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

New York Times, Friday, April 20, 2018

Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
10-Down : With 26-Down, the place of today's puzzle among all New York Times crosswords
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7110/22/20099/24/20238
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
18912911336
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
351.6447062%
Joel Fagliano

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 29 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 58 for Mr. Fagliano. Friday freshness: 84%
Joel Fagliano notes:
When Will asked me to make this puzzle for the 25,000 mark of the New York Times Crossword, I was honored and a little intimidated. I ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
A couple of weeks ago, someone asked Deb what the little number under the bottom right corner of the grid here at XWord Info ... read more
1
D
2
E
3
C
4
K
5
C
6
H
7
A
8
I
9
R
10
T
11
B
12
O
13
L
14
T
15
A
P
O
L
O
O
H
N
O
16
W
R
O
T
E
17
W
I
N
E
G
L
A
S
S
18
E
A
Z
Y
E
19
T
E
S
T
20
H
I
21
S
N
H
E
R
S
22
T
23
H
I
S
24
D
O
N
A
T
E
25
H
E
N
26
T
27
H
I
R
S
T
Y
28
E
29
O
30
E
31
E
L
E
32
P
H
A
N
T
33
I
F
34
O
N
L
Y
35
W
I
N
S
O
M
E
36
G
R
I
D
D
L
E
37
H
O
T
T
U
B
38
O
L
I
V
E
O
I
L
39
O
S
S
40
S
U
41
B
V
O
C
E
42
F
E
E
43
K
A
R
E
E
M
44
C
A
S
T
45
S
46
T
47
R
I
N
G
E
R
48
D
49
I
A
N
50
C
R
O
W
D
51
P
I
52
T
A
B
R
E
53
A
54
D
55
R
E
L
I
T
56
E
C
O
M
M
E
R
C
E
57
Y
E
E
S
H
58
D
E
E
P
S
T
A
T
E
© 2018, The New York Times4/20/18 ( No. 25,000 )
Across
1
Cruise seat : DECKCHAIR
10
Fastener with a crosspiece : TBOLT
15
Winner of eight Winter Olympics medals in the 2000s : APOLOOHNO
16
Corresponded with : WROTE
17
Household item usually stored upside down : WINEGLASS
18
Rapper who was part of N.W.A : EAZYE
19
Class struggle? : TEST
20
Couple's matching pair, informally : HISNHERS
22
___ end up : THIS
24
Pledge drive plea : DONATE
25
Lady bird : HEN
26
Desperately in need of approval, in modern slang : THIRSTY
28
Fair-hiring inits. : EOE
31
Animal with the longest gestation, at nearly two years : ELEPHANT
33
"Wouldn't that be nice!" : IFONLY
35
Charming : WINSOME
36
Diner fixture : GRIDDLE
37
Warm place to chill : HOTTUB
38
Supply for sautéing : OLIVEOIL
39
Org. in "Inglourious Basterds" : OSS
40
Under the specified word, in a reference book : SUBVOCE
42
Shipping or handling : FEE
43
His number 33 is retired by the Lakers : KAREEM
44
Put in play? : CAST
45
Part-time newspaper employee : STRINGER
48
Fossey who studied gorillas : DIAN
50
Stand too close to : CROWD
51
Pocket of the Mideast : PITABREAD
55
Back now after going out? : RELIT
56
Net sales : ECOMMERCE
57
"Oh, for heaven's sake!" : YEESH
58
Entrenched network inside a government : DEEPSTATE
Down
1
Cousin of a crow : DAW
2
Prefix with -genetic : EPI
3
Topic of the mnemonic "Eat An Apple As A Nighttime Snack" : CONTINENTS
4
Paintings such as "Cat and Bird" and "The Goldfish" : KLEES
5
Teeth : COGS
6
Otter's den : HOLT
7
"How clever!" : AHA
8
Words of summation : INSHORT
9
Anti-slippage substances : ROSINS
10
With 26-Down, the place of today's puzzle among all New York Times crosswords : TWENTYFIVE
11
Kepler's contemporary and assistant : BRAHE
12
Muck : OOZE
13
Distance in astronomy: Abbr. : LTYR
14
Shots are taken off of them : TEES
21
Like HBO's "Last Week Tonight With John Oliver" : SATIRIC
22
100+ million-selling band that once held a Guinness record for loudest concert : THEWHO
23
Sol's counterpart : HELIOS
24
Sup : DINE
26
See 10-Down : THOUSANDTH
27
German city on the Elbe : HAMBURG
28
Historical transition point : ENDOFANERA
29
Simple skate park tricks : OLLIES
30
Space for a lace : EYELET
32
S.F. winter setting : PST
34
Lit class reading : ODE
36
Stick (onto) : GLOM
38
Not neat : OVERICE
41
Confirmed being locked, as a car : BEEPED
43
Birds on New Zealand dollar coins : KIWIS
44
"To the power of" symbol : CARET
45
Foretell the future : SCRY
46
Diagram of possibilities : TREE
47
Capacity : ROLE
48
Like unfinished laundry : DAMP
49
Some early computers : IBMS
52
One out of 10 : TOE
53
A.C.A. part : ACT
54
"It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" woman : DEE

Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 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
95 ms