New York Times, Sunday, May 5, 2024
Quaker in the woods
Daniel Bodily
| Total | Debut | Latest | Collabs |
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| 11 | 3/17/2022 | 9/10/2024 | 5 |
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| 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rebus | Circle | Scrab | Debut | Fresh |
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| 1 | 3 | 1.67 | 42 | 35% |
This puzzle:
Rows: 22, Columns: 21 Words: 143, Blocks: 92 Missing: {QZ} Grid has mirror symmetry. Puzzle has duplicate clues. This is puzzle # 8 for Mr. Bodily. Sunday freshness: 29%
Joel Fagliano notes:
Daniel Bodily, of Woodbury, Minn., is a robotics research engineer.His crosswords often include a visual element, as seen in the middle of the grid here. A self-described "left-brained ... read more
1 I | 2 S | 3 H | 4 T | 5 R | 6 Y | 7 C | 8 A | 9 B | 10 O | 11 J | 12 S | 13 O | 14 P | 15 T | ||||||
16 S | T | A | 17 Y | C | O | O | 18 L | 19 A | G | O | 20 O | K | A | Y | 21 S | U | R | E | ||
22 L | O | V | E | M | E | D | O | 23 K | E | W | 24 V | I | B | R | A | T | O | S | ||
25 A | M | I | S | 26 A | S | 27 P | E | N | T | 28 R | E | E | 29 L | O | O | T | ||||
30 M | A | N | B | 31 A | 32 G | 33 T | O | P | T | I | E | R | 34 F | 35 L | U | F | F | Y | ||
36 G | O | Y | A | 37 I | T | A | K | E | I | T | 38 L | O | T | T | ||||||
39 T | 40 W | A | S | N | T | 41 N | U | N | 42 S | C | H | 43 O | N | E | H | 44 I | 45 T | |||
46 W | E | B | S | 47 H | 48 I | S | S | 49 H | E | 50 R | A | 51 S | E | G | A | |||||
52 O | I | L | 53 P | E | R | P | 54 M | U | T | 55 E | 56 B | U | M | |||||||
57 B | R | A | 58 A | R | I | A | 59 M | 60 O | 61 O | 62 O | N | I | T | 63 L | A | P | ||||
64 I | D | S | 65 D | I | S | C | 66 A | P | R | 67 O | W | N | S | 68 U | N | O | ||||
69 T | O | T | 70 S | 71 N | E | E | 72 L | E | E | 73 N | A | G | 74 D | E | A | N | ||||
75 E | 76 G | G | S | 77 R | A | N | G | 78 E | 79 Y | O | 80 L | O | ||||||||
81 S | 82 P | E | E | D | 83 O | C | T | A | L | 84 N | E | W | 85 T | 86 S | ||||||
87 M | I | L | I | E | U | 88 C | H | A | N | T | 89 A | N | N | E | A | 90 L | ||||
91 P | L | A | N | K | S | 92 S | K | I | B | O | O | 93 T | 94 I | D | T | A | G | S | ||
95 G | O | N | G | 96 T | 97 I | L | E | 98 N | E | 99 A | R | 100 O | K | E | D | |||||
101 E | S | 102 T | 103 C | A | T | 104 S | 105 A | J | A | R | 106 S | E | E | |||||||
107 P | 108 E | S | T | O | 109 E | M | M | Y | 110 R | O | T | I | 111 M | A | T | 112 C | 113 H | |||
114 O | C | E | A | N | 115 I | C | 116 A | B | 117 A | S | H | 118 S | 119 T | A | R | T | L | E | ||
120 S | H | A | R | O | N | A | 121 N | I | X | O | N | 122 T | O | R | T | L | A | W | ||
123 H | O | T | S | W | A | P | 124 L | E | N | 125 A | N | T | H | E | M | S |
© 2024, The New York Times5/5/24 ( No. 27,207 )
Across
1
Language suffix : ISH
4
"Do or do not. There is no ___" (6-Down quote) : TRY
7
Call me! : CAB
10
Sources of vitamin C, for short : OJS
13
Enroll, with "in" : OPT
16
Bit of well-wishing on a hot day : STAYCOOL
19
Sixth word in the Gettysburg Address : AGO
20
"Fine by me" : OKAYSURE
22
1962 Beatles hit : LOVEMEDO
23
London's ___ Gardens : KEW
24
Wavering vocal effects : VIBRATOS
25
Friends, to Hercule Poirot : AMIS
26
Quaker in the woods : ASPENTREE
29
Spoils : LOOT
30
Murse, by another name : MANBAG
33
Best of the best : TOPTIER
34
Like some clouds and kittens : FLUFFY
36
Francisco with frescoes : GOYA
37
"Sounds to me like ..." : ITAKEIT
38
Former senator Trent : LOTT
39
Quaint double contraction : TWASNT
41
She's a believer : NUN
42
C.S.U. or U.S.C.: Abbr. : SCH
43
Like some wonders : ONEHIT
46
They're used to catch bugs : WEBS
47
Steam engine sound : HISS
49
Juno : Roman :: ___ : Greek : HERA
51
Company aptly hidden in "Japanese games" : SEGA
52
Coconut extraction : OIL
53
Cop's catch : PERP
54
🔇 : MUTE
56
Beach ___ : BUM
57
Playtex product : BRA
58
Vegas casino with a musical name : ARIA
59
Lea low? : MOO
62
"Aye, aye, captain!" : ONIT
63
Where a spill might end up : LAP
64
