n | Title: New York Times, Monday, January 8, 2001 | n | Title: PEEVISH |
| Author: Gregory E. Paul | | Author: By Mark Howard |
| Editor: Will Shortz | | Editor: Timothy Parker |
| | | Copyright: uclick, LLC |
| | | Category: USA Today Crosswords |
| | | |
| | | |
n | MUGS#CHAP#BRADS | n | ELMS#SLAP#NOTCH |
| ISIT#LOBO#REBUT | | GAIT#COLA#ICIER |
| LEGO#APES#OCEAN | | AIDE#HOOT#TELLS |
| DRIVEUPTHEWALL# | | DRIVEUPTHEWALL# |
n | ###ELSE##ASP### | n | ###EASY##SIN### |
| CAP#TERMITE#DAM | | SCENTS#PEST#FAB |
| ALAMO##ERE#PAGE | | ERASE#SERE#TALE |
| GETONONESNERVES | | GETONONESNERVES |
n | ERIC#PAT##LOINS | n | ODIN#RAVE#NARCO |
| ROO#CRYSTAL#STY | | SON#JAPE#ODDEST |
| ###TOA##IDEA### | | ###HIC##ABIE### |
| #RUBTHEWRONGWAY | | #RUBTHEWRONGWAY |
n | PINOT#CHAR#LIMO | n | RUNON#VIII#AONE |
| AMINO#HIDE#ONOR | | ANIME#ERAS#PROW |
| SEVEN#OPED#WORK | | GETBY#RENT#SENS |
| | | |
| | | |
n | A1. Hot chocolate containers ~ MUGS | n | A1. Some backyard trees ~ ELMS |
| A5. Bloke ~ CHAP | | A5. Blow with a palm ~ SLAP |
| A9. Wire nails ~ BRADS | | A9. Gunstock carving ~ NOTCH |
| A14. "___ something I said?" ~ ISIT | | A14. A limp affects it ~ GAIT |
| A15. Timber wolf ~ LOBO | | A15. Caffeine-yielding nut ~ COLA |
| A16. Disprove ~ REBUT | | A16. Apter for polar bears ~ ICIER |
| A17. Toy block brand ~ LEGO | | A17. White House position ~ AIDE |
| A18. Steps in human evolution ~ APES | | A18. Sound from an owl ~ HOOT |
| A19. Place for a beach ~ OCEAN | | A19. Informs ~ TELLS |
| A20. Exasperate, as a motorist? ~ DRIVEUPTHEWALL | | A20. Exasperate ~ DRIVEUPTHEWALL |
| A23. "So what ___ is new?" ~ ELSE | | A23. Requiring little effort ~ EASY |
| A24. Egyptian cobra ~ ASP | | A24. Transgression of divine law ~ SIN |
| A25. Toy gun noisemaker ~ CAP | | A25. Hints for hounds ~ SCENTS |
| A28. Orkin target ~ TERMITE | | A28. Aphid, to a gardener ~ PEST |
| A31. Grand Coulee, e.g. ~ DAM | | A30. The ___ Four (The Beatles) ~ FAB |
| A34. Crockett's last stand, with "the" ~ ALAMO | | A33. Answering machine button ~ ERASE |
| A36. "... ___ he drove out of sight" ~ ERE | | A34. All dried out ~ SERE |
| A37. Summon electronically, say ~ PAGE | | A35. It might be tall ~ TALE |
| A38. Exasperate, as a neurologist? ~ GETONONESNERVES | | A36. Exasperate ~ GETONONESNERVES |
| A42. Newsman Sevareid ~ ERIC | | A39. Viking's deity ~ ODIN |
| A43. Butter serving ~ PAT | | A40. Strong thumbs-up review ~ RAVE |
| A44. Gird one's ___ ~ LOINS | | A41. Antidrug cop ~ NARCO |
| A45. Animal with a pouch, informally ~ ROO | | A42. You might give him the business ~ SON |
| A46. Goblet material ~ CRYSTAL | | A43. Bit of drollery ~ JAPE |
| A49. Hog's home ~ STY | | A44. Most bizarre ~ ODDEST |
| A50. Burnt ___ crisp ~ TOA | | A45. "Andy Capp" sound effect ~ HIC |
| A51. Bright thought ~ IDEA | | A46. Rose's love, on Broadway ~ ABIE |
| A53. Exasperate, as a masseur? ~ RUBTHEWRONGWAY | | A47. Exasperate ~ RUBTHEWRONGWAY |
| A60. Burgundy grape ~ PINOT | | A54. Kind of sentence discouraged in grammar class ~ RUNON |
| A61. Blacken ~ CHAR | | A55. Hour on a grandfather clock ~ VIII |
| A62. Oscar night transport ~ LIMO | | A56. Untoppable rating ~ AONE |
| A63. Kind of acid ~ AMINO | | A57. Cartoon genre ~ ANIME |
