CrosswordCentral
The New York Times

HEARD AT THE AIRPORT

January 4, 1998•Sunday

Creator

Mark Danna

Editor

Will Shortz

Grid Size

21×21

Previous Day
Play CrosswordRandom
Next Day

Play Crossword

Click a cell to begin

Current Clues

No active across clue

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127

Clues

Across

1River name meaning "where the goods are brought in"
8"Shane" man
12He's well-sooted for the job
19Womb-related
20Mine, in Amiens
21Most volatile emotionally
22"Hey, babe, wanna sit with me on the plane?"
24Transport to ecstasy
25Game for two of four
26"While we're in the air, write an essay on aviation"
28"Don't waste your breath!"
31Still
32Some M.I.T. grads
33Spree
36Nods, perhaps
37"I'm an unattractive woman who'll gab the whole trip"
43Revolt
45Burden
48Deanna of "Star Trek: T.N.G."
49"Mulholland Falls" actor
50One of the clan
51Bad-mouth
53"___ out!" (ump's cry)
55Manor near Twelve Oaks
56"Follow orders in this plane area or else!"
62Court huddle
64Twice 79-Down
65Sen. Cochran
66Roman called "The Elder"
68Trackers, e.g.
69"Prepare to do a spoof on airports"
73Accused's retort
74Middling
75Cross letters
76Sine ___ non
79Pilot's wear
82"Executives, today's lesson is on jet financing"
86Years of Nero's reign
87Found groovy
89Bush, for one
90Bits
91Bank deals
93A Bear
96Prefix with biology
98Housekeeping
99"First I'll read, then watch the movie, then..."
101Fen-___ (diet drug combo)
103Through working: Abbr.
104Astonish
105Spanish article
107Lions and tigers and bears, e.g.
109"What's that knitter doing during air turbulence?"
114Rhyme scheme
118Conspicuousness
119"My suitcase is better than yours"
122Pollen, e.g.
123Lake near Jacobs Field
124Put into motion
125North Pole family
126Pick-me-up
127Bums steers?

Down

1Darts' places
2Siouan speaker
3Jets, e.g.
4Gold braid
5Among, in poetry
6"Wheel of Fortune" buy
7Used a thurible
8Wash against
9Part of a Latin trio
10"Indeed!"
11Examine closely
12Assemblage
13Psychoanalyst Karen
14Joy of wild animals?
15Split
16Chow ___
17Secy.
18Last in line, usually
21"Don't blame ___ voted for..."
23Zeit or polter follower
27One telephone button
29They're missing from a roll
30Contest
33American finch
34Beeish
35Diving bird
38Lichtenstein, for one
39___ condolence
40Spills the beans
41Gillette brand
42Landing ___
44It's "here" in Le Havre
46Pitches
47Greek letters
52Basic sugar
54Hardships
57Discontinued, with "out"
58"Wild!" to a dude
59Ice cream brand
60Teller
61Airport monitor abbr.
63Lacking
67Tom Joad, e.g.
69Harassing
70Watch chain
711997 Rose Bowl winner: Abbr.
7250% of Bonn
73Porch with a view
76Doha's land
77Treatment
78Plus
79See 64-Across
80Hydroxyl-carbon compound
81Small English coins
83___ d'Orléans
84Veto
85First name in horror
88Lass
92Trees, e.g.
94N.F.L. sacker Bryce ___
95Poe's "___ Lee"
97Aria area
98Mayo, for one
100Pang
102Jet's home
106Computer game pioneer
107Sire
108French toast
109Convention site
110Stewpot
111Place
112Not spec.
113Pre-weekend cry
115Canaanite deity
116Fishing luck
117Home of the Cyclones
118Small pouch
120Old French coin
121Change for a dol.
Click on a clue to navigate to it in the grid. Click the eye icon to reveal an answer.

How to Play:

  • Click on a cell or use arrow keys to navigate
  • Type letters to fill in cells
  • Press Space to switch between Across and Down
  • Click on cell numbers to jump to that clue
  • Click on clues below to jump to that location in the grid

Current direction: Across

Data sourced from the open-source NYT Crosswords repository.

Archive available from January 1, 1977 to December 31, 2014.