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0228-23 NY Times Crossword 28 Feb 23, Tuesday

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Constructed by: Gia Bosko Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Green Eggs and Ham Themed answers are (mainly) ways in which GREEN EGGS AND HAM are offered in the Dr. Seuss classic: 38A Colorful meal in a Dr. Seuss story : GREEN EGGS AND HAM< /li> 17A One way 38-Across is offered : IN THE RAIN 26A Another way 38-Across is offered : ON A BOAT 53A Another way 38-Across is offered : IN A TREE 66A Another way 38-Across is offered : WITH A GOAT 48D One who won’t take no for an answer regarding 38-Across : SAM-I-AM Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 04s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Gin-flavoring fruit : SLOE The sloe is the fruit of the blackthorn bush, and the main flavoring ingredient in sloe gin. A sloe looks like a small plum, but is usually much more

LA Times Crossword 27 Feb 23, Monday

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Advertisement Constructed by: Rebecca Goldstein & Rachel Fabi Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Looking Back Themed answers each comprise two words, with the second (the BACK) being a synonym of “LOOKING”: 56A Reminiscing, and what 17-, 22-, 35-, and 49-Across all have : LOOKING BACK 17A Excessive introspection : NAVEL- GAZING 22A Tourist’s agenda : SIGHT SEEING 35A Consuming “Succession” in rapid succession, say : BINGE- WATCHING 49A New England fall activity : LEAF- PEEPING Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 00s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Resistance unit represented by an omega : OHM The unit of electrical resistance is the ohm (with the symbol omega) named after German physicist Georg Simon Ohm. Ohm was the guy who established experimentally that the amount of current flowing through a circuit is directly

0227-23 NY Times Crossword 27 Feb 23, Monday

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Constructed by: David Rockow Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Bear with Me Themed answers each include a type of BEAR, WITH “ME” as a hidden word: 32A “Please be patient” … or a literal description of 15-, 28-, 39- and 52-Across? : BEAR WITH ME 15A Maker of instant pictures since 1948 : POLAR OID CA ME RA (“ POLAR bear” with “ ME ”) 28A 1997 Will Smith/Tommy Lee Jones blockbuster : ME N IN BLACK (“ BLACK bear” with “ ME ”) 39A “The Godfather of Soul” : JA ME S BROWN (“ BROWN bear” with “ ME ”) 52A Brief time to shine : MO ME NT IN THE SUN (“ SUN bear” with “ ME ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 24s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Viewer-supported TV network : PBS The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) was founded in 1970, and is my favorite of

LA Times Crossword 26 Feb 23, Sunday

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Advertisement Constructed by: Chandi Deitmer Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme: Brand Awareness Themed answers are BRAND NAMES reinterpreted to match the corresponding clue: 113A Political movement against free enterprise, or a way of reading this puzzle’s long answers? : ANTI-CAPITALISM 21A Southwestern snapshot gallery? : ADOBE PHOTO SHOP 30A Alerts to some party planners that their guests have arrived? : HOSTESS DING DONGS 44A One searching for a river crossing? : FORD EXPLORER 56A Troves of getting-to-know-you questions? : ICE BREAKER MINTS 70A Flipped bar tables? : CONVERSE HIGH TOPS 82A Veto a very large corsage? : AXE BODY SPRAY 101A Entertainment at a tailgate party? : FENDER TELECASTER Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 23m 12s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Lawn game similar to pétanque : BOCCI The Italian bowling g

0226-23 NY Times Crossword 26 Feb 23, Sunday

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Constructed by: Will Nediger Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Double-Doubles Themed answers are common terms, but with TWO letters DOUBLED: 23A Slow-driving holiday parade in December? : CHRISTMAS CA RR O LL (from “Christmas ca r o l ”) 37A Update Wikipedia after the 2012 election? : A DD MI TT ’S DEFEAT (from “a d mi t s defeat”) 52A Subject of study for an insect psychologist? : B EE A TT ITUDES (from “B e a t itudes”) 76A Promise from actor Damon’s friends regarding his movie premiere? : WE’ LL COME, MA TT (from “we l come ma t ”) 88A Words accompanying an offering to the ruler of the donkeys? : FOR TH EE , A SS KING (from “for th e a s king”) 104A Arrive too late to see a hotel being built? : MI SS I NN FORMATION (from “mi s i n formation”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 16m 26s Bill’s