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Jon Weems
NY Times, Sun, May 18, 2008 DIAGRAMLESS
9-Across : Greet from a distance
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 74, Blocks: 114
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has an asymmetrical pattern. The first square across is the sixth square in the first row
| | | | | 1 R | 2 E | 3 H | 4 A | 5 S | 6 H | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 D | O | N | E | D | E | A | 8 L | | | | | |
| | | 9 W | A | V | E | H | E | L | L | O | | | | | |
| 10 S | 11 L | A | T | E | | | | 12 V | E | E | 13 P | 14 S | | | |
15 S | H | O | V | E | | 16 G | 17 R | 18 E | E | N | W | A | V | 19 E | | |
20 S | A | N | E | | 21 T | R | E | K | S | | 22 E | V | E | S | | |
23 T | H | I | R | 24 D | W | A | V | E | | | | 25 E | N | S | | |
| | | | 26 R | I | T | E | S | | | | | | | | |
27 L | 28 O | 29 W | 30 W | A | T | E | R | | | | | | | | | |
31 A | M | A | I | N | | 32 S | I | 33 T | | | | | | | | |
34 N | O | T | N | O | 35 W | | 36 E | R | 37 A | | | | | | | |
38 D | O | E | | | 39 O | 40 A | S | I | S | | | | | | | |
| | 41 R | 42 A | 43 D | O | N | | | 44 A | 45 B | 46 C | | | | | |
47 V | 48 A | L | O | R | | 49 S | 50 N | 51 I | P | E | R | 52 S | | | | |
53 A | F | I | R | E | | 54 W | O | N | | 55 N | E | O | 56 N | 57 A | 58 T | 59 E |
60 S | A | N | T | A | | 61 E | N | D | | 62 C | D | T | O | W | E | R |
63 T | R | E | A | D | | 64 R | O | Y | | 65 H | O | S | T | L | E | R |
© 2008, The New York Times
Across
1
Go over again, as old issues :
REHASH7
Agreement that's been signed and everything :
DONEDEAL9
10
List of candidates :
SLATE12
15
16
20
21
22
Periods after afts. :
EVES23
25
26
27
31
32
34
36
38
39
41
44
Epitome of simplicity :
ABC47
Basis for a Medal of Honor :
VALOR49
53
54
55
60
Lead-in to Monica or Barbara :
SANTA61
62
63
Opposite of baldness :
TREAD64
Artist Lichtenstein :
ROY65
Down
1
2
3
4
Commercial suffix with Gator :
ADE5
6
7
July 4, 1776, e.g. :
DATE8
"Camelot" composer :
LOEWE9
10
11
Anderson of "WKRP" :
LONI13
Smooth, as the way :
PAVE14
Cinematographer Nykvist :
SVEN15
16
Tricky surfaces for high-heel shoes :
GRATES17
18
Barely manages, with "out" :
EKES19
21
24
Liquid-Plumr competitor :
DRANO27
Lost sailor's quest :
LAND28
29
30
33
35
37
Letters of urgency :
ASAP40
42
43
45
Place for a sidelined player :
BENCH46
47
48
50
51
Annual race, informally :
INDY52
56
57
58
59
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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