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

Green Eggs and Hamlet

New York Times, Sunday, May 17, 1998

Author:
David J. Kahn and Hillary B. Kahn
Editor:
Will Shortz
98-Down : A year in the life of St. Anselm
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1893/15/19944/22/20245
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4461426601326
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
16241.551,23753%
David J. Kahn
TotalDebutCollabs
15/17/19981
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1000000
DebutFresh
1245%
Hillary B. Kahn

This puzzle:

Rows: 23, Columns: 23 Words: 162, Blocks: 102 Missing: {QZ} Spans: 8 This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Kahn. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Kahn. Sunday freshness: 11%
Jim Horne notes:

Delightful puzzle! Hillary Kahn is David Kahn's daughter.

1
P
2
R
3
E
4
S
5
U
6
M
7
E
8
C
9
A
10
B
11
A
12
L
13
A
14
M
15
E
16
T
17
H
18
O
19
D
20
R
A
C
E
G
O
E
21
R
22
B
A
N
A
N
A
S
23
I
G
U
A
N
A
24
I
D
O
N
O
T
L
I
25
K
E
M
Y
D
A
D
S
26
B
R
O
T
H
E
R
27
M
I
L
D
28
O
K
D
29
M
E
A
L
30
A
S
E
31
P
O
I
S
32
O
33
N
34
E
D
K
I
35
N
36
G
37
W
E
D
M
Y
38
M
39
O
40
T
H
E
R
41
C
A
N
E
42
M
I
L
A
43
A
R
H
A
T
44
T
45
O
46
T
47
A
S
S
48
D
E
L
49
S
50
E
51
A
N
C
E
52
I
L
E
53
T
T
H
E
54
M
55
T
56
H
I
N
K
57
T
H
A
T
I
A
M
58
M
59
A
60
D
61
T
I
M
E
62
A
B
O
U
63
T
O
A
S
T
64
E
U
R
O
65
O
O
P
S
66
I
67
S
T
A
B
B
68
E
69
D
O
P
H
E
L
70
I
71
A
S
D
A
D
72
T
R
I
73
A
B
B
E
74
E
S
T
75
I
D
O
76
A
77
P
78
O
79
K
L
80
U
81
T
A
B
I
82
T
83
H
84
A
85
E
L
O
86
N
O
S
87
D
R
X
88
E
L
S
89
S
H
A
G
90
I
L
91
K
92
N
O
B
93
O
D
Y
H
94
E
95
L
96
P
97
S
M
E
I
N
98
M
99
Y
P
L
I
100
G
101
H
102
T
103
A
M
O
I
104
E
R
I
C
H
105
T
E
L
E
106
R
A
I
N
107
N
O
W
L
108
A
109
E
R
T
E
S
A
110
N
111
D
I
W
I
L
112
L
113
F
I
G
H
T
114
I
R
I
S
E
S
115
D
O
E
116
P
I
E
117
S
O
S
118
S
119
K
E
I
N
120
O
W
N
121
S
122
D
E
L
I
123
S
W
O
R
D
S
124
A
125
R
126
E
127
S
W
I
T
C
128
H
E
D
I
N
129
A
130
J
131
A
132
M
133
W
A
S
134
R
A
M
P
135
U
A
R
136
D
O
G
E
137
A
T
H
138
E
139
A
140
T
R
I
C
A
141
L
142
E
143
N
D
I
N
144
G
145
H
146
A
M
I
A
M
147
S
H
E
L
V
E
148
D
E
C
I
D
E
S
149
S
A
I
L
I
N
T
O
150
H
E
R
M
A
N
151
S
E
E
S
A
W
152
T
S
E
T
S
E
S
© 1998, The New York Times5/17/98 ( No. 17,722 )
Across
1
Be unwarrantably bold : PRESUME
8
Occultism : CABALA
14
Modus operandi : METHOD
20
One seen at trackside : RACEGOER
22
Moonstruck : BANANAS
23
Lizard with a serrated crest : IGUANA
24
Start of an imaginary soliloquy : IDONOTLIKEMYDADSBROTHER
27
Inoffensive : MILD
28
Accepted : OKD
29
Kind of ticket : MEAL
30
Enzyme suffix : ASE
31
Part 2 of the soliloquy : POISONEDKINGWEDMYMOTHER
41
Walker's aid : CANE
42
Uris novel "___ 18" : MILA
43
Buddhist who has attained Nirvana : ARHAT
44
Sitter's charge : TOT
47
Halfwit : ASS
48
Tierra-Fuego bridge : DEL
49
Spirited meeting? : SEANCE
52
Part 3 of the soliloquy : ILETTHEMTHINKTHATIAMMAD
61
Ref's call : TIME
62
Part of many Arab names : ABOU
63
Favorite : TOAST
64
International money : EURO
65
Part 4 of the soliloquy : OOPSISTABBEDOPHELIASDAD
72
Prefix with nucleotide : TRI
73
French cleric : ABBE
74
Controversial teachings : EST
75
Promising words : IDO
76
Part of a G.I.'s address : APO
79
50's baseball nickname : KLU
81
Samantha's daughter on TV : TABITHA
85
1976 album "Olé ___" : ELO
86
Declinations : NOS
87
1939 Humphrey Bogart role : DRX
88
Rattling trains : ELS
89
Catch, as flies : SHAG
90
Type : ILK
92
