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

Gimme a Second!

New York Times, Sunday, January 7, 2024

Author:
Michael Schlossberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
98-Down : Like Ikea furniture assembly, for short
TotalDebutLatest
132/3/20206/23/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
6212200
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
141.597535%
Michael Schlossberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 78 Missing: {JQ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Schlossberg. Sunday freshness: 44%
Will Shortz notes:
Michael Schlossberg is an internist in Bend, Ore., who's been making crosswords for The Times since 2020. He got the idea for this one after seeing 68-Across as a title at his local ... read more
Jim Horne notes:

Four sets of clues repeat on the same line, with shaded FEELINGs in the second answer.

If you're having trouble parsing 46 Across, read it as PR Agencies.

1
P
2
A
3
P
4
A
5
E
6
G
7
A
8
D
9
M
10
E
11
D
12
S
13
E
14
D
15
I
16
B
17
L
18
E
19
I
R
E
C
20
K
O
N
S
O
21
I
D
O
L
22
V
E
L
L
U
M
23
P
O
W
E
R
S
U
I
T
24
S
N
O
O
25
Z
E
A
L
A
R
M
26
E
M
I
L
Y
27
H
E
A
R
M
E
28
R
O
C
K
Y
29
D
A
T
A
S
30
C
31
R
32
A
33
P
E
R
34
S
O
N
35
T
A
G
36
T
H
E
C
U
R
S
37
E
38
I
N
I
39
D
40
L
41
E
42
S
43
P
44
I
45
D
E
R
W
E
B
S
46
P
47
R
48
A
49
G
E
N
C
I
E
S
50
A
R
M
A
N
I
51
T
A
E
B
O
52
S
T
P
53
G
O
E
S
54
S
55
F
56
M
57
O
58
M
A
59
M
U
D
60
S
61
E
62
A
S
O
N
63
A
M
A
H
64
L
65
L
I
L
A
C
66
S
67
D
E
E
R
68
O
N
C
E
69
M
O
R
E
W
I
T
70
H
71
F
E
E
L
I
72
N
73
G
74
A
G
E
R
75
S
T
E
E
R
S
76
S
K
O
R
77
T
78
S
79
W
80
I
M
S
H
I
81
R
82
T
83
U
P
P
I
S
84
H
85
A
R
A
B
86
O
H
M
87
S
E
M
88
I
S
89
E
90
R
R
A
T
A
91
S
E
A
92
C
93
A
94
P
T
A
I
N
95
A
96
V
97
I
98
D
R
E
A
D
E
R
99
O
N
C
A
L
L
100
C
101
B
R
A
D
I
O
S
102
T
B
O
103
N
104
E
105
S
106
L
U
C
K
Y
N
U
107
M
108
B
109
E
110
R
111
A
112
B
113
A
S
E
114
O
X
T
115
E
A
M
116
L
O
R
R
E
117
G
E
N
E
R
118
A
T
I
O
N
Z
119
F
120
L
121
U
122
S
T
R
A
I
N
123
R
E
N
A
T
O
124
S
K
Y
E
125
W
E
R
E
S
A
V
E
D
126
A
N
O
R
A
K
127
T
E
A
R
128
D
E
N
T
129
L
O
S
S
© 2024, The New York Times1/7/24 ( No. 27,088 )
Across
1
"Old man" : PAPA
5
"Yikes!" : EGAD
9
Childproof bottle contents, for short : MEDS
13
Purchase at a cannabis dispensary : EDIBLE
19
"Sounds 'bout right to me" : IRECKONSO
21
False ___ : IDOL
22
Fine parchment : VELLUM
23
It might be pressed before work : POWERSUIT
24
It might be pressed before work : SNOOZEALARM
26
Post concerned with etiquette : EMILY
27
"Capeesh?" : HEARME
28
Up-and-down, as a relationship : ROCKY
29
Internet harvesting tool : DATASCRAPER
34
"On Photography" author Susan : SONTAG
36
1918-2004 Fenway Park phenomenon, familiarly : THECURSE
38
Nothing-doing? : INIDLE
42
They're home to spinners : SPIDERWEBS
46
They're home to spinners : PRAGENCIES
50
Luxury fashion label : ARMANI
51
1990s workout fad : TAEBO
52
"The Racer's Edge" sloganeer : STP
53
Says, informally : GOES
54
Bay Area gallery, for short : SFMOMA
59
Late winter/early spring, weather-wise : MUDSEASON
63
"___ and the Night Visitors" (opera) : AMAHL
65
Fragrant bloomers : LILACS
67
Animal that becomes a plant if spelled backward : DEER
68
Bandleader's urging … or an alternative title for this puzzle : ONCEMOREWITHFEELING
74
New ___ : AGER
75
Guides : STEERS
76
Athleisure portmanteau : SKORT
78
Certain beach top : SWIMSHIRT
83
Snooty : UPPISH
85
Many a Yemeni : ARAB
86
Piece de resistance? : OHM
87
Tourney round : SEMIS
89
Some goofs : ERRATA
91
