| Scrapped, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2026 |
| Dodgy, as an area, perhaps |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Apr 2026 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
Commuter |
18 Mar 2026 |
| "That's not happening": 2 wds. |
|
|
| Canceled |
Newsday |
23 Jan 2026 |
| Not possible |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
30 Dec 2025 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
Newsday |
25 Dec 2025 |
| NASA scrub |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Dec 2025 |
| Off-limits |
LA Times Daily |
21 Dec 2025 |
| Scrapped, as a launch |
Newsday |
11 Dec 2025 |
| Like a canceled NASA launch |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2025 |
| NASA cancellation |
Commuter |
14 Nov 2025 |
| Like a scrapped rocket launch |
USA Today |
08 Nov 2025 |
| Scrapped mission |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Sep 2025 |
| Impossible; futile |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
08 Sep 2025 |
| Canceled, as a mission |
Universal |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Like a nixed mission |
The Washington Post Mini |
05 Sep 2025 |
| Aborted, as a Nasa launch |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
14 Aug 2025 |
| Launch letdown |
Wall Street Journal |
06 Aug 2025 |
| "Abort launch," at NASA: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Canceled |
Commuter |
01 Aug 2025 |
| Cancelled, as a mission |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Jul 2025 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
USA Today Quick |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Canceled, as a mission |
New York Times |
15 Jul 2025 |
| Canceled, 2 words |
|
|
| Not possible (2,2) |
The Guardian Quick |
05 Jun 2025 |
| ___ area (region to avoid) |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a mission |
Premier Sunday |
18 May 2025 |
| Area too dangerous to visit |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 May 2025 |
| Canceled, at NASA |
Universal |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Impossible to describe other Across answers (or words in Down clues)? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
04 Apr 2025 |
| Canceled, as a mission |
Universal |
22 Mar 2025 |
| In such an area, do a number get shot? (2-2) |
|
|
| Not ready for liftoff |
|
|
| Scuttled, as a mission |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Feb 2025 |
| ___ zone (prohibited area) |
|
|
| Not suitable for proceeding (2,2) |
|
|
| Canceled, as a mission |
Universal |
06 Feb 2025 |
| Canceled, as a rocket launch |
Newsday |
21 Jan 2025 |
| Forbidden |
New York Times |
30 Dec 2024 |
| What'll get one from googling to ogling is forbidden to enter |
|
|
| Lagoon Al left was a banned area (2-2) |
|
|
| Not happening (2 words) |
|
|
| Like a canceled mission (hyph.) |
|
|
| Off-limits |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Nov 2024 |
| Like a scrubbed NASA launch |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2024 |
| Prohibited (area) |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
23 Oct 2024 |
| Canceled, at NASA |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2024 |
| Scrapped mission |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Oct 2024 |
| ___ area, danger zone (2-2) |
|
|
| Canceled |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Sep 2024 |
| Unable to launch |
|
|
| Like a deal that didn't happen |
USA Today |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Scrubbed, as a space launch (hyph.) |
|
|
| Scrapped, as a mission (hyph.) |
|
|
| Something that's not going to happen |
New York Times |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Nonstarter |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2024 |
| Of restricted access, out of bounds (2-2) |
|
|
| Forbidden (area) |
|
|
| The kind of areas best avoided? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Jun 2024 |
| Scrubbed, NASA-style, 2 words |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jun 2024 |
| It isn't happening |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2024 |
| Canceled, as a launch, 2 words |
|
|
| Scrapped, at NASA (hyph.) |
|
|
| Cancelled, as a space mission |
|
|
| - area, danger zone (2-2) |
|
|
| Scuttled |
Commuter |
01 Apr 2024 |
| Failed attempt (2 wds) |
|
|
| Unready to proceed |
|
|
| Scrubbed, say |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Canceled, as a mission |
New York Times |
26 Feb 2024 |
| Forbidden zone, ... area (2-2) |
|
|
| Off-limits, ... area (2-2) |
|
|
| Nonstarter |
USA Today |
16 Feb 2024 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
Newsday |
19 Dec 2023 |
