N.Y. Times Crossword – Sunday, September 24, 2017 September, 24, 2017, 7:54 pm by gregoflaBy: Alan Arbesfeld Theme: U.S. State Abbreviations Difficulty (0-10): 1 Time: 42:40ACROSSDOWN1Tennis world since 19681Footnote abbr.8St. Louis Arch, e.g.2Take stock?15Gasoline may make it go3Fragrant compound20Impersonated4Pitted fruit21Performing, perhaps5Icelandic letter22Change of locks?6Powerful engine23“Try not to miss Bangor and Lewiston”?7Cruising25“___ de Lune”8Be successful26Player of TV’s Det. Tutuola9The slightest amount of27Publication read by drs.10Oscar-winning foreign film of 2005 set in South Africa28Kind of torch on “Survivor”11Tiny-scissors holder29Private eye, slangily12Nutsy30Where Spartacus was from13Competing with32Rite for a newborn Jewish boy14Thirst342:00 in New York vis-à-vis St. Louis?15Firmly in place36Chopper topper16Have a connection38“___ ’em, boy!”17Turbaned teacher40Fifth wheel18Loathing41Part of a full house19Like some myths43Haunted house sound24“You’ll have to pay for me”45Duds29Stylish47Be sociable, say31Unit of firewood50Whistler from two Eastern states?33“Freedom ___ free”53Financial institution whose parent company is Canadian35Commercial lead-in to Pen55Name in a Salinger title37Walter ___, Dodgers owner who moved the team from Brooklyn to L.A.56Cheers after a go-o-o-oal!39Submits, as a phone report57Quaint store descriptor41Previous incarnations59Just beat42Part of a recovery effort60Put away44Writer of “The Gnat and the Bull”61___-equipped46___ Conference62“I’m such a klutz!”47Added up64Sportscaster Al48City just east of LAX68“We shouldn’t sell our Fort Wayne home”?49Vintage Jaguars72How a B.L.T. might come50Apology start73Rice-A-___51Oktoberfest music74Public image, briefly52First-rate, in British slang75Farm female54Buyer of a dozen roses, maybe77Reebok rival58Former parent co. of Gramophone and Parlophone records78Navy commando61Ideology80It means “farmer” in Afrikaans63Again, in Mexico82Hydroxyl compound65Getting help getting clean83Airbnb offering66Dijon darling86“Sooner this, Sooner that … can’t you talk about any other subject?”?67Avoid puddles, say89Imparter of umami taste, in brief69Pointer’s pronoun90Exact look-alike70Sister of Helios93Resort near Snowbird71Ancient fortuneteller94Middle-___72In the 70s, say95Big 2016 film set in Polynesia76Yellowstone grazer96Cab alternative79Unadon fish98Follows81Armchair accompanier100Deal another blackjack card to a young Salem woman?82Things painted in the spring104Take from the top84So darn cute106“Consider it done”85Like some fertile soil110Tomorrow87Status111Architect Saarinen88They may block passage113Some young ‘uns91Start to form?115Grammy-winning singer of “Shepherd Moons”92Single, for one116A-lister95Art ___, longtime Cleveland Browns owner117Midwest state secedes and will join the United Kingdom?97Pressure indicator on a map120Whale food99Iger’s predecessor at Disney121Place100Hardly sophisticates122Direct route101Sluggish123Overused102Actress Shire124Directed103Quattro + tre125Having braids105Fabulist’s confession107Diarist Nin108Jeff ___, leader of the Electric Light Orchestra109Got on board112Licentious sort114Word with ceiling or financing117C.I.A. forerunner118Tour de France time119“Who’da thunk it?!” Share this:Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)MoreClick to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)Click to share on Skype (Opens in new window)Like this:Like Loading...Related
