Crossword Definitions and Answers

Constructed by: Carly Schuna 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: 16m 37s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 14 “Waiting to Exhale” or “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” dismissively : CHICK LIT “Waiting to Exhale” is a 1995 film that is based on a novel of the same name by Terry McMillan. The movie stars Whitney Houston and is directed by Forest Whitaker. The storyline is about four friends who are “waiting to exhale”, waiting until the day they can feel comfortable in a committed relationship with a man. “Bridget Jones’s Diary” is a 1996 novel by English novelist Helen Fielding. The novel is a clever adaptation of Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” and even includes a lead character named Darcy. “Bridget Jones’s Diary” was adapted into a very success

Advertisement Constructed by: Jodi Davenport & Barbara Lin Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Recaps Themed answers are common terms reinterpreted as RECAPS specified in the corresponding clues: 17A Recap of the biopic “Walk the Line”? : CASH ACCOUNT 26A Recap of an anatomy lesson? : ORGAN RECITAL 47A Recap of the rise and fall of Peloton? : SPINNING YARN 61A Recap of a dollar bill’s journey from the mint to a wallet? : SINGLE STORY Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 49s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Update a cartographer’s work : REMAP Cartography is the art of producing maps. 6 With 8-Down, “The Simpsons” character in a rhinestone suit : DISCO … [8D See 6-Across : … STU] On “The Simpsons”, the character Disco Stu is voiced by Hank Azaria, although the original intent was for him to be voiced by Phi

Constructed by: Anthony Gisonda Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Mustache Four sets of circled letters in the grid spell out types of MUSTACHE, and each set is arranged in the shape of that MUSTACHE: 59A What each set of circled letters in this grid represents : MUSTACHE Those MUSTACHES are: DALI FU MANCHU HANDLEBAR PENCIL Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 53s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 16 ___ Mae Bullock (Tina Turner’s birth name) : ANNA “Tina Turner” was the stage name used by Anna Mae Bullock, the “Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll”. Turner always loved Europe and moved there in the eighties, splitting her time between her homes in England, France and Switzerland. 17 One-act Strauss opera adapted from an Oscar Wilde play : SALOME Richard Strauss’s opera “

Advertisement Constructed by: John Michael Currie Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Tip-Top Shape Themed answers are all in the down-direction, with the TOP word being a SHAPE: 10D Exceptional physical health, and a feature of the answer to each of this puzzle’s starred clues : TIP-TOP SHAPE 6D *West Wing workplace : OVAL OFFICE 14D *Multilevel investment swindle : PYRAMID SCHEME 24D *Pet’s post-surgery device, facetiously : CONE OF SHAME 28D *Two, to four, e.g. : SQUARE ROOT Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 17s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 1997 crime drama “Donnie __” : BRASCO The 1997 movie “Donnie Brasco” is about an FBI agent who infiltrates a New York City crime family. The film is loosely based on the true story of agent Joseph Pistone who worked his way into the Bonanno family. Johnny Depp plays Pistone o

Constructed by: Taylor Johnson & Christina Iverson Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Picky, Picky, Picky! Themed answers are all people who PICK: 61A “So particular!” … or, in different senses, like 17-, 32- and 42-Across? : PICKY, PICKY, PICKY! 17A One growing asparagus, spinach, corn, etc. : VEGETABLE FARMER 32A Squad leader, in sports : TEAM CAPTAIN 42A Certain bluegrass musician : BANJO PLAYER Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 33s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 14 Big brand in skin care : OLAY Oil of Olay was developed in South Africa in 1952. When Oil of Olay was introduced internationally, it was given slightly different brand names designed to appeal in the different geographies. In Ireland we know it as Oil of Ulay, for example, and in France i

Advertisement Constructed by: Dan Schwartz & Shannon Rapp Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme: State of Disrepair Themed answers each include an anagram of a US state name hidden within. Themed clues each include a nickname used for the corresponding state. Clever … 22A Natural wonder that’s roughly 1,100 times bigger than the Grand Canyon? : AMA ZON RAIN FOREST (giving “ ARIZONA ”, the Grand Canyon State) 33A “Show Me where I went wrong!?” elicitor, maybe? : SE RIOUS MIS TAKE (giving “ MISSOURI ”, the Show Me State) 52A Hawkeyed writer of “To the Lighthouse”? : VIRGIN IA WO OLF (giving “ IOWA ”, the Hawkeye State) 69A Question before making a Pine Tree disappear? : DO YOU BELIEV E IN MA GIC (giving “ MAINE ”, the Pine Tree State) 93A The NHL’s North Stars in 1967, for one? : EXPA NSION TEAM (giving “ MINNESOTA ”, the North Star State) 109A Wolverine’s snack dispenser? : VEND ING MACHI NE (giving “ MICHIGAN ”, the Wolverine State) 124A Secluded place in Lhas