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Most crosstown thoroughfares in Manhattan ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme
This puzzle:
Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 33 Missing: {JQX} This is puzzle # 39 for Mr. Der. Saturday freshness: 9%
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Kevin G. Der notes:
It's unclear to me how difficult it will be for solvers to grasp the theme, but I think two things will help: the clue for 19-A pins ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
I imagine that some people will LOVE this puzzle and some will HATE it. We've had some puzzles where some entries are reversed. We've ... read more
1 S | 2 T | 3 N | 4 A | 5 D | 6 E | 7 R | 8 S | 9 D | 10 A | 11 P | 12 S | 13 O | 14 S | |
15 I | H | A | V | E | T | O | 16 B | A | Y | L | E | A | F | |
17 T | A | W | O | R | H | T | 18 E | M | N | O | S | T | I | |
19 O | N | E | W | A | Y | S | 20 T | R | E | E | T | S | ||
21 E | L | A | Y | 22 S | A | 23 P | 24 S | |||||||
25 I | 26 N | 27 S | 28 E | T | 29 R | 30 O | 31 B | 32 O | 33 T | H | O | |||
34 N | A | M | T | 35 L | 36 L | A | N | I | G | 37 N | I | O | G | |
38 A | R | O | U | 39 S | A | L | 40 D | R | E | A | M | E | R | |
41 S | N | O | I | T | C | E | 42 R | I | D | 43 T | E | B | A | |
44 A | I | R | 45 M | E | T | A | 46 M | O | D | E | L | |||
47 D | A | E | 48 B | 49 N | 50 A | 51 L | E | |||||||
52 T | O | 53 T | 54 A | 55 L | G | R | I | D | 56 L | 57 O | 58 C | 59 K | ||
60 S | 61 D | A | O | R | N | I | 62 O | T | N | I | G | O | L | |
63 H | O | T | Z | O | N | E | 64 G | R | A | N | O | L | A | |
65 O | N | S | E | T | O | V | 66 A | E | T | E | G | A | S |
© 2018, The New York Times3/31/18 ( No. 24,980 )
Across
1
Insects of the species Myrmica rubra : REDANTS
8
Kitchen scrubbers : SOSPADS
15
"What are my other choices? There are none" : IHAVETO
16
Food flavorer that's not supposed to be eaten : BAYLEAF
17
Try to hit with : THROWAT
18
"My treat" : ITSONME
19
Most crosstown thoroughfares in Manhattan ... with a hint to this puzzle's theme : ONEWAYSTREETS
21
___ Daily News (paper since 1878) : YALE
22
Employers of masseurs : SPAS
25
Jeweler's creation : INSET
29
Start of some futuristic toy names : ROBO
33
Short while? : THO
34
Fed : TMAN
35
With 41-Across, proceeding willy-nilly : GOINGINALL
38
Awakening : AROUSAL
40
Subject for immigration legislation : DREAMER
41
See 35-Across : DIRECTIONS
43
Back on the job? : ABET
44
Hang time, to a snowboarder : AIR
45
Like plays about plays, say : META
46
Physicist's proposal : MODEL
47
Headdress decoration : BEAD
49
Sparkle : ELAN
52
Nightmarish Manhattan traffic situation ... or a possible title for this puzzle : TOTALGRIDLOCK
60
Progress : INROADS
62
Access, as a computer network : LOGINTO
63
Place of danger : HOTZONE
64
Yogurt topping : GRANOLA
65
Goes against a proposal : VOTESNO
66
Chamomile alternative : SAGETEA
Down
1
Johnny nicknamed "The Godfather of Rhythm and Blues" : OTIS
2
Comparison word : THAN
3
Actor McGregor : EWAN
4
Profess : AVOW
5
Started to cry, with "up" : TEARED
6
___ alcohol : ETHYL
7
Lady ___, first female member of the British Parliament : ASTOR
8
Yanks' foes : REBS
9
Woman with a title : DAME
10
Artist with the 7x platinum album "A Day Without Rain" : ENYA
11
Emulates Lady Macbeth : PLOTS
12
Small coffee cups : DEMITASSES
13
Morsel a horse'll eat : OAT
14
Provisos : IFS
20
Banks on a runway : TYRA
23
Holden's younger sister in "The Catcher in the Rye" : PHOEBE
24
Slow and stately compositions : LARGOS
25
Aquafina competitor : DASANI
26
Realm of Queen Lucy the Valiant : NARNIA
27
Private ship cabins : STATEROOMS
28
Needle case : ETUI
30
31
Frequent tweeter : BIRD
32
The "I" of Constantine I? : EGO
35
Fancy collar material : LACE
36
Poker giveaway : TELL
37
Turkey club? : NATO
39
Peaks: Abbr. : MTS
42
Tolled : RANG
46
What bicyclists might ride in : TANDEM
48
Hooch : BOOZE
50
Ancient shopping place : AGORA
51
Reading unit : LITRE
53
___ law : TORT
54
Part of A.D. : ANNO
55
Bridal wear : VEIL
56
Bank annoyance : LINE
57
Rush-rush : GOGO
58
Pepsi, e.g. : COLA
59
Kind of vaccine : SALK
60
Honey ___ (Post cereal) : OHS
61
Get into : DON
Answer summary:
4 unique to this puzzle, 2 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
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