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Mel Taub
NY Times, Sun, Oct 09, 2005 PUNS AND ANAGRAMS
4-Down : Point in compasses
Author:
Mel Taub
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 70, Blocks: 26
1 S | 2 M | 3 A | 4 S | 5 H | 6 E | 7 S | | 8 P | 9 R | 10 O | 11 V | 12 E | 13 R | 14 B |
15 C | O | N | S | O | R | T | | 16 R | E | V | I | V | E | R |
17 A | N | T | E | N | N | A | | 18 E | M | A | N | A | T | E |
19 R | D | A | | 20 K | I | L | 21 L | S | | 22 L | Y | D | I | A |
23 P | A | R | 24 I | | 25 E | L | I | S | 26 E | | 27 L | E | N | D |
28 E | L | E | N | 29 A | | 30 S | T | I | L | 31 T | | 32 R | U | E |
33 R | E | S | C | U | 34 E | | 35 U | N | B | I | 36 A | S | E | D |
| | | 37 U | N | D | 38 E | R | G | O | E | S | | | |
39 S | 40 M | 41 A | R | T | I | N | G | | 42 W | I | S | 43 T | 44 E | 45 R |
46 W | I | T | | 47 S | N | A | I | 48 L | | 49 N | E | R | V | E |
50 A | G | E | 51 R | | 52 A | M | E | E | 53 R | | 54 T | O | E | S |
55 T | R | I | O | 56 S | | 57 O | S | S | E | 58 T | | 59 C | R | O |
60 H | A | N | D | I | 61 E | R | | 62 T | E | A | 63 C | H | E | R |
64 E | N | T | E | N | T | E | | 65 E | V | I | L | E | S | T |
66 S | T | O | O | G | E | D | | 67 R | E | L | I | S | T | S |
© 2005, The New York Times
Across
1
This word has mess written all over it :
SMASHES8
Saying with a vagabond at heart :
PROVERB15
Companion for a prison type :
CONSORT16
Did Irv ever get stimulant? :
REVIVER17
It gave reception for Christie around 10 :
ANTENNA18
19
615 dietary recommendations :
RDA20
Measure of a hunter's skill :
KILLS22
23
Equal start for average one :
PARI25
27
Advance in the calendar :
LEND28
30
One giving a leg up? :
STILT32
___ Lett (French bettor's home?) :
RUE33
Make secure from mortal danger :
RESCUE35
When in a bind, use this kind of judgment :
UNBIASED37
39
42
Owen who writes novels
or at least used to :
WISTER46
47
Slowpoke in Al's garden :
SNAIL49
50
One in gear to enhance maturity :
AGER52
Him and me are V.I.P.'s :
AMEER54
Foot has a set o' them :
TOES55
I sort out combos :
TRIOS57
Caucasus native who might owe Tess :
OSSET59
60
More convenient, as in a herd :
HANDIER62
One involved in the care of children :
TEACHER64
65
On TV, Elsie is most wicked :
EVILEST66
Got dose of comic's barbs :
STOOGED67
Puts back on the N.Y.S.E., or tries: Sl. :
RELISTS
Down
1
Flee like a Brit on a racer: Sp. :
SCARPER2
Man Dole never ran against :
MONDALE3
4
5
Get the attention of Kohn :
HONK6
7
8
9
Brandt's introducer :
REM10
___ teen (young track habitué) :
OVAL11
Like many a broken record? :
VINYL12
13
King could run it with ease :
RETINUE14
How might adder be eaten? :
BREADED21
24
Acquire fashionable mutt :
INCUR26
It's below the shoulder :
ELBOW29
31
Connection between 10 eyes :
TIEIN34
Where Diane hails from :
EDINA36
A T-TV or a r-radio :
ASSET38
39
Uses wet sash for bandages :
SWATHES40
Person who's moving Martin G. :
MIGRANT41
Consumed part of it at one :
ATEINTO43
What's good for Hector's sore throat? :
TROCHES44
Place for the first lady to relax? :
EVEREST45
About kinds of places to relax :
RESORTS48
51
Where bull lurks behind Door E :
RODEO53
Chaucer pilgrim who would veer E. :
REEVE56
Half a prison hootenanny :
SING58
61
63
Roman number before max :
CLI
Answer summary: 2 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 3 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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