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Joel Fagliano
NY Times, Sun, Jun 03, 2018 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
58-Across : Name part of the body - that's all I "ax"
Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 27
1 I | 2 D | 3 E | 4 A | 5 L | 6 I | 7 S | 8 T | | 9 A | 10 L | 11 L | 12 O | 13 T | 14 S |
15 D | I | S | C | O | V | E | R | | 16 W | I | E | N | I | E |
17 A | N | T | I | G | O | N | E | | 18 A | B | A | T | E | S |
19 H | E | E | D | | 20 R | E | L | 21 A | Y | | 22 S | A | S | S |
23 O | R | E | | 24 C | Y | C | L | E | | 25 M | E | R | C | I |
26 S | O | M | 27 M | E | | 28 A | I | S | 29 L | E | | 30 G | O | O |
| | | 31 A | L | 32 L | | 33 S | O | U | T | 34 H | E | R | N |
35 B | 36 A | 37 C | K | L | E | 38 G | | 39 P | I | L | A | T | E | S |
40 U | N | L | E | A | D | E | 41 D | | 42 S | I | T | | | |
43 R | O | E | | 44 R | E | S | E | 45 T | | 46 F | E | 47 U | 48 D | 49 S |
50 G | R | A | 51 B | S | | 52 S | P | I | 53 C | E | | 54 P | E | I |
55 L | E | V | I | | 56 D | O | L | C | E | | 57 S | T | E | T |
58 A | X | I | L | 59 L | A | | 60 O | K | L | 61 A | H | O | M | A |
62 R | I | N | G | E | R | | 63 Y | E | L | L | O | W | E | R |
64 S | A | G | E | S | T | | 65 S | T | I | P | E | N | D | S |
© 2018, The New York Times
Across
1
Result of a series of brainstorms :
IDEALIST9
It sounds like more than a lot :
ALLOTS15
16
Hot dog served with wine, i.e. :
WIENIE17
Negation of a notable tragedy :
ANTIGONE18
A liberal arts school in Maine :
ABATES19
It sounds like he'd listen :
HEED20
Olympic race taking place in the year 50 :
RELAY22
Unwelcome trait in a sales associate :
SASS23
24
Sees lye in a recurring pattern :
CYCLE25
"Thanks, Mr. Ice!" :
MERCI26
Memos about a French river :
SOMME28
Where the ale is in a supermarket :
AISLE30
31
33
Like ones hurt during Reconstruction :
SOUTHERN35
39
Pirates switching directions :
PILATES40
It serves a dual need for most cars :
UNLEADED42
43
44
Adjusted to steer :
RESET46
Finger ___ (thumb wars) :
FEUDS50
52
Epics with alternate endings :
SPICE54
Architect's pay hearing :
PEI55
56
57
58
Name part of the body - that's all I "ax" :
AXILLA60
62
Call the emergency room :
RINGER63
64
Neighbor of Thyme Ave. and Rosemary Ln. :
SAGEST65
Down
1
Said "Oh!" about potatoes :
IDAHOS2
Rode in with some money :
DINERO3
Spurs, Seahawks or Sabres :
ESTEEM4
5
6
7
Ancient Roman at a seance :
SENECA8
Garden structure for Stiller :
TRELLIS9
10
11
Contract given to Lisa without hesitation :
LEASE12
13
Esoteric ending for a competition :
TIESCORE14
Meetings with Trump's attorney general :
SESSIONS21
Pose as ___ (read palindromic stories) :
AESOP24
25
Insurance? It's what I left me :
METLIFE27
Create a little Maine around Alaska :
MAKE29
Even Claudius knows this guy :
LUIS32
First paragraph in a title deed :
LEDE34
... but I and J are still hungry :
HATE35
With 50-Across, URL for thieves :
BURGLARS36
It results in a serious loss at an arena (11-0) :
ANOREXIA37
38
"___ we're clear ..." (painter's clarification) :
GESSO41
45
What the cops cite Katie with :
TICKET47
48
Thought of me and Ed twice :
DEEMED49
Instruments played on stairs :
SITARS51
Nonsense from Mary J. Blige :
BILGE53
Instruments on the first mobile phone :
CELLI56
Output of Degas, DalĂ and Duchamp :
DART57
It fits around the hose :
SHOE59
61
Inner continental peak :
ALP
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 4 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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