Author:
Carly Schuna
Editor:
Will Shortz
"I can relate," in Gen Z slang
This puzzle:
Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 72, Blocks: 32 Missing: {FGJQXZ} Spans: 1 This is puzzle # 2 for Ms. Schuna. Friday freshness: 15%
Carly Schuna notes:
This grid has a lot of attitude, which seems appropriate because so do I. My primary job is as a circus coach and performer. I always ... read more
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1 A | 2 U | 3 T | 4 O | 5 S | 6 A | 7 V | 8 E | 9 D | 10 I | 11 T | 12 C | 13 H | ||
14 C | H | I | C | K | L | I | T | 15 B | I | T | E | M | E | |
16 T | O | R | T | I | L | L | A | 17 R | E | C | T | O | R | |
18 S | H | E | 19 H | E | L | L | 20 T | O | T | H | E | N | O | |
21 M | A | Y | A | 22 B | U | S | Y | |||||||
23 A | 24 T | 25 B | A | T | 26 I | 27 D | A | H | O | 28 N | 29 A | 30 P | ||
31 P | A | R | T | 32 A | N | O | 33 A | D | 34 S | A | L | E | ||
35 T | H | A | T | 36 I | S | S | U | 37 C | H | A | M | O | O | D |
38 L | O | W | E | S | T | 39 B | A | A | 40 O | M | N | I | ||
41 Y | E | N | 42 L | A | 43 S | T | S | 44 C | R | I | E | S | ||
45 W | A | I | T | 46 H | 47 I | R | E | |||||||
48 I | 49 M | 50 E | A | N | R | E | 51 A | L | L | Y | 52 L | 53 A | 54 M | |
55 D | I | V | I | D | E | 56 L | O | O | P | 57 H | O | L | E | |
58 L | E | A | V | E | S | 59 P | A | S | T | A | B | A | R | |
60 I | N | N | E | R | 61 O | N | E | O | N | O | N | E |
© 2023, The New York Times6/30/23 ( No. 26,897 )
Across
1
Crash protection? : AUTOSAVE
9
Abandon : DITCH
14
"Waiting to Exhale" or "Bridget Jones's Diary," dismissively : CHICKLIT
15
Sassy retort : BITEME
16
Mexican wrap : TORTILLA
17
Service provider? : RECTOR
18
"___ Got the Goldmine (I Got the Shaft)" (#1 country hit by Jerry Reed) : SHE
19
"As frickin' if!" : HELLTOTHENO
21
Some pyramid builders : MAYA
22
Tied up : BUSY
23
Up : ATBAT
26
Its name is completely fabricated despite being "translated" as "gem of the mountains" : IDAHO
28
Go out for a bit? : NAP
31
Role : PART
32
52 semanas : ANO
33
Marketer's payoff : ADSALE
35
"I can relate," in Gen Z slang : THATISSUCHAMOOD
38
Bottom : LOWEST
39
Farm sound : BAA
40
Prefix with present : OMNI
41
Urge : YEN
42
Hangs on : LASTS
44
Tears up : CRIES
45
Pedestrian caution : WAIT
46
New employee : HIRE
48
"Surely you know that's ludicrous" : IMEANREALLY
52
Flight : LAM
55
Split up : DIVIDE
56
Way out : LOOPHOLE
58
Word with tea or autumn : LEAVES
59
Dining option where bow ties might be expected : PASTABAR
60
Spiritual : INNER
61
Like a tryst, usually : ONEONONE
Down
1
Isn't oneself? : ACTS
2
*Gulp* : UHOH
3
Wear out : TIRE
4
National Book Mo. : OCT
5
Accessory worn with goggles : SKIHAT
6
Where you can hear pins drop : ALLEY
7
Bad lot : VILLAINS
8
Among others: Abbr. : ETAL
9
It might say "zero" on its container : DIETSODA
10
Cartoon mouse on "The Simpsons" : ITCHY
11
French thinker? : TETE
12
"You know you wanna …" : CMON
13
"My ___!" : HERO
15
It's a big thing : BROUHAHA
20
Not yet known, for short : TBA
21
Lipstick choice : MATTE
23
Well : APTLY
24
Chevrolet offering : TAHOE
25
Strength : BRAWN
27
"When in ___, don't" (maxim attributed to Benjamin Franklin) : DOUBT
28
Climate writer Klein : NAOMI
29
Exclusively : ALONE
30
Procedures that may involve a pumice stone, informally : PEDIS
32
Dancing duo of the early 1900s : ASTAIRES
34
The first recipe for one was published in "Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts" (1927) : SMORE
36
Hawaiian, e.g. : ISLANDER
37
Borrowing option : CASHLOAN
43
44
Certain modern investment, informally : CRYPTO
45
Renounce : WAIVE
47
Brief out line? : ILOSE
48
Steamed rice cake : IDLI
49
Air : MIEN
50
"True Blood" actress ___ Rachel Wood : EVAN
51
Brand sold at pet stores : ALPO
52
Endangered predator of the Southwest : LOBO
53
Menken who wrote the music for "The Little Mermaid," "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin" : ALAN
54
Only : MERE
57
Flying Solo : HAN
Answer summary:
3 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.
