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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Apr 12, 2015 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 33
| 1 T | 2 O | 3 A | 4 S | 5 T | 6 E | 7 D | | 8 A | 9 B | 10 O | 11 D | 12 E | |
13 C | O | N | S | U | E | L | O | | 14 M | A | R | I | N | 15 E |
16 O | N | T | H | E | A | I | R | | 17 O | D | E | S | S | A |
18 O | T | H | E | R | S | | 19 S | 20 U | R | E | | 21 R | U | T |
22 L | I | E | N | | | 23 M | A | N | E | | 24 S | O | R | E |
25 E | N | G | | 26 T | 27 E | A | L | S | | 28 S | A | B | E | R |
29 R | E | O | 30 P | E | N | S | | 31 T | 32 O | P | L | E | S | S |
| | | 33 E | X | I | T | | 34 A | R | I | A | | | |
35 C | 36 O | 37 M | R | A | D | E | | 38 B | A | N | D | 39 A | 40 N | 41 A |
42 A | M | A | I | N | | 43 R | 44 O | L | L | S | | 45 C | O | R |
46 N | E | I | L | | 47 D | E | L | E | | | 48 D | O | V | E |
49 A | L | L | | 50 L | O | D | I | | 51 I | 52 C | O | N | I | C |
53 L | E | M | 54 U | E | L | | 55 V | 56 E | R | O | N | I | C | A |
57 S | T | E | R | N | E | | 58 E | X | E | C | U | T | E | S |
| 59 S | N | I | T | S | | 60 S | E | D | A | T | E | S | |
© 2015, The New York Times
Across
1
8
13
14
16
17
Locale of some Black Sea dos :
ODESSA18
Not his or hers to speak of :
OTHERS19
21
22
23
___ event (lion's haircut) :
MANE24
Result of being cut by a rose :
SORE25
Like Gen. Montgomery :
ENG26
At least they swim in ponds :
TEALS28
29
Unlocks antique car enclosures again :
REOPENS31
33
34
Air a song for a diva :
ARIA35
Fellow Communist - Democrat, mostly :
COMRADE38
42
Swiftly, as in the Alabama infantry :
AMAIN43
Luxury car pastries :
ROLLS45
46
47
48
One essentially incensed over war :
DOVE49
50
Where old one lives :
LODI51
Emblematic coin I see :
ICONIC53
Guy with the French mule :
LEMUEL55
57
58
Western Indians on the board of directors :
EXECUTES59
In Essen it's states of agitation :
SNITS60
Parts of the calendar in Fla., Ga., etc. :
SEDATES
Down
1
Kind of insurance policy issued with zero intent :
TONTINE2
When to collect $200 in Monopoly :
ONTHEGO3
How cross-dressing rooster went to the masquerade party :
ASHEN4
It sounds like his legal case is going down the drain :
SUER5
6
Guy in Yale library :
ELI7
On the back of 50 roads :
DORSAL8
"That's ___" (eel's love song) :
AMORE9
A B C D E [sic] F G :
BADE10
11
12
Guarantees, as Eastern nurses :
ENSURES13
15
They can finish off a steer :
EATERS20
23
24
A lad's first course :
SALAD26
Ex-Nat pro athlete :
TEXAN27
She'll have supper brought up :
ENID28
30
Danger of a P.R. lie :
PERIL32
35
Is Mr. Sharpton able to sail through them? :
CANALS36
A lot seem to be ordered at brunch :
OMELETS37
They deliver to Elm & Main :
MAILMEN39
40
No alcohol, no tobacco, etc. :
NOVICES41
A scare among the palms :
ARECAS44
What you're left with at the end of many video games :
OLIVES47
Gives out 500 cheers :
DOLES48
Don't you dunk it? :
DONUT50
Imparted a violent end :
LENT51
How one might feel after taking a difficult red-eye :
IRED52
Source of addiction in two western states :
COCA54
Swiss tourism center :
URI56
Answer summary: 1 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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