Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: John Michael Currie Edited by: Rich Norris Today’s Reveal Answer: Secret Sauce Themed answers each include letters circled in the grid that spell out types of SAUCES: 55A Subtle element in a success story … and what’s revealed by each set of circles : SECRET SAUCE 20A Like civilizations that antedate written records : P R E HI STO RIC (secret “ PESTO ” sauce) 30A Pop singer’s list of recordings, e.g. : DI S C O GRAPH Y (secret “ SOY ” sauce) 46A Sourced locally, as a menu : FAR M -T O -TAB LE (secret “ MOLE ” sauce) 11D Official inspection spot : C H ECKP O IN T (secret “ HOT ” sauce) 29D Diver’s rotation : SO ME RS A UL T (secret “ MEAT ” sauce) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 00s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Taiwanese bubble tea : BOBA Bubble tea, sometimes called “boba tea”, is a tea-ba

Constructed by: Zach Sherwin & Andrea Carla Michaels Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Tri and Tri Again Themed answers each include a repeated 3-letter sequence: 18A Swamp in “Pogo” : OKE FEN OKE E 24A 1990s cartoon series featuring Yakko, Wakko and Dot : ANI M ANI ACS 39A Baby-boomer series that starred Ken Olin : THI RTYSOME THI NG 55A Poet William who wrote “The Prelude” : WOR DS WOR TH 63A South American rodent with soft, dense fur : CHI N CHI LLA Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 32s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 14 Jai ___ (sport) : ALAI Even though jai alai is often said to be the fastest sport in the world because of the speed of the ball, golf balls usually get going at a greater clip. Although, as a blog reader once pointed out t

Advertisement Constructed by: Katrina Lee Edited by: Rich Norris Today’s Theme: Juicy Tidbits Themed answers each include a type of TEA that has SPILLED in the down-direction, and is shown in circled letters in the grid: 130A “Give me some gossip!” … and a hint to this puzzle’s sets of circles, which affect four Across answers : SPILL THE TEA! 1A Often abbreviated reaction to information overload : T( OO LONG ); DIDN’T READ 2D Chinese for “black dragon” : OOLONG 32A Completely different situation : A WHOLE OT( HER BAL )L GAME 35D Like some remedies : HERBAL 70A Middle-earth ring bearer : BIL( BO BA )GGINS 71D Fett in “The Mandalorian” : BOBA 106A Résumé alert about an unfinished goal : DE( GREE N )OT COMPLETED 108D Putting __ : GREEN Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 19m 33s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Often abbreviate

Constructed by: Sheldon Polonsky Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Cinemagrams Themed answers are each ANAGRAMS of the corresponding clue, and the title of a film seen in the CINEMA: 22A Sea captain: robber, thief (2003) : PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 34A True fellow is a find (1946) : IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE 52A Re: town fire one night (1974) : THE TOWERING INFERNO 75A Evil Streep had award (2006) : THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA 91A M. Ryan, what’s her yell ? (1989) : WHEN HARRY MET SALLY 110A R.E.M.: alarming to the teens (1984) : A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 21m 15s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Items used with PINs : ATM CARDS One enters a Personal Identification Number (PIN) when using an Automated Teller Machine (ATM). Given that the N i