Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: John Guzzetta Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer(s): Pop Trio Themed answers each comprise a TRIO of words starting with the letters POP: 70A With 71-Across, Destiny’s Child or The Supremes, and an apt description of this puzzle’s longest answers : POP … 71A See 70-Across : … TRIO 20A Rebate redeemer’s need, usually : P ROOF O F P URCHASE 39A Motto for a socially responsible corporation : P EOPLE O VER P ROFIT 56A Academic ultimatum : P UBLISH O R P ERISH Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 26s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 5 Syst. with hand gestures : ASL American Sign Language (ASL) 8 Zac of “High School Musical” : EFRON Zac Efron is an actor from San Luis Obispo, California. Apparently, Efron is a heartthrob to “tweenyboppers”. His big break came with the hit Disney movie “High School M

Constructed by: Erik Agard Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Mariah Carey Themed answers each start with a CHART-TOPPING HIT recorded by MARIAH CAREY: 24D Chanteuse with chart-topping hits found at the tops of 4-, 14-, 16- and 19-Down : MARIAH CAREY 14D Giant narrative that may be about giants (and elves as well) : FANTASY SAGA (giving “Fantasy” ) 16D Tree whose pods contain a sweet-tasting pulp : HONEY LOCUST (giving “Honey” ) 19D Luke Cage’s title in his first comics appearance : HERO FOR HIRE (giving “Hero” ) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 11m 14s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies My wife and I are enjoying the final days of an extended vacation in Europe with a few days in London. I just managed to slip away to solve the puzzle, and write up this abbreviated po

Advertisement Constructed by: Baylee Devereaux Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Upper Hand Themed answers all comprise two words in the down-direction. The UPPER word of each is a kind of HAND: 32D Advantageous position, and what each answer to a starred clue literally has : UPPER HAND 3D *Performer’s pseudonym : STAGE NAME (giving “ stagehand ”) 8D *Flippable timekeeper : HOUR GLASS (giving “ hour hand ”) 13D *Creamy dip for vegetables : RANCH DRESSING (giving “ ranch hand ”) 30D *Dog in a Disney tear-jerker : OLD YELLER (giving “ old hand ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 09s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Amble along : MOSEY “Mosey” is American slang for “amble”, and is of unknown origin. 12 Wonderland cake invitation that Alice accepted : EAT ME In Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland”, Ali

Constructed by: David Steinberg Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer(s): Right Between the Eyes Themed answers each include a letter sandwiched RIGHT BETWEEN two letters I. Those letters spell out “NOSE”, which is found RIGHT BETWEEN THE EYES on the face: 56A With 67-Across, in a sudden and completely apparent way … or a punny description of this puzzle’s circled letters : RIGHT BETWEEN THE … 67A See 56-Across : … EYES 17A Engaged in some risky behavior : SKATED ON THI N ICE (giving “ N ”) 22A Microphone jack, for one : AUDI O INPUT (giving “ O ”) 36A “I’m appalled!” : THI S IS AN OUTRAGE! (giving “ S ”) 48A Be honored before burial : LI E IN STATE (giving “ E ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 08s! Bill’s errors: 2 O’ER (e’er) NORA (Nera!) Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies My

Advertisement Constructed by: Brian Thomas & Brooke Husic Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme: Opposite Day Themed answers are common phrases with one word changed to its OPPOSITE meaning: 23A Drill sergeant, perhaps? : PRIVATE ENEMY NUMBER ONE (from “ public enemy number one”) 36A Collective action by society women? : DEBUTANTE STRIKE (from “debutante ball ”) 49A Farm bird that never topples? : NO- FALL CHICKEN (from “no spring chicken”) 66A Amendment proposed by a technophile? : RIGHT TO ONE’S OWN DEVICES (from “ left to one’s own devices”) 78A Like a typical ride on a mechanical bull? : A FEW BUCKS LONG (from “a few bucks short ”) 92A Endure within a group of peers? : LAST AMONG EQUALS (from “ first among equals”) 109A Death and taxes, per Benjamin Franklin? : UNIVERSAL BASIC OUTCOME (from “universal basic income ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time:

Advertisement Constructed by: Jamey Smith 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: 15m 29s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 10 Lab order? : HEEL! The Labrador (Lab) breed of dog has been around at least since 1814, and the chocolate Labrador appeared over a century later in the 1930s. The name “Labrador Retriever” is simply a reference to the breed’s origin and behavior. Labs originally “retrieved” from the “Labrador Sea”. 14 “Black Dog” singer Parks : ARLO “Arlo Parks” is the stage name of British singer and poet Anaïs Marinho. Parks seems to have hit the big time early in her career, with her first studio album “Collapsed in Sunbeams” garnering a lot of positive attention. Singer and poet Arlo Parks released the 2020 song “Black Dog” just a few weeks before she became an ambassador for a British mental h