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Alex Eaton-Salners
Alex Eaton-Salners

NY Times, Sun, Aug 07, 2022 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS

9-Down : "Bald is beautiful!" and other off-the-cuff remarks

Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 29
1
D
2
E
3
A
4
D
5
E
6
N
7
D
8
S
9
A
10
B
11
S
12
O
13
R
14
B
15
I
N
D
E
T
A
I
L
16
D
R
A
P
E
R
17
E
A
R
C
A
N
D
Y
18
L
A
R
E
D
O
19
O
B
O
E
20
A
N
G
21
I
C
A
N
S
O
22
F
L
I
N
23
G
24
T
R
25
I
B
E
26
A
C
K
27
F
E
T
T
E
28
R
29
I
D
S
30
O
R
A
L
31
T
I
32
A
N
A
33
C
A
M
R
Y
34
S
35
C
36
H
37
L
U
B
S
38
H
39
O
A
R
S
E
N
40
T
R
O
O
P
41
C
42
R
O
O
N
43
R
U
T
S
44
H
O
E
45
F
S
46
T
47
O
48
P
49
S
50
A
D
D
51
N
O
T
P
52
C
53
T
E
N
E
T
54
D
E
A
55
L
E
R
56
A
A
57
H
58
A
L
T
A
59
D
O
T
O
A
T
60
S
N
A
61
P
T
O
I
T
62
L
I
E
S
T
O
63
T
O
L
E
R
A
T
E
64
E
L
S
T
O
N
65
S
N
O
C
O
N
E
S
© 2022, The New York Times
Across
1
D&D : DEADENDS
9
Take in O's: Abbr. : ABSORB
15
Fully nailed it : INDETAIL
16
How to address a mimic with a Ph.D. : DRAPER
17
Catchiest music any cared to hear : EARCANDY
18
Texas city ordeal : LAREDO
19
Sh_rt _ass_on r_lative : OBOE
20
Lead-in to -le or Lee : ANG
21
Determined affirmation at a casino : ICANSO
22
Cast affair : FLING
24
Tiber family : TRIBE
26
Back to back : ACK
27
Enchain a T/F tree : FETTER
29
Dis-cards : IDS
30
Test of morale, in part : ORAL
31
You can't say she ain't a Disney princess : TIANA
33
My car - a Toyota : CAMRY
34
Oafs in H.S. clubs : SCHLUBS
38
"Equine-ize" : HOARSEN
40
draoobrats foo etisooppOO : TROOP
41
Sing no rock, mostly : CROON
43
Bo_ing ro_ _ine_ : RUTS
44
When repeated, cry from Santa while gardening : HOE
45
Settings por ratios op a camera's pocal length to the eppective aperture diameter : FSTOPS
50
Join dad : ADD
51
Potentially offensive, as a Mac : NOTPC
53
Believe it either way : TENET
54
Leader at a card table : DEALER
56
Sigh heard at a spa's end : AAH
58
Place to ski in Gibraltar : ALTA
59
Perform perfectly - maybe a tad too : DOTOAT
60
Points at a cry to "Wake up!" : SNAPTOIT
62
Deceives like St. Leo I : LIESTO
63
Relate to bear : TOLERATE
64
Baseball's Howard with 10 career stolen bases : ELSTON
65
S, no. 100, 1111 : SNOCONES
Down
1
Why craps game not completely fair : DIEOFF
2
Allow to open a bleacher partially : ENABLE
3
Clever Trio ad : ADROIT
4
Remove from circulation, as the penny : DECENT
5
Ate up : ETA
6
Gra_dm_'s _ickn_me : NANA
7
Abstained from tea in 2-D : DIDNT
8
N.Y. girl's mischievous look : SLYGRIN
9
"Bald is beautiful!" and other off-the-cuff remarks : ADLIBS
10
Support for a pair : BRACE
11
Odd parts of stairway : SARA
12
AR MS : OPENARMS
13
Re: cadres of old political paranoia : REDSCARE
14
Actresses Shields and Redgrave before their finales : BROOKLYN
23
Stand a costume : GETUP
25
Nothing had I to return here : IDAHO
28
Central distributor : RIB
30
Either/___ (rower's choice) : OAR
32
Coats and tie : ASCOT
33
Thoroughfare in Toronto or Ottawa: Abbr. : CANST
34
_i_ ac_oss, as a s_ _ _ _ _ : STRADDLE
35
Cloudier output from a well : CRUDEOIL
36
Do Thetas make these for fraternity men? : HOTDATES
37
Sunrise in Mexico : LOS
39
Cool Al's last name : OOF
42
Memo subject line about times gone by : REPASTS
44
Dr. Seuss character who's no Thor : HORTON
46
Rotate a place to stage operas : TEATRO
47
Ol' Nano borrowed : ONLOAN
48
Small tee tip : PETITE
49
Says 50 things : STATES
51
A note that's "cool" : NEATO
52
Loose ___ (church law that's open to interpretation) : CANON
55
Part of polo stick gone forever : LOST
57
_e_d_ight, j_kily : HALO
61
Sound of a kiss : PEC
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle.

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