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

3 X 8

New York Times, Sunday, August 8, 2010

Author:
Pam Klawitter
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
74-Down : It has a bottom but no top
TotalDebutLatest
73/6/20086/10/2014
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4011100
CircleScrabDebutFresh
41.425551%
Pamela Amick Klawitter

This puzzle:

Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 73 Missing: {JQZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Klawitter. Sunday freshness: 85%
1
F
2
A
3
B
4
I
5
A
6
N
7
R
8
E
9
T
10
R
11
O
12
M
13
A
14
D
15
E
16
P
17
A
18
R
19
A
P
O
L
L
O
20
T
E
G
R
I
N
21
O
B
V
E
R
S
E
22
T
E
L
E
P
A
23
T
H
S
G
I
F
T
24
B
A
R
R
O
N
S
25
A
X
E
26
H
I
R
E
O
N
27
F
O
28
L
I
C
29
S
M
E
E
30
H
E
R
31
R
32
R
A
M
R
O
33
D
34
I
L
I
35
E
36
I
R
T
37
S
O
A
38
S
39
W
E
B
G
I
40
G
41
G
L
E
42
M
43
E
S
S
44
S
P
45
I
L
T
46
L
E
T
T
47
D
B
L
S
48
M
49
E
50
E
T
E
R
S
51
P
52
O
L
E
S
53
R
E
A
S
O
54
N
55
A
L
S
A
C
E
56
C
A
P
O
S
57
S
O
A
R
58
R
E
59
A
60
R
A
P
S
61
L
O
S
T
N
E
62
T
W
O
R
K
63
Y
S
L
64
C
S
I
65
P
66
I
O
U
S
67
A
A
M
E
S
68
N
T
H
69
I
T
O
70
R
N
S
P
E
71
C
72
I
73
A
L
T
Y
74
S
O
L
I
75
A
I
N
76
O
N
E
S
77
A
S
I
C
S
78
P
79
L
A
T
E
R
80
C
A
81
S
T
E
R
82
S
T
A
T
S
83
S
O
O
N
E
S
T
84
G
E
E
R
85
B
O
C
A
86
C
H
I
L
D
87
M
E
W
S
88
C
A
S
H
C
89
A
90
C
H
E
91
L
A
92
N
93
S
94
F
O
G
95
T
96
E
A
R
97
S
T
A
I
R
98
S
99
L
A
C
100
K
101
I
N
R
102
E
103
S
T
E
104
A
105
D
106
O
P
E
R
A
107
S
108
M
A
Y
109
D
I
O
R
110
I
T
E
111
C
R
112
I
M
E
F
I
G
H
113
T
E
R
S
114
E
C
U
A
D
O
R
115
T
A
P
I
R
S
116
E
U
N
I
C
E
117
L
A
P
T
O
P
S
118
I
M
A
C
S
119
S
I
T
T
E
R
© 2010, The New York Times8/8/10 ( No. 22,188 )
Across
1
One-named teen idol of the late '50s/early '60s : FABIAN
7
Fashionably nostalgic : RETRO
12
Came out even, in a way : MADEPAR
19
God who killed the dragon Python four days after his birth : APOLLO
20
Bygone shampoo brand : TEGRIN
21
Heads : OBVERSE
22
See circled letters in 96-Down : TELEPATHSGIFT
24
Dow Jones publication : BARRONS
25
Can : AXE
26
Join the crew : HIREON
27
Kind of acid found in spinach : FOLIC
29
Hook's right-hand man : SMEE
30
Frankfurt term of address : HERR
32
Demanding overseer : RAMROD
34
Tennis's Nastase : ILIE
36
New York subway inits. : IRT
37
In order (to) : SOAS
39
... in 79-Down : WEBGIGGLE
42
Teen's room, stereotypically : MESS
44
Like some proverbial milk : SPILT
46
Dweller on the Baltic : LETT
47
Two-baggers: Abbr. : DBLS
48
People holding signs at airports : MEETERS
51
Dwellers on the Baltic : POLES
53
Why : REASON
55
Noted wine region : ALSACE
56
Underworld bosses : CAPOS
57
Take off : SOAR
58
Stephen of "The Musketeer" : REA
60
Does some freestyling : RAPS
61
... in 13-Down : LOSTNETWORK
63
Big letters in fashion : YSL
64
CBS show with Laurence Fishburne : CSI
65
Very reverent : PIOUS
67
"Charles in Charge" co-star : AAMES
68
Mathematical ordinal : NTH
69
"What was ___ think?" : ITO
70
... in 62-Down : RNSPECIALTY
74
Star turns : SOLI
75
River to the Rhône : AIN
76
___ place : ONES
77
New Balance competitor : ASICS
