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

ANY PUN FOR TENNIS?

New York Times, Sunday, March 17, 2013

Author:
J. R. Leopold
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
98-Down : It can be gross
TotalDebut
13/17/2013
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1000000
DebutFresh
775%
J. R. Leopold

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 64 Missing: {Q} Spans: 1 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Leopold. Sunday freshness: 76%
1
N
2
O
3
T
4
A
5
T
6
A
7
L
8
L
9
L
10
E
11
N
12
O
13
R
14
E
15
F
16
R
17
A
18
N
19
Z
20
A
P
O
L
O
G
I
A
21
O
P
E
N
E
R
22
R
O
L
L
E
23
N
E
T
W
O
R
K
I
24
N
G
E
V
E
N
T
25
A
B
L
E
R
26
C
R
E
A
K
27
E
R
N
I
E
28
P
O
E
29
T
30
E
E
R
O
31
E
A
S
Y
32
J
A
D
E
N
33
S
A
W
34
T
35
O
R
Y
36
S
37
L
O
B
S
38
S
P
I
N
39
D
O
C
T
O
40
R
41
S
42
M
43
S
44
S
45
E
E
L
46
S
47
H
E
A
R
48
O
P
T
S
O
U
T
49
C
O
U
50
R
T
J
E
51
S
T
E
R
S
52
D
O
S
O
53
P
D
A
54
R
U
B
A
T
O
55
L
U
X
56
M
57
M
I
58
M
59
O
S
E
Y
60
I
S
I
N
61
N
62
O
I
D
E
63
A
64
A
M
65
I
66
D
O
L
67
B
A
C
K
68
H
A
N
D
E
D
C
69
O
M
P
L
I
M
E
70
N
71
T
72
S
73
L
E
S
S
E
N
74
U
N
M
A
K
E
75
R
A
R
E
76
H
77
O
78
S
E
A
79
R
T
80
E
81
C
A
S
82
S
83
A
U
C
E
R
84
T
R
E
85
V
86
O
87
U
S
88
F
89
A
U
L
T
90
F
I
N
D
I
N
G
91
M
E
R
92
G
E
R
S
93
C
R
E
E
S
94
A
R
T
95
O
D
E
96
L
O
V
E
H
A
N
97
D
L
E
S
98
P
L
A
I
99
T
100
E
T
O
N
101
A
I
M
102
C
103
U
R
S
E
104
I
105
P
106
A
107
D
108
S
109
R
T
A
110
T
111
O
R
N
112
D
E
F
O
E
113
S
P
I
R
E
114
O
U
I
J
115
A
116
R
E
T
117
U
R
N
O
F
T
118
H
E
J
E
D
I
119
S
I
M
O
N
120
E
M
O
T
E
S
121
I
T
E
R
A
T
E
S
122
O
N
E
B
C
123
M
E
N
A
G
E
124
T
O
L
E
R
A
N
T
© 2013, The New York Times3/17/13 ( No. 23,140 )
Across
1
Polite response to "Thank you" : NOTATALL
9
Classic verse that begins "Ah, broken is the golden bowl!" : LENORE
15
Kafka or Liszt : FRANZ
20
Written justification : APOLOGIA
21
Part of a doubleheader : OPENER
22
Esther of "Good Times" : ROLLE
23
Tennis clinic focusing on drop shot skills? : NETWORKINGEVENT
25
More competent : ABLER
26
Haunted house sound : CREAK
27
"It's a Wonderful Life" cabdriver : ERNIE
28
Meter reader? : POET
30
Architect Saarinen : EERO
31
"Don't get all worked up!" : EASY
32
Young actor Smith : JADEN
33
Cutter : SAW
34
Churchill, e.g. : TORY
36
Pigs : SLOBS
38
Coaches who help you use your wrist in shots? : SPINDOCTORS
42
Ed.'s pile : MSS
45
Spiny ___ : EEL
46
Fleece : SHEAR
48
Chooses not to participate : OPTSOUT
49
Tennis players who clown around? : COURTJESTERS
52
"One can only ___ much" : DOSO
53
BlackBerry, e.g., in brief : PDA
54
Having freedom of tempo : RUBATO
55
Illumination unit : LUX
56
Year that "Shrek" and "A Beautiful Mind" came out : MMI
58
Putter (along) : MOSEY
60
"The fix ___" : ISIN
61
"Haven't the foggiest" : NOIDEA
64
Photo developing compound : AMIDOL
67
"For a righty, you hit the ball pretty well on your left side," and others? : BACKHANDEDCOMPLIMENTS
73
Allay : LESSEN
74
Destroy : UNMAKE
75
In ___ form : RARE
76
Source of the line "They have sown the wind, and they shall reap the whirlwind" : HOSEA
79
Part of R.R.: Abbr. : RTE
81
"___ in cat" : CAS
82
You might set one out for a cat : SAUCER
84
Due follower : TRE
85
Part of R.S.V.P. : VOUS
88
Line judge's mission? : FAULTFINDING
91
