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Craig Kasper
Todd McClary
NY Times, Sun, Oct 21, 2007 DIAGRAMLESS
22-Across : Grammy-winning female singer whose last name is a hint to 6-Down
Author:
Editor:
Will Shortz
Rows: 17, Columns: 17, Words: 66, Blocks: 112
Notepad: This diagramless is 17 squares wide by 17 squares deep and has an asymmetrical grid. The first square across is the ninth square in the first row
| | | | | | | | 1 A | 2 H | 3 A | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 4 Q | E | D | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 Q | U | I | Z | | | | | | |
| | 6 W | 7 A | 8 Y | | 9 M | U | I | R | | 10 R | 11 A | 12 T | | | |
| 13 C | I | V | E | 14 T | C | A | T | | 15 W | A | T | E | 16 R | | |
| 17 L | L | A | M | A | S | | 18 A | 19 C | A | D | E | M | E | 20 S | |
21 T | A | L | L | E | R | | 22 F | I | O | N | A | A | P | P | L | 23 E |
24 O | R | I | O | N | | | 25 U | N | D | E | R | S | T | O | O | D |
26 N | A | A | N | | | | 27 R | E | A | S | S | E | S | S | E | S |
28 I | B | M | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
29 C | O | T | 30 S | | | | 31 S | 32 T | 33 R | 34 E | 35 S | 36 S | 37 M | 38 A | 39 R | 40 K |
| 41 W | E | P | 42 T | | | 43 T | O | O | T | H | P | A | S | T | E |
| | 44 L | E | A | 45 D | | 46 A | N | N | E | A | R | C | H | E | R |
| | 47 L | E | X | U | 48 S | | 49 A | I | R | L | I | N | E | S | |
| | | 50 D | E | N | T | 51 A | L | | 52 N | A | T | E | S | | |
| | | | 53 S | C | U | L | L | | 54 A | L | E | E | | | |
| | | | | 55 E | D | G | Y | | 56 L | A | S | | | | |
© 2007, The New York Times
Across
1
"So that's the answer!" :
AHA4
5
6
9
"The Ghost and Mrs. ___" :
MUIR10
13
African animal valued for its musk :
CIVETCAT15
17
18
21
22
Grammy-winning female singer whose last name is a hint to 6-Down :
FIONAAPPLE24
25
26
Tandoor-baked bread :
NAAN27
28
WebSphere software co. :
IBM29
31
41
Showed remorse, in a way :
WEPT43
44
46
Oscar-nominated actress whose last name is a hint to 6-Down :
ANNEARCHER47
Mercedes-Benz rival :
LEXUS49
Businesses for the upwardly mobile? :
AIRLINES50
Health insurance category :
DENTAL52
Court stars Archibald and Thurmond :
NATES53
54
Skipper's direction :
ALEE55
Unconventional, in a way :
EDGY56
Down
1
2
Person named in a will :
HEIR3
5
6
Performer of a legendary feat in November 1307 :
WILLIAMTELL7
Island in Arthurian tales :
AVALON8
Arabian Peninsula land :
YEMEN9
Pageant interviewers, briefly :
MCS10
Highway patrol devices :
RADARS11
12
13
1920s actress whose last name is a hint to 6-Down :
CLARABOW14
15
16
Some cars at auction :
REPOS19
20
21
22
Discontinued prize on "The Price Is Right" :
FUR23
30
31
Point on a subway map: Abbr. :
STA32
How music may be evaluated :
TONALLY33
34
35
Donna of Clinton's cabinet :
SHALALA36
37
Patrick of "The Avengers" :
MACNEE38
39
40
42
Spring collection? :
TAXES45
48
51
Answer summary: 5 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later.
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