78
Flatware finisher : PLATER
80
Furniture mover : CASTER
82
On-base percentage and others : STATS
83
At the earliest opportunity : SOONEST
84
Will of "The Waltons" : GEER
85
Florida city, for short : BOCA
86
Word with love or honey : CHILD
87
Row of stables, in Britain : MEWS
88
... in 89-Down : CASHCACHE
91
Telecom hookups : LANS
94
Highway hazard : FOG
95
Spree : TEAR
97
Inside flight : STAIRS
99
Mane, for a female lion, e.g. : LACK
101
Concerning : INRE
103
Lieu : STEAD
106
Gluck works : OPERAS
108
Spider-Man's aunt : MAY
109
Igneous rock : DIORITE
111
... in 1-Across : CRIMEFIGHTERS
114
Home to Mount Chimborazo : ECUADOR
115
Brachyodont perissodactyls : TAPIRS
116
One of the Kennedys : EUNICE
117
Some carry-on items : LAPTOPS
118
Apple purchases : IMACS
119
Tot tender : SITTER
Down
1
Palestinian party : FATAH
2
Climbers' goals : APEXES
3
1928 musical composition originally called "Fandango" : BOLERO
4
Québec's Grosse-___ : ILE
5
River in "Kubla Khan" : ALPH
6
Tiring problem for bicyclists? : NOAIR
7
Soak back in : RESORB
8
Drink from a bowl : EGGNOG
9
Cycle attachment? : TRI
10
Jazz phrase : RIFF
11
Aware of : ONTO
12
Art installation : MOBILE
13
They can always be counted on : ABACI
14
TiVo, for one, in brief : DVR
15
Relative of -ists : EERS
16
... in 65-Across : PROMISSORYNOTE
17
Actor Ed and family : ASNERS
18
Microwave button : RESET
20
Lincoln Center institution : THEMET
23
Bottom-fishes : TRAWLS
28
Melodic speech : LILT
31
Some Jamaicans, for short : RASTAS
33
TV marshal who frequents the Long Branch Saloon : DILLON
35
Sets off : EMBARKS
38
Job detail : SPEC
40
Silly ones : GEESE
41
Some sporty cars : GTS
43
P.G.A.'s Ernie : ELS
45
Heat source? : IRE
47
"The Wreck of the Mary ___" : DEARE
48
Cross of "Desperate Housewives" : MARCIA
49
Band composition : ELASTIC
50
... in 48-Down : ESPIONAGEGROUP
51
Not in : PASSE
52
Make a choice : OPT
53
Like a successful dieter's clothes : ROOMY
54
Candy giant, informally : NESTLES
56
Brilliant successes : COUPS
57
Goes for, as a fly : SWATS
59
Jazz great nicknamed Jumbo : ALHIRT
61
#2 or #3 : LOSER
62
Rash remedies : TALCS
65
Boycott, e.g. : PROTEST
66
___ peace : INNER
71
"Coming at you!" : CATCH
72
Jason who plays Lucius Malfoy in Harry Potter films : ISAACS
73
River island : AIT
74
It has a bottom but no top : SANDAL
78
Don Ho fan fare? : POI
79
Laze : LOLL
81
Singers do it : SEW
82
"Mamma Mia!" song : SOS
83
Shepherd of "The View" : SHERRI
85
Unadorned : BARE
86
Arrowhead Stadium team : CHIEFS
87
One of the friends on "Friends" : MONICA
88
Works a wedding, maybe : CATERS
89
Wee : ATOMIC
90
Heists : CAPERS
92
"Anything you say!" : NAMEIT
93
"Make yourself ___" : SCARCE
94
Leader succeeded by his brother Raúl : FIDEL
96
Prevent : ESTOP
98
Wise ones : SAGES
100
Orchestra leader Kay : KYSER
102
Part of Q.E.D. : ERAT
104
Theater opening : ACTI
105
60 grains : DRAM
107
Feng ___ : SHUI
110
Swear words in a swearing-in : IDO
112
Pronunciation guide std. : IPA
113
Cause of a big bang : TNT

Answer summary:
7 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
88 ms