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

New York Times, Wednesday, March 15, 2000

Author:
Jim Page
Editor:
Will Shortz
4-Down : Stat start
TotalDebutLatest
1546/14/19728/27/2016
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
3151017243730
RebusCircleScrabblePre‑WSFresh
121.508473%
Jim Page

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 118 for Mr. Page. Wednesday freshness: 65%
1
S
2
P
3
A
4
R
5
K
6
Y
7
S
8
E
9
S
10
G
11
A
12
M
13
T
I
T
H
E
D
14
C
H
A
W
15
O
R
E
16
E
A
T
E
R
S
17
H
E
R
A
18
O
T
T
19
A
N
I
O
N
20
S
A
L
L
Y
21
D
I
E
22
D
O
C
23
E
24
N
T
R
25
Y
E
26
A
G
E
R
27
B
L
U
E
L
28
Y
29
R
R
R
30
I
31
T
32
S
O
33
K
I
E
V
34
S
T
I
35
P
36
E
37
S
A
C
S
38
E
N
S
O
39
R
40
F
E
L
L
41
H
O
H
U
42
M
43
E
S
N
E
44
U
F
O
S
45
R
N
A
46
M
C
N
E
47
I
L
48
G
49
H
O
S
T
50
S
51
H
E
L
M
52
P
53
A
54
S
55
R
A
E
56
L
I
57
N
U
S
58
S
59
M
A
L
L
60
A
N
D
61
E
T
A
L
62
S
U
B
T
L
E
63
D
O
E
64
S
I
T
Z
65
P
R
A
T
E
D
66
S
I
R
67
S
N
O
68
Y
E
S
Y
E
S
© 2000, The New York Times3/15/0 ( No. 18,390 )
Across
1
Nickname for 14-Down : SPARKY
7
His, in France : SES
10
School of whales : GAM
13
Like a portion of some people's income : TITHED
14
Plug, of a sort : CHAW
15
It may be reached by tunnel : ORE
16
Cafeteria-goers : EATERS
17
Hectorer of Zeus : HERA
18
Giant of old : OTT
19
Negative particle : ANION
20
Charlie's little sister : SALLY
21
Game piece : DIE
22
Stethoscope user : DOC
23
___'acte : ENTR
25
Test pilot Chuck : YEAGER
27
In a sad way : BLUELY
29
School basics, in a way : RRR
30
"Wishing Will Make ___" : ITSO
33
Chicken ___ : KIEV
34
Michael of R.E.M. : STIPE
37
Anatomical holders : SACS
38
"Entry of Christ Into Brussels" artist : ENSOR
40
Tumbled : FELL
41
Bor-r-r-r-ring : HOHUM
43
Laborer of old : ESNE
44
Subjects of a U.S. Air Force cover-up? : UFOS
45
Messenger ___ : RNA
46
Actress Claudia : MCNEIL
48
Some trick-or-treaters : GHOSTS
51
Command spot : HELM
52
Dance step : PAS
55
"Norma ___" : RAE
56
Boy with a blanket : LINUS
58
Peanuts, in a manner of speaking : SMALL
60
Furthermore : AND
61
List ender : ETAL
62
Not blatant : SUBTLE
63
One who might be interested in big bucks : DOE
64
___ bath (therapeutic treatment) : SITZ
65
Ran on : PRATED
66
What Marcie called 52-Down : SIR
67
___-cone : SNO
68
Impatient agreement, maybe : YESYES
Down
1
Place : STEAD
2
32-Down's was a toy : PIANO
3
Place for a chest : ATTIC
4
Stat start : RHEO
5
Bit of truth? : KERNEL
6
QB's gains : YDS
7
Cartoonist Silverstein : SHEL
8
At dawn : EARLY
9
Marathon dancers, e.g. : SWAYERS
10
Comment from Charlie Brown : GOODGRIEF
11
Musical Shaw : ARTIE
12
Olympics length : METER
14
This puzzle's honoree : CHARLESSCHULZ
20
Ms. magazine co-founder : STEINEM
24
Microwave : NUKE
26
Dexterous : ARTFUL
27
Ship officers : BOSUNS
28
Actress De Carlo and others : YVONNES
30
Suffix akin to -esque : ISH
31
Chinese truth : TAO
32
Big Beethoven devotee : SCHROEDER
35
Mideast grp. : PLO
36
Chicago trains : ELS
39
It might give you a line : REEL
42
Like a bare floor : MATLESS
47
"Yeah, right!" : IMSURE
48
Alums : GRADS
49
Capital west of Haiphong : HANOI
50
Protest : SITIN
52
Peppermint ___ : PATTY
53
Tree-lined walk : ALLEE
54
They're pulled uphill : SLEDS
57
Like some peacekeepers : NATO
59
New corp. hires : MBAS
62
Plant, perhaps : SPY

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 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
66 ms