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Alex Eaton-Salners
NY Times, Sun Apr 16, 2023 Diagramless
16-Down : Topazes, emeralds, diamonds and gold may be found in them
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 72, Blocks: 80
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has left/right symmetry.
1 V | 2 O | 3 W | 4 S | | | | | | | | | | 5 I | 6 T | 7 E | 8 M |
9 A | P | O | P | | | | | | | | | | 10 T | O | N | E |
11 R | E | L | O | | | | | | | | | | 12 A | L | G | A |
13 I | N | F | R | 14 A | 15 C | 16 T | | | | 17 T | 18 E | 19 L | L | E | R | S |
20 E | M | P | E | R | O | R | | | | 21 O | V | O | I | D | A | L |
22 T | R | U | S | T | M | E | | | | 23 N | E | S | C | A | F | E |
24 Y | I | P | | 25 I | P | A | | | | 26 G | R | E | | 27 N | T | S |
| | | | 28 C | O | S | | | | 29 U | G | H | | | | |
30 T | 31 O | 32 G | | 33 L | S | U | | | | 34 E | R | E | | 35 H | 36 O | 37 T |
38 R | Y | E | 39 B | E | E | R | | | | 40 T | E | A | 41 V | A | N | A |
42 A | S | T | A | I | R | E | | | | 43 W | E | R | E | S | E | T |
44 S | T | A | T | I | S | T | | | | 45 I | N | T | E | N | S | E |
46 H | E | R | | | | 47 R | 48 A | 49 V | 50 E | S | | | | 51 O | E | R |
52 T | R | A | 53 M | | 54 H | O | L | I | S | T | 55 S | | 56 P | H | A | T |
57 A | M | I | E | | 58 O | V | E | R | S | E | A | | 59 S | O | S | O |
60 L | E | S | T | | 61 R | E | P | A | I | R | S | | 62 S | P | O | T |
63 K | N | E | E | | 64 A | S | H | L | E | S | S | | 65 T | E | N | S |
© 2023, The New York Times
Across
1
Traditional promises :
VOWS5
9
Taken individually, as in pricing :
APOP10
The sound of music? :
TONE11
Transfer, in Realtor-speak :
RELO12
Tiny organism in a pond :
ALGA13
17
20
21
Three-dimensionally roundish :
OVOIDAL22
"That's the truth, I swear!" :
TRUSTME23
24
25
Triple ___ (brewpub order) :
IPA26
Test for M.A. seekers :
GRE27
Texter's shorthand for a personal reminder :
NTS28
29
30
Take on attire, with "up" :
TOG33
34
"Take heed, ___ summer comes ...": Shak. :
ERE35
38
40
Tazo competitor owned by Starbucks :
TEAVANA42
43
"That's it for us, thanks" :
WERESET44
45
46
"Tell ___ About It" (Billy Joel hit) :
HER47
"Thumbs way up" reviews :
RAVES51
"The Star-Spangled Banner" contraction :
OER52
Theme park transport :
TRAM54
56
Terrific, in dated slang :
PHAT57
58
59
60
To avoid the risk that :
LEST61
62
63
64
That leaves no residue after combustion :
ASHLESS65
Down
1
2
Test in a hospital that's good for claustrophobes :
OPENMRI3
4
They reproduce for plants and fungi :
SPORES5
6
Townsman in Ohio ... or Spain :
TOLEDAN7
8
14
The president's powers are enumerated in it :
ARTICLEII15
16
Topazes, emeralds, diamonds and gold may be found in them :
TREASURETROVES17
18
19
30
31
32
35
36
37
Trademark of the Ore-Ida food company :
TATERTOTS39
Try for a hit in baseball :
BAT41
Two-finger victory sign :
VEE48
49
Taking the internet by storm, say :
VIRAL50
"The Matrix Reloaded" actress Davis :
ESSIE53
Try to give out fairly :
METE54
Triple-meter dance :
HORA55
56
Test cheater's sound :
PSST
Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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