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Joel Fagliano
NY Times, Sun Sep 3, 2023 Puns and Anagrams
7-Down : Dopier stop sign
Author:
Joel Fagliano
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 36
| | 1 S | 2 W | 3 E | 4 P | 5 T | 6 U | 7 P | | 8 A | 9 M | 10 U | 11 S | 12 E |
| 13 H | E | A | D | C | A | S | E | | 14 R | E | P | A | Y |
15 B | A | R | R | I | S | T | E | R | | 16 I | T | S | M | E |
17 I | N | E | R | T | | | | 18 I | 19 D | E | A | T | E | S |
20 N | O | N | E | | 21 U | 22 N | 23 I | O | N | S | | 24 R | H | O |
25 G | I | A | N | 26 T | P | A | N | D | A | | 27 P | E | E | R |
| | | | 28 O | T | I | S | | | 29 S | H | A | R | E |
30 A | 31 S | 32 I | 33 G | N | O | F | T | 34 H | 35 E | T | I | M | E | S |
36 L | A | N | A | I | | | 37 Y | O | G | I | | | | |
38 L | U | N | G | | 39 T | 40 E | L | E | G | R | 41 A | 42 P | 43 H | 44 S |
45 S | T | U | | 46 C | O | M | E | D | Y | | 47 W | O | O | L |
48 T | E | E | 49 T | H | E | D | | | | 50 P | A | S | S | E |
51 A | P | N | E | A | | 52 A | 53 P | 54 P | 55 R | A | I | S | E | D |
56 R | A | D | A | R | | 57 S | E | A | O | T | T | E | R | |
58 S | N | O | R | T | | 59 H | A | R | N | E | S | S | | |
© 2023, The New York Times
Across
1
8
6-Down, in the morning :
AMUSE13
14
Compensate a prey :
REPAY15
One saving a Brit's rear in court :
BARRISTER16
Answer to "Who's there?," at times :
ITSME17
Like chemical compounds such as niter :
INERT18
20
21
They bring us in on labor discussions :
UNIONS24
Row for an audience :
RHO25
27
Look for a fishing spot by the sound :
PEER28
Man completely engrossed by hypnotist :
OTIS29
Post online a recording of Cher :
SHARE30
36
Is__ __ __d of Haw__ __i :
LANAI37
How a mystic greets a soldier :
YOGI38
Where air goes in a plunger :
LUNG39
45
Mr. Dent, the scholar :
STU46
Output of my coed improv group :
COMEDY47
It's win or lose, and nothing in between :
WOOL48
He'd follow extraterrestrials coming and going :
TEETHED50
51
A pen + a sleeping problem :
APNEA52
Like kids growing up with smartphones these days :
APPRAISED56
What police scan back and forth :
RADAR57
Marine mammal found near Ore. state :
SEAOTTER58
One of three letters that can follow SPUR to make a new word :
SNORT59
Down
1
Major figure in tennis ere Nadal :
SERENA2
Where a former chief justice keeps rabbits :
WARREN3
4
Potato chips, pound cake, paper cups, etc. :
PCS5
State without borders :
TAT6
Employ some evergreens, say :
USE7
8
A ram in early spring, initially :
ARIES9
10
View a 2009 Pixar film on Disney+ :
UPSTREAM11
12
Things you hate to see - yes or no? :
EYESORES13
"People who can't name Vietnam's capital really ___ me" :
HANOI15
Place to search online for cherries :
BING19
With 9-Down, up and at 'em :
DNA21
22
Beginner with a fin :
NAIF23
Like lint, yes, but also trendy clothes :
INSTYLE26
Ms. C who mixes well :
TONI27
29
30
31
Vessel for preparing tuna, peas, etc. :
SAUTEPAN32
Oblique remark like "end union" :
INNUENDO33
34
The gardener, what did he do? :
HOED35
Like omelets, e.g. - gee, why? :
EGGY39
Where the needle on a gas gauge moves :
TOE40
41
Looks for singer Tom, e.g. :
AWAITS42
What some sheriffs nearly possess :
POSSES43
Hero's opposite in Canada :
HOSER44
__ __id__ __ownhill :
SLED46
Works by Chagall and Chihuly :
CHART49
50
A pet hors d'oeuvre :
PATE53
54
Average Pennsylvania Republican :
PAR55
Guy who has Pat's back :
RON
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle.
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