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

New York Times, Monday, September 2, 2002

Author:
Norma Johnson and Nancy Salomon
Editor:
Will Shortz
1-Across : "Peanuts" boy
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
79/2/20027/3/20073
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1231000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.533116%
Norma Johnson
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 35 Missing: {JKQXYZ} This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Johnson. This is puzzle # 92 for Ms. Salomon. Monday freshness: 45%
1
L
2
I
3
N
4
U
5
S
6
G
7
E
8
N
9
T
10
P
11
F
12
F
13
T
14
A
T
O
N
E
15
A
G
R
A
16
U
L
E
E
17
B
O
R
I
N
18
G
B
O
A
R
19
F
E
I
N
20
T
O
A
S
T
21
O
22
F
F
E
N
D
23
S
24
O
25
M
E
R
S
26
R
27
I
T
A
28
I
T
S
29
A
D
E
S
30
M
31
A
I
N
32
T
33
A
N
34
L
E
W
35
T
A
M
P
A
36
L
I
G
37
H
38
T
39
V
O
L
40
C
A
N
O
41
P
42
A
I
D
F
O
R
43
O
N
I
O
N
44
U
45
S
E
U
P
46
L
I
E
47
N
O
G
48
N
E
T
S
49
M
E
S
S
50
G
51
I
G
52
L
53
A
T
E
54
T
55
R
E
A
T
S
56
R
O
M
57
P
E
R
58
S
59
T
E
A
M
60
E
T
U
I
61
B
62
A
R
I
N
G
B
63
E
64
A
65
R
66
T
A
L
C
67
O
M
E
N
68
E
E
R
I
E
69
A
S
E
A
70
R
I
D
E
71
D
R
A
M
S
© 2002, The New York Times9/2/2 ( No. 19,291 )
Across
1
"Peanuts" boy : LINUS
6
Lady's man : GENT
10
Fizzling-out sound : PFFT
14
Make amends (for) : ATONE
15
Taj Mahal site : AGRA
16
Title role for Peter Fonda : ULEE
17
Tunneling tusker? : BORINGBOAR
19
Sinn ___ (Irish organization) : FEIN
20
Brown in the kitchen : TOAST
21
Hurt or irritate : OFFEND
23
Suzanne of "Three's Company" : SOMERS
26
Sultry Hayworth : RITA
28
The "I" of T.G.I.F. : ITS
29
Fruity coolers : ADES
30
Central street : MAIN
32
Brown on the beach : TAN
34
Basketball's Alcindor : LEW
35
Florida home of Busch Gardens : TAMPA
36
Not weighing much : LIGHT
39
Mauna Loa, e.g. : VOLCANO
41
Bought : PAIDFOR
43
Bad breath cause, maybe : ONION
44
Exhaust : USEUP
46
Prevaricate : LIE
47
Holiday quaff : NOG
48
New Jersey hoopsters : NETS
49
Clutter : MESS
50
Musician's date : GIG
52
Better ___ than never : LATE
54
Goodies : TREATS
56
Playful child : ROMPER
58
Cook, as clams : STEAM
60
Needle case : ETUI
61
Grizzly doing a striptease? : BARINGBEAR
66
Powder ingredient : TALC
67
Writing on the wall : OMEN
68
Spine-tingling : EERIE
69
Sailing : ASEA
70
Amusement park lure : RIDE
71
Small drinks of liquor : DRAMS
Down
1
Chem class : LAB
2
"How was ___ know?" : ITO
3
Common conjunction : NOR
4
Joins forces : UNITES
5
One who may hear "Si, si!" : SENOR
6
Yaks : GABS
7
Vain voyage? : EGOTRIP
8
Gunner's grp. : NRA
9
Fortuneteller's card : TAROT
10
Bit of smoke : PUFF
11
Pest that's beating it? : FLEEINGFLEA
12
Misleading maneuver : FEINT
13
Minds, as a bar : TENDS
18
Certain meter reader : GASMAN
22
Result of a punch in the mouth : FATLIP
23
Artillery burst : SALVO
24
Old-fashioned music hall : ODEON
25
Big-eared blubberer? : MEWLINGMULE
27
Sulking : INAPET
31
Quantity : AMOUNT
33
Help : AID
35
Snarl : TANGLE
37
Raise : HOIST
38
Long lock : TRESS
40
Dove's sound : COO
42
"Pride and Prejudice" author : AUSTEN
45
Boils over : SEESRED
49
Dues payer : MEMBER
50
Reclusive Garbo : GRETA
51
Itsy-bitsy bits : IOTAS
53
Ann ___, Mich. : ARBOR
55
Showed fury : RAGED
57
Typesetter's unit : PICA
59
Fork feature : TINE
62
French friend : AMI
63
End of an ___ : ERA
64
Something to take, carefully : AIM
65
Lawyer's thing : RES

Answer summary:
4 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
167 ms