New York Times Crossword Puzzle

Oh, dude, a group of nine is called a nonet. Yeah, it's like a quartet, but with more people. So, if you ever find yourself hanging out with eight other friends, you can casually drop the term "nonet" and impress everyone with your obscure knowledge.

We know that there are small meteoroids and dust in space because meteorites (meteoroids that survive the atmosphere and land on Earth) exist, and also because we can see meteoroids as meteors (the light coming from a meteoroid burning up in the atmosphere) in the sky.

Crystalline silica is a basic component of soil, sand, granite, and many other minerals. Quartz is the most common form of crystalline silica. Cristobalite and tridymite are two other forms of crystalline silica. All three forms may become respirable size particles when workers chip, cut, drill, or grind objects that contain crystalline silica.

A small stream is a narrow body of water that flows slowly along a natural or man-made channel. It typically has a shallower depth and lower volume of water compared to larger rivers. Small streams play a vital role in the ecosystem by providing habitats for various aquatic species and contributing to the overall water cycle.

'ere' is the poetic term for 'before'

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The steam powered rotary printing press was invented in 1843 by Richard Hoe. Its innovation was the use of rollers instead of a flat bed and it greatly increased the speed of printing.

(example: approx. copies per hour - manual flatbed press 500, steam operated flatbed press 2,000, steam rotary press 20,000)

The increased quantity being printed reduced the unit cost and this allowed the owners to reduce the price of newspapers while continuing to make profits.

The New York Times published its first crossword puzzle on Sunday, 15 February, 1942. It was a 23x23 grid titled "Headlines and Footnotes" compiled by Charles Erlenkotter.

Although this quotation is usually attributed to Ambrose Bierce, it cannot be due to him. Bierce disappeared in Mexico in 1913, almost three decades before the New York Times published its first crossword puzzle.

Emir.

Nori or Kombu

One such word is innocence.

blameless

El, short for "elevated railroad" -- Chicago's is the most famous example.

redcap

Some gem stones with five letters include:

- Beryl

- Topaz

- Agate

- Lapis (semi-precious stone, not a gem)

In Popular use a Bier is a(coffin stand or platform) though in the broader sense it can refer to the coffin itself.

* coming * close * immanent * pending

You can find out the Sun crossword answers by going to the Baltimore Sun website.

Someone in front of an audience could be a public speaker, entertainer, actor, performer, artist, player, comedian...

A deanery is a clergyman's house.

Howdah

Grok

ILA = International Longshoreman's Association.