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

New York Times, Monday, August 29, 1994

Author:
Mary Derderian Brown
Editor:
Will Shortz
56-Down : "Honest" one and namesakes
TotalDebut
18/29/1994
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100000
ScrabDebutFresh
1.4332%
Mary Derderian Brown

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JKQZ} Spans: 3 This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Brown. Monday freshness: 6%
1
A
2
L
3
A
4
M
5
O
6
N
7
A
8
P
9
S
10
S
11
C
12
A
13
N
14
L
A
V
I
N
15
A
R
I
A
16
T
A
R
O
17
S
W
E
L
L
18
S
A
L
T
19
I
N
D
O
20
O
N
C
E
I
21
N
A
B
L
U
22
E
M
O
O
N
23
N
I
L
24
R
O
P
E
R
S
25
W
26
I
27
N
28
D
E
X
29
B
30
A
D
L
Y
31
A
R
E
S
32
A
L
A
I
33
S
34
E
35
A
36
L
I
T
T
37
L
38
E
39
G
R
E
Y
C
40
E
L
L
S
41
E
S
S
42
A
M
E
N
43
R
O
S
S
44
S
C
A
M
S
45
S
46
T
R
E
E
T
47
S
48
T
49
A
T
E
N
50
F
A
R
51
W
A
V
E
S
A
52
W
53
H
I
T
E
54
F
55
L
56
A
57
G
58
O
B
O
E
59
T
O
A
D
60
A
L
I
B
I
61
R
O
I
L
62
E
R
I
E
63
T
O
M
E
S
64
N
O
D
E
65
S
E
L
L
66
Y
E
A
S
T
© 1994, The New York Times8/29/94 ( No. 16,365 )
Across
1
Battle of 1836 : ALAMO
6
Snoozes : NAPS
10
Read, as bar codes : SCAN
14
Actress Linda : LAVIN
15
Song for one : ARIA
16
Tropical food plant : TARO
17
"Great!" : SWELL
18
Shaker contents : SALT
19
___ -European : INDO
20
23
Zero : NIL
24
They use lassos : ROPERS
25
Product with Ammonia-D : WINDEX
29
Ineptly : BADLY
31
Counterpart of Mars : ARES
32
Jai ___ : ALAI
33
Kind of cow, dog or horse : SEA
36
Hercule Poirot's pride : LITTLEGREYCELLS
41
Feminizing suffix : ESS
42
The last word? : AMEN
43
Seamstress Betsy : ROSS
44
Cons : SCAMS
45
TV secretary : STREET
47
New York's ___ Island : STATEN
50
Wide's partner : FAR
51
Surrenders : WAVESAWHITEFLAG
58
Double-reed woodwind : OBOE
59
"The Wind in the Willows" character : TOAD
60
Something to fall back on? : ALIBI
61
Stir up : ROIL
62
Toledo's lake : ERIE
63
Heavy reading : TOMES
64
Lump : NODE
65
Auction off : SELL
66
Baker's need : YEAST
Down
1
In addition : ALSO
2
White House area : LAWN
3
With: Fr. : AVEC
4
Roger Bannister's distance : MILE
5
Connected to the information superhighway : ONLINE
6
Twang type : NASAL
7
Show horse : ARAB
8
Tablet : PILL
9
Sinatra's "___ Night" : SATURDAY
10
Part of a 90's TV duo : STIMPY
11
Transport for Hiawatha : CANOE
12
Zeal : ARDOR
13
Middays : NOONS
21
Overrule : NIX
22
Windblown : EOLIC
25
Cloth texture : WALE
26
Showy flower : IRIS
27
Snares : NETS
28
Summer hrs. : DST
29
Owls' hangouts : BARNS
30
Pub draught : ALE
33
___ gin fizz : SLOE
34
Otherwise : ELSE
35
Like some profs. : ASST
37
Intertwines : LACES
38
Flows forth : EMANATES
39
Small wonder : GEM
40
Blunder : ERR
44
Addison contemporary Richard : STEELE
45
Plopped (down) : SAT
46
Peace maker : TREATY
47
Like some enemies : SWORN
48
No-no : TABOO
49
Eschew : AVOID
50
Cuba's Castro : FIDEL
52
Had on : WORE
53
"___, Caesar!" : HAIL
54
Ice chunk : FLOE
55
South American capital : LIMA
56
"Honest" one and namesakes : ABES
57
Essence : GIST

Answer summary:
1 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
99 ms