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, May 7, 2000
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, May 7, 2000 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Patrick D. Berry
Clues
Search clues
Clear search
Jump to across
Jump to down
Across
1
As is proper
?????
Show another clue
1
As is proper
?????
Show another clue
6
Left
????
Show another clue
6
Left
????
Show another clue
10
Cornwall town on Falmouth Harbor
?????
Show another clue
10
Cornwall town on Falmouth Harbor
?????
Show another clue
15
Like some dinners
????
Show another clue
15
Like some dinners
????
Show another clue
19
Scenic walk
?????
Show another clue
19
Scenic walk
?????
Show another clue
20
Flash
????
Show another clue
20
Flash
????
Show another clue
21
German composer Carl Maria von ___
?????
Show another clue
21
German composer Carl Maria von ___
?????
Show another clue
22
Something to pay?
????
Show another clue
22
Something to pay?
????
Show another clue
23
Publicly disrupting a concerto?
????????????????
23
Publicly disrupting a concerto?
????????????????
26
Not deceived by
????
Show another clue
26
Not deceived by
????
Show another clue
27
Doing counterfeit sculpture?
????????????
27
Doing counterfeit sculpture?
????????????
28
Augurs
?????
Show another clue
28
Augurs
?????
Show another clue
29
Edge
???
Show another clue
29
Edge
???
Show another clue
32
Blood pigment
????
Show another clue
32
Blood pigment
????
Show another clue
33
It's impolite
?????
Show another clue
33
It's impolite
?????
Show another clue
34
Handles the reception
??????
Show another clue
34
Handles the reception
??????
Show another clue
35
Impossible score, in U.S. football
???
Show another clue
35
Impossible score, in U.S. football
???
Show another clue
36
Car accessory
?????
Show another clue
36
Car accessory
?????
Show another clue
38
Informal term of address, in Britain
???
Show another clue
38
Informal term of address, in Britain
???
Show another clue
39
Council honcho
?????
Show another clue
39
Council honcho
?????
Show another clue
40
Cricket player
???????
40
Cricket player
???????
42
Valentine figure
????????
Show another clue
42
Valentine figure
????????
Show another clue
45
Catches
????
Show another clue
45
Catches
????
Show another clue
48
Asian kingdom
??????
Show another clue
48
Asian kingdom
??????
Show another clue
49
Difficulties for wedding planners, maybe
????
Show another clue
49
Difficulties for wedding planners, maybe
????
Show another clue
50
Pianist's challenge
????????
Show another clue
50
Pianist's challenge
????????
Show another clue
52
Actress Skye
????
Show another clue
52
Actress Skye
????
Show another clue
53
Lifeboat lowerer
?????
Show another clue
53
Lifeboat lowerer
?????
Show another clue
55
Cryer in movies
???
Show another clue
55
Cryer in movies
???
Show another clue
57
Aim
??????
Show another clue
57
Aim
??????
Show another clue
58
"Last Essays of ___," 1833
????
Show another clue
58
"Last Essays of ___," 1833
????
Show another clue
59
Thou of thous
???
Show another clue
59
Thou of thous
???
Show another clue
60
Animated show on Nickelodeon
????
Show another clue
60
Animated show on Nickelodeon
????
Show another clue
61
Utmost
???
Show another clue
61
Utmost
???
Show another clue
62
Do business
????
Show another clue
62
Do business
????
Show another clue
63
Canceling a newsmagazine?
???????????
Show another clue
63
Canceling a newsmagazine?
???????????
Show another clue
66
Young newts
????
Show another clue
66
Young newts
????
Show another clue
70
Tocqueville's here
???
Show another clue
70
Tocqueville's here
???
Show another clue
72
Beloved family member
????
Show another clue
72
Beloved family member
????
Show another clue
73
A cuppa
???
Show another clue
73
A cuppa
???
Show another clue
74
Kind of drop
????
Show another clue
74
Kind of drop
????
Show another clue
75
It's eaten with a cracker
??????
Show another clue
75
It's eaten with a cracker
??????
Show another clue
78
Startled cry
???
Show another clue
78
Startled cry
???
Show another clue
79
Mountain in Genesis
?????
Show another clue
79
Mountain in Genesis
?????
Show another clue
81
Meat stew, for short
????
Show another clue
81
Meat stew, for short
????
Show another clue
82
Scriptural elucidations
????????