| A64. Take cover ~ HIDE | | A58. Big Band and Gaslight ~ ERAS |
| A65. ___ about (approximately) ~ ONOR | | A59. Forepart of a boat ~ PROW |
| A66. Full complement of dwarfs ~ SEVEN | | A60. Manage to survive ~ GETBY |
| A67. Newspaper page ~ OPED | | A61. Leaseholder's payment ~ RENT |
| A68. Lead-in for -aholic ~ WORK | | A62. Members in a 100-member club (Abbr.) ~ SENS |
| | | |
t | D1. Not burning the mouth much ~ MILD | t | D1. "By gosh!" ~ EGAD |
| D2. Cable subscriber ~ USER | | D2. Beastly abode ~ LAIR |
| D3. "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" musical ~ GIGI | | D3. Calf-length skirt ~ MIDI |
| D4. Where a cook cooks ~ STOVE | | D4. Two-time presidential also-ran ~ STEVENSON |
| D5. Contract provision ~ CLAUSE | | D5. Straight downhill skiing ~ SCHUSS |
| D6. Lottery equipment ~ HOPPER | | D6. A bit bonkers ~ LOOPY |
| D7. Help in crime ~ ABET | | D7. "Thanks ___!" ~ ALOT |
| D8. Swanky ~ POSH | | D8. Walk in a garden ~ PATH |
| D9. Shop without anything particular in mind ~ BROWSE | | D9. Airhead ~ NITWIT |
| D10. Summation ~ RECAP | | D10. Frequent splashdown site ~ OCEAN |
| D11. Cain's brother ~ ABEL | | D11. Ones place? ~ TILL |
| D12. Twofold ~ DUAL | | D12. Lockup room ~ CELL |
| D13. Train stop: Abbr. ~ STN | | D13. Murphy film, "48 ___" ~ HRS |
| D21. John who sang "Rocket Man" ~ ELTON | | D21. All gone ~ EATEN |
| D22. Moth-___ ~ EATEN | | D22. German industrial city in the Ruhr Valley ~ ESSEN |
| D25. Basketballer ~ CAGER | | D25. Bell-shaped flowers ~ SEGOS |
| D26. Oldsmobile model ~ ALERO | | D26. Guiding principle ~ CREDO |
| D27. Barbecue site ~ PATIO | | D27. Alternative to "dine out" ~ EATIN |
| D29. Track contests ~ MEETS | | D28. Source of irritation ~ PEEVE |
| D30. April initials ~ IRS | | D29. Ancient Irish language ~ ERSE |
| D31. California Gov. Gray ___ ~ DAVIS | | D30. Quarterback Brett ~ FAVRE |
| D32. Ten-percenter ~ AGENT | | D31. "Smart" guys ~ ALECS |
| D33. Not neat ~ MESSY | | D32. Ply with rye, e.g. ~ BESOT |
| D35. Slip-on shoe, briefly ~ MOC | | D34. Break abruptly ~ SNAP |
| D37. Old hand ~ PRO | | D35. Import/export imbalances ~ TRADEGAPS |
| D39. TV's Winfrey ~ OPRAH | | D37. Goosefoot herb ~ ORACH |
| D40. Not yea ~ NAY | | D38. With no ___ sight ~ ENDIN |
| D41. Barkin or Burstyn ~ ELLEN | | D43. Small bus ~ JITNEY |
| D46. T-shirt material ~ COTTON | | D44. "Duck" in "Peter and the Wolf" ~ OBOIST |
| D47. Tongue-lashing ~ TIRADE | | D45. Big bang maker ~ HBOMB |
| D48. Loved to bits ~ ADORED | | D46. "Unit" or "tract" attachment ~ ARIAN |
| D50. Juicy steak ~ TBONE | | D47. Ancient alphabetical character ~ RUNE |
| D52. Burning ~ AGLOW | | D48. Apartment, to an apartment manager ~ UNIT |
| D53. Icy coating ~ RIME | | D49. "Be it ___ so humble . . ." ~ EVER |
| D54. Harvard or Stanford: Abbr. ~ UNIV | | D50. Informant's accessory ~ WIRE |
| D55. Reverberate ~ ECHO | | D51. Donned ~ WORE |
| D56. Horse trainer's aid ~ WHIP | | D52. Any minute now, to a bard ~ ANON |
| D57. Bowery bum ~ WINO | | D53. Berry-bearing evergreens ~ YEWS |
| D58. Love, Spanish-style ~ AMOR | | D54. Worthless piece of cloth ~ RAG |
| D59. Part of N.Y.C. ~ YORK | | |
| D60. Faux ___ ~ PAS | | |
| | | |