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Frank Longo
NY Times, Sun, May 30, 1999 DIAGRAMLESS
12-Down : Court TV broadcast
Author:
Frank Longo
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 65, Blocks: 129
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has an appropriately asymmetrical pattern. 1-Across begins in the second square of the top row.
| 1 J | 2 A | 3 W | | | | | 4 U | 5 R | 6 N | | | | | | |
| 7 E | R | E | | | | | 8 Z | O | O | | 9 M | 10 E | 11 A | 12 T | 13 Y |
| 14 D | I | E | 15 C | 16 A | 17 S | 18 T | I | N | G | | 19 E | X | T | R | A |
| | | | 20 O | U | T | A | | | | | 21 R | E | S | I | N |
| | | | 22 B | E | L | L | | | | | 23 C | R | E | A | K |
| | | | 24 B | L | O | C | 25 K | 26 C | 27 A | 28 P | I | T | A | L | S |
| | | | | | | | 29 I | O | W | A | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 30 C | L | O | G | | | | | |
| | 31 S | 32 Q | 33 U | 34 A | 35 R | 36 E | K | I | L | O | 37 M | 38 E | 39 T | 40 E | 41 R |
| | 42 T | U | N | N | E | L | | | | | 43 I | N | U | R | E |
| | 44 R | I | D | G | E | D | | | | | 45 S | T | R | A | P |
| | 46 E | T | O | I | L | E | | | | | 47 R | E | C | T | O |
| | 48 S | I | N | N | E | R | | 49 C | 50 U | 51 B | E | R | O | O | T |
| | 52 S | T | E | A | D | S | | 53 A | S | I | A | | | | |
54 B | 55 I | O | | | | | | | 56 F | E | E | D | | | | |
57 E | M | U | | | | | | | 58 E | R | R | S | | | | |
59 A | P | T | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
© 1999, The New York Times
Across
1
Big bone in a tyrannosaurus :
JAW4
7
8
9
Uninviting to a vegetarian :
MEATY14
19
One in a crowd scene :
EXTRA20
Eke ___ living (barely get by) :
OUTA21
Varnish ingredient :
RESIN22
23
24
29
Part of the Corn Belt :
IOWA30
Problem for a plumber :
CLOG31
42
Prison escapees' work, maybe :
TUNNEL43
44
45
46
47
48
49
52
53
54
Prefix with degradable :
BIO56
57
58
59
Down
1
Head Clampett, on "The Beverly Hillbillies" :
JED2
3
4
5
1980's White House nickname :
RON6
9
10
Put forth, as power :
EXERT11
12
Court TV broadcast :
TRIAL13
George Steinbrenner players :
YANKS15
First Cooperstown inductee :
COBB16
"The Clan of the Cave Bear" author Jean :
AUEL17
Normandy battle site of 1944 :
STLO18
After-shower application :
TALC25
26
E. ___ (rod-shaped bacteria) :
COLI27
28
Samoan port, when doubled :
PAGO31
32
33
34
Cardiologist's concern :
ANGINA35
36
37
38
39
From Ankara's land: Prefix :
TURCO40
41
49
50
51
54
Arthur of "The Golden Girls" :
BEA55
Answer summary: 3 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later.
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