Crossword Definitions and Answers

Constructed by: Addison Snell Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Not OK; a Few Ks Themed answers are all clued with a “K”: 20 K, in baseball : STRIKEOUT 27 K, in a salary listing : THOUSAND 42 K, on a printer cartridge : BLACK INK 53 K, on the periodic table : POTASSIUM Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 22s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Target of modern splicing : GENE Recombinant DNA is DNA made under laboratory conditions. The recombination technique (sometimes referred to as “gene splicing”) brings together genetic material from multiple sources. The sources of that genetic material might be from a different part of the same gene, or even from the gene of a different organism. The end result is a new, man-made, genetic combination. 10 Campu

Advertisement Constructed by: Jared Goudsmit Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme (according to Bill): P-P-Puzzle Themed answers each comprise two words, both starting with the letter P: 17A Big name in crossword magazines : P ENNY P RESS 28A Wet blanket : P ARTY P OOPER 47A Challenging yoga asana named for a showy bird : P EACOCK P OSE 61A Electricity facility : P OWER P LANT 3D Noodles often served alla vodka : P ENNE P ASTA 30D Picnic dinnerware : P APER P LATE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 21s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 10 Credit card option, familiarly : AMEX “Amex” is short for “American Express”, the name of the financial services company that is best known for its credit card, charge card and traveler’s check businesses. The company name is indicative of its original business. American Express was founded in 1850 i

Constructed by: David Rockow Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer(s): Flock of Birds We have a FLOCK of BIRDS gathered around a FEATHER in the center of the grid. Nice! 51D Gathering of 1-Down, like that found in the center of this puzzle : FLOCK 1D Tweeters : BIRDS 37A Element of plumage … and a feature shared by every answer crossing this one : FEATHER 19D Its Andean variety has the largest wingspan among all raptors : CONDOR 24D Ratite featured on Uruguayan currency : RHEA 25D American raptor that’s the size of a mourning dove : KESTREL 28D Small brown passerine that holds its tail upright : WREN 35D Goose that might nest on volcanic ash : NENE 37D Its peregrine variety is the world’s fastest avian : FALCON 38D Iconic metaphor for keen-eyed watchfulness : HAWK Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s t

Constructed by: Adam Wagner Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Going Off on a Tangent Themed answers start in the across-direction, and then GO OFF ON A TANGENT, are BENT OUT OF SHAPE. They finish in the circled letters heading in the northeast direction in the grid: 85D With 86-Down, very upset … like the answers to five of this puzzle’s clues? : BENT OUT … 86D See 85-Down : … OF SHAPE 22A Urban area typically with the tallest buildings : INNER CI -TY 38A Public court proceeding : OPEN HEAR -ING 61A What you’re on when you’re making progress : RIGHT TR -ACK 83A Major concern for a meteorologist : SUPERST -ORM 101A Certain juicing need : LEMON SQU -EEZER Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 26m 20s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Gambling spot? : PIP The spots on a d

Constructed by: Kanyin Ajayi 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: 12m 20s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Influential book sellers? : BLURBS The use of the word “blurb”, to describe a publicity notice on a book jacket, dates back to 1907 when it was used by American humorist Gelett Burgess. Burgess used a picture of a fictitious young woman named Miss Belinda Blurb on the dust jacket of a limited run of his 1906 book “Are You a Bromide?” That jacket proclaimed “YES, this is a ‘BLURB’!” The term persists to this day, without the young damsel. 7 High jinks : ANTICS Our expression “high jinks”, meaning “prank, frolic”, was once the name of an 18th-century Scottish drinking game, would you believe? A bad score on a dice and you had to take a