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

New York Times, Tuesday, December 24, 2002

Author:
Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes
Editor:
Will Shortz
Game "played" with answering machines
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1868/13/199511/7/2012116
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
3633533719611
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
1521.5890833%
Nancy Salomon
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
11612/29/199311/26/200845
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
2015151219278
RebusScrabDebutFresh
71.5252247%
Harvey Estes

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 34 Missing: {JQX} Spans: 4 Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 99 for Ms. Salomon. This is puzzle # 71 for Mr. Estes. Tuesday freshness: 34%
1
W
2
H
3
I
4
M
5
S
6
A
7
P
8
S
9
E
10
T
11
G
12
I
13
F
14
I
O
N
I
C
15
R
E
E
L
16
O
R
S
O
17
S
U
N
D
A
18
E
O
N
A
B
19
A
N
A
N
A
20
E
R
S
21
M
M
M
22
W
A
R
23
S
T
L
24
O
P
I
A
25
T
E
26
I
27
D
S
28
B
29
O
30
W
L
E
R
S
H
E
31
A
D
A
C
32
H
33
E
34
O
C
H
E
R
35
E
D
S
36
G
O
A
L
37
I
C
Y
38
S
39
E
40
A
L
S
U
41
P
42
U
Z
I
43
L
A
P
44
S
45
D
C
I
46
H
47
I
R
E
D
48
S
M
A
L
49
L
W
I
N
50
E
51
B
O
T
T
L
E
52
Y
O
U
53
D
E
V
A
N
E
54
P
55
A
M
56
C
57
A
R
58
O
R
E
59
L
60
O
61
U
62
S
T
O
63
C
K
M
A
64
R
K
E
T
65
N
E
W
S
66
S
O
R
E
67
M
I
T
E
68
A
R
N
I
E
69
T
M
E
N
70
O
N
E
S
71
G
A
T
E
S
© 2002, The New York Times12/24/2 ( No. 19,404 )
Across
1
Passing fancies : WHIMS
6
Cathedral area : APSE
10
End-of-week cry : TGIF
14
Greek column style : IONIC
15
Fishing rod attachment : REEL
16
Roughly : ORSO
17
20
M.D.'s work in them : ERS
21
"Yummy!" : MMM
22
"This means ___!" : WAR
23
Home of the N.L.'s Cards : STL
24
Sleep medication : OPIATE
26
Bartenders check them: Abbr. : IDS
28
34
Earth tone : OCHER
35
Mag. staff : EDS
36
Slap shot success : GOAL
37
Not just aloof : ICY
38
Closes tight : SEALSUP
42
Dangerous sprayer : UZI
43
Runners' units : LAPS
45
601, to Nero : DCI
46
Brought on board : HIRED
48
52
"That means ___!" : YOU
53
Actor William of "Yanks" : DEVANE
54
Cooking spray brand : PAM
56
Mercury, but not Mars : CAR
58
Metal container : ORE
59
Bud's comic buddy : LOU
62
66
Like poor losers : SORE
67
Itsy-bitsy bug : MITE
68
Golfer Palmer, informally : ARNIE
69
"The Untouchables" extras : TMEN
70
Wallet padding : ONES
71
Bill from a computer company? : GATES
Down
1
Smart-alecky : WISE
2
Happy ___ : HOUR
3
Travelers' stopovers : INNS
4
Prefix with night or day : MID
5
Runs like a rabbit : SCAMPERS
6
Coffee shop lures : AROMAS
7
Check endorser's need : PEN
8
Kelp and others : SEAWEEDS
9
Island near Corsica : ELBA
10
Unit of bricks : TON
11
Wimbledon venue : GRASSCOURT
12
"Winning ___ everything" : ISNT
13
Babe in the stable : FOAL
18
Arab ruler : EMIR
19
Like Death Valley : ARID
24
Corrida cry : OLE
25
Something that may be hard to hold : THELINE
27
Statesman Hammarskjöld : DAG
28
Gets really steamed : BOILS
29
Philosopher William of ___ : OCCAM
30
Discounter's pitch : WHYPAYMORE
31
Tempe sch. : ASU
32
Old sitcom maid : HAZEL
33
Say "Li'l Abner," say : ELIDE
39
One of eight Eng. kings : EDW
40
Environmental problem : ACIDRAIN
41
Game "played" with answering machines : PHONETAG
44
___-mo : SLO
47
Suffix with Canaan : ITE
49
Gambler's need : LUCK
50
Calls to mind : EVOKES
51
Like a skinny-dipper : BARE
54
Verbal nudge : PSST
55
It's smashed in a lab : ATOM
57
BB's and bullets : AMMO
59
Period of penitence : LENT
60
Something that hurts, slangily : OWIE
61
Applications : USES
63
Long time: Abbr. : CEN
64
Numbered hwy. : RTE
65
Org. for people with arms : NRA

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 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
81 ms