This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.
Peter Gordon
NY Times, Sun, May 13, 2001 DIAGRAMLESS
9-Down : Curling surface
Author:
Peter Gordon
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 90, Blocks: 88
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry. The first square across is the fourth square in the first row.
| | | 1 G | 2 L | 3 O | | | 4 B | 5 A | 6 S | 7 K | | 8 A | 9 I | 10 L | 11 S |
| | | 12 L | E | X | | 13 D | I | X | I | E | | 14 N | C | A | A |
15 R | 16 U | 17 B | E | G | O | 18 L | D | B | E | R | G | | 19 N | E | X | T |
20 A | M | O | N | G | | 21 Y | E | S | | 22 E | S | 23 A | I | | | |
24 E | P | O | N | Y | 25 M | S | | | | | | 26 S | E | 27 A | | |
| | | | | 28 D | O | 29 A | | 30 M | 31 R | 32 S | P | O | C | 33 K | |
| | | 34 J | 35 A | I | L | B | 36 R | E | A | K | | 37 A | H | A | |
| | 38 A | O | L | | | 39 S | O | L | T | I | | 40 K | I | N | |
| | 41 S | H | I | 42 R | 43 L | E | Y | T | E | M | 44 P | L | E | | |
| 45 S | S | N | | 46 O | U | N | C | E | | | 47 A | E | R | | |
| 48 H | U | H | | 49 W | A | T | E | R | 50 L | 51 I | L | Y | | | |
| 52 A | M | A | 53 D | E | U | S | | 54 S | E | R | | | | | |
| | 55 E | N | O | | | | | | 56 M | A | 57 E | 58 W | 59 E | 60 S | 61 T |
| | | 62 C | Z | 63 A | 64 R | | 65 T | 66 A | U | | 67 L | O | R | N | E |
68 N | 69 E | 70 M | O | | 71 B | E | 72 A | U | B | R | 73 U | M | M | E | L | L |
74 A | L | E | C | | 75 L | A | R | G | E | | 76 N | E | E | | | |
77 B | I | L | K | | 78 E | L | K | S | | | 79 U | R | N | | | |
© 2001, The New York Times
Across
1
4
8
12
13
Where the Stars and Bars flew :
DIXIE14
March Madness org. :
NCAA15
19
20
21
22
Morales of "La Bamba" :
ESAI24
26
28
1950 film noir classic :
DOA30
Green-blooded TV character :
MRSPOCK34
Highlight of "The Count of Monte Cristo" :
JAILBREAK37
38
39
Sir Georg with a baton :
SOLTI40
41
45
46
Krugerrand's weight :
OUNCE47
48
49
52
54
55
Record producer Brian :
ENO56
62
Grand duke's father :
CZAR65
___ lepton (physics particle) :
TAU67
Greene of "Bonanza" :
LORNE68
James Mason role of 1954 :
NEMO71
74
75
76
77
78
79
Down
1
First American to orbit the earth :
GLENN2
Like pinup models :
LEGGY3
Losing tic-tac-toe column :
OXO4
5
It might be displayed behind glass :
AXE6
7
Frat party staples :
KEGS8
9
10
11
13
J.F.K.'s predecessor :
DDE15
16
17
18
Brand of disinfectant :
LYSOL23
25
27
29
30
31
32
33
Jayhawker State: Abbr. :
KAN34
35
36
38
42
English poet laureate Nicholas :
ROWE43
Feast featuring mahimahi, maybe :
LUAU44
45
50
Primate of Madagascar :
LEMUR51
53
57
58
What misogynists hate :
WOMEN59
60
Show that ends early on Sun. :
SNL61
Business card abbr. :
TEL63
64
65
66
68
69
70
Name of two of the Spice Girls :
MEL72
73
1950's Burmese P.M. :
UNU
Answer summary: 0 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
Found bugs or have suggestions?
Please let us know.