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

New York Times, Friday, November 28, 2003

Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
Editor:
Will Shortz
7-Down : Mormon, often
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1938/7/199612/22/202321
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
385152119522716
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
531.631,16472%
Brendan Emmett Quigley

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Q} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 73 for Mr. Quigley. Friday freshness: 46%
1
I
2
S
3
I
4
T
5
S
6
O
7
U
8
P
9
Y
10
E
11
T
12
A
13
T
14
M
15
N
O
T
A
L
L
T
H
E
R
E
16
T
E
E
17
B
U
E
N
O
S
A
I
R
E
S
18
L
A
N
19
O
R
R
20
P
O
H
L
21
S
T
22
M
A
R
K
23
X
I
A
24
N
25
N
A
B
26
S
27
S
E
R
G
E
28
E
N
N
I
29
S
30
N
I
N
31
O
32
E
G
A
N
33
S
G
T
M
A
34
J
35
N
A
P
36
P
I
E
S
37
B
L
A
38
H
39
P
E
A
T
40
P
41
O
L
E
M
I
42
C
43
N
I
H
44
I
45
L
46
O
47
W
A
N
E
48
B
R
A
49
S
50
D
E
C
O
R
51
A
G
A
S
52
P
53
T
R
A
54
M
55
R
E
Z
A
56
S
O
R
T
O
57
F
58
A
T
O
59
P
60
R
E
N
61
A
D
O
62
E
L
63
I
M
I
N
A
64
T
I
N
G
65
B
A
L
66
T
A
K
E
R
E
V
E
N
G
E
67
I
S
L
68
S
K
E
L
E
T
O
N
K
E
Y
© 2003, The New York Times11/28/3 ( No. 19,743 )
Across
1
Question to the cook : ISITSOUPYET
12
Something to bank on : ATM
15
16
Item used in a balancing act? : TEE
17
Teatro Colón locale : BUENOSAIRES
18
Data-sharing syst. : LAN
19
Plane crasher in "Catch-22" : ORR
20
Sci-fi author Frederik : POHL
21
One of the four Evangelists : STMARK
23
Provincial capital SW of Beijing : XIAN
25
Busts : NABS
27
Lint-collecting material : SERGE
28
Bandleader Skinnay ___ : ENNIS
30
Youngster from 17-Across : NINO
32
"A Summer Place" co-star : EGAN
33
Army HQ bigwig : SGTMAJ
35
Diapers, in Devon : NAPPIES
37
"Been there, done that" feeling : BLAH
39
Fertilizer choice : PEAT
40
War of words : POLEMIC
43
Ex ___ (from nothing) : NIHILO
47
Be on the way out : WANE
48
They provide contours : BRAS
50
Ornamentation : DECOR
51
Shocked ... shocked! : AGASP
53
Airport conveyance : TRAM
55
___ Pahlavi, former shah : REZA
56
Rather : SORTOF
58
Capping : ATOP
60
Suffix with child : REN
61
Stink : ADO
62
Defeating in a tournament : ELIMINATING
65
Francis Poulenc's "Le ___ masqué" : BAL
66
Hit back : TAKEREVENGE
67
Atlas abbr. : ISL
68
Versatile opener : SKELETONKEY
Down
1
Where papers may sit : INBOXES
2
Turning bad : SOURING
3
Repeating : ITERANT
4
Let have it : TAN
5
Undesirable serving : SLOP
6
"The Maximus Poems" writer Charles ___ : OLSON
7
Mormon, often : UTAHAN
8
Host of TV's top-rated program of 1999-2000 : PHILBIN
9
"Quit ___ joshin'!" : YER
10
Start of a Cockney toast : ERES
11
Battery units : TESTS
12
Unlocated : ATLARGE
13
Nonlethal weapon : TEARGAS
14
"Beauty and the Beast" score composer Alan : MENKEN
22
"Nor I," informally : MEEITHER
24
Least lumbering : NIMBLEST
26
Go postal : SNAP
29
Sign in a store window : SALE
31
Sign in a store window : OPEN
34
Architectural upright : JAMB
36
Settled : PAID
38
"Sugar Lips" jazzman : HIRT
40
Some shrines : PAGODAS
41
Smoking, so to speak : ONAROLL
42
Kind of corn : CARAMEL
44
It may be in an arena : ICERINK
45
Cough queller : LOZENGE
46
Pumpkin-ish : ORANGEY
47
Condiment that can make the eyes water : WASABI
49
Molière's "The Miser," e.g. : SATIRE
52
Masters and Jonson : POETS
54
Colleague of Sisley : MONET
57
___ jacket : FLAK
59
Peacock constellation : PAVO
63
"South Park" boy : IKE
64
It's an honor : TEN

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 6 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
95 ms