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

New York Times, Friday, February 23, 2024

Author:
Larry Snyder
Editor:
Will Shortz
Had to recant
TotalDebut
12/23/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0000010
ScrabbleFresh
1.5390%
Larry Snyder

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 64, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJQXZ} Grid has both 90- and 180-degree symmetry. This is the debut puzzle for Mr. Snyder. Friday freshness: 75%
1
Y
2
E
3
S
4
M
5
A
6
A
7
M
8
M
9
A
10
L
11
T
12
A
13
U
T
T
E
R
R
O
14
T
15
S
T
A
H
L
16
C
H
E
E
S
E
D
I
17
P
18
N
O
B
E
L
19
C
E
N
T
20
Y
E
L
L
21
S
22
P
Y
R
E
23
A
R
O
24
T
O
L
D
A
L
25
L
26
R
A
G
27
H
A
U
T
E
C
U
I
28
S
I
N
E
29
P
E
N
D
S
30
E
M
M
Y
N
O
D
31
R
I
L
K
E
32
B
E
N
T
S
33
R
E
P
L
I
C
34
A
35
L
E
A
C
H
36
A
T
E
O
N
E
S
37
W
O
R
D
S
38
S
R
O
39
I
N
S
H
A
P
E
40
C
41
B
42
S
43
S
I
R
44
S
45
T
E
E
N
A
46
B
R
E
T
47
L
E
G
I
48
T
49
S
A
C
R
50
I
L
E
G
E
51
E
V
A
D
E
52
T
A
T
T
E
D
U
P
53
R
E
N
E
E
54
P
Y
T
H
O
N
S
© 2024, The New York Times2/23/24 ( No. 27,135 )
Across
1
Formal affirmative : YESMAAM
8
Home of the prehistoric Ggantija temples : MALTA
13
Absolute drivel : UTTERROT
15
Longtime TV news colleague of Pelley, Cooper and Whitaker : STAHL
16
Queso, e.g. : CHEESEDIP
18
Prestigious award established after its founder purportedly read his premature obituary : NOBEL
19
One in a hundred : CENT
20
Whoops, e.g. : YELLS
22
Whence the phoenix : PYRE
23
Queer identity whose flag is green, white, gray and black, for short : ARO
24
Wrote an exposé, say : TOLDALL
26
Unreliable news source : RAG
27
It has high-end tastes : HAUTECUISINE
29
Isn't finalized : PENDS
30
One of more than 300 for "S.N.L." : EMMYNOD
31
"Sonnets to Orpheus" poet : RILKE
32
Predispositions : BENTS
33
Something unoriginal : REPLICA
35
Drain away : LEACH
36
Had to recant : ATEONESWORDS
38
Sign of a sellout : SRO
39
What you might get at the gym : INSHAPE
40
Network for 15-Across : CBS
43
"Dear ___" : SIRS
45
Singer Marie : TEENA
46
Singer Michaels : BRET
47
For real : LEGIT
49
Stealing from the collection plate, for example : SACRILEGE
51
Outmaneuver, in a way : EVADE
52
Covered in ink : TATTEDUP
53
Fleming who was the first opera singer to perform the national anthem at the Super Bowl (2014) : RENEE
54
They resemble boas : PYTHONS
Down
1
State flower of New Mexico : YUCCA
2
Early number? : ETHER
3
Device used by a court reporter, informally : STENO
4
Word with swim or swap : MEET
5
___ nova : ARS
6
Question asked outside a bedroom : AREYOUDECENT
7
Tin lizzies : MODELTS
8
AOL competitor : MSN
9
On : ATOP
10
Windy location of myth? : LABYRINTH
11
Defunct health technology company that once had a $10 billion valuation : THERANOS
12
So-called : ALLEGED
14
Baño feature : TILDE
17
Identify : PLACE
21
Occasion when one might choose truth : SLUMBERPARTY
24
Swimsuit portmanteau : TANKINI
25
Greenish drink : LIMEADE
27
"Is anybody home …?" : HELLO
28
Matches, as watches : SYNCS
29
Instrument that includes ranks and divisions : PIPEORGAN
31
Get back : RETRIEVE
33
One who grapples, in dialect : RASSLER
34
Tuchuses : ASSES
35
Borrower's limit : LOANCAP
37
Major export of Ukraine : WHEAT
40
Liturgical chant : CREDO
41
Kicked off : BEGUN
42
Flight components : STEPS
44
Team : SIDE
46
"Ugh!" : BLEH
48
Beethoven's fourth? : TEE
50
Ignatius ___, figure on Netflix's "Wednesday" : ITT

Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle.

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
57 ms