Show another clue
82
Scriptural elucidations
????????
Show another clue
84
Place to sleep, in Britain
????
Show another clue
84
Place to sleep, in Britain
????
Show another clue
85
Places to sleep
??????
Show another clue
85
Places to sleep
??????
Show another clue
87
Informal letter signoff
????
Show another clue
87
Informal letter signoff
????
Show another clue
88
At no charge
????????
88
At no charge
????????
91
Sly coverup
???????
Show another clue
91
Sly coverup
???????
Show another clue
92
Rulers with thrones
?????
Show another clue
92
Rulers with thrones
?????
Show another clue
94
Rule opposed by Gandhi
???
Show another clue
94
Rule opposed by Gandhi
???
Show another clue
95
Appliance maker
?????
Show another clue
95
Appliance maker
?????
Show another clue
97
___ kwon do
???
Show another clue
97
___ kwon do
???
Show another clue
98
Ally in Hollywood
??????
Show another clue
98
Ally in Hollywood
??????
Show another clue
100
Stench
?????
Show another clue
100
Stench
?????
Show another clue
102
Mathematician Turing
????
Show another clue
102
Mathematician Turing
????
Show another clue
103
Company report abbr.
???
Show another clue
103
Company report abbr.
???
Show another clue
104
Dotty inventor?
?????
Show another clue
104
Dotty inventor?
?????
Show another clue
105
Pilfering from a fertility lab?
????????????
105
Pilfering from a fertility lab?
????????????
108
Its motto is "Industry"
????
Show another clue
108
Its motto is "Industry"
????
Show another clue
109
Robbing factory workers?
????????????????
109
Robbing factory workers?
????????????????
113
Seized vehicle
????
Show another clue
113
Seized vehicle
????
Show another clue
114
1948 Literature Nobelist
?????
Show another clue
114
1948 Literature Nobelist
?????
Show another clue
115
Comics dog
????
Show another clue
115
Comics dog
????
Show another clue
116
Not built-up
?????
Show another clue
116
Not built-up
?????
Show another clue
117
Sped
????
Show another clue
117
Sped
????
Show another clue
118
Indiana's state flower
?????
Show another clue
118
Indiana's state flower
?????
Show another clue
119
Bit of thatch
????
Show another clue
119
Bit of thatch
????
Show another clue
120
"The Herne's Egg" playwright
?????
Show another clue
120
"The Herne's Egg" playwright
?????
Show another clue
Down
1
P.D. broadcast
???
Show another clue
1
P.D. broadcast
???
Show another clue
2
Score that's "saved"
???
Show another clue
2
Score that's "saved"
???
Show another clue
3
Lao-___
???
Show another clue
3
Lao-___
???
Show another clue
4
Table extender
????
Show another clue
4
Table extender
????
Show another clue
5
1923 earthquake site
????????
Show another clue
5
1923 earthquake site
????????
Show another clue
6
Flight formation flier
???????
Show another clue
6
Flight formation flier
???????
Show another clue
7
Less at ease
??????
Show another clue
7
Less at ease
??????
Show another clue
8
It's declining in Germany
????
Show another clue
8
It's declining in Germany
????
Show another clue
9
Flavors
?????
Show another clue
9
Flavors
?????
Show another clue
10
Like many TV movies
???????
10
Like many TV movies
???????
11
Bank amount
???????
Show another clue
11
Bank amount
???????
Show another clue
12
Sinker
?????
Show another clue
12
Sinker
?????
Show another clue
13
Split
????
Show another clue
13
Split
????
Show another clue
14
Internet address ending
???
Show another clue
14
Internet address ending
???
Show another clue
15
Gunning down a night traveler?
???????????????
15
Gunning down a night traveler?
???????????????
16
Time of early youth
?????????
Show another clue
16
Time of early youth
?????????
Show another clue
17
Refit
?????
Show another clue
17
Refit
?????
Show another clue
18
It may reflect well on you
?????
Show another clue
18
It may reflect well on you
?????
Show another clue
24
Big wool source
???????
Show another clue
24
Big wool source
???????
Show another clue
25
They have many bends
??????
Show another clue
25
They have many bends
??????
Show another clue
28
It's heard from the herd
???
Show another clue
28
It's heard from the herd
???
Show another clue
29
Pushed (for)
???????
29
Pushed (for)
???????
30
Financially compromised
???????
