
E
D
28
S
H
R
O
U
D
S
29
R
I
C
O
T
T
A
30
L
E
T
S
B
31
E
32
E
R
N
S
33
M
I
N
T
34
O
A
T
35
C
A
N
36
I
H
A
V
E
37
S
38
O
M
M
E
39
N
I
T
E
40
M
41
A
42
T
U
R
E
D
43
S
A
D
L
Y
44
W
I
S
E
45
T
E
H
E
E
46
S
47
O
48
F
49
A
50
S
E
X
51
T
E
T
E
52
G
R
A
M
53
L
O
R
54
D
H
A
V
55
E
M
E
R
S
56
E
57
Y
58
M
E
59
G
60
H
I
N
G
E
61
B
A
Z
O
O
K
A
62
S
63
H
E
64
A
65
V
O
N
T
O
B
66
E
67
A
68
L
O
N
E
69
G
E
M
70
N
O
S
71
T
R
I
L
72
U
N
M
A
N
73
R
74
R
R
75
L
E
T
S
G
O
Y
76
A
77
N
78
G
T
Z
E
S
79
O
O
80
P
81
S
82
H
A
L
L
83
G
I
N
84
O
X
E
85
N
86
H
U
S
S
Y
87
G
E
R
E
88
S
O
N
A
89
R
90
O
91
N
A
S
S
I
S
92
S
U
B
S
93
G
O
G
E
T
E
94
M
95
T
96
I
G
R
I
S
97
T
A
R
98
R
E
L
O
99
B
U
R
N
100
A
R
E
101
N
102
A
103
S
104
O
N
E
105
F
O
L
D
106
D
107
I
E
C
A
S
108
T
109
D
A
I
L
Y
110
L
I
A
I
S
E
111
C
A
T
C
H
M
E
I
112
F
Y
U
K
O
N
113
I
N
K
J
E
T
114
A
L
E
C
115
S
A
D
I
E
116
O
N
O
117
D
E
S
I
S
T
118
P
I
M
A
119
M
E
N
S
120
N
E
D
© 2005, The New York Times9/18/5 ( No. 20,403 )
Across
1
___ lab : DNA
4
Drunk : LUSH
8
Whole lot : SLEW
12
Pluck : METTLE
18
One may be overhead or underfoot : RUG
19
Holding : ASSET
21
Cut back : PARE
22
Greetings from the Far West? : ALOHAS
23
Judge's cry? : ODERINTHECOURT
26
Edit : REDACT
27
Like some winter wear : LINED
28
Hides from view : SHROUDS
29
Manicotti ingredient : RICOTTA
30
Ignores : LETSBE
32
Coastal raptors : ERNS
33
One making lots of money : MINT
34
Kind of grass : OAT
35
Envier's cry? : CANIHAVESOMME
39
Informal evening : NITE
40
Came of age : MATURED
43
"___ enough ..." : SADLY
44
Knowing : WISE
45
Titter : TEHEE
46
One might be a pull-out : SOFA
50
F on a questionnaire, e.g. : SEX
51
Head of l'Académie : TETE
52
Unit of fat : GRAM
53
Parishioner's cry? : LORDHAVEMERSEY
58
Computer unit, informally : MEG
60
Door part : HINGE
61
Antitank weapon : BAZOOKA
62
Miss, e.g. : SHE
64
Recluse's cry? : AVONTOBEALONE
69
Beauty : GEM
70
Hole in the head : NOSTRIL
72
Deprive of courage : UNMAN
73
School basics, initially : RRR
75
New York sports fan's cry? : LETSGOYANGTZES
79
"My bad" : OOPS
82
Place where there might be a mess : HALL
83
Card player's declaration : GIN
84
Coachmen : horses :: bullwhackers : ___ : OXEN
86
Brazen one : HUSSY
87
Richard of "Chicago" : GERE
88
A school might be found using it : SONAR
90
Latter-day Aristotle : ONASSIS
92
Nonstarters : SUBS
93
Detroit sports fan's cry? : GOGETEMTIGRIS
97
Outdoor sealant : TAR
98
Move, in real estate : RELO
99
Create, as a CD : BURN
100
Game sites : ARENAS
104
Single : ONEFOLD
106
Molded, as metal : DIECAST
109
Comedy Central's "The ___ Show" : DAILY
110
Be a go-between : LIAISE
111
Racer's cry? : CATCHMEIFYUKON
113
Printer type : INKJET
114
One of the Waughs : ALEC
115
Sexy Beatles lady : SADIE
116
Certain Beatle's lady : ONO
117
Stop : DESIST
118
Cotton fabric : PIMA
119
___ room : MENS
120
Dashiell Hammett character ___ Beaumont : NED
Down
1
Whimsical : DROLL
2
Peep show picture : NUDIE
3
Contract bridge? : AGENT
4
Uncovered : LAIDBARE
5
Service arm: Abbr. : USN
6
Onetime French fleet : SSTS
7
Dastardly laugh : HEHHEH
8
Other halves : SPOUSES
9
Tout : LAUD
10
Transgresses : ERRS
11
Soaked : WET
12
Corps member : MARINE
13
Pick : ELECT
14
Hurly-burly : TODO
15
Valley girl's cry? : THATOISESOGROSS
16
Make milk : LACTATE
17
Home with a groundskeeper, maybe : ESTATE
20
___ incognita : TERRA
24
1991 Madonna hit : RESCUEME
25
Quadrennial polit. event : CONV
29
Frost-covered : RIMY
31
Suffix with butyl : ENE
33
Centennial of the Selma civil rights march : MMLXV
36
Fingers, to so speak : IDS
37
Window part : SASH
38
Ancient theaters : ODEA
39
Explosion maker : NITRO
40
Listing on a business sched. : MTG
41
___ Lingus : AER
42
Fatalist's cry? : THAMESTHEBREAKS
44
Rock group with the 1995 hit "Buddy Holly" : WEEZER
47
Actress Lena : OLIN
48
Roman, e.g. : FONT
49
Medea rode on it : ARGO
51
Eliot Ness, for one : TMAN
54
Society event : DEBUT
55
Black : EBON
56
Scratch (out) : EKE
57
Often-candied vegetable : YAM
59
Clear the throat? : GARGLE
60
Blessed : HOLY
62
Venue for the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, in brief : SNL
63
Bladed tool : HOE
65
Fretted instrument : VIOL
66
Laura's "La Gioconda" lover : ENZO
67
Discover competitor : AMEX
68
Do some modern surgery : LASE
71
Peter and others : TSARS
74
"The Social Contract" philosopher : ROUSSEAU
76
As much as you please : AGOGO
77
Roger Maris's number : NINE
78
Little biter : GNAT
80
Last Greek consonant : PSI
81
Op opener : SYS
85
Eggy beverage : NOG
86
Highlight providers : HAIRDYES
87
Type of nucleotide : GUANINE
88
"You've got yourself a deal" : SOLD
89
Kirstie's "Cheers" role : REBECCA
91
Colt fan's org. : NRA
92
Unexcitable : STOLID
93
Old humorist ___ Burgess : GELETT
94
Greatly : MUCH
95
Coal cars : TRAMS
96
Clothing line : INSEAM
98
Blush alternatives : ROSES
101
Coolpix camera maker : NIKON
102
Deserted : ALONE
103
Church council : SYNOD
105
Pacific island nation : FIJI
106
"Burning Giraffe" painter : DALI
107
Couple : ITEM
108
Motion in the ocean : TIDE
111
Oil well feature : CAP
112
Underwater steerer : FIN

Answer summary:
13 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
73 ms