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

New York Times, Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Author:
Sarah Keller
Editor:
Will Shortz
Cold treat that can precede the last word of 18-, 23-, 40- or 50-Across
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
5310/2/200012/21/20203
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
021255200
RebusCircleScrabble
111.51
Sarah Keller

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 40 Missing: {JQVZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 45 for Ms. Keller.
1
D
2
I
3
S
4
C
5
O
6
S
7
A
8
T
9
E
10
A
11
G
12
O
13
G
14
E
N
T
A
I
L
15
S
U
R
16
W
I
P
E
17
N
E
A
T
L
Y
18
S
P
A
19
C
E
B
A
R
20
S
P
I
N
21
C
O
A
T
I
22
E
L
M
23
T
R
A
24
F
25
F
I
C
C
O
N
26
E
27
P
L
A
N
28
E
N
29
D
30
I
31
N
32
O
33
U
34
T
35
A
U
D
36
I
37
T
38
S
39
O
R
N
E
40
K
N
U
41
C
K
L
E
S
A
N
42
D
W
I
C
H
43
A
T
T
U
44
T
R
I
X
I
E
45
P
H
I
46
Y
O
U
L
47
L
48
I
F
A
49
T
50
P
A
51
R
52
A
53
D
E
F
L
O
54
A
55
T
56
A
57
S
58
S
59
H
E
W
E
D
60
M
O
W
61
S
62
I
C
E
63
C
R
E
A
M
64
E
65
N
T
R
E
E
66
D
A
M
P
67
S
R
O
68
R
O
O
T
E
R
69
A
R
I
A
70
E
D
S
71
A
R
M
A
D
A
© 2010, The New York Times4/6/10 ( No. 22,064 )
Across
1
Establishments with mirrored balls : DISCOS
7
Snacked : ATE
10
In a state of 10-Down : AGOG
14
Involve : ENTAIL
15
South of South America : SUR
16
Help the dishwasher, perhaps : WIPE
17
In a precise manner : NEATLY
18
It's directly below V-B-N-M : SPACEBAR
20
Turn in many a children's game : SPIN
21
Relative of a raccoon : COATI
22
Bark beetle's habitat : ELM
23
Highway safety marker : TRAFFICCONE
27
Caballer's need : PLAN
28
No ___ sight : ENDIN
32
Away from home : OUT
35
Unwelcome financial exams : AUDITS
39
French river or department : ORNE
40
Punch in the mouth, slangily : KNUCKLESANDWICH
43
Westernmost of the Aleutians : ATTU
44
Alice's best friend on "The Honeymooners" : TRIXIE
45
Honor society letter : PHI
46
"___ never believe this!" : YOULL
48
"___ first you don't succeed ..." : IFAT
50
Homecoming display : PARADEFLOAT
56
Pompous fool : ASS
59
Cut down : HEWED
60
Cuts down : MOWS
62
Cold treat that can precede the last word of 18-, 23-, 40- or 50-Across : ICECREAM
64
Menu selection : ENTREE
66
Not dry : DAMP
67
Full house sign : SRO
68
Pig, when rummaging for truffles : ROOTER
69
Diva's delivery : ARIA
70
Newspaper staffers, in brief : EDS
71
Fleet of warships : ARMADA
Down
1
Rooms with recliners : DENS
2
All thumbs : INEPT
3
Flight segment : STAIR
4
Forty winks : CATNAP
5
Olive product : OIL
6
Tricky : SLY
7
Part of P.G.A.: Abbr. : ASSOC
8
Rapper ___ Shakur : TUPAC
9
Sister of Clio : ERATO
10
Feeling when you're 10-Across : AWE
11
Taunt : GIBE
12
Birthstone for most Libras : OPAL
13
Start, as of an idea : GERM
19
French filmdom : CINE
21
Remnant of a burned coal : CINDER
24
Verbal brickbats : FLAK
25
Tennis "misstep" : FAULT
26
Plenty, to a poet : ENOW
29
Icicle feature : DRIP
30
Narrow winning margin : INCH
31
Classic soda pop : NEHI
32
Give the go-ahead : OKAY
33
"Do ___ others ..." : UNTO
34
South African Peace Nobelist, 1984 : TUTU
36
"It ___" (reply to "Who's there?") : ISI
37
Prepared for takeoff : TAXIED
38
[Well, see if I care!] : SNIFF
41
Late actor Robert of "I Spy" : CULP
42
Give out cards : DEAL
47
Bert of "The Wizard of Oz" : LAHR
49
Indian percussion : TOMTOM
51
Witherspoon of "Legally Blonde" : REESE
52
Cy Young, e.g. : AWARD
53
Visual sales pitches : DEMOS
54
Line from the heart : AORTA
55
Tammany Hall "boss" : TWEED
56
Elton John/Tim Rice musical : AIDA
57
Mark for life : SCAR
58
Place for a cab : SEMI
61
It's repeated after "Que" in song : SERA
63
Tax preparer, for short : CPA
64
Diamond stat : ERA
65
Neither's partner : NOR

Answer summary: 2 debuted here and reused later.

Found bugs or have suggestions?

Like this puzzle? Please share this page on social media to help spread the word about XWord Info. Thanks!