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

New York Times, Thursday, July 4, 2024

Author:
Adam Vincent
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
Played "Here comes the airplane!" with
TotalDebutLatest
712/15/20203/18/2026
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0123100
ScrabDebutFlowFresh
1.641836.838%
Adam Vincent

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 75, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQ} Spans: 1 Grid has up-down mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 5 for Mr. Vincent. Grid flow: 29.8 Thursday freshness: 53%
1
C
2
H
3
A
4
T
5
U
6
P
7
B
8
O
9
R
10
O
11
U
12
G
13
H
14
M
O
O
R
I
S
H
15
A
W
A
R
D
E
E
16
I
N
L
I
M
B
O
17
L
I
V
E
D
O
N
18
S
I
D
E
19
S
E
20
N
S
E
I
21
E
D
S
22
S
C
O
L
23
D
24
B
A
A
25
P
R
E
26
M
A
N
27
O
28
B
E
Y
29
C
30
S
I
31
E
L
T
32
O
R
O
33
S
34
P
O
O
N
35
F
36
E
37
D
38
O
H
I
O
39
S
P
O
K
A
N
E
40
T
41
R
Y
S
T
S
42
C
A
S
T
I
R
O
N
43
R
E
O
44
O
T
45
R
O
46
E
Y
E
47
A
L
U
48
M
S
49
A
I
50
D
51
S
52
P
53
A
54
D
A
R
E
55
M
I
L
I
56
E
57
U
58
L
I
59
E
60
E
X
H
A
61
L
E
D
62
E
G
G
63
I
E
S
T
64
R
E
A
L
I
Z
E
65
G
A
L
P
A
L
S
66
S
T
Y
L
E
D
67
O
D
Y
S
S
E
Y
© 2024, The New York Times7/4/24 ( No. 27,267 )
Across
1
Hit on, perhaps : CHATUP
7
*One of 32 in London : BOROUGH
14
Like the architecture of the Alhambra : MOORISH
15
Name in an Oscars envelope, e.g. : AWARDEE
16
Stuck waiting : INLIMBO
17
Sustained oneself with : LIVEDON
18
Restaurant add-on : SIDE
19
*Teacher in a dojo : SENSEI
21
Journos report to them : EDS
22
Take to task : SCOLD
24
Start of a children's rhyme with the line "Have you any wool?" : BAA
25
Lead-in to boarding : PRE
26
"Geez!" : MAN
27
Mind : OBEY
29
Staple of Thursday night CBS programming during the 2000s : CSI
31
Six Flags coaster with a Spanish name : ELTORO
33
Played "Here comes the airplane!" with : SPOONFED
38
Geographical locale whose name resembles a tractor when written in upper- and lowercase : OHIO
39
*Home to Gonzaga University : SPOKANE
40
Clandestine meetups : TRYSTS
42
Like some skillets : CASTIRON
43
___ Speedwagon : REO
44
Other: Sp. : OTRO
46
Peeper that doesn't make a sound : EYE
47
They're older than seniors : ALUMS
49
Humanitarian support : AID
51
Belgian town known for its restorative mineral springs : SPA
54
Be bold : DARE
55
*Environs : MILIEU
58
Get in a corpse pose : LIE
60
Let out a sigh : EXHALED
62
Superlative for a quiche or frittata : EGGIEST
64
Register : REALIZE
65
Ladies who lunch, maybe : GALPALS
66
Did up : STYLED
67
*Drawn-out story of travel woes? : ODYSSEY
Down
1
Like megaphones : CONICAL
2
"Get ready!" ... or what to do upon hearing the ends of the answers to the starred clues? : HOLDONTOYOURHAT
3
Red-haired Disney princess : ARIEL
4
___ Tam ("Australia's favorite cookie") : TIM
5
Some PC ports : USBS
6
Eastern flycatcher : PHOEBE
7
Wood used in some surfboards : BALSA
8
Boo-boo : OWIE
9
Sitarist Shankar : RAVI
10
Potential product of asteroid mining : ORE
11
What an inflated glove may serve as for a cow costume : UDDER
12
Highlight of a rock collection : GEODE
13
University of Delaware's Fightin' Blue ___ : HENS
14
Question after an absence : MISSME
20
Second group to vote : NAYS
23
Snack brand whose Japanese flavors include tuna mayonnaise and clam chowder : DORITOS
25
Two out of 10 : PINKIES
28
Give a leg up to : BOOST
29
Grove : COPSE
30
Like chimneys : SOOTY
32
Dawning sounds : OHS
34
Helpful FYI : PSA
35
A good way : FAR
36
Ambient musician whose name is found in "white noise" : ENO
37
Hibernation spot : DEN
40
Wall Street worker : TRADER
41
Unwinds : RELAXES
42
Wind up : COIL
45
Busted : RAIDED
48
Like Red Delicious apples : MEALY
50
Painter Velázquez : DIEGO
52
Supplications : PLEAS
53
Checkout division : AISLE
55
Mediterranean appetizer : MEZE
56
"Great Scott!" : EGAD
57
Not much to look at : UGLY
59
Indie artist's site : ETSY
61
Short, for short : LIL
63
Certain network IDs : IPS

Answer summary:

Log in or purchase a subscription to view an analysis of this puzzle.

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 © 2007-2026, Jim Horne
40 ms