NYT
Crossword Tips
NYT Crossword Tips
Go
Tip: Use ? for unknown answer letters, e.g. AN??ER. Use the space bar to enter ? quickly.
Go
Tip: Use ? for unknown answer letters, e.g. AN??ER. Use the space bar to enter ? quickly.
Search
|
Hints
|
Answers
|
Archive
|
Recent
|
Settings
|
Help
New York Times: Sunday, September 12, 1999
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 12, 1999 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Nancy Scandrett Ross
Clues
Search clues
Clear search
Jump to across
Jump to down
Across
1
Drams
????
Show another clue
1
Drams
????
Show another clue
5
Step on it!
?????
Show another clue
5
Step on it!
?????
Show another clue
10
Anjou alternative
????
Show another clue
10
Anjou alternative
????
Show another clue
14
Acted like a baby
?????
Show another clue
14
Acted like a baby
?????
Show another clue
19
Flu source
????
Show another clue
19
Flu source
????
Show another clue
20
___ legomenon (word that appears only once in a manuscript)
?????
Show another clue
20
___ legomenon (word that appears only once in a manuscript)
?????
Show another clue
21
"...___ dust shalt thou return"
????
Show another clue
21
"...___ dust shalt thou return"
????
Show another clue
22
"Step on it!"
?????
Show another clue
22
"Step on it!"
?????
Show another clue
23
Bird with a devoted following?
???????????????
23
Bird with a devoted following?
???????????????
26
"___ of Winter" (1992 Eric Rohmer film)
?????
Show another clue
26
"___ of Winter" (1992 Eric Rohmer film)
?????
Show another clue
27
Endures abuse
???????
Show another clue
27
Endures abuse
???????
Show another clue
28
Cowardly bird?
?????????????
28
Cowardly bird?
?????????????
30
Not taboo
????????
Show another clue
30
Not taboo
????????
Show another clue
32
Word in alumni notes
???
Show another clue
32
Word in alumni notes
???
Show another clue
33
Kind of flute
????
Show another clue
33
Kind of flute
????
Show another clue
34
What's place, in a comedy routine
????????
Show another clue
34
What's place, in a comedy routine
????????
Show another clue
36
Howls
????
Show another clue
36
Howls
????
Show another clue
38
Masterful
????
Show another clue
38
Masterful
????
Show another clue
42
Paradigm of easiness
???
Show another clue
42
Paradigm of easiness
???
Show another clue
44
___ polloi
???
Show another clue
44
___ polloi
???
Show another clue
45
Nasty fall?
????
Show another clue
45
Nasty fall?
????
Show another clue
47
Be extremely expectant
?????
Show another clue
47
Be extremely expectant
?????
Show another clue
48
Zapping
??????
48
Zapping
??????
52
Bird barber?
??????????????
52
Bird barber?
??????????????
56
___ Smith
??????
Show another clue
56
___ Smith
??????
Show another clue
57
Climb
????
Show another clue
57
Climb
????
Show another clue
58
Exchanged items, maybe
????
Show another clue
58
Exchanged items, maybe
????
Show another clue
59
Look up to
??????
Show another clue
59
Look up to
??????
Show another clue
60
Carson National Forest locale
????
Show another clue
60
Carson National Forest locale
????
Show another clue
61
They may be left hanging
?????
Show another clue
61
They may be left hanging
?????
Show another clue
63
Creature mentioned by Marco Polo
???
Show another clue
63
Creature mentioned by Marco Polo
???
Show another clue
66
It's in 19-Across
????
Show another clue
66
It's in 19-Across
????
Show another clue
67
Embarrassed bird?
???????????
67
Embarrassed bird?
???????????
70
Tony winner Neuwirth
????
Show another clue
70
Tony winner Neuwirth
????
Show another clue
71
Letters that please 42-Down
???
Show another clue
71
Letters that please 42-Down
???
Show another clue
72
Six-time Super Bowl coach
?????
Show another clue
72
Six-time Super Bowl coach
?????
Show another clue
73
Stand for
????
Show another clue
73
Stand for
????
Show another clue
74
Part of many a disguise
??????
Show another clue
74
Part of many a disguise
??????
Show another clue
76
Fabric finish?
????
Show another clue
76
Fabric finish?
????
Show another clue
77
"Death in Venice" author
????
Show another clue
77
"Death in Venice" author
????
Show another clue
78
They use horseshoe crabs as bait
??????
Show another clue
78
They use horseshoe crabs as bait
??????
Show another clue
79
Bird with a severe drinking problem?
??????????????
79
Bird with a severe drinking problem?
??????????????
85
Swear by
??????
Show another clue
85
Swear by
??????
Show another clue
86
Mt. Apo's locale, in the Philippines
?????
Show another clue
86
Mt. Apo's locale, in the Philippines
?????
