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

New York Times, Thursday, May 14, 2020

Author:
Michael Schlossberg
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
2017 biography subtitled "The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror"
TotalDebutLatest
132/3/20206/23/2024
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
6212200
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
141.597535%
Michael Schlossberg

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 78, Blocks: 42 Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 2 for Mr. Schlossberg. Thursday freshness: 2%
Michael Schlossberg notes:
I got the idea for this puzzle after a game of Monopoly with my children. I thought I could shorten the phrase GET OUT OF JAIL FREE to ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Today's puzzle is a curious mix of "disparate definitions of a single word," rebus, and grid art. Let's look at them ... read more
1
S
2
P
3
A
4
T
5
Y
6
E
7
A
8
H
9
P
10
U
11
L
12
P
13
S
14
P
O
R
E
15
A
G
R
A
16
I
H
E
A
R
17
F
I
F
T
18
Y
P
O
I
N
19
T
B
O
N
U
S
20
R
O
S
S
21
N
O
B
H
I
L
L
22
A
23
L
24
T
A
R
25
C
A
R
26
N
A
Y
27
N
U
R
S
E
28
R
29
Y
R
H
Y
30
M
31
E
32
D
N
A
33
T
O
Y
34
A
R
35
M
36
S
37
G
L
38
U
39
T
E
N
FREE
40
C
41
E
R
E
A
L
42
S
A
G
E
43
D
A
S
44
N
I
45
L
46
G
A
47
M
48
E
O
F
C
49
H
50
A
N
C
E
51
S
52
R
53
I
54
E
L
M
55
O
S
A
K
A
56
T
O
N
57
G
58
A
N
S
59
A
60
L
A
S
61
A
B
S
O
L
U
T
62
E
L
Y
R
I
63
G
64
H
65
T
66
G
O
T
U
P
67
O
K
I
E
68
S
T
A
B
69
S
T
A
T
S
70
N
E
T
S
71
T
O
S
S
© 2020, The New York Times5/14/20 ( No. 25,755 )
Across
1
Squabble : SPAT
5
"Um, sure" : YEAH
9
Old detective magazines, e.g. : PULPS
14
Astringent target : PORE
15
Indian tourist mecca : AGRA
16
"Word on the street is ..." : IHEAR
17
Bingo, in Scrabble : FIFTYPOINTBONUS
20
One of the friends on "Friends" : ROSS
21
Upscale San Francisco neighborhood : NOBHILL
22
Site for a rite : ALTAR
25
Something with a belt and coat : CAR
26
Assembly line? : NAY
27
"B-I-N-G-O," e.g. : NURSERYRHYME
32
Cellular plan? : DNA
33
Flirt (with) : TOY
34
Second Amendment focus : ARMS
37
Breakfast aisle option for a wheat allergy : GLUTENFREECEREAL
42
Solomonic sort : SAGE
43
Russian yeses : DAS
44
Zip : NIL
46
Bingo, for one : GAMEOFCHANCE
51
Indian honorific : SRI
54
Towering tree : ELM
55
___ Castle, Japanese landmark : OSAKA
56
Residents of the Friendly Islands : TONGANS
59
"Such a shame" : ALAS
61
"Bingo!" : ABSOLUTELYRIGHT
66
Arose : GOTUP
67
Dust Bowl traveler : OKIE
68
Perforate, in a way : STAB
69
Batting avg. and such : STATS
70
Barclays Center team : NETS
71
Scrap : TOSS
Down
1
50 is a high one: Abbr. : SPF
2
Luau bowlful : POI
3
"C'mon, throw me a bone already!" : ARF
4
Low-maintenance fish : TETRAS
5
Jibber-jabbers : YAPS
6
Things coaches handle : EGOS
7
N.L. West team: Abbr. : ARI
8
Palindromic woman's name : HANNAH
9
___ Xtra (soda) : PIBB
10
Worrisome word at a nuclear plant : UHOH
11
2017 biography subtitled "The Man, the Dictator, and the Master of Terror" : LENIN
12
Pulitzer-winning playwright Vogel : PAULA
13
"r u kidding me?!" : SRSLY
18
Arthurian times, say : YORE
19
Boris Johnson, for one : TORY
22
Word often shortened to its middle letter : AND
23
Pulmonologist's study : LUNGS
24
Musical syllables : TRALA
25
1987 drama set in apartheid-era South Africa : CRYFREEDOM
28
Number in a shield symbol: Abbr. : RTE
29
Over there : YON
30
Spoil : MAR
31
'Fore : ERE
35
Sustenance from heaven : MANNA
36
Smooth-talking : SLICK
38
Comfy boot : UGG
39
Leaves before paying the check? : TEA
40
Half-___ (order for a barista) : CAF
41
Key to get out of full-screen video : ESC
45
Pasture : LEA
47
One might be dropped in a to-go bag : MENU
48
Yankees great Howard : ELSTON
49
Frost : HOAR
50
What might help you make your goal? : ASSIST
51
Bucks : STAGS
52
"I'm not a ___" (captcha phrase) : ROBOT
53
Popular photo app, informally : INSTA
57
Joint problem : GOUT
58
Feature of the Swiss Miss logo : ALPS
59
Dismounted : ALIT
60
Harmful substances to swallow : LYES
62
Squeak (out) : EKE
63
Muscular Pontiac : GTO
64
Orders : HAS
65
Atlanta-based TV inits. : TBS

Answer summary:
5 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
91 ms