Newton: 1993-1998 (memories), 1998- (lives on)
About the Puzzle
This crossword honors the Newton MessagePad on the 20th anniversary of its official discontinuation (in 1998)
-- 25 years since its initial release.
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- Toggle errors.
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Across
- 1 Sir ___ *
- 6 Hold firmly
- 10 "House" actor Omar ___
- 14 The Mamas and The ___
- 15 Country singer ___ McEntire
- 16 Deep spy or Mexican sauce [char#4 misrecognized]
- 17 Salamanders, e.g.
- 19 A Scot's head might sport ___ ___
- 20 Liquid volume (Brit.)
- 21 Posh property
- 23 25 years, for an original * in 2018
- 25 2018 documentary: ___ ___ ___ *
- 28 Wine valley
- 30 Writer___ La Shan
- 31 Pale
- 32 "Grease" co-star ___ *-John
- 35 Eats
- 37 Michael Doonesbury enters "Catching on?" in 1993 comic (2 words) [famous misrecognition]
- 41 Colorado natives
- 42 "___ of (51-Across), and ___ of frog"; "Macbeth" IV:1
- 45 "Frida" portrayer ___ Hayek
- 49 .001 inch, or DOD internet suffix
- 51 Grown-up eft; nickname for *
- 52 "___ is next to godliness"
- 56 The ___ of an era for *: Feb. 27, 1998
- 57 Marley's music
- 58 "To ___, perchance to dream"; "Hamlet" III:1
- 60 In 2010, larger cousin of * from 3-Down(#1)
- 61 Handheld * model: e.g., 100 (1993), 2100 (1997)
- 66 Microsoft * cousins (acronym)
- 67 "Death in the Family" author James ___
- 68 Jordanian port/gulf
- 69 Playthings
- 70 A ___ in many states and countries, e.g., *, Massachusetts
- 71 Was a prelude (to) (2 words)
Down
- 1 Hoppy brew -- for 60-Across user?
- 2 "Green Eggs and Ham" protagonist ___-I-Am
- 3 "As American as ___ ___"; (1: *'s company; 2: dessert)
- 4 Contented sigh after eating tuna?
- 5 Gary Sinise's forensic spinoff [chars#4&5 misrecognized]
- 6 Someone might ___ after a loss (esp. a sad * user after 2/27/1998)
- 7 "Crying Game" actor Stephen ___
- 8 'Son of' (Arabic); 'Big Blue' [char#3 misrecognized]
- 9 Leisurely stroll, or old Toyota model
- 10 Laptop-style * models, e.g., 300 (1997), (unfortunately, no others)
- 11 Soap or fertilizer ingredient
- 12 Missouri tributary
- 13 San ___ (Hearst castle site)
- 18 Sis's sib
- 22 In a secure, steady manner
- 23 ___ Nuevo (Sp.) (or Happy 51-Across Year?)
- 24 Guy's partner
- 26 Enters carefully (2 words)
- 27 DEA agent
- 29 Part of GPA
- 33 Tennesse Williams' lizard
- 34 Toward the stern
- 36 Luau instr.
- 38 Do ___ ___ Fa: musical syllables
- 39 Poetic dusk
- 40 Thermarest, e.g. [char#2 misrecognized]
- 43 Have the rights to
- 44 Approx. takeoff time
- 45 * ___: a prototype-based programming language
- 46 War-torn Syrian city
- 47 The * bequeathed a rich ___
- 48 Zsa-Zsa's sister et al. [char#5 misrecognized]
- 50 Decrease
- 53 "American Graffiti" actor Paul ___ ___
- 54 Patty Hearst's org.
- 55 Steven ___ [var.] faxed for help from a * in "Under Siege 2: Dark Territory", 1995; "Love Story" author Erich
- 59 Very wide shoe size [char#3 misrecognized]
- 62 Teamwork obstacle
- 63 Stitch
- 64 ___ Dhabi
- 65 Skip, as stones; or acronym for * and other organizers (as are ends of 60&61-Across)