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

New York Times, Friday, June 9, 2017

Author:
Steve Overton
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
25-Down : Some University of Virginia undergrads in 1969, for the first time
TotalDebutLatest
22/18/20176/9/2017
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000011
ScrabDebutFresh
1.62987%
Steve Overton

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {JQ} This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Overton. Friday freshness: 63%
Steve Overton notes:
Greetings, solvers. Just a bit of snarky, frivolous, late-week fun. Never seen the phrase YOUR OTHER LEFT in a crossword before, felt ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Great feature entry in YOUR OTHER LEFT. Hard to parse out, and such a fun clue: [Not right, sarcastically]. The wordplay around the ... read more
1
D
2
A
3
S
4
H
5
C
6
A
7
M
8
E
9
T
10
R
11
A
12
D
13
E
14
E
N
T
E
R
K
E
15
Y
16
D
R
E
V
I
L
17
P
E
R
F
E
C
T
O
18
G
E
N
E
V
A
19
E
M
O
T
E
20
A
U
21
R
A
S
22
M
I
N
23
N
I
P
S
24
E
R
R
O
R
25
C
A
N
T
26
D
A
S
27
L
U
Z
O
N
28
C
O
R
E
R
29
C
A
R
A
T
30
S
H
E
I
L
A
31
A
32
W
A
Y
O
N
H
33
O
L
I
D
A
Y
34
S
N
A
R
L
S
35
E
X
I
T
S
36
H
A
S
T
A
37
B
R
I
M
S
38
M
39
A
40
R
41
A
C
H
E
42
D
O
L
C
E
43
S
A
G
A
44
G
O
D
45
Y
O
D
E
L
46
M
I
X
E
R
47
U
N
O
48
D
O
S
49
F
E
50
M
I
N
I
N
E
51
A
D
W
A
R
E
52
T
A
I
L
E
N
D
S
53
R
A
N
T
E
D
54
N
O
S
W
E
A
T
© 2017, The New York Times6/9/17 ( No. 24,685 )
Across
1
Road movie producer? : DASHCAM
8
Brokerage famous for its "spokesbaby" : ETRADE
14
It'll give you a break : ENTERKEY
16
Movie villain modeled after Ernst Stavro Blofeld : DREVIL
17
"Nailed it!" : PERFECTO
18
Home of the Red Cross : GENEVA
19
Overplay a part : EMOTE
20
Fields of energy : AURAS
22
-1, for sine: Abbr. : MIN
23
Small drinks : NIPS
24
Unwelcome kind of message : ERROR
25
Terse refusal : CANT
26
"Was ist ___?" : DAS
27
Where Manila is : LUZON
28
Apple apparatus : CORER
29
Unit of brilliance? : CARAT
30
Aussie girl : SHEILA
31
Out for a week or two, say : AWAYONHOLIDAY
34
Tie-ups : SNARLS
35
Flight attendants point them out : EXITS
36
Mañana preceder : HASTA
37
Hat features : BRIMS
38
Natl. Women's History Month : MAR
41
Really long : ACHE
42
Sweet, in scores : DOLCE
43
Story with many parts : SAGA
44
Mars, but not Earth : GOD
45
Long-distance call? : YODEL
46
Seltzer, e.g. : MIXER
47
With 9-Down, Spanish leaders? : UNODOS
49
Like "Roma," to Romans : FEMININE
51
It can dirty your Windows : ADWARE
52
Rears : TAILENDS
53
Fulminated : RANTED
54
"Easy peasy" : NOSWEAT
Down
1
Count (on) : DEPEND
2
Lack of oomph : ANEMIA
3
Razor sharpeners : STROPS
4
Weighs, in a way : HEFTS
5
Manitoba tribe : CREE
6
Lab grp. : AKC
7
Famous introduction that was never actually used : METARZAN
8
Mystery prize : EDGAR
9
See 47-Across : TRES
10
"Star Wars" villain Kylo ___ : REN
11
Mass number : AVEMARIA
12
From on high : DIVINELY
13
Korean compact : ELANTRA
15
Not right, sarcastically : YOUROTHERLEFT
21
Ginny's brother, in the Harry Potter books : RON
24
They may have images of Mozart and Cervantes : EUROS
25
Some University of Virginia undergrads in 1969, for the first time : COEDS
27
1972 top 10 hit that ran for 7+ minutes : LAYLA
28
Markers : CHITS
29
Garçon's offering : CARTE
30
Snail trail : SLIME
31
Rain forest menace : ANACONDA
32
Chase with a drink : WASHDOWN
33
Household brand famous for its infomercials : OXICLEAN
34
Austin Powers's car with a portmanteau name : SHAGUAR
37
Dad ___ : BOD
38
Rep. Waters of California : MAXINE
39
Set of priorities : AGENDA
40
Like AB negative among blood types : RAREST
42
Treated, in a way : DOSED
43
Might : SINEW
45
Time long ago : YORE
46
Units of wire thickness : MILS
48
"Who ___?" : DAT
50
Italian possessive : MIO

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