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Fred Piscop
NY Times, Sun, Jan 05, 2014 DIAGRAMLESS
63-Down : Writer on confections
Author:
Fred Piscop
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 84, Blocks: 78
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. 1-Across begins in the sixth square of the first row.
| | | | | 1 M | 2 A | 3 R | 4 A | 5 C | 6 A | | 7 A | 8 R | 9 F | | |
10 A | 11 P | 12 B | 13 S | | 14 I | R | O | N | I | C | | 15 G | E | L | | |
16 B | L | O | W | 17 A | G | A | S | K | E | T | | 18 I | F | I | | |
19 B | O | O | E | D | | 20 L | I | L | | 21 S | 22 E | T | U | P | | |
23 A | D | R | E | M | | 24 S | E | E | 25 P | | 26 P | A | S | O | | |
| | | 27 T | I | 28 M | E | | | 29 A | 30 C | E | T | E | N | | |
31 S | 32 A | 33 G | E | T | E | A | | | 34 C | H | E | E | S | E | | |
35 A | D | O | N | I | S | | 36 M | 37 A | M | E | | | | 38 S | 39 P | 40 Y |
41 G | A | B | | 42 T | H | 43 R | O | W | A | F | 44 I | 45 T | | 46 L | Y | E |
47 A | M | A | | | | 48 O | P | E | N | | 49 S | H | 50 E | I | L | A |
| | 51 L | 52 O | 53 C | 54 A | T | E | | | 55 S | L | E | N | D | E | R |
| | 56 L | U | L | L | E | D | | | 57 N | E | R | D | | | |
| | 58 I | T | A | L | | 59 S | 60 A | 61 R | I | | 62 E | L | 63 I | 64 O | 65 T |
| | 66 S | P | R | A | 67 T | | 68 D | E | C | | 69 S | A | C | H | A |
| | 70 T | O | E | | 71 H | 72 A | V | E | K | 73 I | T | T | E | N | S |
| | 74 I | S | T | | 75 O | L | I | V | E | R | | 76 E | R | O | S |
| | 77 C | T | S | | 78 M | I | L | E | R | S | | | | | |
© 2014, The New York Times
Across
1
Rattle-like percussion instrument :
MARACA7
10
Calls to squad cars, for short :
APBS14
Like a typical O. Henry story :
IRONIC15
16
18
19
Like an ump after a bad call, maybe :
BOOED20
Diminutive, to Al Capp :
LIL21
Arrange a date for :
SETUP23
Pertinent, to a lawyer :
ADREM24
26
27
29
Sure thing in blackjack :
ACETEN31
34
35
36
38
Use a nanny cam, e.g. :
SPY41
42
46
Clog remover ingredient :
LYE47
Org. pledged to "do no harm" :
AMA48
49
51
55
Having a low body mass index :
SLENDER56
57
Revenge seeker in a 1984 comedy :
NERD58
Font option: Abbr. :
ITAL59
62
66
Diet-restricted Jack :
SPRAT68
69
Comic ___ Baron Cohen :
SACHA70
It may be tapped to music :
TOE71
74
75
Stan's partner in comedy :
OLIVER76
77
Small change: Abbr. :
CTS78
Some distance runners :
MILERS
Down
1
2
Largely-gone Asian waters :
ARALSEA3
___ the Riveter, W.W. II-era poster woman :
ROSIE4
Electronic bracelet spot :
ANKLE5
6
They comprise scenes :
ACTS7
8
9
10
Top-selling quartet from Sweden :
ABBA11
12
13
17
22
Bit of sports equipment with an electronic sensor :
EPEE25
Video game with ghosts :
PACMAN28
Fly swatter material :
MESH30
Food Network figure :
CHEF31
Typical Michener work :
SAGA32
Noted fig leaf wearer :
ADAM33
36
Rented rides in Bermuda :
MOPEDS37
39
W.W. II journalist Ernie :
PYLE40
43
Classroom drudgery :
ROTE44
Many a Club Med locale :
ISLE45
50
52
53
54
55
60
Brand of ibuprofen :
ADVIL61
63
Writer on confections :
ICER64
65
67
72
Champ before and after Spinks :
ALI73
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.
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