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Michael Lieberman
NY Times, Sun Apr 14, 2024 Puns and Anagrams
27-Across : Do well, for the most part
Author:
Michael Lieberman
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31
1 H | 2 A | 3 R | 4 T | | 5 D | 6 U | 7 I | | 8 A | 9 B | 10 I | 11 D | 12 E | 13 D |
14 O | V | E | R | 15 H | A | N | G | | 16 D | E | R | I | V | E |
17 P | O | S | E | I | D | O | N | | 18 M | A | S | S | E | S |
19 S | W | I | N | G | S | | 20 O | 21 M | I | T | | 22 O | R | C |
23 T | E | N | T | H | | 24 O | R | A | N | G | | 25 R | Y | E |
26 O | D | S | | 27 D | 28 O | W | E | L | | 29 E | 30 N | D | O | N |
| | | 31 G | E | R | E | | 32 L | 33 E | N | I | E | N | T |
34 M | 35 C | 36 C | A | F | E | | | | 37 M | E | T | R | E | S |
38 E | L | A | T | I | O | 39 N | | 40 S | I | R | E | | | |
41 D | A | M | O | N | | 42 E | 43 B | O | L | A | | 44 E | 45 D | 46 D |
47 D | R | E | | 48 I | 49 C | E | E | S | | 50 T | 51 H | E | I | R |
52 L | I | T | | 53 T | A | D | A | | 54 P | I | E | R | R | E |
55 E | N | O | 56 K | I | S | | 57 C | 58 O | L | O | N | I | E | S |
59 R | E | B | O | O | T | | 60 O | P | E | N | N | E | S | S |
61 S | T | E | I | N | S | | 62 N | S | A | | 63 A | R | T | Y |
© 2024, The New York Times
Across
1
___ attack (deer hunter's concern) :
HART5
Big no-no in Hinduism :
DUI8
14
16
17
18
19
20
Start of an ode to a Cambridge university :
OMIT22
23
Tense, as Daffy Duck would say :
TENTH24
N never called, but ... :
ORANG25
___ humor (some jokes at a bakery) :
RYE26
27
Do well, for the most part :
DOWEL29
What ion propulsion, fusion reaction and electron radiation all do :
ENDON31
Landing ___ (Julia Roberts's goal in "Pretty Woman") :
GERE32
Like a judge who let nine criminals go free :
LENIENT34
Part of a fast-food restaurant that sees fame :
MCCAFE37
Merest British distances :
METRES38
40
King lamenting audibly :
SIRE41
Nomad traveling west :
DAMON42
44
Fellow with a doctorate in education :
EDD47
Decorated rap entrepreneur, initially :
DRE48
Drinks in a police escort :
ICEES50
What's heard there is not mine or yours :
THEIR52
Like a candle 'til it burns out :
LIT53
54
Make a mistake in a dessert in South Dakota :
PIERRE55
Mushrooms in ramen - OK, I said it! :
ENOKIS57
59
Turn an e-robot back on :
REBOOT60
61
Mugs that come in sets :
STEINS62
Hush-hush org. in Kansas :
NSA63
Celebration starting on the 2nd :
ARTY
Down
1
Starts quickly (oh, stop!) :
HOPSTO2
3
Has to return to confession, maybe :
RESINS4
Man right inside a camp shelter :
TRENT5
Adds some family members :
DADS6
Turns on every other game :
UNO7
Pay no mind to a region :
IGNORE8
Person watching the server, in badminton :
ADMIN9
10
It awaits your return, sir :
IRS11
12
Who might envy Eeyore when sad :
EVERYONE13
15
21
Score tied at 1,000-1,000 :
MALL24
___ well (always pay off one's debts) :
OWE28
Bic__lo__ __d co__kie :
OREO30
Dark time in "E.T." :
NITE31
Got a house pet in Spain :
GATO33
Guy turning a shade of green :
EMIL34
Canoeists heading from Pennsylvania to Maine :
MEDDLERS35
36
39
Massage by the ear :
NEED40
Call for help from both directions :
SOS43
44
Like Dumbo vis-à-vis other elephants, it's said :
EERIER45
46
49
Thoroughfares in the Golden State: Abbr. :
CASTS51
Return of Shakespeare's wife, up to a point :
HENNA54
56
58
Half of troops go on them :
OPS
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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