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

New York Times, Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Author:
Dave Mackey
Editor:
Will Shortz
3-Down : Baby bird?
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
67/26/20065/21/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0122010
ScrabDebutFresh
1.541935%
Dave Mackey

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Mackey. Tuesday freshness: 24%
1
A
2
S
3
S
4
T
5
S
6
L
7
A
8
Y
9
S
10
P
11
A
12
I
13
D
14
L
A
T
I
15
K
O
R
E
A
16
I
N
T
O
17
I
C
O
N
18
I
C
I
N
G
19
L
Y
O
N
20
T
H
R
E
21
E
S
I
S
T
E
22
R
S
23
O
S
K
A
R
24
E
L
S
I
N
25
O
26
R
27
E
28
R
E
29
A
30
D
31
P
E
S
O
S
32
S
33
I
34
P
S
35
H
E
36
A
37
T
38
H
E
R
H
A
S
39
E
R
R
40
R
E
U
N
I
O
N
41
E
R
A
42
T
W
O
43
M
O
M
M
I
E
S
44
E
A
S
Y
45
T
I
T
A
N
46
D
E
47
M
I
48
O
N
O
N
D
49
A
50
G
51
A
52
A
G
53
A
54
P
55
E
56
F
O
U
R
B
57
R
58
O
T
H
E
R
S
59
J
60
E
61
E
R
62
R
A
H
A
L
63
T
R
O
T
64
A
L
O
E
65
A
T
O
N
E
66
H
I
V
E
67
W
I
N
D
68
L
A
R
G
O
69
S
E
E
R
© 2007, The New York Times1/16/7 ( No. 20,888 )
Across
1
Aide: Abbr. : ASST
5
Leaves rolling in the aisles : SLAYS
10
Bill stamp : PAID
14
Followers of so : LATI
15
"M*A*S*H" setting : KOREA
16
Grooving on : INTO
17
Pic to click : ICON
18
Where "Happy Anniversary!" may be written : ICING
19
Sue of "Lolita" : LYON
20
Chekhov play, with "The" : THREESISTERS
23
Herr Schindler : OSKAR
24
"Hamlet" setting : ELSINORE
28
Try for a role : READ
31
Mexican money : PESOS
32
Nurses at a bar : SIPS
35
With 42-Across, Lesléa Newman book : HEATHERHAS
39
Flub : ERR
40
Celebration that may involve the people in 20-, 42- and 56-Across : REUNION
41
Time piece? : ERA
42
See 35-Across : TWOMOMMIES
44
"No problemo" : EASY
45
Tennessee footballer : TITAN
46
Moore of "G.I. Jane" : DEMI
48
Five Nations tribe : ONONDAGA
52
Open wide : AGAPE
56
2005 Mark Wahlberg movie : FOURBROTHERS
59
Give a razzing : JEER
62
1986 Indy winner Bobby : RAHAL
63
Pull a sulky, say : TROT
64
Natural soother : ALOE
65
Make amends : ATONE
66
Busy place : HIVE
67
Chimes player : WIND
68
Bogart's "Key ___" : LARGO
69
Palmist, e.g. : SEER
Down
1
Samuel of the Supreme Court : ALITO
2
Nobel-winning poet Nelly : SACHS
3
Baby bird? : STORK
4
Musical liabilities : TINEARS
5
Nordic gear : SKIS
6
Collections of points in math : LOCI
7
Come up : ARISE
8
Gender-bending Streisand film : YENTL
9
Wise old heads : SAGES
10
Pale lager : PILSNER
11
"___ takers?" : ANY
12
Robert of "Quincy" : ITO
13
"S.N.L." announcer Pardo : DON
21
Bard's before : ERE
22
Mature : RIPEN
25
Actor Milo : OSHEA
26
Surf sounds : ROARS
27
Blue-book filler : ESSAY
29
Attention-getter : AHEM
30
"Te ___" (hymn) : DEUM
32
Melee : SETTO
33
Steve the late Crocodile Hunter : IRWIN
34
Prefix with -plasm : PROTO
36
Singer DiFranco : ANI
37
Lashed (up) : TIED
38
Stockings : HOSE
40
Sonata ending, often : RONDO
43
___ Mann of 1960's pop : MANFRED
44
Pizza slices, usually : EIGHTHS
47
Wrestling locale : MAT
49
Hearing-related : AURAL
50
Persona non ___ : GRATA
51
Hate : ABHOR
53
Home on high : AERIE
54
Conclusively show : PROVE
55
Perfume compound : ESTER
57
Sounded a bell : RANG
58
Margarine : OLEO
59
Slugger's target : JAW
60
Ransom Olds's middle name : ELI
61
Seemingly forever : EON

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle.

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
70 ms