| NASA cancellation |
Newsday |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Nixed, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
29 Oct 2023 |
| NASA cancellation |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Postponed flight, at NASA (2 words) |
Family Time |
27 Aug 2023 |
| Space scrap? |
New York Times |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Canceled, as a NASA launch |
Newsday |
19 Jul 2023 |
| Canceled, at NASA |
Universal |
18 Jul 2023 |
| Off-limits |
Premier Sunday |
04 Jun 2023 |
| Scrubbed |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2023 |
| Canceled, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Like a canceled mission |
Universal |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Impossible |
The Guardian Quick |
11 Apr 2023 |
| Canceled, at NASA |
Universal |
06 Mar 2023 |
| Scrubbed, as a rocket launch |
New York Times |
18 Dec 2022 |
| Scuttled |
New York Times |
08 Dec 2022 |
| Canceled, at Cape Canaveral |
LA Times Daily |
29 Nov 2022 |
| Called off, as a launch |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2022 |
| Rocket-didn't-rocket NASA words |
Family Time |
14 Nov 2022 |
| Nixed, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
11 Sep 2022 |
| 'Launch cancelled' |
Newsday |
26 Aug 2022 |
| Canceled |
New York Times |
05 Aug 2022 |
| Scrapped mission |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Jul 2022 |
| Called off |
New York Times |
27 Jul 2022 |
| Canceled |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Jul 2022 |
| Canceled |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2022 |
| Canceled as a NASA mission: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Thumbs-down at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
07 Jun 2022 |
| Thumbs-down at NASA |
|
|
| Canceled, at NASA |
Newsday |
12 Apr 2022 |
| Two words of failure for NASA |
Family Time |
03 Apr 2022 |
| NASA scrub |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Mar 2022 |
| Canceled |
New York Times |
07 Jan 2022 |
| Scrubbed, as a mission |
Universal |
03 Jan 2022 |
| Eggy drink with extra egg not allowed |
The Telegraph Toughie |
23 Dec 2021 |
| Canceled |
LA Times Daily |
17 Nov 2021 |
| Rocket-didn't-rocket NASA phrase |
Family Time |
31 Oct 2021 |
| Scrubbed |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Oct 2021 |
| Nonstarter |
USA Today |
14 Sep 2021 |
| Scrubbed |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Aug 2021 |
| Nonstarter |
USA Today |
17 Jul 2021 |
| Scrubbed, at NASA |
Universal |
13 Jun 2021 |
| Scrubbed |
Wall Street Journal |
12 May 2021 |
| Aborted, at NASA |
|
|
| Aborted, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
04 Apr 2021 |
| NASA launch cancellation (2 words) |
Family Time |
17 Jan 2021 |
| Nonstarter |
USA Today |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Something off-limits |
USA Today |
08 Jan 2021 |
| Scrubbed, as a rocket launch |
Universal |
07 Jan 2021 |
| Canceled |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Jan 2021 |
| Scrapped mission |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Jan 2021 |
| It can't be done |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Like an area that's off-limits |
New York Times |
25 Aug 2020 |
| Cancelled, as a NASA launch |
Newsday |
05 Aug 2020 |
| Canceled, like some missions |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2020 |
| Canceled, as a mission |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Jun 2020 |
| 'Ain't happenin'' |
New York Times |
14 Apr 2020 |
| Nixed, at NASA |
Family Time |
06 Apr 2020 |
| Canceled |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Feb 2020 |
| Aborted mission words at NASA: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Scrapped, as a launch |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2019 |
| Scrapped, at NASA |
USA Today |
16 Sep 2019 |
| Something scratched |
New York Times |
17 Aug 2019 |
| Like a dangerous neighborhood |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2019 |
| NASA launch cancellation |
Family Time |
15 Jul 2019 |
| Scrubbed, as a launch |
LA Times Daily |
12 Jul 2019 |
| Scrubbed, as a launch |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
Eugene Sheffer |
26 Jun 2019 |
| Canceled, at NASA |
Newsday |
12 Jun 2019 |
| Nixed, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
26 May 2019 |
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| Mission-scrapping phrase |
USA Today |
12 Apr 2019 |
| Something scratched |
|
|
| Scrubbed |
|
|
| Scrapped, at NASA |
|
|
| Scrapped, as a launch |
|
|
| Like a dangerous neighborhood |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a launch |
|
|
| Launch cancellation |
