NY Times Crossword

August 28, 2024

Jesse Goldberg

In this ingenious puzzle, the blanks can be filled in with a word that both completes the clue and answers it. For example, given MADE AMENDS FOR WH _ _ _ _ _ _ ID, the answer word is ATONED, parsed as MADE AMENDS FOR WHAT ONE DID.

1. Chicken par _ _ _ _ _ in fat

2. Hurdles for doct _ _ _ _ _ tudents 

3. Referring t _ _ _ _ _ est

4. I _ _ _ _ _ at terrifies thanatophobes

5. They pu _ _ _ _ _ _ _ tuff

6. Another word fo _ _ _ _ _ _ awag

7. Street feature needed after a har _ _ _ _ _ 

8. Pitcher's positio _ _ _ _ _ e lineup, historically

 

9. It' _ _ _ _ _ n on a vampire hunt

 

10. Tempe _ _ _ _ _ onsoon, e.g.

Answers:

 

1. chicken parT HIGH in fat (THIGH)

 

2. hurdles for doctORAL Students (ORALS)

 

3. referring tO THE Rest (OTHER)

 

4. iDEA THat terrifies thanatophobes (DEATH)

 

5. they puSH OVER Stuff (SHOVERS)

 

6. another word foR A SCALawag (RASCAL) 

 

7. street feature needed after a harD RAIN (DRAIN)

 

8. pitcher's positioN IN THe lineup, historically (NINTH)

 

9. it'S TAKEn on a vampire hunt (STAKE)

 

10. tempeST OR Monsoon (STORM)