This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Ali Gascoigne
Ali Gascoigne

NY Times, Sun, Mar 08, 2020 CRYPTIC CROSSWORD

8-Down : Smart panel working to create big business strategy (6,4)

Author:
Ali Gascoigne
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 32, Blocks: 69
1
P
O
2
L
E
3
S
A
4
P
A
5
R
T
6
S
7
P
A
8
M
I
O
C
I
A
E
A
9
N
A
C
H
O
10
C
O
M
P
11
A
D
R
E
S
G
A
R
A
P
P
O
T
12
T
U
N
I
S
I
A
13
R
I
N
S
E
14
G
A
S
G
I
R
15
E
M
B
A
16
R
G
O
17
E
G
O
T
18
R
I
P
T
L
E
R
E
L
19
T
H
E
B
A
R
20
D
21
T
R
I
B
E
C
A
Y
L
O
H
N
N
22
S
P
23
R
A
T
24
S
P
O
U
25
T
E
D
B
O
O
S
U
A
O
26
P
27
U
N
D
E
R
L
I
N
G
28
S
O
R
T
A
R
E
E
H
K
S
S
29
G
O
O
N
30
P
R
O
T
E
S
T
E
R
S
© 2020, The New York Times

Support XWord Info today

Pay now and get access for a year.

1. Select account level
2. Choose how to pay
Across
1
Refurbished laptops are vastly different (5,5) : POLESAPART
6
Brought back place holders for junk mail (4) : SPAM
9
North American company importing hot food from south of the border (5) : NACHO
10
Associates of violent armed cops (9) : COMPADRES
12
Where you may see a North African in a suit, perhaps (7) : TUNISIA
13
Get up around mid-morning and bathe (5) : RINSE
15
Trade stoppage therefore restricts a degree of business (7) : EMBARGO
17
Dude got ripped, partly as a morale booster (3,4) : EGOTRIP
19
Shakespeare's amazing breadth (3,4) : THEBARD
21
Race around part of New York (7) : TRIBECA
22
Small protective cover put over fish (5) : SPRAT
24
Potus, upset by news official, mouthed off (7) : SPOUTED
27
Endless stress finally killing a servant (9) : UNDERLING
28
Somewhat type A (5) : SORTA
29
Don't stop a hired thug! (4) : GOON
30
Demonstrators supporting people at a trial? (10) : PROTESTERS
Down
1
Secret code finally decrypting message on a computer (4) : PING
2
When drunk, a Taco Bell can be found (9) : LOCATABLE
3
Sneer at the first hint of stereotypically hokey material (5) : SCORN
4
Photos featuring a very famous Spanish artist (7) : PICASSO
5
Go crazy and hit Senate employee (7) : RAMPAGE
7
Leader from Argentina, but in Mexico at end of election (5) : PERON
8
Smart panel working to create big business strategy (6,4) : MASTERPLAN
11
A previous conviction, I deduced (1,6) : APRIORI
14
Catch bugs and try renovating a famous address? (10) : GETTYSBURG
16
Property handler truly faces a rise in corruption (7) : REALTOR
18
Extremely reliable drones flying east and back again (9) : REENDORSE
20
Personal file held back by Medicare is so detailed (7) : DOSSIER
21
But what's the ultimate point of that idea? (7) : THOUGHT
23
Traveled to Ohio for a cattle show (5) : RODEO
25
Jobs initially thought Apple shouldn't keep secrets (5) : TASKS
26
How to get by? I don't know the answer to that! (4) : PASS
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
34 ms