Universal |
27 Dec 2018 |
| Cancelled, as a launch |
Newsday |
26 Dec 2018 |
| Scrapped, as a project |
USA Today |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Aborted take-off |
Universal |
04 Dec 2018 |
| Cancelled |
|
|
| Scrubbed |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2018 |
| Like a scrubbed launch |
Universal |
16 Aug 2018 |
| Inoperative state? |
Universal |
29 Jul 2018 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
Thomas Joseph |
27 Jul 2018 |
| ___ zone (dangerous area) |
USA Today |
26 Jul 2018 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
New York Times |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Inoperative |
Universal |
24 Jan 2018 |
| Scrapped, to Nasa: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Launch cancellation |
|
|
| Inoperative state? |
|
|
| Inoperative |
|
|
| Aborted take-off |
|
|
| Aborted, as a plan: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Scrapped, as a project |
|
|
| ___ zone (dangerous area) |
|
|
| Like a scrubbed launch |
|
|
| Canceled, as a launch |
|
|
| Scrubbed |
|
|
| Called off, like a NASA mission: Hyph. |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
Newsday |
28 Nov 2017 |
| How NASA would say "mission aborted": Hyph. |
|
|
| Launch cancellation |
|
|
| Scrapped, to NASA |
New York Times |
20 Sep 2017 |
| Aborted plan |
New York Times |
22 Aug 2017 |
| Canceled, as a mission: 2 wds. |
|
|
| Like a scratched space shot |
USA Today |
03 Jul 2017 |
| Aborted operation |
|
|
| Aborted operation |
LA Times Daily |
02 Jul 2017 |
| Scrubbed launch |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jul 2017 |
| "That's a ___" (Not possible): 2 wds |
|
|
| Rocket launch cancellation |
Universal |
15 May 2017 |
| Canceled |
Newsday |
12 May 2017 |
| Scrubbed, as a NASA mission |
LA Times Daily |
01 May 2017 |
| Scrubbed, as a NASA mission |
|
|
| ___ zone (off-limits area): 2 wds. |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a mission |
Newsday |
15 Mar 2017 |
| Canceled at 6-Down |
LA Times Daily |
06 Mar 2017 |
| Canceled at 6-Down |
|
|
| Canceled, as a mission |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2017 |
| Like a scratched space shot |
|
|
| Rocket launch cancellation |
|
|
| Aborted plan |
|
|
| Aborted mission words |
|
|
| Canceled, as a mission |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| Scrapped, to NASA |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a NASA mission |
|
|
| Aborted operation |
|
|
| Canceled at 6-Down |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a NASA mission |
New York Times |
26 Dec 2016 |
| Out of order |
Newsday |
23 Sep 2016 |
| Hopeless faux pas by player in eastern drama |
|
|
| Launch cancellation |
|
|
| Off-limits |
USA Today |
30 May 2016 |
| Off-limits |
Premier Sunday |
15 May 2016 |
| Canceled, as a launch |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2016 |
| Scrubbed, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
09 Mar 2016 |
| NASA failure |
Universal |
17 Feb 2016 |
| Scrubbed, as a mission |
New York Times |
10 Feb 2016 |
| NASA failure |
USA Today |
29 Jan 2016 |
| Scrapped, at NASA |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jan 2016 |
| NASA failure |
|
|
| Off-limits |
|
|
| Scrapped, at NASA |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a mission |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a NASA mission |
|
|
| NASA failure |
|
|
| 'Ain't happening' |
New York Times |
15 Dec 2015 |
| NASA postponement |
Universal |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Cape Canaveral cancellation |
USA Today |
06 Nov 2015 |
| Canceled |
LA Times Daily |
26 Sep 2015 |
| Aborted |
New York Times |
12 Sep 2015 |
| 'Forget it,' at NASA |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Aug 2015 |
| 'Entry forbidden' |
Eugene Sheffer |
04 Jul 2015 |
| Cape Canaveral cancellation |
Universal |
30 Jun 2015 |
| 'Fuggedaboudit' |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Apr 2015 |
| Cancelled, informally |
Newsday |
08 Apr 2015 |
| Number heading to game in vain |
The Telegraph Toughie |
26 Mar 2015 |
| NASA scratch |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
USA Today |
18 Mar 2015 |
| NASA cancellation |
Universal |
15 Mar 2015 |
| Cape Canaveral cancellation |
Family Time |
08 Feb 2015 |
| 'Mission aborted' |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Jan 2015 |
| Scrapped space shot |
|
|
| NASA negative |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| "Fuhgeddaboudit!" |
|
|
| Inoperative |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| "Ain't happening" |
|
|
| Cape Canaveral cancellation |
|
|
| Cape Canaveral cancellation |
