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

ABRIDGED EDITION

New York Times, Sunday, January 24, 2010

Author:
David Kwong and Kevan Choset
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
With 14-Down, what to do on the dotted lines to reveal six hidden things that have something in common with this puzzle
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
234/1/20064/18/20245
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
4234721
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
531.5910446%
David Kwong
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
279/30/200312/29/20163
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
22105701
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
521.538438%
Kevan Choset

This puzzle:

Rows: 23, Columns: 23 Words: 170, Blocks: 88 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 2 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 6 for Mr. Kwong. This is puzzle # 20 for Mr. Choset. Sunday freshness: 62%
Notepad: In the print version of this puzzle's grid, there are dotted vertical lines between the 11th and 12th columns, and between the 18th and 19th columns.
Jim Horne notes:

Click here to see how the empty grid appears in print and here to see the folded answers. I did an extended interview with the constructors for Wordplay.

Here is how to parse the long answers: FOLD PAGE SO A AND B ARE LINED UP IN THE TOP AND BOTTOM ROWS. The A and B refer to the only As and Bs in the top and bottom rows of the grid. In Mad Magazine, you had to fold the page so that A matched up to B above and below the drawing. When this puzzle is folded the highlighted answers reveal more things that fold.

1
C
2
C
3
L
4
A
5
M
6
P
7
F
8
O
9
N
10
T
11
I
12
G
13
L
14
U
15
T
16
B
17
O
18
N
19
E
20
S
21
F
L
O
R
I
O
22
O
M
O
O
23
T
R
I
P
24
A
B
S
E
N
T
25
L
A
W
N
B
O
26
W
L
I
N
G
27
S
O
C
I
28
A
L
C
H
A
I
R
29
A
R
L
O
30
R
E
D
S
E
A
31
E
V
E
N
S
O
32
A
L
D
A
33
T
O
Y
S
34
M
A
P
S
35
S
36
A
L
E
37
T
I
N
38
S
39
E
S
P
40
L
A
N
A
I
41
S
42
I
F
S
43
H
A
S
T
44
A
45
O
46
R
47
I
48
G
I
N
49
G
O
U
50
L
D
51
Z
E
N
52
A
M
53
I
54
R
E
N
A
L
55
F
E
N
C
E
56
P
57
S
A
T
58
A
P
I
C
59
E
60
S
61
B
E
D
S
I
62
D
E
S
63
H
I
64
D
A
L
G
O
65
S
H
E
E
T
S
66
S
L
O
T
67
A
L
O
68
E
69
A
R
N
E
70
P
71
O
E
72
S
C
A
G
73
A
74
I
R
D
A
T
75
E
76
A
D
A
77
M
A
N
C
78
Y
79
A
P
T
80
H
81
A
82
S
P
S
83
M
A
D
M
84
A
G
A
Z
I
N
E
85
A
86
L
P
E
S
87
O
S
H
88
S
89
W
A
N
S
O
N
G
90
E
N
D
L
91
A
T
E
92
S
T
E
93
P
94
I
N
D
95
T
I
E
96
D
97
X
B
O
X
98
S
99
H
100
O
101
E
102
P
O
K
E
103
A
T
104
B
105
E
E
T
R
E
106
D
107
O
V
E
108
R
H
A
N
D
109
S
P
E
N
D
S
110
A
U
R
A
111
C
O
112
M
T
E
113
O
A
R
E
D
114
L
A
M
115
A
R
R
116
B
A
D
A
T
117
R
U
N
D
R
Y
118
L
A
119
T
K
E
120
S
121
L
R
122
I
R
O
123
B
O
T
124
T
125
A
126
N
127
N
O
E
L
128
T
E
R
129
A
130
A
M
A
S
131
B
132
T
133
E
134
N
135
U
L
E
136
E
137
P
L
I
138
E
R
S
139
P
140
A
T
R
I
A
141
R
A
V
E
142
N
E
W
S
143
C
H
A
N
N
E
L
144
S
C
H
O
O
L
145
P
A
P
E
R
146
A
R
E
T
H
A
147
E
S
A
I
148
E
N
O
W
149
I
C
H
I
R
O
150
S
T
R
A
I
T
151
D
E
K
E
152
S
E
N
S
153
E
B
E
R
T
S
© 2010, The New York Times1/24/10 ( No. 21,992 )
Across
1
Letter-shaped woodworking vise : CCLAMP
7
Times, e.g. : FONT
11
Inuit word for "house" : IGLU
15
Butchers' offerings : TBONES
21
Former New Jersey governor James : FLORIO
22
"Typee" sequel : OMOO
23
Junket : TRIP
24
Out : ABSENT
25
Rolling in the grass? : LAWNBOWLING
27
Party leadership? : SOCIALCHAIR
29
Comic strip "___ and Janis" : ARLO
30
Parting locale : REDSEA
31
"Still ..." : EVENSO
32
Only person to win Emmys for acting, writing and directing : ALDA
33
1992 Robin Williams movie : TOYS
34
National Geographic inserts : MAPS
35
Mall attraction : SALE
37
Cookie holders : TINS
39
Medium power? : ESP
40
Verandas : LANAIS
42
Hypotheticals : IFS
43
"___ luego!" : HASTA
45
Intersection of the x and y axes : ORIGIN
49
Biologist Stephen Jay ___ : GOULD
51
Buddhist sect : ZEN
52
"Who ___?" : AMI
54
Kind of artery : RENAL
55
Cross swords? : FENCE
56
Oct. ordeal for jrs. : PSAT
58
Zeniths : APICES
61
Lamp locales : BEDSIDES
63
The Father of Mexican Independence : HIDALGO
65
It may rain in these : SHEETS
66
Where a tab goes : SLOT
67
Botanical balm : ALOE
69
"Rule, Britannia" composer : ARNE
70
"The Oblong Box" author : POE
72
Heroin, slangily : SCAG
73
TV Guide info : AIRDATE
76
