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

New York Times, Saturday, February 10, 2018

Author:
Finn Vigeland
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
12-Down : Copied
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
2110/20/20106/26/20225
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
10134012
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
231.6518766%
Finn Vigeland

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 16 Words: 69, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 3, (1 triple stack) This is puzzle # 15 for Mr. Vigeland. Jeff Chen's Puzzle of the Week pick. Saturday freshness: 65%
Finn Vigeland notes:
Go big or go home, right? For my first published triple-stack, I added an extra column to accommodate my long-time idol (and Twitter follower!) ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Loved it! I'm always nervous when I see a triple-stack — way too much crossword glue usually needed, destroying elegance — but this one was a ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
I play in a Hamilton tribute band so LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA is a big part of my life, but I wasn't expecting to see that name in a daily puzzle. ... read more
1
O
2
R
3
G
4
A
5
N
6
O
7
C
8
T
9
A
10
L
11
A
12
M
13
O
14
K
O
E
N
I
15
G
16
W
H
A
T
A
17
T
R
I
P
18
S
A
N
C
H
O
19
E
A
T
A
T
H
O
M
E
20
O
N
E
H
A
L
21
F
22
R
E
D
E
E
M
E
R
23
S
T
O
O
D
U
24
P
25
A
S
A
D
A
26
E
T
R
27
E
28
L
P
S
29
L
30
I
31
N
32
M
33
A
N
U
E
L
34
M
I
R
A
35
N
36
D
37
A
38
I
N
A
L
L
P
R
O
B
A
B
I
L
I
T
Y
39
Z
O
M
B
I
E
A
P
O
C
A
L
Y
P
S
E
40
D
E
N
41
S
W
A
T
42
C
43
H
44
U
R
N
45
S
W
I
46
F
47
F
48
E
49
R
50
R
A
R
A
A
51
V
52
I
53
S
54
S
O
L
O
C
U
55
P
56
A
S
I
F
T
O
S
A
57
Y
58
N
I
C
O
L
E
59
S
T
A
T
E
L
I
N
E
60
S
E
A
L
E
R
61
H
E
H
62
D
E
S
K
S
63
D
L
I
S
T
© 2018, The New York Times2/10/18 ( No. 24,931 )
Across
1
Player in a baseball stadium : ORGAN
6
Kind of system in which 64 is 100 : OCTAL
11
"Hold on ___!" : AMO
14
"Serial" podcast host Sarah : KOENIG
16
"Far out!" : WHATATRIP
18
___ Panza, sidekick of Don Quixote : SANCHO
19
Not go out to dinner : EATATHOME
20
<-- ÷ 40 : ONEHALF
22
Jesus, with "the" : REDEEMER
23
Went to bat (for) : STOODUP
25
Adjective on Tex-Mex menus : ASADA
26
"Seriez" is a form of it : ETRE
28
Things with microgrooves : LPS
29
Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama : LINMANUELMIRANDA
38
Almost certainly : INALLPROBABILITY
39
Backdrop to AMC's "The Walking Dead" : ZOMBIEAPOCALYPSE
40
Remote area? : DEN
41
Letters on some bulletproof vests : SWAT
42
Mass-produce, with "out" : CHURN
45
Big name in mops : SWIFFER
50
One of a kind : RARAAVIS
54
Beer pong receptacle : SOLOCUP
56
Seemingly expressing : ASIFTOSAY
58
Wife in F. Scott Fitzgerald's "Tender Is the Night" : NICOLE
59
Fugitive's destination, maybe : STATELINE
60
Painter's undercoat : SEALER
61
Sly chuckle : HEH
62
Newspaper divisions : DESKS
63
Group of near nobodies : DLIST
Down
1
"Your point being ...?" : OKSO
2
Mounts with a little white on top? : ROANS
3
French novelist/dramatist associated with the Theater of the Absurd : GENET
4
Dried chili pepper on Tex-Mex menus : ANCHO
5
Greeting in Guangzhou : NIHAO
6
Fall behind : OWE
7
Scorch : CHAR
8
Home to Rodin's "The Kiss," with "the" : TATE
9
Slightly : ATAD
10
When Taurus begins : LATEAPRIL
11
Oenophile's criterion : AROMA
12
Copied : MIMED
13
Word with space or rock : OPERA
15
British writing award : GOLDENPEN
17
Region near Mount Olympus : THESSALY
21
Bauhaus-influenced typeface : FUTURA
24
Hospital sections, for short : PREOPS
27
Nudges : ELBOWS
28
Celebratory round : LIBATIONS
29
Tracy and Jenna's boss on "30 Rock" : LIZ
30
Odysseus' rescuer : INO
31
Marvel series depicting the Tet Offensive, with "The" : NAM
32
Annual June sports event, informally : MLBDRAFT
33
Cut off : ALIENATED
34
Colorful birds : MACAWS
35
Bite : NIP
36
Letters that come before AA? : DTS
37
House call? : AYE
42
Not stay awake any longer : CRASH
43
"Manners require time, as nothing is more vulgar than ___": Ralph Waldo Emerson : HASTE
44
___ the Hittite, soldier in King David's army : URIAH
46
Popped (out) : FLIED
47
Main : FOCAL
48
C.D.C. concern : ECOLI
49
Game sheet : RULES
51
Burrowing animal : VOLE
52
Pompeii's Temple of ___ : ISIS
53
Made, as a putt : SANK
55
Fresh : PERT
57
Shortest Magic 8 Ball response : YES

Answer summary:
8 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
63 ms