One sailing through long passages : SEACAPTAIN
95
One sailing through long passages : AVIDREADER
99
Ready and waiting : ONCALL
100
Gadgets for truckers : CBRADIOS
102
Porterhouse alternatives : TBONES
106
Inspiration for many a lottery pick : LUCKYNUMBER
111
Shame, e.g. : ABASE
114
The yoke's on them : OXTEAM
116
Chuck ___, TV director/producer who's known as the "King of Sitcoms" : LORRE
117
Target of many a viral marketing campaign : GENERATIONZ
119
Target of many a viral marketing campaign : FLUSTRAIN
123
Lead role in 1978's "La Cage aux Folles" : RENATO
124
Kind of terrier : SKYE
125
Exclamation after a rescue : WERESAVED
126
Warm coat : ANORAK
127
Dash : TEAR
128
Measurable impact, so to speak : DENT
129
Bad news for an investor : LOSS
Down
1
Spoke (up) : PIPED
2
Petrichor, n.: The pleasant ___ of rainfall on dry soil : AROMA
3
Bird also known as a lapwing : PEWIT
4
150-mile-per-hour train : ACELA
5
Dawn figure, in myth : EOS
6
Bovid named for the sound it makes : GNU
7
"___ was saying ..." : ASI
8
Part of an ellipsis : DOT
9
Skinflints : MISERS
10
Novelist Ferber : EDNA
11
Subject of a subway announcement : DOORS
12
Remedy for a blink-and-you-missed-it moment : SLOMO
13
First lady? : EVE
14
Start of a classic request for advice : DEARANN
15
Bad reasoning : ILLOGIC
16
Rap's ___ Chyna : BLAC
17
Hang in the shadows : LURK
18
TV award : EMMY
20
Actress Ritter of "Jessica Jones" : KRYSTEN
25
Serene, informally : ZEN
27
For the lady : HERS
30
Country singer Stapleton : CHRIS
31
Remote button abbr. : REW
32
Hotshot : ACE
33
Place for a porter : PUB
35
Clip-on, for one : TIE
37
Superfund grp. : EPA
39
Bit of slander : DISS
40
Titan who gave birth on Delos : LETO
41
Disney subsidiary : ESPN
42
Story that isn't a quick read : SAGA
43
BOGO, e.g. : PROMO
44
Words after a verbal gaffe : IMEAN
45
Accessory for a rideshare vehicle : DASHCAM
47
___ cycle : REM
48
"Aladdin" sidekick : ABU
49
Amazing woman, slangily : GODDESS
51
"Agricola" author : TACITUS
55
Petal pusher? : FLORIST
56
Peace, in Russian : MIR
57
Stadium cheer : OLE
58
Big mouths : MAWS
60
"Told you so!" : SEE
61
Ursine : bears :: anguilliform : ___ : EELS
62
Dakota tribe : ARIKARA
64
Staying power : LEGS
66
Part of a process : STEP
69
"I've seen better" : MEH
70
Cool, back in the day : HEP
71
"Good" day: Abbr. : FRI
72
Santa-tracking org. : NORAD
73
Really annoy, with "on" : GRATE
77
Lift type : TBAR
78
Just ... all right : SOSO
79
Info in a party invitation : WHEN
80
Apple variety : IMAC
81
Stephen of "Michael Collins" : REA
82
"Eww! Enough!" : TMI
84
Bittern, e.g. : HERON
88
Bimonthly business magazine : INC
90
Election night news : RESULTS
92
Plant that may be mistaken for a dandelion : CATSEAR
93
Landlocked province : ALBERTA
94
Grp. once led by Arafat : PLO
95
Kind of lily : ARUM
96
Hoover, for one, in brief : VAC
97
"No idea," in a text : IDK
98
Like Ikea furniture assembly, for short : DIY
101
Sports jacket : BLAZER
103
"As if!" : NOT
104
Live and breathe : EXIST
105
Feed : STOKE
107
Storybook ending? : MORAL
108
"Nice job!" : BRAVO
109
People of western New York : ERIES
110
Sunders : RENDS
111
Tourist mecca in southern Asia : AGRA
112
"Never ___ Kissed" (1999 Drew Barrymore film) : BEEN
113
Part of A.D. : ANNO
115
Singer with the album "Watermark" : ENYA
118
Hunky-dory : AOK
119
Email chain abbr. : FWD
120
Min Jin ___, author of the 2017 best seller "Pachinko" : LEE
121
You can dispense with this : URN
122
Complete collection : SET

Answer summary:
12 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
85 ms