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

New York Times, Saturday, December 28, 1996

Author:
N. Joline
Editor:
Will Shortz
8-Down : Paisley, e.g.
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1093/27/19862/24/20081
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4455891028
RebusCircleScrabDebutPre‑WSFresh
921.473796162%
Nancy Nicholson Joline

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {BFHKQWXZ} This is puzzle # 79 for Ms. Joline. Saturday freshness: 21%
1
M
2
A
3
L
4
A
5
P
6
R
7
O
8
P
9
O
10
S
11
M
12
I
13
T
14
E
15
A
M
E
L
I
O
R
A
T
E
16
O
N
E
L
17
J
A
N
E
A
U
S
T
E
N
18
R
A
S
A
19
O
D
D
20
T
E
T
21
A
22
V
A
N
T
I
23
R
E
E
24
D
25
S
26
R
E
27
P
T
I
L
I
A
N
28
C
U
R
I
O
29
S
30
R
O
O
M
E
T
T
E
31
A
S
S
E
R
T
32
N
O
R
33
Y
E
S
34
S
T
E
35
M
36
L
I
37
A
38
R
39
E
40
S
41
P
42
G
O
43
R
44
A
N
I
45
M
46
A
47
L
48
M
A
R
49
A
50
D
O
N
A
51
L
O
C
A
L
E
52
P
R
O
V
I
S
O
R
53
Y
54
N
O
R
M
A
55
L
A
M
I
N
A
56
I
A
57
N
58
L
A
D
59
A
L
I
A
60
U
61
L
T
R
A
62
S
63
U
E
D
E
64
N
E
S
T
65
R
O
A
D
R
U
N
N
E
R
66
E
E
E
E
67
S
U
N
S
C
R
E
E
N
S
© 1996, The New York Times12/28/96 ( No. 17,217 )
Across
1
Out of place : MALAPROPOS
11
Tiny bit : MITE
15
Better : AMELIORATE
16
Like Nash's lama : ONEL
17
"Mansfield Park" author : JANEAUSTEN
18
Tabula ___ : RASA
19
Occasional : ODD
20
Holiday abroad : TET
21
1972 Billy Wilder film : AVANTI
23
Orchestra section : REEDS
26
Contemptible and not to be trusted : REPTILIAN
28
Collector's items : CURIOS
30
Train part : ROOMETTE
31
Maintain : ASSERT
32
Easter preceder : NOR
33
Ivan's da : YES
34
Check : STEM
36
Storyteller : LIAR
39
Walken's gift in "The Dead Zone" : ESP
42
Gosh, British-style : GOR
44
"___ House" : ANIMAL
48
Soccer great Diego : MARADONA
51
Setting : LOCALE
52
Conditional : PROVISORY
54
Desmond of "Sunset Boulevard" : NORMA
55
Thin layer : LAMINA
56
Mathematics writer ___ Stewart : IAN
58
Chap, affectionately : LAD
59
Inter ___ : ALIA
60
Synthetic fabric : ULTRASUEDE
64
Kind of egg : NEST
65
Toon bird : ROADRUNNER
66
Shoe width : EEEE
67
Lifeguards wear them : SUNSCREENS
Down
1
Mediterranean holiday spot : MAJORCA
2
1984 Oscar winner : AMADEUS
3
Banks, e.g. : LENDERS
4
Porter : ALE
5
Airline to Karachi : PIA
6
Wipeout : ROUT
7
1987 skating champ Brian : ORSER
8
Paisley, e.g. : PATTERN
9
Suffix with Capri : OTE
10
Like some committees : SENATORIAL
11
U.S.O.'s concern : MORALE
12
Stupid joke : INANITY
13
Having a will : TESTATE
14
Renowned New York eatery : ELAINES
22
Energy : VIM
24
Burns out : DIES
25
Kind : SORT
27
Combine : POOL
29
Museum of natural history exhibits : STEGOSAURS
35
Kind of recording : MONO
37
Not now : ANON
38
Law used to fight organized crime, acronymically : RICO
39
Board the Concorde: Var. : EMPLANE
40
Food industry giant : SARALEE
41
Oath : PROMISE
43
Perth Amboy's river : RARITAN
45
Emil's "Blue Angel" co-star, 1930 : MARLENE
46
Brand of brandy : ALMADEN
47
They're followed : LEADERS
49
Fly : AVIATE
50
Racket : DIN
53
Sports page numbers : YARDS
57
Dealer's nemesis : NARC
61
Bud's comedy sidekick : LOU
62
Big ___ : SUR
63
French article : UNE

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 1 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
80 ms