Part 5 of the soliloquy : NOBODYHELPSMEINMYPLIGHT
103
To me, to Mimi : AMOI
104
Psychoanalyst Fromm : ERICH
105
Introduction to marketing? : TELE
106
Picnic spoiler : RAIN
107
Part 6 of the soliloquy : NOWLAERTESANDIWILLFIGHT
114
Popular van Gogh painting : IRISES
115
She's a deer : DOE
116
Kind of tin : PIE
117
Brillo rival : SOS
118
Entanglement : SKEIN
120
Holds : OWNS
122
Pickle place : DELI
123
Part 7 of the soliloquy : SWORDSARESWITCHEDINAJAM
133
Took place : WAS
134
Airport feature : RAMP
135
Nasser's org. : UAR
136
Genoan V.I.P., once : DOGE
137
End of the soliloquy : ATHEATRICALENDINGHAMIAM
147
Put on ice : SHELVE
148
Arbitrates : DECIDES
149
Bawl out : SAILINTO
150
One of the Munsters : HERMAN
151
It has its ups and downs : SEESAW
152
African menaces : TSETSES
Down
1
Smarten up : PRIMP
2
Ham's need : RADIO
3
Dangerous bacteria : ECOLI
4
Lets fly : SENDS
5
Actor Tognazzi : UGO
6
Zinger : MOT
7
Elusive one : EEL
8
Word with wheel or engine : CAM
9
At all : ANY
10
Dog-scolding word : BAD
11
"What's in ___?" : ANAME
12
Put aboard : LADED
13
Land around the Brahmaputra Valley : ASSAM
14
Station in space : MIR
15
Something to stroke : EGO
16
King of song : TUT
17
"Very funny!" : HAHAHA
18
Quick round of tennis : ONESET
19
Stunt man, e.g. : DARER
21
___ la Plata : RIODE
22
Obfuscate : BEDIM
25
"The Birth of a Nation" grp. : KKK
26
Journalist Nellie : BLY
32
One ___ (ball game) : OCAT
33
"I'm a Stranger Here Myself" poet : NASH
34
Put on the throne : ENSEAT
35
Insect nests : NIDI
36
Narrow valley : GLEN
37
Reach on foot : WALKTO
38
"The ___ Love" : MANI
39
Killer whale : ORCA
40
Classical music features : THEMES
44
Noted Yugoslav patriot : TITO
45
Mixed dish : OLIO
46
Fill-in : TEMP
49
1979 exile : SHAH
50
Naturalness : EASE
51
Churchill contemporary : ATTLEE
53
Checkup : TEST
54
Second degree? : MBA
55
Go ___ for : TOBAT
56
When repeated, an old-fashioned cry : HUBBA
57
Spinner : TOP
58
"Here's ___ your eye!" : MUDIN
59
Southwest land : ARADO
60
Dummies : DODOS
66
Grated on : IRKED
67
Fatuous : SILLY
68
Abate : EBB
69
Theological belief : DEISM
70
Long Island community : ISLIP
71
Reef, maybe : ATOLL
76
Oilman Kashoggi : ADNAN
77
Blurb, e.g. : PROMO
78
Part of a yoke : OXBOW
80
Flashlight carriers : USHERS
82
Definitive word : THE
83
Cacao exporter : HAITI
84
Veep before Ford : AGNEW
91
First name in opera : KIRI
93
More smooth : OILIER
94
Artist with collectible lithos : ERTE
95
Equivocator's forte : LIES
96
Some I.B.M. products : PCS
97
Tail : SHADOW
98
A year in the life of St. Anselm : MLI
99
Barked : YELPED
100
Muzzles : GAGS
101
Popular snack cracker : HIHO
102
Explosives : TNTS
108
Parched : ARID
109
Oberhausen one : EINS
110
"___ lay me down..." : NOWI
111
Target of a bang-up job? : DENT
112
Actress Taylor : LILI
113
Sinn ___ : FEIN
118
Bandage : SWATHE
119
Legit : KOSHER
121
Gulf war weapons : SCUDS
122
Father-and-daughter actors : DERNS
123
Swagger : SWASH
124
Depot abbr. : ARR
125
Narc activities : RAIDS
126
Person with a mike : EMCEE
127
1982 Michener epic : SPACE
128
"Bali ___" : HAI
129
Word on a ticket : ADMIT
130
Teams up with : JOINS
131
Type size : AGATE
132
Reminders : MEMOS
138
"Nightmare" street : ELM
139
Kitty in "The Killers," 1946 : AVA
140
Hamilton is on it : TEN
141
Flower on a French shield : LIS
142
Author LeShan : EDA
143
Just-hired : NEW
144
Rod : GAT
145
Common possessive : HIS
146
It has a bite and hops : ALE

Answer summary:
10 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
136 ms