Show another clue
30
Financially compromised
???????
Show another clue
31
Funnellike flower
???????
Show another clue
31
Funnellike flower
???????
Show another clue
34
Woman's shoe with a stiltlike sole
???????
34
Woman's shoe with a stiltlike sole
???????
37
Jawbones
????????
37
Jawbones
????????
39
Municipal bldg.
???
Show another clue
39
Municipal bldg.
???
Show another clue
41
Burglarizing a museum exhibition?
???????????????
41
Burglarizing a museum exhibition?
???????????????
43
Assembled
???
Show another clue
43
Assembled
???
Show another clue
44
City near Gibraltar
????????
Show another clue
44
City near Gibraltar
????????
Show another clue
46
Garbage ___
???
Show another clue
46
Garbage ___
???
Show another clue
47
Where to set down roots?
???
Show another clue
47
Where to set down roots?
???
Show another clue
49
Depravity
????????
Show another clue
49
Depravity
????????
Show another clue
51
Suffix with differ
???
Show another clue
51
Suffix with differ
???
Show another clue
54
Bon ___
???
Show another clue
54
Bon ___
???
Show another clue
55
Nudge
???
Show another clue
55
Nudge
???
Show another clue
56
Sailing
????????
Show another clue
56
Sailing
????????
Show another clue
60
Bio. evidence
???
Show another clue
60
Bio. evidence
???
Show another clue
63
Like some lawn displays
???????
Show another clue
63
Like some lawn displays
???????
Show another clue
64
Sign
???
Show another clue
64
Sign
???
Show another clue
65
Fannie or Ginnie follower
???
Show another clue
65
Fannie or Ginnie follower
???
Show another clue
67
Lying
???????
Show another clue
67
Lying
???????
Show another clue
68
Attacks on horseback
???????
Show another clue
68
Attacks on horseback
???????
Show another clue
69
Cut
???????
Show another clue
69
Cut
???????
Show another clue
71
Stick on a table
???
Show another clue
71
Stick on a table
???
Show another clue
75
CBS, e.g., slangily
???
Show another clue
75
CBS, e.g., slangily
???
Show another clue
76
Feller
???
Show another clue
76
Feller
???
Show another clue
77
Gibbon, for one
?????????
77
Gibbon, for one
?????????
79
Irrigation tool
???
Show another clue
79
Irrigation tool
???
Show another clue
80
Hamlet portrayer, 1996
???????
Show another clue
80
Hamlet portrayer, 1996
???????
Show another clue
83
Driver of a four-horse chariot, in myth
???
Show another clue
83
Driver of a four-horse chariot, in myth
???
Show another clue
84
"Right Place, Wrong Time" singer, 1973
??????
Show another clue
84
"Right Place, Wrong Time" singer, 1973
??????
Show another clue
86
Citrus garden
????????
86
Citrus garden
????????
89
Trample
???????
Show another clue
89
Trample
???????
Show another clue
90
Prosperous times, informally
???????
Show another clue
90
Prosperous times, informally
???????
Show another clue
91
Like many Rolls-Royces
???????
Show another clue
91
Like many Rolls-Royces
???????
Show another clue
93
Suffix on fruit names
???
Show another clue
93
Suffix on fruit names
???
Show another clue
96
Trinket stealer
??????
Show another clue
96
Trinket stealer
??????
Show another clue
98
Once-popular children's TV character
?????
Show another clue
98
Once-popular children's TV character
?????
Show another clue
99
Hailey best seller
?????
Show another clue
99
Hailey best seller
?????
Show another clue
100
Page number
?????
Show another clue
100
Page number
?????
Show another clue
101
Hardship
?????
Show another clue
101
Hardship
?????
Show another clue
105
Gondolier's need
????
Show another clue
105
Gondolier's need
????
Show another clue
106
Art class model
????
Show another clue
106
Art class model
????
Show another clue
107
Swing about
????
Show another clue
107
Swing about
????
Show another clue
109
Not square
???
Show another clue
109
Not square
???
Show another clue
110
"Patriot Games" grp.
???
Show another clue
110
"Patriot Games" grp.
???
Show another clue
111
Critic Hentoff
???
Show another clue
111
Critic Hentoff
???
Show another clue
112
Bygone Manhattan sights
???
Show another clue
112
Bygone Manhattan sights
???
Show another clue
Analysis
Show Analysis