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

New York Times, Wednesday, June 5, 1996

Author:
G. R. Ferguson
Editor:
Will Shortz
25-Down : Kind of lily
TotalDebutLatest
225/28/19943/25/2002
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0122269
ScrabDebutFresh
1.4511076%
Gerald R. Ferguson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Ferguson. Wednesday freshness: 26%
1
B
2
A
3
C
4
K
5
S
6
S
7
P
8
C
9
A
10
B
11
A
12
M
13
A
14
E
E
R
I
E
15
A
L
A
S
16
E
V
I
L
17
I
R
E
M
E
18
M
B
E
R
I
19
T
W
E
L
L
20
R
A
M
S
21
A
L
B
A
N
I
A
22
U
T
E
23
S
N
E
E
24
G
I
25
A
26
N
27
T
28
T
E
S
29
T
E
D
30
A
31
X
E
L
R
O
D
32
E
R
A
33
S
34
U
R
E
35
U
P
S
36
T
37
H
A
T
R
E
M
I
N
38
D
39
S
M
E
40
S
R
O
41
I
M
P
L
O
R
E
42
T
I
M
43
P
44
A
N
I
45
P
Y
T
46
H
47
O
48
N
49
S
M
E
A
R
50
O
51
C
H
S
52
O
L
E
53
C
U
54
R
55
A
C
A
O
56
G
O
D
S
57
C
58
O
59
M
E
T
O
T
H
I
N
60
K
O
F
I
T
61
S
P
A
R
62
O
N
E
R
63
A
R
E
E
L
64
A
S
P
S
65
T
O
R
O
66
T
E
R
S
E
© 1996, The New York Times6/5/96 ( No. 17,011 )
Across
1
Supports : BACKS
6
Zoophilist's org. : SPCA
10
The Crimson Tide, for short : BAMA
14
Almost too coincidental : EERIE
15
"Wellaway!" : ALAS
16
Kind of empire : EVIL
17
"Gigi" song, 1958 : IREMEMBERITWELL
20
Members of the flock : RAMS
21
Where King Zog ruled : ALBANIA
22
Western Indian : UTE
23
Dagger of yore : SNEE
24
Willie Mays was one : GIANT
28
Checked : TESTED
30
1970 Medicine Nobelist Julius : AXELROD
32
Rubout : ERASURE
35
Increases : UPS
36
Phrase accompanying a finger-snap : THATREMINDSME
40
Ticket office notice : SRO
41
Plead with : IMPLORE
42
Set of kettledrums : TIMPANI
45
Monty___ : PYTHON
49
Bad-mouth : SMEAR
50
Baron in "Der Rosenkavalier" : OCHS
52
Cheer for Joselito : OLE
53
One of the ABC islands : CURACAO
56
Neptune and Uranus, e.g. : GODS
57
"You know what..." : COMETOTHINKOFIT
61
Bandy words : SPAR
62
Odd happenstance : ONER
63
Staggering : AREEL
64
Venomous varmints : ASPS
65
Deere competitor : TORO
66
Pithy : TERSE
Down
1
Modern capital founded by the Phoenicians : BEIRUT
2
Infuse with oxygen : AERATE
3
Some liqueurs : CREMES
4
Spy Philby et al. : KIMS
5
Call the bet off : SEE
6
Jet-black : SABLE
7
West Point freshman : PLEBE
8
Dear, to Dino : CARA
9
"B___bug" : ASIN
10
Cry over : BEWAIL
11
Hail from the past : AVE
12
Wire measure : MIL
13
___fours : ALL
18
It has 844 million native speakers : MANDARIN
19
Buster Brown's dog : TIGE
23
Architect Jose Luis___ : SERT
25
Kind of lily : ARUM
26
"Negatory!" : NOPE
27
N.F.L. scores : TDS
29
Sympathy's partner : TEA
30
Seed covering : ARIL
31
Disciple of Socrates : XENOPHON
33
Conductor's beginning : SEMI
34
Diamond figure : UMP
36
Tidy : TRIM
37
Site of scores of baseball players? : HOME
38
Prohibitionists : DRYS
39
Bidder's failure : SET
40
Aves. : STS
43
Sulky pullers : PACERS
44
In___ (stagnant) : ARUT
46
Dancer, slangily : HOOFER
47
Some are golden : OLDIES
48
Sit comfortably : NESTLE
50
Palette pigment : OCHER
51
Africa's most populous city : CAIRO
54
Plant holder : ROOT
55
___cost (free) : ATNO
56
60's singer Lesley : GORE
57
Civil War letters : CSA
58
Goddess of plenty : OPS
59
War room fixture : MAP
60
Krazy___ : KAT

Answer summary:
4 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
71 ms