Crossword Definitions and Answers

Constructed by: Emily Carroll Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Ghostwriter Happy Halloween, everyone! Themed answers might be described as things penned by a GHOSTWRITER, in a punny kind of way: 59A Hired pen … or, punnily, the author of 20-, 36- and 43-Across? : GHOSTWRITER 20A Punctuation marks indicating irony : SCARE QUOTES 36A Binges on bad news, in modern slang : DOOM SCROLLS 43A Mail that cannot be delivered or returned : DEAD LETTERS Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 11s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Viral internet joke, like “Grumpy Cat” : MEME “Grumpy Cat” was the nickname of a well-known cat on the Internet named Tardar Sauce. She had an underbite that caused her face to always appear “grumpy”. The brother of her owner posted a picture of

Advertisement Constructed by: Christina Iverson Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme: This or That, for Two Themed answers are literal interpretations of common phrases, clued with TWO examples of that reinterpretation: 23A “An Introduction to Calculus” or “The Art of Public Speaking”? : TEXTBOOK EXAMPLE 37A Christian Louboutin shoes or a Fendi bag? : FASHION ILLUSTRATION 58A Gibson Flying V or Fender Stratocaster? : GUITAR CASE 64A Emmy statue or the Stanley Cup? : PRIZE SPECIMEN 79A Richter or Mohs? : SCALE MODEL 95A Wedding or merger? : UNION REPRESENTATIVE 115A Marble top or butcher block? : COUNTER INSTANCE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 11m 56s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 PowerShot camera-maker : CANON The PowerShot is a line of compact cameras introduced by Canon in 1996. I used to own one, before my smartphone

Constructed by: Addison Snell Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Sending a Message There is a note with today’s puzzle: This completed puzzle contains a 114-Across, comprising the eight shaded answers. Put these in order, one after the other. Then use this key to get a line spoken by 25-Across in “The 40-Across”: A = R, B = I, C = J, D = P, E = A, G = H, I = O, J = C, K = L, L = U, N = T, O = Z, P = Y, R = M, S = E, T = D, U = S, V = G, X = N, Y = K. Using the key, the CRYPTOGRAM decodes to the following quote from ALAN TURING CODES ARE A PUZZLE. A GAME, JUST LIKE ANY OTHER GAME. 25A English computer scientist who pioneered the breaking of ciphers generated by the 98-Across : ALAN TURING 40A 2014 movie portraying the work of 25-Across, with “The” : … IMITATION GAME 98A W.W. II-era encoding device : ENIGMA MACHINE 114A Sort of encoded message found in this puzzle’s grid [SEE NOTE] : CRYPTOGRAM

Advertisement Constructed by: Emet Ozar & Matthew Stock 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: 10m 23s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 6 Comedian Samantha : BEE Samantha Bee is a comedian from Toronto who found fame as a correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” starting way back in 2003. Bee left “The Daily Show” in 2015 to host her own late-night talk show “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee” on TBS. 9 Targets of some reconstructive surgery, initially : ACLS The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four major ligaments that support the knee. 13 Annual telethon held by Comic Relief : RED NOSE DAY Comic Relief is a British charity launched in 1985 by comedian Lenny Henry and comedy screenwriter Richard Curtis. Central to the organization’s annual program is a telethon known as Red Nose D