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

New York Times, Monday, January 6, 2014

Author:
Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor:
Will Shortz
___ numerals (what the initial letters of the answers to the five starred clues all are)
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
7611/13/201212/12/202222
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
626227582
RebusCircleScrabblePOW
281.5613
Zhouqin Burnikel

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 36 Missing: {JQWZ} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 7 for Ms. Burnikel.
Zhouqin Burnikel notes:
I normally can handle 60 theme squares, but this one was a bit challenging. Probably because the limited supply of M * & V * ... read more
Will Shortz notes:
I debated for a long time whether or not to "explain" the significance of the puzzle's Roman numerals (M-M-X-I-V) in the clue for 67A ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Really nice to have a Monday with an additional layer of complexity. During my solve I couldn't tell what was going on, and even after ... read more
1
O
2
B
3
E
4
Y
5
S
6
R
7
I
8
D
9
E
10
S
11
K
12
I
13
P
14
H
A
V
O
C
15
E
M
I
R
16
M
E
S
A
17
M
N
I
G
H
18
T
S
H
Y
A
19
M
A
L
A
N
20
S
E
L
A
21
N
E
O
22
A
L
L
O
T
23
M
24
B
U
T
T
25
E
26
R
F
L
Y
27
G
28
O
29
K
A
R
T
30
L
E
I
31
G
32
A
33
M
34
A
N
I
T
A
35
L
36
E
I
L
A
37
R
P
I
38
V
C
R
S
39
X
A
C
T
O
40
T
E
A
L
41
E
L
K
42
M
E
R
G
E
43
T
H
E
R
E
44
L
E
G
45
I
N
A
46
P
L
E
N
T
Y
47
I
48
A
M
A
M
49
E
50
R
I
C
A
51
A
52
M
B
L
E
53
B
I
N
54
L
55
A
56
U
57
D
58
V
I
S
F
O
59
R
60
V
E
N
G
61
E
A
N
C
E
62
E
L
O
I
63
A
I
R
S
64
E
M
I
L
E
65
R
E
N
E
66
G
A
T
E
67
R
O
M
A
N
© 2014, The New York Times1/6/14 ( No. 23,435 )
Across
1
Follows orders : OBEYS
6
Be a passenger : RIDE
10
Hop, ___ and a jump : SKIP
14
Mass destruction : HAVOC
15
Ruler of Dubai : EMIR
16
Small plateau : MESA
17
*"The Sixth Sense" director : MNIGHTSHYAMALAN
20
Actress Ward of "CSI: NY" : SELA
21
Recent: Prefix : NEO
22
Apportion : ALLOT
23
*1988 Best Play Tony winner inspired by Puccini : MBUTTERFLY
27
Kiddie racer : GOKART
30
Gift upon arriving in Honolulu : LEI
31
Bit of cheesecake : GAM
34
California's Santa ___ racetrack : ANITA
35
Girl in Byron's "Don Juan" : LEILA
37
Upstate N.Y. campus : RPI
38
TV hookups : VCRS
39
*Craft knife brand : XACTO
40
Duck or one of its colors : TEAL
41
Antlered animal : ELK
42
Two-lanes-into-one highway sign : MERGE
43
"Voilà!" : THERE
44
Chicken drumstick : LEG
45
___ nutshell : INA
46
More than enough : PLENTY
47
*2007 Stephen Colbert satirical book : IAMAMERICA
51
Mosey along : AMBLE
53
Holder of sale goods : BIN
54
Praise : LAUD
58
*22nd in a Sue Grafton series : VISFORVENGEANCE
62
"The Time Machine" people : ELOI
63
Puts on TV : AIRS
64
Actor Hirsch of "Into the Wild" : EMILE
65
Philosopher Descartes : RENE
66
Information on a boarding pass or stadium ticket : GATE
67
___ numerals (what the initial letters of the answers to the five starred clues all are) : ROMAN
Down
1
___ law (electricity principle) : OHMS
2
Source of misery : BANE
3
Diabolical : EVIL
4
They may be unrolled before meditation : YOGAMATS
5
Acad. or univ. : SCH
6
Button putting everything back to zero : RESET
7
Declaration while perspiring : IMHOT
8
Handyman's inits. : DIY
9
Gay Nineties, e.g. : ERA
10
Wee : SMALL
11
Good color for St. Patrick's Day : KELLYGREEN
12
Golfer Aoki : ISAO
13
Huff and puff : PANT
18
Letter-shaped bolt fastener : TNUT
19
"The Sopranos" subject : MAFIA
24
Garment under a blouse : BRA
25
Best of the best : ELITE
26
Move, to a real estate agent : RELO
27
It helps call a meeting to order : GAVEL
28
"Mon ___" (Jacques Tati film) : ONCLE
29
Dodgers slugger who was the 1988 N.L. M.V.P. : KIRKGIBSON
32
In pieces : APART
33
"Wrecking Ball" singer Cyrus : MILEY
35
Former West Coast N.F.L.'er : LARAM
36
Heart chart: Abbr. : ECG
39
TV's "warrior princess" : XENA
40
Something to remember in San Antonio? : THEALAMO
42
Old copy machine : MIMEO
43
"Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" channel : TLC
46
___-Pong : PING
48
"What's it all about, ___?" : ALFIE
49
Late critic Roger : EBERT
50
Light wash : RINSE
51
State forcefully : AVER
52
1/500 of the Indianapolis 500 : MILE
55
Lively, on scores: Abbr. : ANIM
56
Its fight song is "The Mighty Bruins" : UCLA
57
TV chef Paula : DEEN
59
Cleaning cloth : RAG
60
By way of : VIA
61
Always, in odes : EER

Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.

Found bugs or have suggestions?

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