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

New York Times, Tuesday, September 14, 1999

Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
Editor:
Will Shortz
48-Down : The Louis whose mother was Marie Antoinette
TotalDebutLatest
2197/31/19952/23/2016
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
6716363439243
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
30221.541,51454%
Elizabeth C. Gorski

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 38 Missing: {QYZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 46 for Ms. Gorski. Tuesday freshness: 7%
1
B
2
A
3
S
4
S
5
O
6
G
7
E
8
R
9
E
10
L
11
I
12
M
13
B
14
E
A
T
E
R
15
U
N
I
T
16
O
V
A
L
17
D
R
A
W
B
18
R
I
D
G
E
19
N
A
S
A
20
S
E
S
S
I
O
N
21
A
S
22
S
E
N
T
S
23
T
I
E
24
D
25
E
R
A
S
E
26
J
27
A
28
V
29
A
30
L
A
U
31
R
32
E
L
S
33
O
R
O
N
34
O
35
S
A
K
E
36
M
37
O
38
O
39
J
E
W
E
L
40
I
41
N
T
H
E
C
42
R
O
W
N
43
O
S
S
44
D
R
I
P
45
T
U
L
L
E
46
P
H
A
L
A
47
N
48
X
49
T
E
S
S
50
A
51
T
52
S
E
A
53
N
O
V
54
A
55
F
A
I
N
T
56
E
57
D
58
N
I
G
59
E
60
R
61
I
62
A
63
T
U
R
N
64
P
I
65
E
F
I
L
L
I
N
G
66
E
P
E
E
67
I
D
E
A
68
O
L
D
I
E
69
R
E
N
D
70
C
O
L
T
71
W
E
S
T
S
© 1999, The New York Times9/14/99 ( No. 18,207 )
Across
1
Contralto's counterpart : BASSO
6
Richard of "Pretty Woman" : GERE
10
Arm or leg : LIMB
14
Consumer : EATER
15
Part of I.C.U. : UNIT
16
Race track : OVAL
17
Castle feature : DRAWBRIDGE
19
Shuttle scheduler : NASA
20
50 minutes with a psychiatrist, e.g. : SESSION
21
Yeses : ASSENTS
23
Ready for overtime : TIED
25
Clear, as a disk : ERASE
26
"Joe" : JAVA
30
Honors : LAURELS
33
Home to 9,000 Maine collegians : ORONO
35
"Oh, for Pete's ___" : SAKE
36
Elsie's greeting : MOO
39
Absolutely best part : JEWELINTHECROWN
43
Old spy org. : OSS
44
Result of melting : DRIP
45
Gown fabric : TULLE
46
Troop formation : PHALANX
49
Hardy heroine : TESS
50
Bewildered : ATSEA
53
PBS Emmy winner : NOVA
55
Plotzed : FAINTED
58
African member of OPEC : NIGERIA
63
Time to make a move : TURN
64
Fruit or mincemeat, e.g. : PIEFILLING
66
Duel tool : EPEE
67
"I had no ___!" : IDEA
68
Any song by the Supremes : OLDIE
69
Slash : REND
70
Filly's brother : COLT
71
Adam and Mae : WESTS
Down
1
Resting places : BEDS
2
Swiss stream : AARE
3
Stops on the I.R.T. : STAS
4
Wraps (up) : SEWS
5
Once around the world : ORBIT
6
Kind of pig : GUINEA
7
Butt : END
8
Latvia's capital : RIGA
9
Summers in France : ETES
10
Antisocial types : LONERS
11
Former Mrs. Trump : IVANA
12
Flag places : MASTS
13
Not at all excited : BLASE
18
Disturb : ROIL
22
High-quality : SELECT
24
Part of sweeping efforts? : DUSTPAN
26
Skater Starbuck : JOJO
27
God of war : ARES
28
Promises : VOWS
29
Chemical ending : ANE
31
When repeated, enthusiastic : RAH
32
Squeeze (out) : EKE
34
Passé : OLDHAT
36
Underground type : MOLE
37
Predators on mice : OWLS
38
End drawer in a till : ONES
40
Roth ___ (investment choice) : IRA
41
Zip : NIL
42
Grind, so to speak : RUT
46
Wrote : PENNED
47
Like some yogurt : NONFAT
48
The Louis whose mother was Marie Antoinette : XVII
50
Second photo in a testimonial ad : AFTER
51
Hose shade : TAUPE
52
Signal to pull over : SIREN
54
Radiant : AGLOW
56
"Ulysses," for one : EPIC
57
Queen of Carthage : DIDO
59
Big fashion magazine : ELLE
60
Clears (of) : RIDS
61
"What's ___ for me?" : INIT
62
Ripens : AGES
65
Sushi order : EEL

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
62 ms