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

New York Times, Friday, December 15, 2023

Author:
Alex Tomlinson
Editor:
Will Shortz
Term for an overly commercialized celebration
TotalDebut
112/15/2023
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000010
ScrabbleFresh
1.6268%
Alex Tomlinson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 38 Missing: {JQXZ} Spans: 2 This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Tomlinson. Friday freshness: 29%
1
S
2
P
3
A
4
R
5
H
6
A
7
N
8
G
9
T
10
I
11
M
12
E
13
P
A
L
E
14
C
A
N
Y
O
U
N
O
T
15
A
S
O
F
16
S
A
L
T
E
D
N
U
T
S
17
N
T
H
18
B
A
L
L
S
19
R
E
K
E
Y
20
R
A
21
R
E
G
E
M
22
N
Y
T
23
B
Y
S
E
A
24
B
A
25
R
S
26
O
27
A
28
T
29
O
C
H
E
R
30
R
O
F
31
L
32
N
E
33
T
34
C
H
I
L
D
35
L
36
I
K
E
W
O
37
N
D
E
R
38
A
E
R
39
S
A
S
H
40
C
O
S
T
A
41
F
T
42
W
43
W
H
O
44
M
45
U
P
T
O
P
46
E
47
L
S
48
L
E
49
T
S
E
A
T
50
L
51
I
52
A
N
A
53
S
I
T
A
T
54
Y
A
55
M
56
A
V
I
D
R
57
E
A
D
E
R
58
C
O
L
A
59
M
E
D
I
A
B
I
A
S
60
D
U
E
L
61
A
S
S
E
M
B
L
Y
62
C
T
R
L
© 2023, The New York Times12/15/23 ( No. 27,065 )
Across
1
Yard, nautically : SPAR
5
Desire for a ski jumper : HANGTIME
13
___ blue dot (Earth, in a famous photograph) : PALE
14
"Knock it off!," in question form : CANYOUNOT
15
Since : ASOF
16
Classic airplane snack : SALTEDNUTS
17
General term in a series : NTH
18
Number in a count : BALLS
19
Change, as a lock : REKEY
20
One in a million, so to speak : RAREGEM
22
Journalism inits. since 1851 : NYT
23
One way to travel the world : BYSEA
24
Lines from a rapper, in slang : BARS
26
Milk option : OAT
29
Earth-based pigment : OCHER
30
Likely hyperbole from a texter : ROFL
32
Equipment in hockey, lacrosse and pickleball : NET
34
What one might look at the night sky with : CHILDLIKEWONDER
38
___ Lingus : AER
39
Badge holder : SASH
40
Spanish geographical word that is an anagram of its English translation : COSTA
41
"Woo-hoo!," in online shorthand : FTW
43
Pronoun functioning as an object (not a subject!) : WHOM
45
"Give me five!" : UPTOP
46
Half full? : ELS
48
"Dig in, everyone" : LETSEAT
50
Tropical vine : LIANA
53
Work from, as a desk : SITAT
54
Purple ___, Hawaiian crop : YAM
56
Bookie? : AVIDREADER
58
___ bottles (popular gummy candy) : COLA
59
Bad press, say : MEDIABIAS
60
Event at high noon : DUEL
61
Occasion to recite the Pledge of Allegiance : ASSEMBLY
62
Button usually held down by a pinkie : CTRL
Down
1
Word after life or C : SPAN
2
One whose work might be a piece of cake? : PASTRYCHEF
3
Bit of attire seldom worn with a jacket : ALOHASHIRT
4
One you might beseech to get glasses : REF
5
Term for an overly commercialized celebration : HALLMARKHOLIDAY
6
At any one time, roughly 10,000 trillion of them roam the earth : ANTS
7
Bill concerned with science communication : NYE
8
Become barren : GODRY
9
Synchronize with : TUNETO
10
Arctic native : INUK
11
Speck : MOTE
12
Handmade goods site : ETSY
14
One on the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land : CALEB
16
Lose tautness : SAG
18
What stubbles may become : BEARDS
21
Lurch : REEL
22
Warning letters with a Reddit link : NSFW
23
___ Juniors, soccer team for which Diego Maradona once played : BOCA
25
Canapé topper : ROE
27
"Don't even think of coming back!" : ANDSTAYOUT
28
Nephalist : TEETOTALER
31
Part of a biblical plague : LOCUST
33
Trick question, e.g. : TRAP
35
Housework? : LAWS
36
There or thereabouts : ISH
37
2022 Jordan Peele film : NOPE
42
Actress Malick : WENDIE
44
Hands (out) : METES
47
West Coast N.F.L.'er : LARAM
49
Damage the reputation of : TAR
50
Tibetan title : LAMA
51
Experimental composer Charles : IVES
52
Supports : AIDS
53
Set ___ : SAIL
55
Common place to see Santa : MALL
57
Fade away : EBB
58
Public health org. : CDC

Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.

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
78 ms