Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: Lindsey Hobbs Edited by: Patti Varol 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: 12m 16s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 17 Paleolithic innovation : STONE TOOL Ancient societies can be classified by the “three-age system”, which depends on the prevalence of materials used to make tools. The three ages are: The Stone Age The Bronze Age The Iron Age The actual dates defined by each age depend on the society, as the timing of the transition from the use of one material to another varied around the globe. The Paleolithic Age is a period of human history lasting from about 2.6 million to about 10,000 years ago. The Paleolithic Age is noted as the time when humans started using stone tools. The word “Paleolithic” comes from the Greek “palaios” meaning “old” and “lithos” meaning “stone”, so the term real

Constructed by: Joe DiPietro Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword 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: 22m 49s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Certain archaeological site : BOG When dead plant matter accumulates in marshy areas, it may not fully decay due to a lack of oxygen or acidic conditions. We are familiar with this in Ireland, because this decaying matter can form peat, and we have lots and lots of peat bogs around the country. “Archaeology” is a word that looks like it’s British English, and one might be forgiven for using the spelling “archeology” in American English. Even though the latter spelling has been around for a couple of hundred years, the former is the standard spelling on both sides of the Atlantic. 14 Flying start? : AVI- The prefix “avi-” means “bird

Advertisement Constructed by: Ryan Hecht & Doug Peterson Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Great Buzzle Themed answers sound like common phrases with a p-sound replaced with a b-sound: 20A Group of apartments made of gingerbread? : EDIBLE COMPLEX (from “ Oedipal complex”) 35A Gang made up of very light eaters? : NIBBLE RING (from “ nipple ring”) 43A Logo designer’s day-to-day existence? : SYMBOL LIFE (from “ simple life”) 53A Cute, furry problem for Captain Kirk? : TRIBBLE THREAT (from “ triple threat”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 22s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Swedish pop group with the 2021 album “Voyage” : ABBA “Voyage” is a 2021 album released by ABBA, the first collection of new songs recorded by the group since “The Visitors” in 1981. The album’s release was much anticipated all

Advertisement Constructed by: C.C. Burnikel Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Get a Raise Themed answers are all in the down-direction. Each includes a hidden word that is something RAISED, and it has been RAISED into the up-direction: 38D Start to make more money, and what the circled letters do? : GET A RAISE 3D Revenue for attorneys : LE GAL F EES (giving “ FLAG ”) 7D Garment associated with the Aran Islands : CABLE- KNIT S WEATER (giving “ STINK ”) 10D Warrior with a lightsaber : JE DI K NIGHT (giving “ KID ”) 31D Option clicked during a Zoom call : MU TE B UTTON (giving “ BET ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 42s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Top of the world? : POLE The geographic North Pole is located in the middle of the Arctic Ocean, although there is almost always a covering of sea ice at that location

Constructed by: Pao Roy Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Down Arrow The letters IV represent the word DOWN in themed down-answers, as together they resemble a DOWN-arrow: 1D Part of a sun salutation, in yoga : DOWN WARD FACING DOG 4D Cut the small talk : GOT DOWN TO BUSINESS 7D Concept in Reaganomics : TRICKLE- DOWN THEORY 10D Handles discreetly : KEEPS ON THE DOWN LOW Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 12m 21s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 12 Wordle, e.g., in 2022 : CRAZE Wordle is a web-based word game that a Welsh software engineer developed to play with his partner during the COVID pandemic. The name “Wordle” is a play on the engineer’s own name: Josh Wardle. Wardle published the game on its own website in 2021, primarily for the use of Ward

Advertisement Constructed by: Susan Gelfand Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Change of Venue Themed answers each include an anagram (CHANGE) of a sports VENUE as a hidden word: 52A Request from a trial attorney, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles : CHANGE OF VENUE 20A Extremely expensive fungi : BL ACK TR UFFLES (hiding a change of “ TRACK ”) 35A Injury-prone area for pitchers : ROTA TOR CU FF (hiding a change of “ COURT ”) 43A Novelist known for legal thrillers : JOH N GRI SHAM (hiding a change of “ RING ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 08s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 10 Leave flabbergasted : DAZE Apparently, there was a 1772 magazine article that described “flabbergasted” as a word that was in vogue at the time. That article also stated that the origin of the term was uncertain. Someone who is flabbergasted