New York Times, Sunday, August 11, 2024
Embarassing mistake?
Caryn L. Robbins
| Total | Debut | Latest | Collabs |
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| 3 | 10/17/2022 | 8/11/2024 | 1 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scrab | Debut | Fresh |
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| 1.58 | 17 | 20% |
This puzzle:
Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 80 Missing: {J} Spans: 2 This is puzzle # 3 for Ms. Robbins. Sunday freshness: 6%
Joel fa*gliano notes:
Caryn Robbins is a retired editor living on the east end of Long Island with her husband and two Havanese dogs.An avid lifelong solver, she discovered puzzle constructing during the ... read more
1 A | 2 S | 3 P | 4 I | 5 R | 6 E | 7 S | 8 I | 9 R | 10 A | 11 Q | 12 I | 13 L | 14 O | 15 G | 16 S | 17 O | 18 N | |||
19 L | O | I | T | E | R | E | 20 R | 21 B | E | N | T | O | 22 U | T | O | P | I | A | ||
23 E | X | C | H | A | N | G | E | 24 W | E | D | D | I | N | 25 G | V | O | W | E | L | S |
26 K | I | L | 27 A | V | E | R | T | 28 P | E | A | 29 N | E | E | T | ||||||
30 P | A | N | T | 31 Y | 32 E | L | I | A | 33 S | 34 I | 35 S | 36 E | 37 D | R | Y | |||||
38 P | A | C | K | Y | O | 39 U | R | B | A | G | E | 40 L | 41 S | A | N | D | 42 G | O | ||
43 E | T | A | 44 G | R | E | Y | 45 R | O | E | 46 A | G | O | ||||||||
47 A | I | R | 48 H | 49 E | A | D | 50 P | 51 E | E | L | E | 52 R | R | E | V | 53 I | 54 E | 55 W | ||
56 R | O | D | I | N | 57 U | 58 S | 59 U | R | P | 60 A | N | I | L | 61 S | R | O | ||||
62 G | D | 63 S | 64 A | T | E | I | 65 T | 66 D | U | 67 R | 68 A | N | G | O | ||||||
69 W | H | A | T | 70 S | P | A | S | T | E | 71 L | 72 I | S | P | A | S | T | ||||
73 C | 74 O | A | S | T | A | L | 75 S | O | L | A | R | 76 S | I | T | ||||||
77 A | R | K | 78 R | A | 79 I | 80 L | 81 M | O | P | E | 82 D | 83 D | R | 84 O | 85 W | 86 N | ||||
87 N | O | E | 88 L | 89 F | L | Y | Z | O | 90 N | E | S | 91 I | 92 T | S | A | L | I | E | ||
93 E | O | E | 94 Z | O | O | 95 A | 96 G | E | E | 97 I | P | O | ||||||||
98 D | O | N | T | 99 G | E | T | M | 100 A | 101 D | G | E | T | E | 102 L | 103 E | V | E | N | ||
104 S | 105 P | A | 106 T | S | A | 107 S | T | E | A | M | 108 N | A | M | E | D | |||||
109 A | R | N | 110 O | 111 L | 112 E | 113 T | 114 T | E | P | I | 115 D | 116 M | E | T | ||||||
117 Y | O | U | R | 118 D | 119 E | L | A | Y | 120 S | A | R | E | N | U | 121 M | B | E | R | 122 E | 123 D |
124 H | U | B | C | A | P | 125 S | P | A | C | E | 126 I | N | A | D | R | E | A | M | ||
127 I | D | E | A | L | S | 128 Y | O | L | K | S | 129 E | R | A | S | E | R | S |
© 2024, The New York Times8/11/24 ( No. 27,305 )
Across
1
Shoots for the moon : ASPIRES
8
Saudi's neighbor : IRAQI
13
Gets ready to surf, maybe : LOGSON
19
Annoyance for a shopkeeper : LOITERER
21
Japanese takeout option : BENTO
22
Best of all possible worlds : UTOPIA
23
Say "O di" instead of "I do"? : EXCHANGEWEDDINGVOWELS
26
Le Mans race unit: Abbr. : KIL
27
Keep from happening : AVERT
28
"Once Upon a Mattress" prop : PEA
29
Longtime hair removal brand : NEET
30
Word with hose or line : PANTY
32
Sewing machine pioneer Howe : ELIAS
34
Expert conclusion? : ISE
37
Like some wits and wines : DRY
38
Eviction notice sent to a New York deli owner? : PACKYOURBAGELSANDGO
43
Roadwork might push it back, in brief : ETA
44
Like many London skies : GREY
45
Something fishy : ROE
46
Back in time : AGO
47
Scatterbrain : AIRHEAD
50
"This thing is SHARP! It handles potatoes and carrots with ease," e.g. : PEELERREVIEW
56
"The Kiss" sculptor : RODIN
57
Stage a hostile takeover of : USURP
60
Blue dye : ANIL
61
Inits. for a hit : SRO
62
Dept. store inventory : GDS
64
Face-planted : ATEIT
66
Dodge S.U.V. : DURANGO
69
Interior decorator's assertion that bold colors are back in style? : WHATSPASTELISPAST
73
Like the view from Big Sur : COASTAL
75
Kind of farm : SOLAR