Stubbornness : ADAMANCY
79
Quick on the uptake : APT
80
Hinged fasteners : HASPS
83
Publication founded in 1952 featuring artwork that does the same thing as this puzzle : MADMAGAZINE
85
Suisse peaks : ALPES
87
___Kosh B'Gosh : OSH
88
Bittersweet performance : SWANSONG
90
Run longer than expected : ENDLATE
92
Dance move : STEP
94
Neither Rep. nor Dem. : IND
95
Headed for overtime : TIED
97
PlayStation alternative : XBOX
98
Monopoly token : SHOE
102
Nudge : POKEAT
104
Visibly very embarrassed : BEETRED
107
Like tennis serves : OVERHAND
109
Shells out : SPENDS
110
Mystique : AURA
111
Dumas's Monte Cristo, e.g. : COMTE
113
Propelled, in a way : OARED
114
Flight : LAM
115
Musical score abbr. : ARR
116
Lacking skill in : BADAT
117
Become depleted : RUNDRY
118
Hanukkah serving : LATKE
120
Camera type, briefly : SLR
122
1950 Asimov classic : IROBOT
124
Whup : TAN
127
"Joyeux" time : NOEL
128
Trillion: Prefix : TERA
130
Latin 101 word : AMAS
131
Bingo call : BTEN
135
1997 Peter Fonda role : ULEE
137
Electrician's need : PLIERS
139
Roman's country : PATRIA
141
Five-star review : RAVE
142
Place for breaking things? : NEWSCHANNEL
144
Classy publication? : SCHOOLPAPER
146
First name in soul : ARETHA
147
Morales of "La Bamba" : ESAI
148
Adequate, old-style : ENOW
149
Gold Glover Suzuki : ICHIRO
150
Narrow waterway : STRAIT
151
Rink fake-out : DEKE
152
A century in Washington: Abbr. : SENS
153
"Roger ___ Book of Film" : EBERTS
Down
1
B, essentially : CFLAT
2
Mild cigar : CLARO
3
Humble : LOWLY
4
Some early New Yorker cartoons : ARNOS
5
1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster, for short : MIB
6
Have-not : POORMAN
7
With 14-Down, what to do on the dotted lines to reveal six hidden things that have something in common with this puzzle : FOLDPAGESOAANDBARELINED
8
Elision : OMISSION
9
All alternative : NONE
10
One-piece vestments : TOGAS
11
What "ipso" means : ITSELF
12
Orange spots : GROVES
13
Woe for Fido : LICE
14
15
Claws : TALONS
16
World Service airer : BBC
17
Labor Dept. watchdog : OSHA
18
Football Hall-of-Fame coach Greasy : NEALE
19
Writers Bagnold and Blyton : ENIDS
20
Rein, e.g. : STRAP
26
Gradually remove : WEAN
28
Like some elephants and all tigers : ASIAN
36
Come to the rescue : AID
38
Kind of infection : STAPH
40
"I Shot Andy Warhol" star Taylor : LILI
41
The like : SUCH
44
Pierre's girlfriends : AMIES
45
Planets, e.g. : ORBS
46
Casting requirement : REEL
47
Prefix with Chinese : INDO
48
Valve in some fireplaces : GASTAP
50
Han's hon : LEIA
51
Veer quickly : ZAG
53
Polar feature : ICECAP
55
Corey of "Stand By Me" : FELDMAN
56
Bamboo lover : PANDA
57
Vulgar person : SLEAZE
58
"Just ___!" : ASEC
59
Tour de France stage : ETAPE
60
Some Army NCO's : SSGTS
62
Patriotic women's org. : DAR
64
Trawler : DRAGGER
68
LAX data: Abbr. : ETDS
71
Bob Marley classic : ONELOVE
74
Edition: Abbr. : ISS
75
Ham on stage : EMOTER
77
Coquette : MINX
78
China's Sun ___-sen : YAT
80
R.N. locales : HOSPS
81
Put ___ to (end) : ASTOP
82
Tel Aviv coin : SHEKEL
84
"America" singer in "West Side Story" : ANITA
86
Eda who wrote "When Your Child Drives You Crazy" : LESHAN
89
Mental acuity : WITS
91
Fire : AXE
93
Correctional : PENAL
96
Prefix with -gon : DECA
99
Brain-busting : HARD
100
Lulu : ONER
101
Small vortex : EDDY
103
Jingle writer, maybe : ADMAN
105
Where to find Lux. : EUR
106
___ al-Fayed, companion of Princess Diana : DODI
108
Lopsided victory : ROUT
112
Part of an Ironman competition : MARATHON
115
Mowgli's friend in "The Jungle Book" : AKELA
116
Cold response? : BRR
117
Gershwin musical of 1928 : ROSALIE
119
Monopoly token : TOPHAT
120
Engage in a certain college prank : STREAK
121
Nielsen of "The Naked Gun" : LESLIE
123
Star of "Charles in Charge" : BAIO
124
Skipjack and yellowfin : TUNAS
125
Like good guards : ALERT
126
More fresh : NEWER
129
Church recesses : APSES
131
Astronomer who lost part of his nose in a duel : BRAHE
132
Animal with four toes on its front feet and three toes on its back feet : TAPIR
133
Six-time U.S. Open champ : EVERT
134
___ Circus (ancient Roman arena) : NEROS
136
This, in Madrid : ESTA
138
Start of Massachusetts' motto : ENSE
140
This might make you red in the face : ACNE
143
X : CHI
145
Toxic chemical, for short : PCB

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 5 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
163 ms