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

New York Times, Monday, June 12, 2023

Author:
Alice Liang
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
7-Down : North America's only marsupial
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
26/12/20236/7/20241
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
0100010
ScrabDebutFresh
1.561072%
Alice Liang

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {JKQXZ} Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is the debut puzzle for Ms. Liang. Monday freshness: 82%
Alice Liang notes:
I was at my wit's end with theme ideas going absolutely nowhere, procrastinating by online shopping, when I was prompted with a "How ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
ROOF, TOOTH, TONGUE, and GUM, neatly (tongue-)tied together by WORD OF MOUTH. We've had dozens of body part puzzles over the years, ... read more
1
A
2
M
3
P
4
U
5
P
6
C
7
O
8
C
9
O
10
P
11
C
12
S
13
C
R
O
N
E
14
S
E
P
I
A
15
O
O
H
16
H
I
T
S
T
17
H
E
R
O
O
F
18
T
O
E
19
R
E
S
O
L
E
S
20
S
21
C
A
L
E
22
S
23
H
O
E
24
G
L
A
S
25
S
26
O
T
I
S
27
P
I
A
N
28
O
29
B
L
U
E
30
T
O
O
T
H
31
A
H
S
32
N
33
A
Y
34
M
E
O
W
35
M
O
T
36
H
E
R
37
T
O
N
38
G
39
U
40
E
41
A
I
M
42
E
43
A
O
L
44
O
R
A
45
B
46
U
47
B
B
L
E
G
48
U
M
49
S
50
O
F
A
S
51
E
T
A
L
52
D
O
N
N
53
A
54
F
I
L
E
55
H
O
R
A
56
S
57
T
O
I
L
58
I
N
G
59
A
P
T
60
W
61
O
R
D
O
F
M
O
U
62
T
63
H
64
V
I
E
65
A
D
I
O
S
66
A
T
R
I
A
67
E
A
R
68
P
E
P
S
69
M
E
E
T
S
© 2023, The New York Times6/12/23 ( No. 26,879 )
Across
1
Energize, as a crowd : AMPUP
6
2017 Disney movie about the Day of the Dead : COCO
10
Alternatives to Macs : PCS
13
Old witch : CRONE
14
Filter for nostalgic photos : SEPIA
15
"That's so interesting!" : OOH
16
Explodes in anger : HITSTHEROOF
18
"Little piggy" : TOE
19
Fixes, as a 22-Across : RESOLES
20
Fixture in a post office or a doctor's office : SCALE
22
Cobbler's item : SHOE
24
Mirror material : GLASS
26
Redding who wrote "Respect" : OTIS
27
It can be grand or upright : PIANO
29
Tech for connecting wireless speakers : BLUETOOTH
31
Sighs of relief : AHS
32
"No" vote : NAY
34
Cat's cry : MEOW
35
With 37-Across, native language : MOTHER
37
See 35-Across : TONGUE
41
"Je t'___" ("I love you," in France) : AIME
43
Company that once mailed CDs containing free internet trials : AOL
44
"… man ___ mouse?" : ORA
45
Chew on this! : BUBBLEGUM
49
Sectionals and sleepers : SOFAS
51
And other authors: Abbr. : ETAL
52
Summer known as the "Queen of Disco" : DONNA
54
Submit, as a tax return : FILE
55
Jewish wedding dances : HORAS
57
Working hard : TOILING
59
Abbr. in many urban addresses : APT
60
What rumors are spread by … or a hint to the ends of 16-, 29-, 35-/37- and 45-Across : WORDOFMOUTH
64
Compete (for) : VIE
65
Goodbye, in Guadalajara : ADIOS
66
Upper heart chambers : ATRIA
67
Place for a stud or a hoop : EAR
68
Enlivens, with "up" : PEPS
69
Swim competitions : MEETS
Down
1
Cry in Cologne : ACH
2
3-D medical scan : MRI
3
Classic slow-cooked entree : POTROAST
4
Hidden : UNSEEN
5
Animals treated by (and rhyming with) vets : PETS
6
Special K or Oreo O's : CEREAL
7
North America's only marsupial : OPOSSUM
8
A.F.L.-___ : CIO
9
Clumsy sorts : OAFS
10
What a French fry comes from : POTATO
11
"Relax!" : COOLIT
12
"Unbelievable!" : SHEESH
14
Kind of date on a food label : SELLBY
17
Source of pork : HOG
21
Possess jointly : COOWN
22
___ blocker (email account feature) : SPAM
23
Cheery greeting : HIHO
25
Deal with : SEETO
28
Buck ___, first Black coach in Major League Baseball : ONEIL
30
Screwdriver and saw : TOOLS
33
Carrying weapons : ARMED
36
"Se ___ español" : HABLA
38
"How about that?!" : GOFIGURE
39
___ Mountains, range from the Arctic Ocean to Kazakhstan : URAL
40
Comfort : EASE
42
Pompous display : EGOTRIP
43
Prenatal procedures, for short : AMNIOS
45
"Stop acting up!" : BEHAVE
46
Ideal world : UTOPIA
47
Trade : BARTER
48
Start of a Spanish count : UNODOS
50
Worth remembering : OFNOTE
53
1980s TV extraterrestrial : ALF
56
Trade : SWAP
58
Muslim leader : IMAM
61
Poem of adoration : ODE
62
___ for tat : TIT
63
Possesses : HAS

Answer summary:
3 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
78 ms