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Paula Gamache
NY Times, Sun, Jul 08, 2012 DIAGRAMLESS
21-Across : Cinderella, for one
Author:
Paula Gamache
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 84, Blocks: 82
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the 4th square of the first row.
| | | 1 R | 2 I | 3 V | 4 E | 5 T | | 6 D | 7 O | 8 T | 9 S | | | | |
| | | 10 I | G | E | T | A | | 11 O | U | I | S | | | | |
12 S | 13 T | 14 A | P | L | E | S | C | 15 E | N | T | E | R | | | | |
16 T | E | L | E | O | | | 17 O | S | U | | | | | | | |
18 U | N | K | N | O | 19 W | 20 N | | 21 S | T | 22 E | 23 P | 24 C | 25 H | 26 I | 27 L | 28 D |
29 F | H | A | | | 30 H | O | 31 M | O | | 32 W | H | O | E | V | E | R |
33 F | U | L | | 34 P | I | T | A | | 35 M | A | I | N | L | I | N | E |
36 S | T | I | 37 P | U | L | A | T | 38 I | O | N | | 39 V | I | E | S | |
| | | 40 A | C | E | | 41 A | M | P | | 42 P | E | U | | | |
| 43 B | 44 O | S | C | | 45 S | T | O | P | 46 P | A | Y | M | 47 E | 48 N | 49 T |
50 B | R | A | S | I | 51 L | I | A | | 52 E | E | L | S | | 53 R | E | A |
54 K | A | H | U | N | A | S | | 55 S | T | E | M | | | 56 O | P | S |
57 S | T | U | P | I | D | I | 58 T | Y | | 59 P | E | 60 P | 61 I | T | A | S |
| | | | | | | 62 I | S | 63 R | | | 64 E | X | I | L | E |
| | | | 65 S | 66 T | 67 Y | P | T | I | 68 C | 69 P | E | N | C | I | L |
| | | | 70 D | O | E | S | | 71 S | H | I | V | A | | | |
| | | | 72 S | P | R | Y | | 73 K | E | S | E | Y | | | |
© 2012, The New York Times
Across
1
Fastener on a metal beam :
RIVET6
10
"Can ___ witness?" :
IGETA11
Quebec affirmatives :
OUIS12
16
Prefix with -logic :
TELEO17
18
Something to solve for in algebra :
UNKNOWN21
29
Mortgage insurer: Abbr. :
FHA30
32
33
Suffix with thought :
FUL34
Bread with a pocket :
PITA35
36
39
40
Part of a royal flush :
ACE41
42
43
45
50
52
53
Belfast-born actor Stephen :
REA54
55
56
57
59
62
Dead Sea borderer: Abbr. :
ISR64
Many a Cuban, following the 1959 revolution :
EXILE65
70
71
Hindu trinity member :
SHIVA72
Surprisingly agile :
SPRY73
Merry Pranksters' leader Ken :
KESEY
Down
1
Turn red, as an apple :
RIPEN2
3
4
5
6
One may be powdered :
DONUT7
8
9
Ukraine, e.g., formerly: Abbr. :
SSR12
13
Command to troops at ease :
TENHUT14
15
Canadian gas brand :
ESSO19
20
22
McGregor of "Star Wars" films :
EWAN23
24
25
It's lighter than air :
HELIUM26
Jazz singer Anderson :
IVIE27
28
Grammy winner Dr. ___ :
DRE31
34
"Madama Butterfly" composer :
PUCCINI35
37
Not take advantage of :
PASSUP38
Chat room "Here's what I think" :
IMO42
___ d'Or (award at Cannes) :
PALME43
Sitter's nightmare :
BRAT44
45
46
47
48
49
50
Amazon.com buys: Abbr. :
BKS51
55
Part of GPS: Abbr. :
SYST58
Not completely loaded? :
TIPSY60
61
63
65
66
67
"Get ___ Ya-Ya's Out!" (Rolling Stones album) :
YER68
Revolutionary Guevara :
CHE69
Some sleuths, in short :
PIS
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 3 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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