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

New York Times, Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Author:
Ross Trudeau
Editor:
Will Shortz
Blog:
Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters
TotalDebutLatestCollabs
542/9/201712/6/202221
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1062012600
RebusCircleScrabDebutFresh
381.6231449%
Ross Trudeau

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 76, Blocks: 37 Missing: {FJQ} Spans: 1 Grid has mirror symmetry. This is puzzle # 9 for Mr. Trudeau. Tuesday freshness: 81%
Ross Trudeau notes:
Maybe this "protest puzz" is a little late to the game. I take the T to work here in Boston, and these days it seems the boorish ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
Will's got a tough job, adhering to the NYT's tone and brand. Other editors get to debut all sorts of interesting terms at their ... read more
1
U
2
S
3
E
4
D
5
O
6
M
7
A
8
N
9
I
10
A
11
C
12
T
13
S
14
N
U
D
E
15
R
A
T
O
N
16
B
A
R
E
17
C
B
G
B
18
E
A
T
A
T
19
S
L
A
W
20
A
W
E
21
M
C
M
A
H
O
22
N
23
V
I
A
24
S
A
I
25
D
O
K
26
W
A
27
K
I
N
G
28
T
Y
N
A
N
29
A
30
M
31
S
32
S
E
N
S
E
33
M
A
34
M
M
A
L
35
I
A
N
36
M
37
O
38
V
E
39
B
Y
N
E
S
40
O
41
V
42
E
43
R
44
A
P
E
45
A
P
S
E
S
46
A
V
A
47
N
E
R
48
V
49
E
50
O
P
P
51
H
52
O
M
E
R
53
U
N
T
I
L
54
E
R
A
55
A
D
O
R
E
56
B
E
E
B
57
H
E
P
58
Z
O
O
M
59
M
A
X
W
E
60
L
L
A
N
61
D
E
R
S
O
62
N
63
A
R
E
64
R
O
E
D
E
E
R
65
E
R
E
66
A
S
S
67
T
A
R
S
A
L
S
68
D
E
W
© 2018, The New York Times9/25/18 ( No. 25,158 )
Across
1
Secondhand : USED
5
Native of Muscat : OMANI
10
Drama units : ACTS
14
Like photos that violate one of Instagram's community guidelines : NUDE
15
Betray by selling out : RATON
16
Unadorned : BARE
17
Legendary N.Y.C. punk rock club : CBGB
18
Really vex : EATAT
19
Common picnic side dish : SLAW
20
Leave gobsmacked : AWE
21
W.W.E. head Vince ___ : MCMAHON
23
By way of : VIA
24
Verbally consented : SAIDOK
26
Coming to : WAKING
28
Tenor Ronan ___ : TYNAN
29
Early hrs. : AMS
32
Something "common" that's not really so common : SENSE
33
Like bats, cats and rats : MAMMALIAN
36
With 40-Across, comment to someone who 30-Down : MOVE
39
Amanda of Nickelodeon's "The Amanda Show" : BYNES
40
See 36-Across : OVER
44
"Great" primate : APE
45
Church recesses : APSES
46
"Selma" director DuVernay : AVA
47
Courage : NERVE
50
Antonym: Abbr. : OPP
51
Hit a four-bagger : HOMER
53
To the point that : UNTIL
54
___ of Good Feelings : ERA
55
Absolutely love : ADORE
56
Network on the telly, with "the" : BEEB
57
Cool, to a jive talker : HEP
58
Go a mile a minute : ZOOM
59
Pulitzer-winning playwright for "Both Your Houses" : MAXWELLANDERSON
63
"___ you serious?" : ARE
64
Eurasian animals with antlers : ROEDEER
65
Before, to poets : ERE
66
Donkey : ASS
67
Foot bones : TARSALS
68
Wet blanket? : DEW
Down
1
Still to be filled, as a role : UNCAST
2
With 12-Down, places where a thoughtless person 30-Down : SUBWAY
3
Enter by sidling : EDGEIN
4
Ball belle, briefly : DEB
5
Hoover competitor : ORECK
6
"Just the facts, ___" : MAAM
7
Lead-in to girl or boy : ATTA
8
Biblical patriarch-turned-sailor : NOAH
9
Being pulled : INTOW
10
Muscles in sit-ups, informally : ABS
11
Comics boy who says "Reality continues to ruin my life" : CALVIN
12
See 2-Down : TRAINS
13
Underground waste : SEWAGE
21
"___ Lisa" : MONA
22
Org. prominent at Cape Canaveral : NASA
25
Title for Judi Dench : DAME
27
Casino game : KENO
29
"Parks and Recreation" star : AMYPOEHLER
30
Crowds one's seatmates, in a way ... or a hint to the circled letters : MANSPREADS
31
Nighttime breathing disorder : SLEEPAPNEA
34
Deg. for a C.E.O. : MBA
35
Magazine no. : ISS
36
Four-time N.B.A. champ Ginobili : MANU
37
Free drink locales : OPENBARS
38
Corners in geometry : VERTEXES
41
Skedaddled : VAMOOSED
42
Always, quaintly : EVERMORE
43
Like a steak that's "still mooing" : RARE
48
Panorama, e.g. : VIEW
49
Mount ___, highest peak in the Rockies : ELBERT
51
Abusive sorts in a fraternity : HAZERS
52
Scent : ODOR
59
Goat's call : MAA
60
Hawaii's Mauna ___ : LOA
61
Joe Biden's state: Abbr. : DEL
62
Never-before-seen : NEW

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 4 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
102 ms