This web browser is not supported. Use Chrome, Edge, Safari, or Firefox for best results.

New York Times, Friday, February 1, 2008

Author:
Doug Peterson
Editor:
Will Shortz
18-Across : Went to a lower level
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
562/20/200612/9/202334
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
5383313183
RebusScrabbleFresh
31.6268%
Doug Peterson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 68, Blocks: 23 Missing: {QVX} Spans: 4, (2 double stacks) Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. Peterson. Friday freshness: 84%
1
A
2
S
3
S
4
U
5
A
6
G
7
E
8
G
9
R
10
A
11
P
12
P
13
L
14
E
15
P
O
U
R
C
O
L
16
D
W
A
T
E
R
O
N
17
I
M
A
G
I
N
A
R
Y
F
R
I
E
N
D
18
E
B
B
E
D
19
P
E
N
T
A
20
N
E
Z
21
C
E
L
S
22
A
S
S
N
S
23
P
A
S
O
24
E
R
E
25
E
L
I
S
E
26
R
A
T
O
N
27
C
R
O
N
Y
28
S
E
S
A
M
E
29
W
30
I
31
S
H
I
N
G
32
G
E
N
T
L
E
S
33
A
C
T
O
N
E
34
D
I
R
T
Y
35
T
E
R
M
S
36
H
O
F
F
A
37
J
38
E
39
D
40
C
H
I
P
41
R
U
N
T
S
42
M
E
M
O
43
H
O
C
44
R
E
N
E
W
45
C
I
R
C
E
46
O
U
T
47
R
I
G
G
E
R
48
C
A
N
O
E
S
49
U
S
E
D
C
A
R
S
A
L
E
S
M
E
N
50
T
E
R
S
E
L
Y
51
P
I
N
K
E
S
T
© 2008, The New York Times2/1/8 ( No. 21,269 )
Across
1
Temper : ASSUAGE
8
Ape wrestlers : GRAPPLE
15
Be negative about : POURCOLDWATERON
17
Hobbes in "Calvin and Hobbes" : IMAGINARYFRIEND
18
Went to a lower level : EBBED
19
Prefix with 6-Down : PENTA
20
Body part above la bouche : NEZ
21
Frames found in frames : CELS
22
Clubs: Abbr. : ASSNS
23
Señora's step : PASO
24
"A little ___ the mightiest Julius fell": Shak. : ERE
25
Actress Kimberly of "Close to Home" : ELISE
26
Give away : RATON
27
Intimate : CRONY
28
Tahini base : SESAME
29
Well activity : WISHING
32
Domesticates : GENTLES
33
Dramatic beginning : ACTONE
34
With 44-Down, Cajun dish with giblets : DIRTY
35
Polynomial components : TERMS
36
Subject of some conspiracy theories : HOFFA
37
Prez's first name on "The West Wing" : JED
40
Shot near the green : CHIP
41
Little piggies? : RUNTS
42
Staff note : MEMO
43
Ad follower : HOC
44
Playboy's plea? : RENEW
45
She's dangerously fascinating : CIRCE
46
They're not easily overturned : OUTRIGGERCANOES
49
Stereotypically smarmy sorts : USEDCARSALESMEN
50
Without much wind : TERSELY
51
Tickled the most? : PINKEST
Down
1
For one : APIECE
2
Not at all sunny : SOMBER
3
Fit to be tried? : SUABLE
4
Id output : URGES
5
Mordant : ACID
6
Suffix with 19-Across : GON
7
Going by : ELAPSING
8
Fred of "The Munsters" : GWYNNE
9
Hosts : RAFTS
10
Brand in a bathroom : ATRA
11
Linguist Mario : PEI
12
Before being delivered : PRENATAL
13
Unfrequented : LONESOME
14
Chief goals? : ENDZONES
16
Smart : DRESSY
22
Exclusively : ALONE
23
British meat pie : PASTY
25
Actress Gray and others : ERINS
26
___-crowd (attendance booster) : RENTA
27
Make like Pac-Man : CHOMP
28
They're bound to work : SERFS
29
"Heads up!" : WATCHOUT
30
It stocks blocks : ICEHOUSE
31
Less lax : STRICTER
32
Prepare for a shower, maybe : GIFTWRAP
34
Foundations, often : DONEES
36
Aggressively ambitious : HUNGRY
37
Basso Hines : JEROME
38
Hosts : EMCEES
39
"Who ___?" : DOESNT
41
August : REGAL
42
Belarus's capital : MINSK
44
See 34-Across : RICE
45
Longtime columnist who coined the term "beatnik" : CAEN
47
Cloverleaf composition: Abbr. : RDS
48
Second-century year : CLI

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

Found bugs or have suggestions? Please let us know.

Like this puzzle? Please share this page on social media to help spread the word about XWord Info. Thanks!

XWord Info Home
XWord Info © 2007-2024, Jim Horne
97 ms