Show another clue
87
Piecrust ingredient
????
Show another clue
87
Piecrust ingredient
????
Show another clue
88
Cologne cubes?
???
Show another clue
88
Cologne cubes?
???
Show another clue
90
Bambi's aunt
???
Show another clue
90
Bambi's aunt
???
Show another clue
91
Quarterback Humphries
????
Show another clue
91
Quarterback Humphries
????
Show another clue
92
Make out
????
Show another clue
92
Make out
????
Show another clue
94
Ravel wrote a piano concerto for it
????????
Show another clue
94
Ravel wrote a piano concerto for it
????????
Show another clue
98
1995 British Open winner John
????
Show another clue
98
1995 British Open winner John
????
Show another clue
100
You might say it when you get it
???
Show another clue
100
You might say it when you get it
???
Show another clue
102
1954 Edgar Award winner
????????
Show another clue
102
1954 Edgar Award winner
????????
Show another clue
105
Celebratory bird?
?????????????
Show another clue
105
Celebratory bird?
?????????????
Show another clue
111
"Steps in Time" autobiographer
???????
Show another clue
111
"Steps in Time" autobiographer
???????
Show another clue
112
1938 hit "I ___ Anyone Till You"
?????
Show another clue
112
1938 hit "I ___ Anyone Till You"
?????
Show another clue
113
Bird on the links?
???????????????
113
Bird on the links?
???????????????
115
Moon of Uranus
?????
Show another clue
115
Moon of Uranus
?????
Show another clue
116
"Women and Love" author
????
Show another clue
116
"Women and Love" author
????
Show another clue
117
Library lack
?????
Show another clue
117
Library lack
?????
Show another clue
118
Like some ears and elbows
????
Show another clue
118
Like some ears and elbows
????
Show another clue
119
70's-80's sitcom title role
?????
Show another clue
119
70's-80's sitcom title role
?????
Show another clue
120
Breeze (through)
????
Show another clue
120
Breeze (through)
????
Show another clue
121
Like wheat and barley
?????
Show another clue
121
Like wheat and barley
?????
Show another clue
122
Show wild instability
????
Show another clue
122
Show wild instability
????
Show another clue
Down
1
It took effect on Jan. 1, 1994
?????
Show another clue
1
It took effect on Jan. 1, 1994
?????
Show another clue
2
Father of biblical twins
?????
Show another clue
2
Father of biblical twins
?????
Show another clue
3
Healthy-looking bird?
????????????
3
Healthy-looking bird?
????????????
4
It has a lustrous face
??????
Show another clue
4
It has a lustrous face
??????
Show another clue
5
Certain Muslim
??????
Show another clue
5
Certain Muslim
??????
Show another clue
6
Jet Propulsion Laboratory site
???????
Show another clue
6
Jet Propulsion Laboratory site
???????
Show another clue
7
It has long arms
???
Show another clue
7
It has long arms
???
Show another clue
8
Dance partner
????
Show another clue
8
Dance partner
????
Show another clue
9
Lay out
??????
Show another clue
9
Lay out
??????
Show another clue
10
Base caller
?????
Show another clue
10
Base caller
?????
Show another clue
11
Clock or cat preceder
????
Show another clue
11
Clock or cat preceder
????
Show another clue
12
Pack
????
Show another clue
12
Pack
????
Show another clue
13
"The Private Eyes" co-star
??????
Show another clue
13
"The Private Eyes" co-star
??????
Show another clue
14
Perot prop
?????
Show another clue
14
Perot prop
?????
Show another clue
15
Some boat motors
?????????
15
Some boat motors
?????????
16
Kind of testimony
????
Show another clue
16
Kind of testimony
????
Show another clue
17
Perry's progenitor
????
Show another clue
17
Perry's progenitor
????
Show another clue
18
Unnatural blonde, e.g.
????
Show another clue
18
Unnatural blonde, e.g.
????
Show another clue
24
Slithering strikers
????
Show another clue
24
Slithering strikers
????
Show another clue
25
Land in un lac
???
Show another clue
25
Land in un lac
???
Show another clue
29
Golfer Geiberger and others
???
Show another clue
29
Golfer Geiberger and others
???
Show another clue
31
"In" place
????
Show another clue
31
"In" place
????
Show another clue
35
Honeymoon haven
???????
Show another clue
35
Honeymoon haven
???????
Show another clue
36
47-Across catcher
???
Show another clue
36
47-Across catcher
???
Show another clue
37
Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year
???
Show another clue
37
Sports Illustrated's 1974 Sportsman of the Year
???
Show another clue
39
Part of a vamp's costume
???
Show another clue
39
Part of a vamp's costume
???
Show another clue
40
First Lady before Eleanor
???
Show another clue
40
First Lady before Eleanor
???
Show another clue
41
Pliable leather
???
Show another clue
41
Pliable leather
???
