New York Times, Sunday, October 2, 2022
Author:
Kathy Bloomer
Editor:
Will Shortz
"When will the leaky faucet get fixed?," e.g.?
Kathy Bloomer
| Total | Debut | Latest |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | 11/12/2018 | 10/2/2022 |
| Sun | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scrab | Debut | Fresh |
|---|---|---|
| 1.58 | 14 | 40% |
This puzzle:
Rows: 21, Columns: 21 Words: 140, Blocks: 70 Missing: {JZ} This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Bloomer. Sunday freshness: 44%
Will Shortz notes:
Kathy Bloomer, of Seattle, is a retired hospital pediatrician. Constructing crosswords developed out of her love for solving Diagramless puzzles, which involve a similar sort of logic. ... read more
Kathy Bloomer notes:
I got inspired to try crossword construction when Diagramless puzzles came along. They are a favorite of mine. When the NYT bought Wordle in January, I wanted to incorporate that somehow ... read more
Jeff Chen notes:
BS METER yesterday, and today kicks off with ASSHAT? I FEEL OKAY about this, but I wonder if the old schoolers will demand that Will eat his shortz.My wife does approximately ... read more
Jim Horne notes:
In Jeff's list of -LE games, he missed the brilliant LETTERLE. Word length is one, and you have 26 chances to get it right.
1 A | 2 S | 3 S | 4 H | 5 A | 6 T | 7 F | 8 E | 9 E | 10 L | 11 O | 12 K | 13 A | 14 Y | 15 S | 16 H | 17 I | 18 P | |||
19 N | I | K | O | L | A | 20 A | D | V | O | C | A | T | E | 21 S | T | E | N | O | ||
22 T | R | I | C | K | L | 23 E | Q | U | E | S | T | I | O | N | 24 H | A | R | P | O | |
25 S | E | P | 26 A | L | T | 27 S | E | A | N | 28 H | O | R | M | E | L | |||||
29 Y | D | S | 30 L | O | E | 31 W | 32 S | 33 S | V | E | 34 L | 35 T | E | 36 T | I | N | S | |||
37 A | 38 G | I | N | 39 O | L | 40 D | I | E | 41 O | H | M | 42 L | O | C | I | |||||
43 U | 44 R | B | A | N | E | 45 R | I | O | T | 46 S | T | E | P | 47 E | N | I | D | |||
48 S | E | E | M | E | 49 A | D | D | S | 50 D | A | T | A | 51 A | D | E | L | E | |||
52 I | L | A | Y | 53 N | I | L | E | 54 P | A | Y | E | X | 55 T | R | A | |||||
56 N | I | T | 57 M | I | M | E | 58 S | O | W | E | R | 59 N | O | T | 60 P | 61 C | ||||
62 G | E | L | 63 C | A | P | 64 O | 65 H | H | E | N | R | Y | 66 O | M | E | A | R | 67 A | ||
68 F | E | L | L | A | 69 F | O | O | T | S | 70 P | 71 I | T | A | 72 L | A | B | ||||
73 A | T | T | 74 E | M | P | T | S | 75 S | I | N | E | 76 M | A | N | Y | |||||
77 G | 78 R | 79 A | S | S | 80 F | O | E | S | 81 K | I | C | K | 82 H | A | C | K | S | |||
83 E | A | R | S | 84 P | L | U | S | 85 H | O | N | K | 86 H | O | N | E | Y | S | |||
87 S | T | E | T | 88 E | A | T | 89 E | A | S | E | L | 90 E | R | I | C | |||||
91 T | E | A | R | 92 A | T | H | 93 E | N | S | 94 W | E | 95 A | N | S | 96 O | 97 K | 98 S | |||
99 A | D | R | I | 100 F | T | 101 C | R | O | 102 P | 103 A | P | E | 104 U | A | E | |||||
105 T | A | U | P | E | 106 A | 107 L | L | O | V | E | 108 R | 109 T | H | E | M | 110 A | P | L | E | |
111 E | A | G | L | E | 112 D | I | A | B | E | T | E | S | 113 C | A | L | L | E | D | ||
114 S | A | S | E | 115 A | L | T | E | R | E | G | O | 116 K | N | E | E | L | S |
© 2022, The New York Times10/2/22 ( No. 26,626 )
Across
1
Complete jerk : ASSHAT
7
Experience equanimity : FEELOKAY
15
Word with ghost or pirate : SHIP
19
Inventor Tesla : NIKOLA
20
Champion : ADVOCATE
21
Old-fashioned trial transcriber : STENO
22
"When will the leaky faucet get fixed?," e.g.? : TRICKLEQUESTION
24
"___ Speaks!" (Marx brother autobiography) : HARPO
25
Equinox mo. : SEP
26
PC key : ALT
27
Actor Astin : SEAN
28
Spam generator : HORMEL
29
Gridiron gains: Abbr. : YDS
30
Bygone theater chain : LOEWS
33
Lithe : SVELTE
36
Spam containers : TINS
37
Opposed to, in dialect : AGIN
39
Song from back in the day : OLDIE
41
German physicist with an eponymous law : OHM
42
Focal points : LOCI
43
Worldly : URBANE
45
Hoot : RIOT
46
Part of a how-to manual : STEP
47
Oklahoma city named for a character in a Tennyson poem : ENID
