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

New York Times, Friday, May 7, 2021

Author:
Brooke Husic
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
2-Down : Home of many a tech start-up
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
208/8/202012/22/202317
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1102187
ScrabDebutFresh
1.6113768%
Brooke Husic

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 70, Blocks: 30 Missing: {XZ} Grid has diagonal symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Husic. Friday freshness: 65%
Brooke Husic notes:
Hi solvers and onlookers, I'm so happy to see you and I hope you enjoyed this puzzle! It's a bit weird to contrast it with the puzzles ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I imagine plenty of people will think this grid is asymmetrical, but it exhibits a rare diagonal symmetry. I love it when people shift ... read more
1
A
2
P
3
P
4
S
5
D
6
R
7
A
8
W
9
R
10
I
11
C
12
A
13
N
14
M
A
R
I
15
R
E
N
O
16
O
N
I
C
E
17
P
L
O
T
18
I
A
G
O
19
O
S
T
E
R
20
O
U
T
21
O
F
L
E
F
22
T
F
I
E
L
D
23
C
A
D
E
N
T
24
L
E
O
25
D
D
A
Y
26
A
L
E
R
T
27
T
O
R
Q
28
U
E
29
I
T
S
S
O
30
Y
O
U
31
U
R
B
32
A
33
N
34
E
35
N
O
T
36
P
E
P
37
T
E
L
A
V
I
V
38
F
I
A
S
39
C
O
S
40
S
I
N
E
41
S
42
T
43
A
R
C
R
A
F
T
44
R
E
D
O
S
45
H
O
S
E
46
N
I
C
E
47
J
O
B
48
I
N
P
E
49
R
I
L
50
B
A
C
A
51
R
52
D
53
I
54
R
E
U
B
E
N
55
B
A
N
K
L
O
A
N
56
T
U
R
I
N
G
57
A
G
U
I
L
E
R
A
58
S
P
E
E
D
S
59
E
S
S
E
60
S
E
T
© 2021, The New York Times5/7/21 ( No. 26,113 )
Across
1
Tinder and others : APPS
5
Appeal : DRAW
9
Costa ___ : RICAN
14
Activist Copeny known as "Little Miss Flint" : MARI
15
City SW of Pyramid Lake : RENO
16
Chilled : ONICE
17
Kind of device used in filmmaking : PLOT
18
Jafar's parrot in "Aladdin" : IAGO
19
Big name in kitchen appliances : OSTER
20
Unexpected : OUTOFLEFTFIELD
23
Rhythmic : CADENT
24
Constellation that Regulus is part of : LEO
25
Decision-making time : DDAY
26
Smartphone pop-up : ALERT
27
Rotation calculation : TORQUE
29
"That fits perfectly!" : ITSSOYOU
31
Cosmopolitan : URBANE
35
Sarcastic punch line to an insincere remark : NOT
36
Energize, with "up" : PEP
37
City whose name means "spring hill" : TELAVIV
38
Total wrecks : FIASCOS
40
Reciprocal of cosecant : SINE
41
Best-selling video game that takes place in space : STARCRAFT
44
Lets, say : REDOS
45
Running apparel? : HOSE
46
"Well done!" : NICEJOB
48
Endangered : INPERIL
50
Liquor brand that inspired the name of a Grammy-winning rapper : BACARDI
54
Nonkosher deli order : REUBEN
55
Something of interest to a business? : BANKLOAN
56
Mathematician who lent his name to a test : TURING
57
Singer who was an original judge on "The Voice" : AGUILERA
58
Flies : SPEEDS
59
Ab ___ (absent, in Latin) : ESSE
60
Good to go : SET
Down
1
Hype (up) : AMP
2
Home of many a tech start-up : PALOALTO
3
___ moment (crowning achievement) : PROUDEST
4
Stay-at-home workers : SITTERS
5
Meaning : DRIFT
6
Heartfelt : REAL
7
"Just Give Me a Cool Drink of Water 'Fore I Diiie" poet : ANGELOU
8
Low speaker : WOOFER
9
Mouth part : ROOF
10
Esoterica : INSIDEBASEBALL
11
Word that becomes its own synonym when RED is inserted between its first two letters : CITED
12
Train that serves three Union Stations : ACELA
13
Wonkish : NERDY
21
Relevant : ONTOPIC
22
Parts of a restaurant's overhead? : TOQUES
23
Caleb represents him in "East of Eden" : CAIN
27
Part of a ship's rigging : TOPSAIL
28
Something bookmarked in a bookmark bar : URL
30
Wishes : YEARNINGS
32
Voracious : AVID
33
Young 'un in Yucatán : NINO
34
Anticipatory times : EVES
37
Common items at merchandise stands : TOTEBAGS
38
Giveaway : FREEBIE
39
Banned refrigerant, for short : CFC
41
Common items at merchandise stands : SHIRTS
42
Build muscle : TONEUP
43
Having the same number of karats, e.g. : ASPURE
44
Coors Field athlete : ROCKIE
47
Roman god of beginnings and endings : JANUS
49
Tear : REND
51
Some deer : ROES
52
Truth's counterpart : DARE
53
___ the finish : INAT
55
Sweetie : BAE

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 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
154 ms