|
|
| Aborted |
|
|
| NASA cancellation |
|
|
| Cancelled, informally |
|
|
| NASA postponement |
|
|
| Canceled, as a space launch |
|
|
| NASA postponement |
|
|
| Launch cancellation |
|
|
| "Mission aborted" |
|
|
| Canceled, at NASA |
|
|
| Off |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a space launch |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Failure for 7-Down |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
|
|
| Scrubbed, at 7 Down |
|
|
| Scrapped, at NASA |
|
|
| NASA cancellation |
|
|
| 'Ixnay' |
|
|
| Aborted, at NASA |
|
|
| Off-limits |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Scrubbed |
|
|
| Cancelled rocket launch, e.g. |
|
|
| Scrapped, as a mission |
|
|
| Forbidden |
|
|
| Canceled, NASA-style |
|
|
| Canceled, as a mission |
|
|
| Scuttled mission |
|
|
| Canceled ... or a hint to answering 17-, 27-, 34-, 45- and 57-Across |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Astronaut's negative |
|
|
| Unready, in NASA-speak |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Failed NASA launch |
|
|
| Like a scrubbed space mission |
|
|
| Canceled, to 69-Across |
|
|
| Mission-scrapping words |
|
|
| Like a scrubbed space mission |
|
|
| "It's a ___" ("It's been canceled") |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Canceled, as a mission |
|
|
| Canceled, in NASA-speak |
|
|
| Thumbs-down at NASA |
|
|
| Mission cancellation |
|
|
| Scrubbed, so to speak |
|
|
| Aborted, at NASA |
|
|
| Aborted, at NASA |
|
|
| Like an aborted space mission |
|
|
| Scrapped, as a mission |
|
|
| Scrubbed, so to speak |
|
|
| Inoperative, as a launch |
|
|
| Not ready, in NASA-speak |
|
|
| Scrubbed |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
|
|
| Mission cancellation |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
|
|
| Mission-scrapping phrase |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a space launch |
|
|
| Aborted |
|
|
| Like a scrubbed space mission |
|
|
| NASA cancellation |
|
|
| Aborted mission words |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a space mission |
|
|
| Nixed, at NASA |
|
|
| NASA scratch |
|
|
| Cancelled |
|
|
| Cancellation |
|
|
| Scuttled mission |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Like an aborted space mission |
|
|
| Scratch, at NASA |
|
|
| Canceled, at NASA |
|
|
| NASA negative |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
|
|
| Aborted launch |
|
|
| Canceled, at NASA |
|
|
| Scrapped, at NASA |
|
|
| NASA scratch |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a mission |
|
|
| Nixed by NASA |
|
|
| NASA decision |
|
|
| Canceled (and this puzzle's title) |
|
|
| Forbidden |
|
|
| Canceled, slangily |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Not functioning, in NASA-speak |
|
|
| Canceled, as a NASA mission |
|
|
| Canceled (and this puzzle's title) |
|
|
| NASA cancellation |
|
|
| Canceled, NASA-style |
|
|
| Canceled, slangily |
|
|
| Not happening at NASA |
|
|
| Down the tubes |
|
|
| Scrapped, at NASA |
|
|
| Scrubbed |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Scrubbed, at NASA |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| NASA scrub |
|
|
| Scrubbed, at NASA |
|
|
| Inoperative |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Canceled |
|
|
| Canceled, at NASA |
|
|
| Mission abortion |
|
|
| Astronaut's negative |
|
|
| Launch cancellation |
|
|
| Scrubbed mission |
|
|
| Thumbs-down at NASA |
|
|
| Canceled, as a launch |
|
|
| Failed attempt |
|
|
| NASA decision |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
|
|
| Failed attempt |
|
|
| Aborted mission words |
|
|
| Dud to NASA |
|
|
| Mission cancellation |
|
|
| Failed attempt |
|
|
| Cape Kennedy cancellation |
|
|
| Unworkable |
|
|
| Scrubbed, as a space launch |
|
|
| Nix for 32 Across |
|
|
| Not a chance! |
|
|
| Inoperative |
|
|
| Canceled, to NASA |
|
|
| Post-snafu utterance |
|
|
| Out of order |
|
|
| Off |
|
|
| Hep turndown |
|
|
| Cancelled |
|
|
| Describing a bad project |
|
|
| Thumbs down |
|
|
| "Futilitarian" expression |
|
|
| Canceled by NASA |
|
|
| NASA negative |
|
|
| NASA's "not ready" |
|
|
| On the fritz |
|
|
| Useless: Slang |
|
|
| "Not a chance!" |
|
|
| Nix! |
|
|
| Space-shot bust |
|
|
| Forget it! |
|
|
| Nothing doing! |
|
|
| Opposite of A-OK. |
|
|
| Hopeless attempt: Colloq. |
|
|
| Cape Kennedy failure. |
|
|
| Impossible |
|
|
| Failure: Colloq. phrase. |
|
|
| Kind of gage |
|
|
| Cape Kennedy term |
|
|
| Not possible. |
|
|
| Useless: Colloq. phrase. |
|
|
| Not possible: Colloq. |
|
|
| Words of impossibility. |
|
|
| Useless: Colloq. |
|
|
| Impossible: Slang. |
|
|
| Nix. |
|
|
| Without use: Colloq. |
|
|