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

New York Times, Monday, February 2, 2015

Author:
Jeffrey Wechsler
Editor:
Will Shortz
10-Across : Big inits. in financial news
TotalDebutLatest
207/17/19698/12/2019
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0246710
RebusCircleScrabblePre‑WSFresh
121.58143%
Jeffrey Wechsler

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {KQXZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Wechsler. Monday freshness: 67%
Jeff Chen notes:
Great selection of themers today, phrases containing NYC to celebrate THE BIG APPLE. DESTINY CALLS is so colorful and vivid, making ... read more
1
J
2
U
3
M
4
B
5
O
6
P
7
A
8
R
9
E
10
W
11
S
12
J
13
O
N
I
O
N
14
O
N
E
A
15
D
O
T
O
16
T
O
N
Y
C
17
U
R
T
I
S
18
R
U
I
N
19
D
E
S
T
I
N
Y
20
C
A
L
L
S
21
A
22
W
23
W
24
E
S
C
25
C
A
N
D
L
E
26
M
O
H
27
A
28
I
R
29
A
L
L
O
W
E
D
30
Y
E
A
S
T
31
B
32
A
L
I
33
E
R
A
34
T
H
E
35
B
I
G
A
P
36
P
37
L
E
38
W
39
A
S
40
U
D
O
N
41
R
A
V
42
E
43
L
44
A
L
M
45
O
46
N
D
S
47
V
O
W
E
L
S
48
F
L
Y
R
O
D
49
A
50
C
E
51
R
I
D
52
F
E
L
O
N
Y
53
C
H
A
R
54
G
55
E
56
L
A
I
N
57
C
O
M
P
A
N
Y
58
C
59
A
60
R
61
E
R
N
O
62
O
L
E
O
63
A
R
O
M
A
64
S
S
E
65
P
A
D
S
66
W
E
E
P
Y
© 2015, The New York Times2/2/15 ( No. 23,827 )
Across
1
Egg size larger than large : JUMBO
6
Remove, as a potato peel : PARE
10
Big inits. in financial news : WSJ
13
French ___ soup : ONION
14
Prime draft classification : ONEA
15
Inflict upon : DOTO
16
"Some Like It Hot" actor : TONYCURTIS
18
The Parthenon or Machu Picchu : RUIN
19
"I must do this" : DESTINYCALLS
21
"How adorable!" : AWW
24
Key for exiting full-screen mode : ESC
25
Item on a birthday cake : CANDLE
26
Wool variety : MOHAIR
29
Permitted : ALLOWED
30
What a baker gets a rise out of? : YEAST
31
Indonesian tourist destination : BALI
33
Notable time : ERA
34
Empire State Building locale ... or a hint to three letters in 16-, 19-, 52- and 57-Across : THEBIGAPPLE
38
Existed : WAS
40
Thick Japanese noodle : UDON
41
Get tangled up : RAVEL
44
Marzipan nuts : ALMONDS
47
Aioli, mostly : VOWELS
48
Bit of sports equipment with a reel : FLYROD
49
King or queen beater : ACE
51
Clear (of) : RID
52
Indictment for a serious offense : FELONYCHARGE
56
"This skull has ___ in the earth ...": "Hamlet" : LAIN
57
Executive's free "wheels" : COMPANYCAR
61
Rubik who invented Rubik's Cube : ERNO
62
Margarine : OLEO
63
Enticing smell : AROMA
64
NNW's opposite : SSE
65
Bottoms of paws : PADS
66
Given to crying : WEEPY
Down
1
Write quickly : JOT
2
Tre minus due : UNO
3
60 secs. : MIN
4
William who played Hopalong Cassidy in old westerns : BOYD
5
"I'll only say this ___ ..." : ONCE
6
Places with wharves : PORTS
7
Bit of tomfoolery : ANTIC
8
Bridle strap : REIN
9
Unhurried pace : EASYCLIP
10
Eager reply to "You guys want to come?" : WOULDWEEVER
11
Meara's partner in comedy : STILLER
12
Actor on "Homicide: Life on the Street" and "Chicago P.D." : JONSEDA
15
Brand for clearing a clogged pipe : DRANO
17
Druggie : USER
20
Home to L.A. and S.F. : CAL
21
Tan who wrote "The Joy Luck Club" : AMY
22
"___ is me!" : WOE
23
TV show that popularized the phrase "Is it bigger than a breadbox?" : WHATSMYLINE
27
Cigar residue : ASH
28
Suffix with Manhattan : ITE
29
Turing who was portrayed in "The Imitation Game" : ALAN
31
"Two no-trump" and others : BIDS
32
In the past : AGO
35
Kind of film exemplified by "Lethal Weapon" : BUDDYCOP
36
Expert : PRO
37
Statute : LAW
38
Dimpled breakfast items : WAFFLES
39
Hanging on every word : ALLEARS
42
QB Manning : ELI
43
"Turn on, tune in, drop out" drug : LSD
45
University of Maine's home : ORONO
46
Oui's opposite : NON
47
Wang of fashion : VERA
49
Arabic man's name meaning "highly praised" : AHMED
50
Mob bosses : CAPOS
53
Pepsi-___ : COLA
54
Chew like a rat : GNAW
55
Brontë's "Jane ___" : EYRE
58
British runner Sebastian : COE
59
Increase, with "up" : AMP
60
Beam of light : RAY

Answer summary:
5 unique to this puzzle, 3 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
59 ms