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

New York Times, Saturday, February 1, 2025

Author:
Kate Chin Park and Rafael Musa
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
32-Down : Unguarded on the field
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
310/2/20222/1/20251
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
00000111
ScrabDebutFresh
1.44681%
Kate Chin Park
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1510/21/20222/1/202511
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4000083
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.5410174%
Rafael Musa

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Park. This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Musa. Saturday freshness: 59%
1
A
2
C
3
I
4
D
5
T
6
R
7
I
8
P
9
S
10
A
11
S
12
H
13
A
14
P
A
N
O
R
A
M
A
15
S
16
U
N
T
I
L
17
A
P
P
L
E
T
A
R
T
18
S
N
A
R
L
19
C
R
A
C
K
20
F
E
U
21
D
22
E
G
A
D
23
H
I
R
E
24
B
A
N
D
I
25
T
26
E
G
O
27
E
S
T
28
A
I
N
T
I
A
W
29
O
M
A
N
30
A
N
G
31
S
E
M
I
T
O
N
E
32
W
33
A
X
I
N
34
G
35
S
O
N
O
M
A
36
M
I
N
I
M
O
O
37
N
38
N
E
E
39
O
D
D
S
A
N
D
E
40
N
D
S
41
M
42
B
43
A
44
R
E
V
45
L
O
U
P
E
S
46
L
A
O
S
47
M
O
O
48
S
49
S
T
A
G
50
A
U
R
A
S
51
O
P
I
U
52
M
53
C
L
A
54
S
S
M
A
T
E
55
N
E
L
L
A
56
H
I
T
P
I
E
C
E
S
57
S
N
A
K
Y
58
S
E
A
S
T
A
R
S
© 2025, The New York Times2/1/25 ( No. 27,479 )
Across
1
Experience that'll change one's mind : ACIDTRIP
9
___ Fierce, onetime Beyoncé persona : SASHA
14
Broad views : PANORAMAS
16
Up to : UNTIL
17
Dessert often flavored with cinnamon and vanilla : APPLETART
18
[Back away from my doghouse!] : SNARL
19
Give in under pressure : CRACK
20
Beef : FEUD
22
Old oath : EGAD
23
Engage : HIRE
24
Wild West outlaw : BANDIT
26
What might check your id? : EGO
27
Setting for the Times Square ball drop: Abbr. : EST
28
Sojourner Truth speech in which she said "You need not be afraid to give us our rights" : AINTIAWOMAN
30
Lee who directed "Sense and Sensibility" : ANG
31
E to F, for example : SEMITONE
32
Part of some beauty treatments and the lunar cycle : WAXING
35
Napa neighbor : SONOMA
36
Brief getaway for newlyweds : MINIMOON
38
Word between two names : NEE
39
Grab bag contents : ODDSANDENDS
41
Deg. held by Shaquille O'Neal and Melinda Gates : MBA
44
Amp (up) : REV
45
Tools for certain appraisers : LOUPES
46
Where "sabaidee" means "hello" : LAOS
47
They're heard in a herd : MOOS
49
Solo : STAG
50
Pseudoscientific bodily emanations : AURAS
51
Morphine source : OPIUM
53
Figure in history or math? : CLASSMATE
55
"Passing" author Larsen : NELLA
56
Attacks in the press : HITPIECES
57
Sinuous : SNAKY
58
Five-limbed marine creatures : SEASTARS
Down
1
Cochise, for one : APACHE
2
Calf-length pants : CAPRIS
3
To an extent : INPART
4
Sweetly, in music : DOLCE
5
Footslog : TREK
6
First sign in the Chinese zodiac : RAT
7
"Love your work!" : IMAFAN
8
Typical Little League coaches : PARENTS
9
Dubious, in modern lingo : SUS
10
"___ of Avonlea," literary sequel of 1909 : ANNE
11
Many a child actor's "manager" : STAGEMOM
12
Main script of written Japanese : HIRAGANA
13
Finish line? : ALLDONE
15
Collegiate focus : STUDIES
21
Play areas that, despite their name, are actually squares : DIAMONDS
24
Things to avoid at all costs : BIGNONOS
25
Coils : TWINES
28
"Till one has loved an ___ a part of one's soul remains unawakened": Anatole France : ANIMAL
29
___-Missouria Tribe : OTOE
30
Center of a revolution : AXIS
32
Unguarded on the field : WIDEOPEN
33
"Ta-da!" : ANDVOILA
34
Share the bill : GODUTCH
36
Group that practices baptism for the dead : MORMONS
37
Many Everest climbers : NEPALIS
40
Render pointless : NEGATE
41
Instrument that might contain dried beans : MARACA
42
Flat-topped straw hat : BOATER
43
Look at critically : ASSESS
46
"12 Angry Men" director : LUMET
48
Grump : SULK
50
How a home might be sold in a seller's market : ASIS
52
___ Day (European festival) : MAY
54
Business with lockers for storing valuables : SPA

Answer summary:
3 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 © 2007-2025, Jim Horne
116 ms