48
Curt summons : SEEME
49
Remarks further : ADDS
50
It may be unlimited in a phone plan : DATA
51
One-named singer whose last name is Adkins : ADELE
52
Faulkner's "As ___ Dying" : ILAY
53
Setting for a classic Agatha Christie novel : NILE
54
Opt for "deluxe," say : PAYEXTRA
56
Baby louse : NIT
57
The brother in 24-Across, for one : MIME
58
Harvester of the future : SOWER
59
Potentially offensive, say : NOTPC
62
Easy pill to swallow? : GELCAP
64
Candy bar whose name is an exclamation : OHHENRY
66
2015 inductee into the World Golf Hall of Fame : OMEARA
68
Bloke : FELLA
69
Covers, as the bill : FOOTS
70
Labneh go-with : PITA
72
Most popular dog breed in the U.S., familiarly : LAB
73
Gives a whirl : ATTEMPTS
75
Without: Lat. : SINE
76
A bunch of : MANY
77
Common stain on a baseball uniform : GRASS
80
Adversaries : FOES
81
Bit of spice, figuratively : KICK
82
Writers not likely to win literary prizes : HACKS
83
Floppy features of basset hounds : EARS
84
Asset : PLUS
85
Possible cause for road rage : HONK
86
Boos : HONEYS
87
Editorial override : STET
88
Word before crow or dirt : EAT
89
Prop for a painter : EASEL
90
Former attorney general Holder : ERIC
91
Salty droplet : TEAR
92
Home to the University of Georgia : ATHENS
94
Begins giving solid food, say : WEANS
96
Green-lights : OKS
99
Floating : ADRIFT
101
Whip : CROP
103
Imitate : APE
104
Country bordering Oman, for short : UAE
105
Versatile neutral shade : TAUPE
106
Where you'd find sap for syrup? : ALLOVERTHEMAPLE
111
Sam the ___ (patriotic Muppet) : EAGLE
112
Condition treated with insulin : DIABETES
113
Rang : CALLED
114
Wedding invitation enclosure, in brief : SASE
115
The other you : ALTEREGO
116
Protests, in a way : KNEELS
Down
1
Fidgety : ANTSY
2
Spawned : SIRED
3
Says "John, Paul ... and Ringo"? : SKIPSABEATLE
4
Post ___ (occurring after the event) : HOC
5
Basic : ALKALINE
6
Brewski : TALLONE
7
Help page initialism : FAQ
8
URL ender : EDU
9
Times outside office hours, in personals : EVES
10
Goes berserk : LOSESIT
11
About 6.5 inches, on a standard piano : OCTAVE
12
Virginia senator Tim : KAINE
13
From ___ Z : ATO
14
Currency that features "The Tale of Genji" on one of its bank notes : YEN
15
Show up naked, perhaps? : STARTLEDATE
16
Emma Watson's role in the Harry Potter films : HERMIONE
17
Not marked permanently, say : INPENCIL
18
Lounge chair location : POOLSIDE
21
"Yellowjackets" airer, for short : SHO
23
Summer abroad : ETE
28
Plant fiber used to make some jewelry : HEMP
31
M __ U __ H? : WORDLEOFMOUTH
32
It's a slippery slope : SLIDE
34
Loss of the winning ticket? : LOTTERYPICKLE
35
A layoff, crudely : THEAX
38
Like venison : GAMY
40
Salon specialties : DOS
43
Exploiting : USING
44
Kind of map : RELIEF
46
Leo with the 1977 #1 hit "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" : SAYER
49
Asset when playing cornhole : AIM
50
New beginnings : DAWNS
51
It may be vegetal or fruity : AROMA
53
Lightly bite, as a pup : NIPAT
54
Sappho and Mirabai : POETS
55
Certain fed. security : TNOTE
57
Alternatives to shakes : MALTS
58
Drinks that are "slammed" : SHOTS
60
King and queen? : PALACECOUPLE
61
Exhibiting the effects of too little sleep, say : CRANKY
63
The three R's? : CLASSTRIPLE
65
Stays optimistic : HOPES
67
Bottomless void : ABYSS
71
Quill go-with : INK
74
Note in the C minor scale : EFLAT
75
Raw power : SINEW
76
Salon job, informally : MANI
77
Develops, as an idea : GESTATES
78
Like some high-quality bonds : RATEDAAA
79
They might tie the room together : AREARUGS
81
Bout enders, for short : KOS
82
Caballero, e.g. : HORSEMAN
84
Bog contents : PEAT
85
Hosts : HASOVER
86
Nag : HENPECK
89
Dress for graduation : ENROBE
93
Razzle-dazzle : ECLAT
95
Contented sigh : AAH
97
Superman's birth name : KALEL
98
A pomegranate can contain a few hundred of these : SEEDS
100
Corkage ___ : FEE
102
Name of either brother in a classic Nickelodeon sitcom : PETE
106
Computing pioneer Lovelace : ADA
107
Teeny : LIL
108
Rule, informally : REG
109
Menu eponym : TSO
110
Pint contents : ALE
Answer summary:
11 unique to this puzzle.