Show another clue
42
Backers
??????
Show another clue
42
Backers
??????
Show another clue
43
Tuition check taker
??????
Show another clue
43
Tuition check taker
??????
Show another clue
45
Domestic
?????????
45
Domestic
?????????
46
"Der Blaue Reiter" artist
???
Show another clue
46
"Der Blaue Reiter" artist
???
Show another clue
47
Studies
????
Show another clue
47
Studies
????
Show another clue
49
Poet Sor Juana ___ de la Cruz
????
Show another clue
49
Poet Sor Juana ___ de la Cruz
????
Show another clue
50
Navigation abbr.
???
Show another clue
50
Navigation abbr.
???
Show another clue
51
Sneaker
???????
Show another clue
51
Sneaker
???????
Show another clue
53
Branch of sci.
????
Show another clue
53
Branch of sci.
????
Show another clue
54
French orphan of film
????
Show another clue
54
French orphan of film
????
Show another clue
55
"Once in Love With Amy" songwriter
???????
Show another clue
55
"Once in Love With Amy" songwriter
???????
Show another clue
60
1960 chess champion
???
Show another clue
60
1960 chess champion
???
Show another clue
61
Wedding planner
???????
Show another clue
61
Wedding planner
???????
Show another clue
62
Arab name part
???
Show another clue
62
Arab name part
???
Show another clue
63
Bird on a night flight?
????????????
63
Bird on a night flight?
????????????
64
Moon of Uranus
??????
Show another clue
64
Moon of Uranus
??????
Show another clue
65
Plane producer Clyde
??????
Show another clue
65
Plane producer Clyde
??????
Show another clue
68
Rain drain locale
????
Show another clue
68
Rain drain locale
????
Show another clue
69
Cherokee Natl. Forest locale
????
Show another clue
69
Cherokee Natl. Forest locale
????
Show another clue
70
Wax unit?
????
Show another clue
70
Wax unit?
????
Show another clue
72
Town on the Vire
????
Show another clue
72
Town on the Vire
????
Show another clue
75
Bit of a bray
???
Show another clue
75
Bit of a bray
???
Show another clue
76
Like some warehouses
?????????
Show another clue
76
Like some warehouses
?????????
Show another clue
77
Producer: Abbr.
???
Show another clue
77
Producer: Abbr.
???
Show another clue
79
Drilling expert: Abbr.
???
Show another clue
79
Drilling expert: Abbr.
???
Show another clue
80
Horse bit
???
Show another clue
80
Horse bit
???
Show another clue
81
Charlottesville sch.
???
Show another clue
81
Charlottesville sch.
???
Show another clue
82
Yodeler's place
???
Show another clue
82
Yodeler's place
???
Show another clue
83
Bit of hope
???
Show another clue
83
Bit of hope
???
Show another clue
84
Audiophile's purchase
????
Show another clue
84
Audiophile's purchase
????
Show another clue
89
Bonn boulevard
???????
Show another clue
89
Bonn boulevard
???????
Show another clue
92
Father of Phinehas
???
Show another clue
92
Father of Phinehas
???
Show another clue
93
Harmonizes, briefly
??????
93
Harmonizes, briefly
??????
94
Cause of weird weather
??????
Show another clue
94
Cause of weird weather
??????
Show another clue
95
Fastened, in a way
??????
Show another clue
95
Fastened, in a way
??????
Show another clue
96
Cruz ___, Brazil
????
Show another clue
96
Cruz ___, Brazil
????
Show another clue
97
In the neighborhood
??????
Show another clue
97
In the neighborhood
??????
Show another clue
99
Felicitously
?????
Show another clue
99
Felicitously
?????
Show another clue
100
Adrien of skin care products
?????
Show another clue
100
Adrien of skin care products
?????
Show another clue
101
W.W. II general ___ Arnold
???
Show another clue
101
W.W. II general ___ Arnold
???
Show another clue
103
Often-missed humor
?????
Show another clue
103
Often-missed humor
?????
Show another clue
104
Not yet familiar with
?????
Show another clue
104
Not yet familiar with
?????
Show another clue
105
"Kapow!"
????
Show another clue
105
"Kapow!"
????
Show another clue
106
Kumar of "The Jewel in the Crown"
????
Show another clue
106
Kumar of "The Jewel in the Crown"
????
Show another clue
107
His horse had eight legs
????
Show another clue
107
His horse had eight legs
????
Show another clue
108
Karmann ___ (car)
????
Show another clue
108
Karmann ___ (car)
????
Show another clue
109
Big prefix in banking
????
Show another clue
109
Big prefix in banking
????
Show another clue
110
Sufficient, once
????
Show another clue
110
Sufficient, once
????
Show another clue
114
Alexander ingredient
???
Show another clue
114
Alexander ingredient
???
Show another clue
Analysis
Show Analysis