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Alex Eaton-Salners
NY Times, Sun Aug 18, 2024 Diagramless
4-Down : Computer port letters
Author:
Alex Eaton-Salners
Editor:
Joel Fagliano
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 96, Blocks: 77
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has regular crossword symmetry
| | | 1 B | 2 Y | 3 G | 4 U | 5 M | | | | 6 F | 7 O | 8 B | | | |
| | 9 T | R | U | E | S | U | 10 P | | | 11 U | R | L | 12 S | | |
| 13 C | H | A | R | Y | B | D | I | 14 S | | 15 R | E | U | P | 16 S | |
17 M | E | R | I | T | S | | | 18 G | A | 19 S | | 20 O | R | I | O | 21 N |
22 U | D | O | N | | 23 E | 24 L | 25 F | | 26 D | A | 27 M | | 28 A | N | T | E |
29 Y | E | W | | 30 B | R | O | I | 31 L | | 32 H | O | 33 L | Y | C | O | W |
| | | 34 N | E | S | T | E | A | | 35 A | L | I | | 36 Y | S | L |
| | 37 W | E | T | | | 38 S | P | 39 I | R | A | L | | 40 C | A | Y |
| 41 T | H | E | | 42 R | 43 O | T | | 44 C | A | R | | 45 P | L | Y | |
46 P | H | I | | 47 G | A | L | A | 48 X | Y | | | 49 I | R | E | | |
50 E | R | R | | 51 E | N | D | | 52 I | H | 53 A | 54 D | T | O | | | |
55 D | O | L | 56 U | N | C | H | | 57 I | O | T | A | S | | 58 S | 59 P | 60 A |
61 R | A | P | S | | 62 H | A | 63 N | | 64 T | E | N | | 65 S | C | A | D |
66 O | T | O | E | 67 S | | 68 T | A | 69 R | | | 70 C | 71 A | P | E | R | S |
| 72 S | O | R | T | 73 A | | 74 H | U | 75 R | 76 R | I | C | A | N | E | |
| | 77 L | I | A | R | | | 78 M | O | U | N | T | I | E | | |
| | | 79 D | Y | E | | | | 80 B | E | G | I | N | | | |
© 2024, The New York Times
Across
1
Old-fashioned "Dagnabbit!" :
BYGUM6
Key ___ (electronic opener) :
FOB9
Makes level, in carpentry :
TRUESUP11
Web links, for short :
URLS13
Greek sea monster across from Scylla :
CHARYBDIS 15
Enlists for another tour :
REUPS17
18
Service station purchase :
GAS20
Hunter in the night sky :
ORION22
Japanese noodle type :
UDON23
Keebler mascot, e.g. :
ELF26
Hydroelectric structure :
DAM28
29
Wood for archery bows :
YEW30
32
34
Competitor of AriZona :
NESTEA35
36
French fashion inits. :
YSL37
38
With 47-Across, the Milky Way is one :
SPIRAL 40
41
Word pronounced with a long "e" for emphasis :
THE42
44
45
46
47
49
50
51
52
"You left me no choice" :
IHADTO55
57
Very small quantities :
IOTAS58
61
62
Solo on the Millennium Falcon :
HAN64
Start of a countdown :
TEN65
Food fish in the jack family :
SCAD66
68
70
72
74
Highest rating on the Beaufort scale :
HURRICANE 77
78
Canadian cop historically on horseback :
MOUNTIE79
Easter egg coloring :
DYE80
Down
1
What the skull protects :
BRAIN2
Rounded Mongolian tent :
YURT3
4
Computer port letters :
USB5
6
7
Creme-filled cookie :
OREO8
9
10
Wilbur of "Charlotte's Web," e.g. :
PIG12
During which a washing machine might shake :
SPINCYCLE13
Formally relinquish :
CEDE14
16
17
"___ bien, gracias!" :
MUY19
North African expanse :
SAHARA21
24
25
27
Neighbor of a bicuspid :
MOLAR30
31
Spot for a cuddly pet :
LAP33
Small word for "small" :
LIL34
Maiden name preceder :
NEE37
39
Pain relief brand with an oxymoronic name :
ICYHOT41
Distinguishing features among sparrow species :
THROATS42
Salad dressing choice :
RANCH43
45
46
47
Pentagon V.I.P.: Abbr. :
GEN48
Grandfather clock topper :
XII49
53
54
Wedding reception activity :
DANCING56
58
59
Remove a peel from :
PARE60
63
65
Land of La Mancha :
SPAIN67
"Don't move!," to a dog :
STAY69
Piña colada ingredient :
RUM71
First half before intermission, often :
ACTI73
75
76
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