Commercial law firm specialty : MERGERS
93
Canadian natives : CREES
94
Mastery : ART
95
"Alexander's Feast," e.g. : ODE
96
"Nothing" and "aught"? : LOVEHANDLES
98
Part of R.S.V.P. : PLAIT
100
Captain Hook's alma mater : ETON
101
Ready follower? : AIM
102
Bit of voodoo : CURSE
104
Tech release of 2010 : IPAD
108
Mex. miss : SRTA
110
Of two minds : TORN
112
Author of a 1719 literary sensation : DEFOE
113
Transamerica Pyramid feature : SPIRE
114
Planchette holder : OUIJA
116
Luke Skywalker's volley? : RETURNOFTHEJEDI
119
Hit single-player game of the 1980s : SIMON
120
Goes over the top, in a way : EMOTES
121
Does again : ITERATES
122
It falls between 3760 and 3761 on the Jewish calendar : ONEBC
123
Housekeeping : MENAGE
124
Broad-minded : TOLERANT
Down
1
Vice president John ___ Garner : NANCE
2
Setting for a 1935 Marx Brothers comedy : OPERA
3
Public radio offerings : TOTES
4
Ever : ALWAYS
5
Swiped : TOOK
6
Cabinet dept. : AGR
7
Pleasant : LIKEABLE
8
Scottish landowners : LAIRDS
9
Modern kind of name : LOGIN
10
Lightish blade : EPEE
11
Home of the Shoshone Mtns. : NEV
12
It's higher than an ace : ONEPAIR
13
Celebrity : RENOWN
14
Art Deco master : ERTE
15
Monk's title : FRA
16
Barbie's last name : ROBERTS
17
Mistakenly hitting into the doubles area during a singles match? : ALLEYOOPS
18
Pirate, e.g., for short : NLER
19
One goes after it : ZERO
24
Biloxi-to-Birmingham dir. : NNE
29
Sporty car features : TTOPS
32
Middle brother in a 2000s pop trio : JOEJONAS
33
Jerk : SPASM
35
Epithet for Nadya Suleman : OCTOMOM
37
Riga resident : LETT
38
Spanish irregular verb : SER
39
Ski-___ : DOO
40
Like some awakenings : RUDE
41
Neither raise nor fold : STAY
42
Sloppy fast-food sandwich : MCRIB
43
"Semper Fidelis" composer : SOUSA
44
___ Bay, former U.S. base in the Philippines : SUBIC
46
Eliza Doolittle, for one : STUDENT
47
Subjected to voodoo : HEXED
50
Vex : RANKLE
51
White Castle offerings : SLIDERS
52
Barely remembered days of old : DIMPAST
57
Zoo department : MAMMALS
59
Batting champ John : OLERUD
62
Turn-___ : ONS
63
Start to puncture? : ACU
65
Kind : ILK
66
Part of a requiem Mass : DIESIRAE
68
Anchor-hoisting cry : HEAVEHO
69
As expected : ONCUE
70
"Singin' in the Rain" composer ___ Herb Brown : NACIO
71
Way things are going : TREND
72
Durable fabric : SERGE
76
Abbr. after a period : HTML
77
Crumbly snack : OREO
78
Start of a tennis game? : SERVETIME
80
Either Zimbalist : EFREM
83
Con : ANTI
86
Praying figure : ORANT
87
"Top Gun" org. : USN
89
D.D.E. opponent : AES
90
Frankie Valli sang in it : FALSETTO
92
1958 hit with the line "Yip yip yip yip yip yip yip yip" : GETAJOB
93
Jefferson's vice president : CLINTON
97
Response to "I bet you won't" : DAREME
98
It can be gross : PROFIT
99
Container on a counter, maybe : TIPJAR
102
Perfume : CENSE
103
Mysterious blip : UFO
105
Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA
106
Eve of old TV : ARDEN
107
One who does not believe in miracles : DEIST
108
Not bad : SOSO
109
Destroy : RUIN
111
City near Provo : OREM
112
Bit of residue : DREG
113
Dry : SERE
115
Mandela's org. : ANC
117
Three-time Tony winner Hagen : UTA
118
Daughter of Loki : HEL

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 2 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
106 ms