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Mark Diehl
NY Times, Sun, Jan 22, 2023 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
57-Across : Kind of section near a case
Author:
Mark Diehl
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 68, Blocks: 28
1 S | 2 L | 3 A | 4 P | 5 H | 6 A | 7 P | 8 P | 9 Y | | 10 S | 11 W | 12 I | 13 S | 14 H |
15 C | A | M | E | O | R | O | L | E | | 16 H | O | M | E | O |
17 O | P | E | R | E | T | T | A | S | | 18 A | R | O | A | R |
19 P | I | N | K | | 20 H | E | Y | S | | 21 R | E | N | T | S |
22 E | N | D | | 23 R | U | N | W | I | 24 L | D | | 25 A | R | E |
| | | 26 C | A | R | T | I | R | E | | 27 A | R | A | L |
28 S | 29 E | 30 W | E | R | | | 31 T | E | N | | 32 L | O | V | E |
33 T | U | R | N | E | 34 D | 35 T | H | E | T | 36 A | B | L | E | S |
37 A | R | E | S | | 38 A | R | I | | | 39 D | E | L | L | S |
40 R | I | S | E | | 41 Y | A | N | 42 G | 43 T | Z | E | | | |
44 A | P | T | | 45 H | O | N | A | L | E | E | | 46 O | 47 C | 48 T |
49 N | I | L | 50 L | A | | 51 S | P | U | R | | 52 S | A | L | E |
53 I | D | E | A | L | | 54 A | L | I | E | 55 N | A | T | O | R |
56 S | E | R | V | O | | 57 C | A | E | S | A | R | E | A | N |
58 E | S | S | E | S | | 59 T | Y | R | A | B | A | N | K | S |
© 2023, The New York Times
Across
1
What Grumpy shouldn't do to a fellow dwarf :
SLAPHAPPY10
15
16
17
Musical performances in a pet store :
OPERETTAS18
Bit of Oklahoma surrounded by Arkansas on both sides :
AROAR19
Color of a piece of paper with writing fluid :
PINK20
Things they shout, in part :
HEYS21
Demands from a stern landlady :
RENTS22
23
Baseball score by a Minnesota hockey team :
RUNWILD25
26
27
In particular, a lake name in Asia :
ARAL28
Foul place for a seamstress :
SEWER31
Middle of sentences :
TEN32
It's everything or nothing :
LOVE33
37
M_ _s, to the Gr_ek_ :
ARES38
Guy who's hilarious, at heart :
ARI39
Computers with 500 add-ons :
DELLS40
Some whiskeys, say :
RISE41
Place to get zany in China :
YANGTZE44
45
Dragon's home when alone, eh? :
HONALEE46
After Dec., month in which to make extracts from boiling :
OCT49
Brand all in Nabisco packaging :
NILLA51
Stimulate most of sudden growth :
SPUR52
Ales at a reduced price, e.g. :
SALE53
Declaration from a person holding a card deck :
IDEAL54
Rationale of one who's turning away friends :
ALIENATOR56
It helps engines rev so well :
SERVO57
58
Doubl_ curve_' _hap_ _ :
ESSES59
Down
1
Range of the Pecos :
SCOPE2
Plain coat trimming :
LAPIN3
Prayer's closing before the start of dinner :
AMEND4
Each $1,000 of a job benefit :
PERK5
When said three times, cry from Santa while gardening :
HOE6
Ben Hur's painterly relative :
ARTHUR7
8
9
10
Thomas Hardy piece :
SHARD11
Dressed in western Oregon :
WORE12
What the successful sesame seed might say :
IMONAROLL13
Show the composer of "Bolero" a chair on a ship :
SEATRAVEL14
Having the sheer loss of a stable's animals :
HORSELESS23
Like coming from the rear to win :
RARE24
It's time to give up :
LENT26
Meaning, they say, in "perfume" :
CENSE27
Dramatist with odd characters in "Alla Breve" :
ALBEE28
29
Greek playwright, or what he asked the dry cleaner regarding his pants :
EURIPIDES30
Rustlers heard after making a u-ey :
WRESTLERS34
Classic song from Yoda :
DAYO35
36
___ to a toolbox (does what a woodworker might) :
ADZE42
Uglier and more sticky :
GLUIER43
Mother who observed Easter :
TERESA45
46
A note about some cereal :
OATEN47
48
___ upside down (ones diving at a beach) :
TERNS50
Wash in Central Avenue :
LAVE52
55
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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