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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Nov 16, 2008 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
11-Down : Where a G.I. ran a turbine
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
| 1 D | 2 E | 3 S | 4 E | 5 R | 6 T | 7 S | | 8 O | 9 V | 10 E | 11 N | 12 S | |
13 M | I | S | T | R | U | S | T | | 14 R | E | T | I | E | 15 D |
16 I | M | P | O | S | T | E | R | | 17 B | E | H | A | V | E |
18 S | M | A | R | T | S | | 19 I | 20 S | I | S | | 21 G | E | M |
22 S | E | R | E | | | 23 N | A | U | T | | 24 T | A | R | A |
25 I | S | T | | 26 F | 27 L | I | E | R | | 28 M | O | R | A | N |
29 S | T | O | 30 L | L | E | N | | 31 E | 32 M | E | R | A | L | D |
| | | 33 A | O | N | E | | 34 T | A | R | S | | | |
35 A | 36 T | 37 F | I | R | S | T | | 38 I | N | C | O | 39 M | 40 E | 41 S |
42 L | I | A | N | A | | 43 I | 44 C | E | N | I | | 45 A | N | C |
46 A | N | N | E | | 47 L | E | I | S | | | 48 O | N | C | E |
49 R | C | A | | 50 C | A | S | T | | 51 H | 52 A | G | M | A | N |
53 M | U | T | 54 T | O | N | | 55 R | 56 O | U | G | H | A | G | E |
57 S | P | I | R | E | D | | 58 U | P | G | R | A | D | E | S |
| 59 S | C | A | D | S | | 60 S | T | E | A | M | E | D | |
© 2008, The New York Times
Across
1
Leaves 500 steers in the lurch :
DESERTS8
Hot spots for envoys? Why not? :
OVENS13
Doubt over corrosion caused by fog :
MISTRUST14
Put dieter back in a bind :
RETIED16
17
Abe, 5 — he won't act up :
BEHAVE18
S&M skills show intelligence :
SMARTS19
Goddess exists redundantly :
ISIS21
Jewel Margaret returned :
GEM22
Like a lot of Deseret :
SERE23
24
25
26
It may advertise a rifle :
FLIER28
Roman gangster's name :
MORAN29
Bread said to be pilfered :
STOLLEN31
33
Top-quality abalone shell :
AONE34
Ruins the reputation of seamen :
TARS35
If start is beginning ... :
ATFIRST38
42
It climbs 51 + 1 + 1 :
LIANA43
Nice one for very old Brits :
ICENI45
Can this abbr. signify very old? :
ANC46
Queen has article read out loud :
ANNE47
Gifts on the isle of Maui :
LEIS48
One hundred way back in time :
ONCE49
50
It acts as a support for a broken arm :
CAST51
53
Meat that turns mongrel on :
MUTTON55
What 18 can be for a child's parents :
ROUGHAGE57
58
Pugs read newer software versions :
UPGRADES59
Lots of S.C. commercials :
SCADS60
Like Medes at angry moments :
STEAMED
Down
1
At times, M.D. is far from brightest :
DIMMEST2
3
Where to get rose tea :
STORE4
Nothing from 3-Down, formerly :
ERST5
Channels scrambled between Q and V :
RUTS6
Set literary initials :
TSE7
8
Part of incisor biting gum :
ORBIT9
10
The end of many ordinal numbers :
ETH11
Where a G.I. ran a turbine :
NIAGARA12
Reveals three or four, say :
SEVERAL13
What Sims is, when she gets married :
MISSIS15
20
23
Enough neckwear for the Supreme Court? :
NINETIES24
26
27
28
Unlikely response to a crime in France :
MERCI30
Frankie who sang a line or two :
LAINE32
Semi-mannered educator :
MANN35
Frightens the L.A. Rams :
ALARMS36
In which coins are collected for PC units :
TINCUPS37
39
Emma and Dan are not natural :
MANMADE40
41
What sightseers in Essen see :
SCENES44
Curt is getting vitamin C from it :
CITRUS47
48
"Ah" and "OMG" in old writing :
OGHAM50
Student who learned nothing in Dec. :
COED51
Like, uh, G.E. corporation :
HUGE52
City where a raga might be heard :
AGRA54
56
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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