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

New York Times, Friday, February 6, 2004

Author:
Joe DiPietro
Editor:
Will Shortz
"The only poor fellows in the world whom anyone will flatter": Pope
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
1418/26/19955/9/20241
SunMonTueWedThuFriSatVariety
311092443303
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
331.591,23673%
Joe DiPietro

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 29 Missing: {Q} This is puzzle # 66 for Mr. DiPietro. Friday freshness: 54%
1
B
2
I
3
G
4
A
5
P
6
E
7
F
8
A
9
L
10
L
11
O
12
P
13
E
14
N
15
A
M
O
S
O
Z
16
I
D
E
E
F
I
X
E
17
R
A
T
H
E
R
18
R
O
A
S
T
P
I
G
19
E
L
L
20
T
A
21
V
E
R
N
S
22
P
T
A
23
A
L
O
24
S
S
25
E
D
E
N
26
M
E
E
T
27
R
O
O
T
28
L
I
U
29
S
A
N
D
E
30
M
U
S
E
31
O
N
P
32
A
33
P
E
R
34
S
T
E
E
35
P
L
E
36
T
I
E
C
37
L
38
I
39
P
40
L
E
A
D
41
O
R
E
42
O
O
N
A
43
S
44
H
45
R
E
W
46
R
E
D
47
N
O
D
S
48
H
E
A
R
49
R
50
A
G
S
51
M
I
K
E
S
52
O
R
G
53
R
E
G
A
T
54
T
A
55
I
M
P
56
G
E
T
57
S
A
T
A
N
58
A
T
59
O
N
A
L
60
U
T
A
H
J
A
Z
Z
61
M
T
E
T
N
A
62
N
O
G
O
A
R
E
A
63
P
A
R
O
D
Y
© 2004, The New York Times2/6/4 ( No. 19,813 )
Across
1
Galoot : BIGAPE
7
Come undone, as a robe : FALLOPEN
15
Israeli author of "Where the Jackals Howl, and Other Stories" : AMOSOZ
16
Possible psychotic symptom : IDEEFIXE
17
Sort of : RATHER
18
Food on which Charles Lamb wrote an essay : ROASTPIG
19
Architect's add-on : ELL
20
Bars : TAVERNS
22
___ meeting : PTA
23
Throw for ___ : ALOSS
25
Tempting spot : EDEN
26
Face : MEET
27
What many a word has : ROOT
28
Film "Angel" player : LIU
29
Hall of Fame jockey Earl : SANDE
30
Deliberate : MUSE
31
Not necessarily real : ONPAPER
34
Roof adornment : STEEPLE
36
Men's fashion accessory : TIECLIP
40
Galena : LEADORE
42
Miss O'Neill : OONA
43
Nag : SHREW
46
Seabiscuit jockey ___ Pollard : RED
47
Lets mistakes pass : NODS
48
Pick up : HEAR
49
Unprosperous time, metaphorically : RAGS
51
Press conference sights : MIKES
52
Dot follower : ORG
53
Breezy competition : REGATTA
55
Evil spirit : IMP
56
Bronzes : GETSATAN
58
Unkeyed : ATONAL
60
Delta Center team : UTAHJAZZ
61
Destroyer of the town Nicolosi in 1669 : MTETNA
62
It's off-limits : NOGOAREA
63
Make fun of : PARODY
Down
1
They're seen with T-shirts : BAREARMS
2
"Sorry, none left" : IMALLOUT
3
Escaped : GOTLOOSE
4
Hair color : ASH
5
"The only poor fellows in the world whom anyone will flatter": Pope : POETS
6
Book that tells of the reign of Cyrus the Great : EZRA
7
Pumped : FIREDUP
8
Dig deeply : ADORE
9
Rimes of country music : LEANN
10
Off : LESS
11
Literary adverb : OFT
12
1992 U.S. Olympic Dream Team member : PIPPEN
13
Went out : EXITED
14
Void : NEGATE
21
Like butterfly wings : VEINED
24
Brown competitor : STEELER
26
1909 Physics Nobelist : MARCONI
28
1970 Kinks hit : LOLA
29
Inquire (about) : SEE
32
Still : ATREST
33
Having colored patches : PIED
35
Bench : PEW
37
Check out : LOOKINTO
38
Popular : INDEMAND
39
Bomb, for one : PASSPLAY
41
Lining material : ORGANZA
43
Bygone military leader : SHOGUN
44
Regarding this point : HERETO
45
Disheveled : RAGTAG
49
Cover again, as a road : RETAR
50
Staring : AGAZE
51
"What'sa ___ you?" : MATTA
53
Indian royal : RAJA
54
Press down : TAMP
57
Cable choice : SHO
59
"___ courtiers' knees ...": Shak. : OER

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 8 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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
92 ms