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

New York Times, Wednesday, April 10, 2024

Author:
Bill Thompson
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Blog:
44-Across : Shepherd formerly of "The View"
TotalDebutLatest
1011/25/20104/10/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0142300
CircleScrabDebutFresh
11.614260%
Bill Thompson

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 38 Missing: {FJQVZ} This is puzzle # 10 for Mr. Thompson. Wednesday freshness: 83%
1
Y
2
O
3
U
4
T
5
O
6
O
7
P
8
A
9
D
10
S
11
H
12
E
13
X
14
M
A
N
I
A
C
15
A
W
A
Y
16
E
A
R
17
C
H
I
C
K
E
18
N
P
A
R
M
19
A
S
A
20
A
U
X
21
A
P
P
L
E
B
22
E
T
T
Y
23
H
24
E
N
R
Y
K
N
O
X
25
I
26
M
27
T
O
A
S
T
28
O
L
E
29
A
30
T
31
E
32
N
O
O
B
S
33
O
34
A
35
S
T
36
P
O
M
37
C
U
R
S
E
38
T
O
T
39
C
40
H
A
R
M
41
A
T
M
42
K
E
K
E
43
A
O
R
T
A
44
S
H
E
45
R
46
R
I
47
A
48
D
R
A
T
E
S
49
P
E
N
50
C
51
I
L
B
O
X
52
H
53
O
54
T
M
A
G
E
N
T
A
55
A
56
I
57
R
58
E
R
R
59
C
R
A
S
H
C
60
O
61
U
R
S
E
62
L
E
E
63
T
A
S
E
64
K
I
S
M
E
T
65
P
O
X
66
S
T
E
T
67
S
L
A
Y
E
D
© 2024, The New York Times4/10/24 ( No. 27,182 )
Across
1
Response to "Have a nice day!" : YOUTOO
7
Cribs : PADS
11
Spell that's "broken" by 23-Across : HEX
14
Hit song from "Flashdance" : MANIAC
15
Outside, as a pitch : AWAY
16
Place for a tiny hammer : EAR
17
Popular Italian entree, informally : CHICKENPARM
19
Al Jolson's actual first name : ASA
20
"La Cage ___ Folles" : AUX
21
Traditional crustless fruit pie : APPLEBETTY
23
First U.S. secretary of war : HENRYKNOX
25
"This looks bad for me!" : IMTOAST
28
Fatty acid compound : OLEATE
32
Beginner gamers, in lingo : NOOBS
33
Kiln for hops : OAST
36
When doubled, beanie topper : POM
37
Spell that's "broken" by 59-Across : CURSE
38
Play date participant : TOT
39
Spell that's "broken" by 17-Across : CHARM
41
Device first deployed in the U.S. by Chemical Bank (1969) : ATM
42
Actress Palmer with a reduplicative name : KEKE
43
Feeder of the iliac arteries : AORTA
44
Shepherd formerly of "The View" : SHERRI
47
Fees that may be based on cost-per-click : ADRATES
49
Container in a kid's backpack : PENCILBOX
52
Crayola color that debuted in 1972 : HOTMAGENTA
55
Make public : AIR
58
Mess up : ERR
59
Intensive study program : CRASHCOURSE
62
Sheltered side : LEE
63
Shock, in a way : TASE
64
Word derived from the Arabic for "lot" : KISMET
65
Spell that's "broken" by 49-Across : POX
66
Not delete : STET
67
Killed it at open mic night, say : SLAYED
Down
1
Org. often referred to by its first letter : YMCA
2
Island that's home to a state capital : OAHU
3
What macOS is based on : UNIX
4
Game piece? : TIC
5
Cabinet material : OAK
6
Loads : OCEANS
7
Father, in regional lingo : PAPPY
8
___ in the park : AWALK
9
Be afraid to : DARENOT
10
Semiotician's interest : SYMBOL
11
Recipe verb : HEAT
12
Where runway 9 is always oriented at an airport : EAST
13
… Whiskey, ___, Yankee … : XRAY
18
Iconic fund-raising "thank you" gift : NPRTOTE
22
PC program file extension : EXE
23
Canterbury cooktops : HOBS
24
Gently acclimate, with "in" : EASE
25
Atahualpa's subjects : INCAS
26
Communicate silently, in a way : MOUTH
27
Crooner Mel : TORME
29
In a bicoastal relationship, say : APART
30
Linzer ___ (pastry) : TORTE
31
Heroines in novels by Flaubert and Austen : EMMAS
34
Fine and dandy : AOK
35
Ninja's forte : STEALTH
39
Dear, in Italian : CARO
40
The Cardiff Giant, for one : HOAX
42
1965 film starring George Segal that was set in a P.O.W. camp : KINGRAT
45
Tach measure : RPM
46
Flinches or smiles, e.g. : REACTS
48
Winners over the Yanks in the 2001 World Series : DBACKS
50
Stop : CEASE
51
Like crown jewels : INSET
52
Give a boost : HELP
53
Popular name for a tuxedo cat : OREO
54
Prehistoric predator, informally : TREX
55
"Gee, I Wish I Was Back in the ___" (song from "White Christmas") : ARMY
56
"Mm-hmm" : ISEE
57
No longer working: Abbr. : RETD
60
How John D. Rockefeller made his money : OIL
61
Letters on a Forever stamp : USA

Answer summary:
6 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
88 ms