76
Survive a round of musical chairs : SIT
77
Setting for the musical "Two by Two" : ARK
78
Inveigh (against) : RAIL
81
E-bike alternative : MOPED
83
Smother, as with sauce : DROWN
87
Santa's routes on Christmas Eve? : NOELFLYZONES
91
"I categorically deny that!" : ITSALIE
93
Job listing abbr. : EOE
94
One might be organized by habitat : ZOO
95
"A Death in the Family" novelist : AGEE
97
Wall St. debut : IPO
98
Advice after one's rival scores a perfect ten? : DONTGETMADGETELEVEN
104
"Me day" destination : SPA
106
Org. with a PreCheck option : TSA
107
What fumaroles emit : STEAM
108
Like streets, but rarely alleyways : NAMED
109
River through Florence : ARNO
111
Give an allowance? : LET
114
Lukewarm : TEPID
116
Had a session : MET
117
Airline's promise to improve its timeliness? : YOURDELAYSARENUMBERED
124
Rim protector : HUBCAP
125
"___ is to place as eternity is to time": Joseph Joubert : SPACE
126
Where the entire "Newhart" series actually took place : INADREAM
127
Guiding principles : IDEALS
128
Hollandaise sauce ingredients : YOLKS
129
They might get worn down while solving crosswords : ERASERS
Down
1
Stuff served in a horn at a Renaissance faire, perhaps : ALE
2
Red or White follower : SOX
3
Magician's request : PICKACARD
4
"For my money …" : ITHINK
5
Subject of Bravo's "Selling Sunset" : REALTY
6
Directional suffix : ERN
7
Company whose name is derived from "Service Games" : SEGA
8
Airline based in Madrid : IBERIA
9
Markdown indicator : REDTAG
10
"Your point being …?" : AND
11
Stick in a makeup kit : QTIP
12
Skye of "Say Anything …" : IONE
13
Word on a candy heart : LUV
14
Indigenous Oklahoman : OTO
15
Red carpet attire : GOWN
16
Maker of tiny trunks : SPEEDO
17
Loser in the 2024 Stanley Cup final : OILER
18
Mean-spirited : NASTY
20
Regard highly : REVERE
24
Dr. Marcus of old TV : WELBY
25
Greek goddess of the earth : GAIA
30
Alfresco dining spot : PATIO
31
Positions that require flexibility? : YOGA
33
Desertlike : SERE
35
Traffic jams : SNARLUPS
36
Intense demeanor : EDGE
38
Compote fruit : PEAR
39
Language whose name starts and ends with the same letter : URDU
40
Looney Tunes bunny : LOLA
41
Admitted to a doctor's office : SEEN
42
Ending of a political address : GOV
48
Euphoric moments : HIGHS
49
Not go further than : ENDAT
50
Panini maker, e.g. : PRESS
51
Textbook example : EPITOME
52
Purges : RIDS
53
First word of a Stevie Wonder hit : ISNT
54
Part of a joule : ERG
55
Romance : WOO
58
Likely victim on April Fools' Day : SAP
59
Actress Hagen : UTA
63
Hollywood hopefuls : STARLETS
65
Final purpose, to Aristotle : TELOS
67
Surprise 100-Downs : RAIDS
68
"Ad ___" (2019 sci-fi film) : ASTRA
69
Hazard for a jet skier : WAKE
70
Do in : SLAY
71
Drink like a dog : LAP
72
Its prime minister is known as the Taoiseach: Abbr. : IRE
73
When doubled, a dance : CAN
74
"___ y plata" (state motto of Montana) : ORO
79
Sparkling juice brand : IZZE
80
Ill-gotten gains : LOOT
82
Milkweed leaves, for a monarch caterpillar : DIET
84
Athena's gift to Athens : OLIVETREE
85
Totally exhausted : WIPED
86
Bright light in the big city : NEON
88
Zodiac feline : LEO
89
Type of type : FONT
90
Academy endorsem*nts, casually : NOMS
92
Many a babysitter : TEEN
95
Visibly stunned : AGAPE
96
Early NASA program : GEMINI
98
Europe's second-longest river : DANUBE
99
Chutzpah : GALL
100
Go on the offensive : ATTACK
101
Some farm machines : DEERES
102
Kappa follower : LAMBDA
103
Mideast dignitaries: Var. : EMEERS
104
Drop in for a sec : SAYHI
105
Honored : PROUD
110
Predator that can weigh up to six tons : ORCA
112
Like child's play : EASY
113
Embarassing mistake? : TYPO
115
Sea turtle nesting site : DUNE
118
Indian lentil dish : DAL
119
Many debut releases, in brief : EPS
120
Mule of old song : SAL
121
Dent or scratch : MAR
122
Barber's obstacle : EAR
123
Contacts on Instagram, informally : DMS
Answer summary:
10 unique to this puzzle, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