Freudian constructs : IDS
65
___ golf : DISC
66
Mo. when the Titanic sank : APR
67
Dominates, slangily : OWNS
68
"One card left!" : UNO
69
Kids … or, informally, a snack for kids : TOTS
71
"Born" in France : NEE
72
Gymnast Suni : LEE
73
Keep reminding, say : NAG
74
Temple official : DEAN
75
Empty nester's lack? : EGGS
77
Domain's partner in math : RANGE
79
"Seize the day" of today : YOLO
81
Risk a ticket : SPEED
83
Kind of number system in which 7 is the highest digit : OCTAL
84
Terrarium animals : NEWTS
87
Setting : MILIEU
88
"We will, we will ROCK YOU!," e.g. : CHANT
89
Make malleable using heat : ANNEAL
91
Pirate ship features : PLANKS
92
Shoe secured with a click : SKIBOOT
94
Things checked at baggage checks : IDTAGS
95
Crash before dinner? : GONG
96
Rummikub piece : TILE
98
Close : NEAR
100
Green-lit : OKED
101
"___ modus in rebus" ("Moderation in all things") : EST
103
Creatures mummified in ancient Egypt : CATS
105
Close to closed : AJAR
106
Go steady with : SEE
107
Green trattoria topping : PESTO
109
Ventriloquist Shirley Dinsdale was the first person to win one (1949) : EMMY
110
Indian flatbread : ROTI
111
One getting fired after a strike? : MATCH
114
Really, really big : OCEANIC
116
Cause to blush : ABASH
118
Cause to jump : STARTLE
120
"M-m-m-my ___" (1970s song lyric) : SHARONA
121
He placed a call to Armstrong and Aldrin minutes after their landing : NIXON
122
Basis for some civil cases : TORTLAW
123
Replacement of a computer part without powering down : HOTSWAP
124
Novelist Deighton : LEN
125
Olympic tracks? : ANTHEMS
Down
1
Religion in which zakat is practiced : ISLAM
2
Leaf pore : STOMA
3
Woo-hoo! The engines are firing, all systems are go, and we are feeling good! : HAVINGABLAST
4
Channel with "Silent Sunday Nights" programming : TCM
5
Orange sushi topper : ROE
6
See 4-Across : YODA
7
Where a batter goes for a bundt? : CAKEPAN
8
Tommy Lee Jones's role in "Men in Black" : AGENTK
9
Farfalle shapes : BOWTIES
10
Dust Bowl-era migrant : OKIE
11
Quick left, say : JAB
12
The Euphrates bisects it: Abbr. : SYR
13
And just like that, sky and clouds are behind us! : OUTOFTHEBLUE
14
Mathematician's creation : PROOF
15
Snappish : TESTY
17
"I'll have it on your desk tomorrow" : YESBOSS
18
Oops, zoned out for a sec. Houston, can you retransmit our coordinates? : LOSTINSPACE
20
Thrilled to report that we've made it to lunar orbit! : OVERTHEMOON
21
General acknowledgments? : SALUTES
27
D.C. V.I.P. : POTUS
28
Former labor secretary Robert : REICH
31
Writer Rand : AYN
32
Our lunar rover is collecting samples at long last. It's been sitting in storage for months! : GATHERINGDUST
34
Moving in zero-G is just blissful! : FLOATINGONAIR
35
Chaney of horror : LON
39
Cheap and trivial : TWOBIT
40
Oddball : WEIRDO
44
Exotic pet : IGUANA
45
Feminine hygiene product : TAMPON
48
"Bearded" blooms : IRISES
50
Where to walk the walk? : RUNWAY
53
Feminine hygiene product : PAD
55
The Monstars in "Space Jam," e.g., for short : ETS
59
Last book of the Old Testament : MALACHI
60
It's run up, then rung up : OPENTAB
61
Green trattoria topping : OREGANO
70
Ouch! Drifted too far and bonked my head on that darn window … but wow, would you look at the view! : SEEINGSTARS
74
Re-entry time — let's make sure we do this simply and practically! : DOWNTOEARTH
76
Be nerdy, with "out" : GEEK
77
Who's on a mission in today's puzzle? : ROCKETMAN
78
Musician who sang about a 77-Down : ELTONJOHN
80
Let borrow : LEND
81
Storage facility : SILO
82
Window, e.g. : PLANESEAT
85
Hot pot : TEAKETTLE
86
Like some advice : SAGE
87
Stat that doesn't apply to E.V.s : MPG
90
Microdosing drug : LSD
92
Insult : SLAM
93
Part of an udder : TEAT
97
Large white sheet : ICECAP
99
Record label for Whitney Houston : ARISTA
102
So far : TONOW
104
Strong-willed daughter on "Downton Abbey" : SYBIL
105
Burning bridges, e.g. : ARSON
106
Really hurt : SMART
107
Swanky : POSH
108
Bouncer in an alleyway? : ECHO
112
Go silent, with "up" : CLAM
113
Chops : HEWS
115
___ mood : INA
117
Chopper : AXE
119
Unit often used exaggeratively : TON
Answer summary:
7 unique to this puzzle.
