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Andrew Ries
NY Times, Sun, May 16, 2021 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
66-Across : Observed a deed, eh?
Author:
Andrew J. Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 31
| 1 C | 2 R | 3 E | 4 S | 5 T | 6 S | | 7 S | 8 P | 9 E | 10 A | 11 R | 12 S | |
13 M | E | E | R | K | A | T | | 14 T | A | X | R | A | T | 15 E |
16 A | L | L | R | I | S | E | | 17 U | N | A | R | M | E | D |
18 N | E | E | | 19 S | T | A | 20 R | T | | 21 M | O | P | E | S |
22 I | S | N | 23 T | | 24 E | M | O | T | 25 E | | 26 W | A | L | E |
27 A | T | T | I | 28 C | S | | 29 U | G | L | 30 I | | 31 G | E | L |
32 C | E | S | A | R | | 33 T | E | A | M | S | 34 T | E | R | S |
| | | 35 R | I | 36 C | H | | 37 R | O | L | E | | | |
38 P | 39 A | 40 R | A | M | O | U | 41 N | T | | 42 A | N | 43 O | 44 D | 45 E |
46 O | L | E | | 47 E | D | N | A | | 48 A | M | E | N | R | A |
49 S | C | A | 50 M | | 51 E | D | I | 52 C | T | | 53 T | E | A | S |
54 S | O | L | O | 55 S | | 56 E | L | A | T | 57 E | | 58 T | I | T |
59 U | P | T | O | P | 60 A | R | | 61 T | I | P | 62 L | I | N | E |
63 M | O | O | R | A | G | E | | 64 C | R | E | A | M | E | R |
| 65 P | R | E | M | E | D | | 66 H | E | E | D | E | D | |
© 2021, The New York Times
Across
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7
13
Mongoose that's like a meek rat :
MEERKAT14
Figure that's extra at higher income levels :
TAXRATE16
17
18
19
Beginning of the end for minimalist art :
START21
Does nothing but read sad poems, maybe :
MOPES22
Common contraction of tins :
ISNT24
Speck of dust online :
EMOTE26
Killer ___ (awesome fabric ridge) :
WALE27
29
Fruit that's druglike, essentially :
UGLI31
32
Award that a French filmmaker cares about :
CESAR33
35
37
"Tootsie" ___ (something sweet for Dustin Hoffman) :
ROLE38
Three, four or five strokes, typically :
PARAMOUNT42
What a poet may write at the end :
ANODE46
Target for a Cockney golfer :
OLE47
48
Six letters that are a name for an Egyptian god :
AMENRA49
51
It's cited by those upholding a decree :
EDICT53
A set of engagements in the afternoon :
TEAS54
Musical highlights either way :
SOLOS56
D and F on time, but ... :
ELATE58
Somewhat petite bird :
TIT59
Put a pro who's adequate for the job :
UPTOPAR61
63
Symptom of mad cow disease :
MOORAGE64
65
Like Cal or Estee's college major :
PREMED66
Down
1
Woman who's into eels, etc. :
CELESTE2
Regarding Christian fasting periods :
RELENTS3
"Nothing odd about Deirdre" :
ERR4
A Winter Olympian may kiss them for luck :
SKIS5
Tests a culinary product :
TASTES6
Saints or Seahawks :
STEAM7
Locale of '40s sugar production in Germany :
STUTTGART8
9
10
Counterpart of a c-column :
ARROW11
Amount of inclined walkways for a riot :
RAMPAGE12
6-Down member from Pittsburgh :
STEELER13
15
20
23
25
Mole on "Sesame Street" :
ELMO28
Ra_ketee_ _ng or _urd_r :
CRIME30
Faith for most of Mali's citizens :
ISLAM33
34
Core principle of two 20th-century films :
TENET36
Set of laws in Colorado and Delaware :
CODE38
Critter that may climb up moss-covered trees :
POSSUM39
Cool app for getting something to drink :
ALCOPOP40
One who might have a rear lot to sell :
REALTOR41
It protects the edge of the National Security Council :
NAIL43
44
Totally exhausted and dire :
DRAINED45
Religious observance symbolized by white asters, in part :
EASTER48
Good Twitter handle for a Firestone employee :
ATTIRE50
Family name for a Romeo :
MOORE52
Grab or seize hat :
CATCH55
Northbound drivers' references :
SPAM57
Native American dwelling with no opening :
EPEE60
Alternative to a Whirlpool :
AGE62
Openers for the Los Angeles Dodgers :
LAD
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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