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

New York Times, Friday, November 17, 2000

Author:
Manny Nosowsky
Editor:
Will Shortz
49-Down : H.S. class
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2548/27/19928/13/20102
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2947154312630
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
611.571,613877%
Manny Nosowsky

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FJQXYZ} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) Grid has both left-right and up-down symmetry. This is puzzle # 118 for Mr. Nosowsky. Friday freshness: 86%
1
P
2
I
3
B
4
B
5
S
6
A
7
M
8
O
9
S
10
P
11
A
12
S
13
T
14
S
N
E
E
15
T
R
U
T
H
16
E
S
C
E
17
A
D
D
E
18
D
A
T
T
R
A
19
C
T
I
O
N
20
L
I
S
T
E
N
S
T
O
R
E
A
S
O
N
21
T
A
I
L
E
D
22
P
A
L
A
T
E
23
E
N
D
E
D
U
24
P
25
M
E
S
S
I
E
R
26
R
A
E
27
S
P
O
28
K
A
N
E
29
D
R
S
30
L
O
S
31
D
32
C
33
C
34
W
35
R
A
P
U
36
P
37
S
38
C
39
S
40
A
41
E
A
R
42
L
I
E
R
43
R
E
C
44
R
O
O
M
45
S
T
E
E
L
E
46
T
H
E
A
S
P
47
I
H
A
V
E
N
48
T
49
G
50
O
T
A
C
L
U
E
51
R
O
S
I
E
T
H
E
R
I
V
E
T
E
R
52
E
D
E
N
53
E
R
O
D
E
54
N
A
M
E
55
D
E
S
E
56
R
U
M
O
R
57
T
R
E
S
© 2000, The New York Times11/17/0 ( No. 18,637 )
Across
1
Mr. ___ (Dr. Pepper rival) : PIBB
5
Island birthplace of Epicurus : SAMOS
10
It may be shady : PAST
14
Snick-a-___ : SNEE
15
Gospel : TRUTH
16
Suffix with lumin- : ESCE
17
It's not on the standard bill : ADDEDATTRACTION
20
Has good sense : LISTENSTOREASON
21
Went after : TAILED
22
Gourmet's pride : PALATE
23
Finished : ENDEDUP
25
1992 N.H.L. M.V.P. : MESSIER
26
Bob ___, first socialist premier of Ontario : RAE
27
Whitworth College locale : SPOKANE
29
E.R. personnel : DRS
30
___ Banos, Calif. : LOS
31
Year in St. Sergius's papacy : DCC
34
Summaries : WRAPUPS
38
Pres. Davis headed it : CSA
41
Sooner : EARLIER
43
TV site, often : RECROOM
45
Literary associate of Addison : STEELE
46
Daddy Warbucks's bodyguard : THEASP
47
"Beats me" : IHAVENTGOTACLUE
51
Morale builder of W.W. II : ROSIETHERIVETER
52
First home : EDEN
53
Opposite of strengthen : ERODE
54
Celeb : NAME
55
Not those, in Brooklyn : DESE
56
It may be whispered : RUMOR
57
Una hora in the afternoon : TRES
Down
1
Hymn holder : PSALTER
2
Perennial college basketball powerhouse : INDIANA
3
Kind of manner : BEDSIDE
4
Bug on the road : BEETLE
5
Some club entertainment : STANDUP
6
Muses' field : ARTS
7
Cross that's not well regarded : MUTT
8
Not this or that, in Spain : OTRO
9
Use an oilstone : SHARPEN
10
They may be seen in a spray : PETALS
11
"To reiterate ..." : ASISAID
12
Two-wheeler : SCOOTER
13
Sawbucks : TENNERS
18
They have property lines : DEEDS
19
"Cut it out!" : CEASE
24
Frigid : POLAR
25
Conductor Kurt : MASUR
28
Keystone figure : KOP
31
In demand : DESIRED
32
Where the juice comes out? : CATHODE
33
They have a pressing need : CREASES
34
___ Coyote : WILEE
35
What astronauts do to the atmosphere : REENTER
36
Less grand : PETTIER
37
Cold sorrel soup : SCHAV
38
Certain pitch : COALTAR
39
Flip response : SOSUEME
40
Current measures : AMPERES
42
James of the Met : LEVINE
44
Late : RECENT
48
Like some streets : THRU
49
H.S. class : GEOM
50
Novus ___ seclorum (Great Seal phrase) : ORDO

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 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