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Andrew Ries
NY Times, Sun, Aug 25, 2019 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
Author:
Andrew J. Ries
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 30
1 P | 2 O | 3 P | 4 U | 5 L | 6 A | 7 R | | | 8 P | 9 I | 10 S | 11 C | 12 E | 13 S |
14 A | N | E | M | O | N | E | | 15 R | A | N | P | A | S | T |
16 R | E | C | A | S | T | S | | 17 E | N | C | A | R | T | A |
18 S | I | T | | 19 T | E | C | 20 H | S | | 21 A | D | O | R | N |
22 E | D | I | 23 T | | 24 S | U | E | T | 25 S | | 26 E | T | A | L |
27 C | A | N | O | 28 E | | 29 E | X | A | C | 30 T | | 31 E | N | E |
| | | 32 W | A | 33 S | | 34 A | G | E | R | 35 A | N | G | E |
| 36 L | 37 O | N | G | T | 38 I | M | E | N | O | S | E | E | |
39 L | O | I | S | L | A | N | E | | 40 T | O | Y | | | |
41 A | W | L | | 42 E | M | O | T | 43 E | | 44 P | E | 45 C | 46 K | 47 S |
48 C | A | S | 49 H | | 50 P | R | E | P | 51 S | | 52 T | H | A | T |
53 I | N | T | E | 54 R | | 55 D | R | I | P | 56 S | | 57 A | I | R |
58 E | G | A | L | I | 59 T | E | | 60 L | I | C | 61 E | N | S | E |
62 S | L | I | P | P | E | R | | 63 O | R | A | N | G | E | S |
64 T | E | N | S | E | D | | | 65 G | E | N | D | E | R | S |
© 2019, The New York Times
Across
1
Well-liked yew tree found outside :
POPULAR8
14
One name for a windflower :
ANEMONE15
16
17
Can rate an old encyclopedia :
ENCARTA18
19
Chest for some computer whizzes :
TECHS21
22
24
Take Eliot to court :
SUETS26
27
Once a common way to cross a lake :
CANOE29
31
Direction in Senegal :
ENE32
Leader in Washington :
WAS34
Recommended years for a General Electric stove :
AGERANGE36
39
40
Cross nothing with a fork :
TOY41
Jack of ___ trades (leatherworker) :
AWL42
Electronic dust particle :
EMOTE44
How a bird eats amounts on a farm :
PECKS48
Hiding place announced for money :
CASH50
Before the afterthought of a letter :
PREPS52
Tam, toque or turban :
THAT53
Put niter underground :
INTER55
Leakage from 500 tears :
DRIPS57
58
Fairness in French etail, e.g. :
EGALITE60
62
Casual footwear with ripples :
SLIPPER63
An ogre's sources of vitamin C :
ORANGES64
65
Down
1
Are space distances measured with this unit? :
PARSEC2
Among Progressive Era first ladies, there were two Ediths and ___ :
ONEIDA3
See inept person use this to make preserves :
PECTIN4
Th__r__ __n of Hollywood :
UMA5
Onetime TV drama set in the Pueblo State :
LOST6
7
Secure, as from dire peril :
RESCUE8
Criticize a Greek god :
PAN9
Tin can with its sides removed :
INCA10
Tool that's been fixed, say :
SPADE11
Nutrient for young bodies, said to be part of the ___ gets :
CAROTENE12
13
15
20
Three Amex mentions in six syllables :
HEXAMETER23
Villages toward every direction but east :
TOWNS25
Heaven ___ (angel's perfume) :
SCENT28
You would have to leave this league player in Philadelphia :
EAGLE30
Weak tea coming up :
TROOP33
Po__ __ __ge albu__ __art :
STAMP35
36
Now-legal photographer's perspective :
LOWANGLE37
Spot where one toils in a garage :
OILSTAIN38
Where the state abbreviations OR and DE can be found :
INORDER39
43
Ending part in "Leaves of Grass," initially :
EPILOG45
Coins in plastic hangers :
CHANGE46
A skier who led Germany once :
KAISER47
Asserts without a backup :
STRESS49
Assists most of the LPs :
HELPS51
Pier's high point :
SPIRE54
Like ideal vegetables, per one grocer :
RIPE56
What checkout clerks do to cans :
SCAN59
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Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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