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Alex Eaton-Salners
NY Times, Sun Dec 10, 2023 Diagramless
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 57, Blocks: 124
| | | | | | | 1 L | 2 A | 3 P | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 S | A | L | U | 5 T | | | | | | |
| | | | | 6 S | E | N | A | T | O | 7 R | | | | | |
| | | | 8 S | P | A | C | E | S | U | I | 9 T | | | | |
| | | 10 H | O | R | S | E | | 11 O | R | D | O | 12 C | | | |
| | 13 J | U | N | I | O | R | | 14 F | E | L | T | O | 15 K | | |
| 16 M | A | L | I | G | N | S | | 17 F | R | E | E | M | A | 18 N | |
19 P | E | C | L | A | S | S | | | | 20 S | Y | M | P | T | O | 21 M |
22 A | N | K | A | | | | | | | | | | 23 L | E | N | A |
24 R | I | B | B | 25 I | 26 N | 27 G | | | | 28 A | 29 D | 30 D | I | S | O | N |
31 K | A | L | A | H | A | R | 32 I | | 33 C | R | E | A | M | P | I | E |
34 S | L | A | L | O | M | E | D | | 35 N | E | W | D | E | A | L | S |
| 36 S | C | O | P | E | | 37 A | 38 C | T | | 39 S | A | N | D | Y | |
| | 40 K | O | S | | | 41 G | O | O | | | 42 S | T | E | | |
| | | | | | 43 G | R | O | W | 44 S | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 45 R | E | P | E | L | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 46 R | E | T | R | Y | | | | | | |
© 2023, The New York Times
Across
1
Unit in a swimming pool :
LAP4
6
8
10
Equestrian's mount :
HORSE11
Surgeon, informally :
ORDOC13
Word before varsity or Mints :
JUNIOR14
Had no physical ailments :
FELTOK16
17
Morgan of "Driving Miss Daisy" and "The Shawshank Redemption" :
FREEMAN19
School gym session, informally :
PECLASS20
Sneezing, coughing or a rash :
SYMPTOM22
"Eso Beso" singer Paul :
ANKA23
Longest river entirely within Russia :
LENA24
28
Joseph ___, English essayist and poet :
ADDISON31
33
34
35
36
37
39
40
Wallops, as a boxer :
KOS41
42
Geneviève or Jeanne: Abbr. :
STE43
45
46
Give it another go :
RETRY
Down
1
2
Wings, to an entomologist :
ALAE3
4
Summer, fall, winter and spring :
SEASONS5
Vintage autos with folding tops :
TOURERS6
Bits of rosemary or parsley :
SPRIGS7
Scott who directed "Blade Runner" :
RIDLEY8
Justice Sotomayor :
SONIA9
Ojibwa pole carving :
TOTEM10
12
"A ___ is something like a kiss through a veil": Victor Hugo :
COMPLIMENT13
15
16
18
Like some lotions and fish :
NONOILY19
Places with benches and trails :
PARKS21
Things equestrians may grip :
MANES25
Flapjack franchisees, familiarly :
IHOPS26
Finger, so to speak :
NAME27
Exam for a college sr. :
GRE28
Queen's "We ___ the Champions" :
ARE29
Mountain ___ (soft drinks) :
DEWS30
32
33
Toronto landmark that is North America's tallest free-standing structure :
CNTOWER38
Take as one's own :
COOPT43
44
Clandestinely canny :
SLY
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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