Crossword Definitions and Answers

Constructed by: Brandon Koppy Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Beastie Boys Themed answers are all “BOYS” with “BEASTIE” names: 37A Rap group with the classic 1986 album “Licensed to Ill” … or a description of 17-, 24-, 48- and 57-Across? : BEASTIE BOYS 17A Longtime host of CNN’s “The Situation Room” : WOLF BLITZER 24A 11-time P.G.A. Tour Player of the Year : TIGER WOODS 48A The man in “Man vs. Wild” : BEAR GRYLLS 57A Wild West showman who lent his name to an N.F.L. team : BUFFALO BILL Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 19s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 [Wait until you’re home to click this!] : NSFW The abbreviation “NSFW” stands for “not safe/suitable for work”. It’s Internet slang used to describe online content that is best not viewed at work.

Constructed by: Kathryn Ladner Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer(s): Eight Birds All EIGHT Themed answers include the name of a BIRD hidden at the center: 15A Like some nosy questions : P ROBIN G (hiding “ROBIN”) 16A Dogs like Snoopy : B EAGLE S (hiding “EAGLE”) 23A Brotherhood : FRA TERN ITY (hiding “TERN”) 30A Baloney : MA LARK EY (hiding “LARK”) 41A Title role in the Best Picture of 1962 : LA WREN CE (hiding “WREN”) 46A Aeronaut propelled by hot air : BAL LOON IST (hiding “LOON”) 57A Feels remorse over : R EGRET S (hiding “EGRET”) 61A Made an angry face : SC OWL ED (hiding “OWL”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 01s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 8 Thorny savanna tree : ACACIA Acacia is a genus of trees and shrubs that is also known as thorntree, whis

Advertisement Constructed by: Mike Peluso Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: On the Waterfront Themed answers each end with a word seen in FRONT of “WATER”: 39A Oscar-winning Marlon Brando film, or where the last words of 18-, 23-, 49-, and 57-Across can literally be found : ON THE WATERFRONT 18A Blended condiment : GARLIC SALT (giving “ saltwater ”) 23A Fictional band that uses an umlaut on the “n” in its name : SPINAL TAP (giving “ tap water ”) 49A Like recently harvested produce : FARM FRESH (giving “ freshwater ”) 57A Leavening agent that’s also a cleaning product : BAKING SODA (giving “ soda water ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 03s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Meghan Trainor’s “All About That __” : BASS My taste in music tends to be buried in the past, but I do like Meghan Trainor’s 2014 debut single

Constructed by: Katie Hale & Zachary David Levy Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): What’s the Use in the End? Themed answers each end with a sound like “use”, the noun: 16A Longest side of a right triangle : HYPOTE NUSE 23A Reckless way to play things : FAST AND LOOSE 38A Dessert made with cocoa and egg whites : CHOCOLATE MOUSSE 47A Quaint cry of surprise : WHAT THE DEUCE ?! 60A Smoothie chain founded in 1990 : JAMBA JUICE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 4m 57s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Org. that operates the James Webb telescope : NASA The Soviet Union launched the Sputnik satellite towards the end of 1957 in a development that shocked the establishment in the US. Within months, President Eisenhower created the Advanced Research Projec

Advertisement Constructed by: Rose Sloan & Shannon Rapp Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme: Secret Ingredients Themed answers each include the name of a SPICE as a hidden word, but the letters of the name have been BLENDED, had the order changed: 123A Mixes such as garam masala and ras el hanout, and what are found in this puzzle’s circles? : SPICE BLENDS 23A Pony car since 1964 : FO RD MUSTA NG (hiding blended “ mustard ”) 34A Flavor with Oreos : COOK IES AN D CREAM (hiding blended “ anise ”) 52A Association for former classmates : AL UMNI C LUB (hiding blended “ cumin ”) 58A Genre satirized in “Only Murders in the Building” : TRUE CRIM E (hiding blended “ turmeric ”) 72A “Back to the Future” vehicle : TIM E MAC HINE (hiding blended “ mace ”) 86A Rom-com mainstay : LOVE SC ENE (hiding blended “ cloves ”) 89A Bank job necessity : GET AWAY CAR (hiding blended “ caraway ”) 110A Information often included in a bridal shower invitation : WEDD ING REG IST