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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 8, 2006

Author:
Sherry O. Blackard
Editor:
Will Shortz
26-Down : La ___ Tar Pits
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
534/11/20004/28/20075
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
179312111
ScrabDebutFresh
1.5221680%
Sherry O. Blackard

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QU} This is puzzle # 47 for Ms. Blackard. Wednesday freshness: 36%
1
D
2
C
3
C
4
A
5
B
6
A
7
R
8
O
9
S
10
E
11
S
12
I
13
B
14
R
H
O
D
A
15
S
E
V
E
R
16
A
R
I
17
S
A
D
D
L
18
E
S
H
O
E
S
19
M
O
L
20
E
T
E
R
N
A
L
21
N
O
N
O
22
H
23
O
N
O
R
S
24
B
O
25
B
26
B
Y
S
O
X
27
A
V
A
28
S
T
29
A
30
A
R
M
A
N
I
31
J
A
M
32
S
33
G
34
O
35
A
T
E
E
36
L
E
T
37
T
38
E
R
S
W
E
A
T
39
E
40
R
41
R
A
D
I
S
H
42
S
N
O
43
W
44
I
45
D
46
C
A
R
D
47
O
48
A
49
F
50
E
T
E
51
P
O
N
Y
T
A
52
I
53
L
54
N
O
55
P
R
O
B
56
E
N
O
S
57
L
A
58
S
T
L
E
G
59
C
A
T
60
P
61
O
O
D
L
E
S
K
I
62
R
63
T
64
A
L
E
65
A
P
N
E
A
66
O
O
Z
E
D
67
C
D
S
68
L
E
A
S
T
69
M
E
E
T
S
© 2006, The New York Times3/8/6 ( No. 20,574 )
Across
1
1983 Mr. T flick : DCCAB
6
Greeted the day : AROSE
11
Bro or sis : SIB
14
Sitcom character who got married on 10/28/74 : RHODA
15
Cut : SEVER
16
Fleischer with the 2005 memoir "Taking Heat" : ARI
17
"Swell" 50's footwear : SADDLESHOES
19
Small matter: Abbr. : MOL
20
Never-dying : ETERNAL
21
Taboo : NONO
22
Class distinctions? : HONORS
24
"Keen" 50's apparel : BOBBYSOX
27
Clark's co-star in "Mogambo" : AVA
28
R.R. stop : STA
30
Cardin rival : ARMANI
31
Combo sessions : JAMS
33
Cousin of a vandyke : GOATEE
36
"Nifty" 50's threads : LETTERSWEATER
41
Tossed salad ingredient : RADISH
42
Deceive but good : SNOW
44
Security checkpoint item : IDCARD
47
One on whom subtlety is lost : OAF
50
Sèvres summer : ETE
51
"Cool" 50's hairstyle : PONYTAIL
54
"That's O.K." : NOPROB
56
1961 space chimp : ENOS
57
Final part of a journey : LASTLEG
59
Bird watcher, maybe : CAT
60
"Neato" 50's fashion : POODLESKIRT
64
Mugful : ALE
65
It takes your breath away : APNEA
66
Leaked out : OOZED
67
Things sometimes found in towers : CDS
68
Bare minimum : LEAST
69
Athletic events : MEETS
Down
1
Laura and Phil, for two : DRS
2
When repeated, a dance : CHA
3
Operation Desert Fox, e.g. : CODENAME
4
Supplement : ADDTO
5
Haymaking machines : BALERS
6
Part of Nasdaq: Abbr. : ASSN
7
Exercise may be part of it : REHAB
8
Convex molding : OVOLO
9
"Savvy?" : SEE
10
Med. drama sites : ERS
11
Indian turnover : SAMOSA
12
Many a decal : IRONON
13
City hit by hurricane Katrina : BILOXI
18
Once, long ago : ERST
21
"Miracle" team of '69 : NYMETS
22
Leon Uris novel, with "The" : HAJ
23
Like some lockets : OVAL
25
Diminish : BATE
26
La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
29
Prefix with cultural : AGRI
32
Doesn't keep to the straight and narrow : STRAYS
34
Org. in old spy stories : OSS
35
"Horton Hears ___" : AWHO
37
Lip-puckering : TART
38
Old Icelandic literary work : EDDA
39
Pep up : ENERGIZE
40
___-Rooter : ROTO
43
Place to site-see? : WEB
44
Syrup of ___ : IPECAC
45
Duck whose birthday is March 13 : DONALD
46
Big bills : CNOTES
48
Penny ___ : ANTE
49
Prison in a Johnny Cash song : FOLSOM
52
Actress Massey of "International Lady" : ILONA
53
Puts on cargo : LADES
55
Tea kind : PEKOE
58
Bed board : SLAT
60
Amigo : PAL
61
"Morn did ___ / Its pale eyes then ...": Shelley : OPE
62
Part of A.A.R.P.: Abbr. : RET
63
QB's goals : TDS

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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
74 ms