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New York Times, Thursday, January 12, 2006

Author:
Kyle Mahowald
Editor:
Will Shortz
20-Down : Has one's moment in the sun
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
183/22/20042/10/20171
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2303262
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
111.608545%
Kyle Mahowald

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 This is puzzle # 11 for Mr. Mahowald. Thursday freshness: 16%
Jim Horne notes:

The 22 rebus squares in this puzzle is the third highest count in the database. The other two are both Sundays.

1
R
2
O
3
M
4
S
5
T
6
IN
7
T
8
M
9
A
10
T
11
T
12
V
IN
N
Y
13
IN
A
N
E
14
A
L
O
H
15
A
16
A
T
A
N
17
S
P
IN
E
18
T
IN
G
L
IN
G
19
N
IN
J
A
20
S
21
G
N
A
T
22
E
K
E
23
E
T
A
24
H
25
O
26
W
27
E
R
A
28
R
A
L
29
S
IN
G
30
IN
IN
T
H
31
E
R
A
IN
32
A
G
O
33
F
E
T
A
L
34
S
T
A
N
35
B
36
A
37
L
E
S
38
M
A
39
C
40
S
E
E
IN
G
41
Y
S
E
R
42
IN
A
43
R
U
T
44
H
I
T
45
IN
46
T
47
H
E
B
E
G
IN
48
N
49
IN
50
G
51
E
A
T
52
S
R
A
53
IN
C
A
54
A
B
E
55
A
M
IN
56
I
A
G
57
O
58
R
59
A
M
O
N
60
R
IN
G
61
A
D
IN
G
D
62
IN
63
G
64
N
E
X
T
65
T
O
G
A
E
66
L
E
N
IN
67
T
I
E
S
68
R
O
A
R
69
E
S
S
O
70
E
T
S
© 2006, The New York Times1/12/6 ( No. 20,519 )
Across
1
Neighbor of Bulg. : ROM
4
Time on the job : STINT
8
Big name in morning TV : MATT
12
Joe Pesci title role : VINNY
13
Silly : INANE
14
It's heard coming and going : ALOHA
16
___ all-time high : ATAN
17
19
Masked fighters : NINJAS
21
Little annoyance : GNAT
22
Squeeze (out) : EKE
23
J.F.K. info : ETA
24
Word with show or know : HOW
27
Important time : ERA
28
"Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-___" : RAL
29
1952 Gene Kelly film : SINGININTHERAIN
32
In the past : AGO
33
___ position : FETAL
34
Hall-of-Famer Musial : STAN
35
Hoedown seats : BALES
38
Fellah : MAC
40
Going out with : SEEING
41
Belgian river : YSER
42
Going nowhere fast : INARUT
44
Chart-topper : HIT
45
Biblical opening : INTHEBEGINNING
51
Snack, say : EAT
52
Title for una dama: Abbr. : SRA
53
Ancient royal : INCA
54
Grandpa Simpson : ABE
55
Despot of old : AMIN
56
Othello villain : IAGO
58
Novarro of "Ben-Hur" : RAMON
60
Onomatopoeic Sinatra album title : RINGADINGDING
64
Call at a deli : NEXT
65
Senators' attire : TOGAE
66
"What Is to Be Done?" writer : LENIN
67
No-win situations? : TIES
68
Not just tehee : ROAR
69
Classic brand with an oval logo : ESSO
70
UFO pilots : ETS
Down
1
Barker of TV/movie fame : RINTINTIN
2
Painting the town red : ONAJAG
3
Avian talker : MYNA
4
Does bad : SINS
5
Send a message in Morse code, e.g. : TAP
6
Diamond unit : INNING
7
Many a Britney Spears fan : TEENER
8
Keep up : MAINTAIN
9
Subj. in which 2x + 3 = 9 is solved : ALG
10
Stomach : TOLERATE
11
"Not a chance, bud!" : THINKAGAIN
12
Ones blowing in the wind : VANES
15
Almost eternal : AGELONG
18
Reid of "American Pie" : TARA
20
Has one's moment in the sun : SHINES
25
Giant of note : OTT
26
"Pow!" : WHAM
30
Read between the lines : INFER
31
"The Graduate" girl : ELAINE
34
Take effect : SETIN
35
From memory : BYHEART
36
Turkey's place : ASIAMINOR
37
Releasing one's anger : LETTINGGO
39
Cruise accommodations : CABIN
40
How sweet it is! : SUGAR
43
It may accompany a coll. application : REC
45
Many a news source : INSIDER
46
Practice, practice, practice : TRAIN
47
Try to knock down : HAGGLE
48
"Anything your little heart desires!" : NAMEIT
49
Desk sights ... or an apt title for this puzzle : INBOXES
50
Lavatory label : GENTS
57
Poetic tributes : ODES
59
It's put in a pot : ANTE
61
Tiny battery : AAA
62
Roadside stops : INNS
63
N.F.L. Hall-of-Famer Marchetti : GINO

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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