XWord Info Home Previous | Next |   Author thumbnails: Harvey Estes | December, 2003 thumbnails | Search      

NY Times, Tue, Dec 02, 2003

Author: Harvey Estes / Will Shortz
Wordplay | Analyze | Turn on Clue Tracker
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 38, Avg Word Len: 4.92, Missing: { F H J Q W X Z }, Scrabble score: 256 (avg 1.37)
Open squares: 68, Cheater squares: 2, Freshness Factor™: 50.6, New York Times Across Lite file
This is puzzle 80 of 116 for Mr. Estes — solos: 71, collaborations: 45, Sundays: 20

Help support XWord Info

Donation Amount:

XWord Info is free to use, but it is only possible when people like you choose to support it through donations.

Consider giving $10, $20, or more so this web site can continue to provide its in-depth analysis of NYT crosswords.

Thank you!

1
T
2
I
3
D
4
E
5
P
6
A
7
U
8
L
9
O
10
N
11
S
12
E
13
T
14
I
C
A
N
15
R
I
C
E
16
R
O
C
K
S
17
D
E
M
O
18
U
R
L
S
19
S
L
E
E
K
20
B
A
S
S
21
O
N
B
A
S
22
S
O
O
N
23
I
G
O
24
N
E
A
25
I
N
V
A
26
I
27
N
28
T
E
N
29
S
E
30
G
31
O
32
N
E
33
E
R
N
O
34
C
A
35
D
36
S
S
R
37
L
I
O
N
38
C
39
A
R
T
O
40
N
C
A
R
41
T
O
O
N
42
M
A
T
A
43
T
R
A
44
A
R
S
45
A
P
O
P
46
E
A
R
47
L
48
A
T
49
B
50
A
51
T
52
C
O
M
P
53
E
L
54
A
55
L
I
56
O
P
E
57
B
A
L
L
58
O
59
N
B
A
L
60
L
O
O
N
61
S
62
L
O
P
E
63
L
O
R
D
64
O
G
L
E
65
Y
E
M
E
N
66
G
O
A
L
67
L
I
L
T
68
D
E
B
R
A
69
A
N
T
E
70
L
E
O
S
© 2003, The New York Times
Across Down
1. Ocean motion : TIDE
5. Epistle apostle : PAUL
9. Get-go : ONSET
14. Words of confidence : ICAN
15. "Dirty" Cajun dish : RICE
16. Makes some music, like the Stones : ROCKS
17. Tape for a music exec : DEMO
18. WWW addresses : URLS
19. Aerodynamically designed : SLEEK
20. Fish playing a woodwind? : BASSONBASSOON
23. "May ___ now?" : IGO
24. PBS funder : NEA
25. To no avail : INVAIN
28. Not relaxed : TENSE
30. Auctioneer's cry : GONE
33. Cube maker Rubik : ERNO
34. Unmannered sort : CAD
36. Outdated atlas abbr. : SSR
37. Pride member : LION
38. Looney Tunes horse-drawn conveyance? : CARTONCARTOON
42. ___ Hari (spy) : MATA
43. La preceder : TRA
44. ___ gratia artis (MGM motto) : ARS
45. Per unit : APOP
46. Banjoist Scruggs : EARL
48. Chance for a hit : ATBAT
52. Force : COMPEL
54. Will Smith biopic : ALI
56. Expose, in verse : OPE
57. Dirigible party? : BALLONBALLOON
61. Hillside : SLOPE
63. Prayer addressee : LORD
64. Look up and down : OGLE
65. Red Sea land : YEMEN
66. Score for Mia Hamm : GOAL
67. Cheery tune : LILT
68. Actress Winger : DEBRA
69. Fork over, with "up" : ANTE
70. Many August births : LEOS
 1. Morsel : TIDBIT
2. Frigid time : ICEAGE
3. Plum variety : DAMSON
4. Slaughter of Cooperstown : ENOS
5. Danish filler : PRUNE
6. Crash cushioner : AIRBAG
7. The Bruins of the N.C.A.A. : UCLA
8. Not as much : LESS
9. Bean on the screen : ORSON
10. Ill feelings : NOLOVELOST
11. Screenwriter's creation : SCENARIO
12. Barely make, with "out" : EKE
13. "For shame!" : TSK
21. ___ a time : ONEAT
22. ___ Nevadas : SIERRA
26. Get ___ a good thing : INON
27. Prefix with profit : NON
29. Doodler's aid : SCRAPPAPER
31. Coveted statue : OSCAR
32. Fed. hush-hush group : NSA
35. "I'm all ears!" : DOTELL
38. Mafia bigwig : CAPO
39. Mushroom cloud producer : ATOMBOMB
40. Pro-gun rights org. : NRA
41. Bring up the rear : TRAIL
42. Brit's raincoat : MAC
47. Maze scurrier, maybe : LABRAT
49. Dance energetically : BOOGIE
50. Famed Harlem theater : APOLLO
51. Religious principles : TENETS
53. Spanish princess : ELENA
55. Soup scoop : LADLE
58. Gymnast Korbut : OLGA
59. "High" time : NOON
60. Take it easy : LOLL
61. Barrett of Pink Floyd : SYD
62. General in gray : LEE
text