Crossword Definitions and Answers

Constructed by: Eric Bornstein Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer(s): Parting Words Themed answers include PARTING WORDS hidden within. Those PARTING WORDS are also in two PARTS, separated by a black square: 56A With 58-Across, what this puzzle’s circled letters are … or what they’re doing : PARTING … 58A See 56-Across : … WORDS 20A With 21-Across, broadcast unit that may operate with 50,000 watts : R ADIO … 21A See 20-Across : … S TATION (hiding a parted “ ADIOS ”) 27A With 30-Across, numbers displayed in rows and columns : DA TA … 30A See 27-Across : … TA BLE (hiding a parted “ TA-TA ”) 49A With 51-Across, long-lasting cover for a house : S LATE … 51A See 49-Across : … R OOF (hiding a parted “ LATER ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 38s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazon...

Advertisement Constructed by: Matt Skoczen Edited by: Rich Norris Today’s Theme: Making A Dent Themed answer are common phrases with a “DING” inserted: 23A Fraudulent budget increase for cleaning supplies? : BRILLO PAD DING (from “ Brillo pad ”) 33A Those waiting for Facebook friend acceptance? : PEN DING PALS (from “ pen pals ”) 40A Pre-flight pandemonium? : WILD BOAR DING (from “ wild boar ”) 65A Banking at a beach ATM? : FUN DING IN THE SUN (from “ fun in the sun ”) 91A Growing bulb? : BUD DING LIGHT (from “ Bud Light ”) 97A Major curves on a mountain road? : EPIC WIN DING (from “ epic win ”) 113A Ocean trip for relationship strengthening? : BON DING VOYAGE (from “ bon voyage ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 17m 00 Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 7 Honi’s comics dad : HAGAR “Hägar the Horrible” is a comic strip that was cr...

Constructed by: Ross Trudeau Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Watch Your Step! The grid includes five TRAPs, rebus squares containing the letters T-R-A-P: 122A Secret exits represented five times in this puzzle’s grid : TRAPDOORS 22A Grammy for Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” or Cardi B’s “Invasion of Privacy” : BES T RAP ALBUM 4D Scores for placekickers : EX TRA P OINTS 46A Sources of music in musicals : ORCHES TRA P ITS 14D Circus apparatus : FLYING TRAP EZE 51A Brewing brothers : T RAP PISTS 39D Four-limbed animals : TE TRAP ODS 96A Marilyn Monroe wore a fuchsia one while singing “Diamonds Are a Girl’s Best Friend” : S TRAP LESS GOWN 75D Rube Goldberg machines, e.g. : CON TRAP TIONS 102A “The Sound of Music” household : VON TRAP P FAMILY 93D Lacking any adulteration : UL TRAP URE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a c...

Advertisement Constructed by: Brian E. Paquin Edited by: Rich Norris Today’s Theme: None Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 55s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 8 It may be fictional : ALIBI “Alibi” is the Latin word for “elsewhere” as in, “I claim that I was ‘elsewhere’ when the crime was committed, I have an ‘alibi’”. 13 Works on walls : GRAFFITI Graffiti is the plural of “graffito”, the Italian for “scribbling”. The word was first used to describe ancient inscriptions on the walls in the ruins of Pompeii. 15 Where “Madama Butterfly” premiered : MILAN La Scala Opera House opened in 1778. It was built on the site of the church of Santa Maria della Scala, which gave the theater its Italian name “Teatro alla Scala”. Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” is the most-performed opera in the US. The opera that we see today is actually the second versi...