Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: Jeff Stillman Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: SAG Awards Circled letters spell out the names of AWARDS that “SAG” in the grid. Those AWARDs are: TONY ESPY CLIO 64A Hollywood honors since 1995, and what the circled letters are? : SAG AWARDS Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 57s Bill’s errors: 2 OAKUM (oagum) BOBOLINKS (bobolings) Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 First word of a Shakespeare title : ALL’S … “All’s Well That Ends Well” is a play by William Shakespeare, one with elements of both tragedy and comedy. As such, “All’s Well That Ends Well” is classified as one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays”, plays of his that cannot be neatly classified as either tragedy or comedy. 5 Chorus member : ALTO In choral music, an alto (plural “alti”) is the second-highest voice in a four-part chorus made up of s

Constructed by: Freddie Cheng Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: No Clue Themed answers each start with the NO. of the corresponding CLUE: 47D “Haven’t the foggiest!” … or, when the first two letters are put at the end, an essential part of seven answers in this puzzle : NO CLUE! or, CLUE NO 7 D Popular store chain with a green, red and orange logo : 7-ELEVEN 8 D 2002 film that earned Eminem two MTV Movie Awards : 8 MILE 27 D 2008 rom-com starring Katherine Heigl and James Marsden : 27 DRESSES 30 D NBC comedy series starring Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin : 30 ROCK 39 D 1935 Hitchcock thriller, with “The” : … 39 STEPS 50 D Rapper Curtis Jackson, more familiarly : 50 CENT Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 10s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Follower of Novembe

Advertisement Constructed by: Rebecca Goldstein Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Food Fight Themed answers are FOOD items, each of which can be reinterpreted as a move in a FOOD FIGHT: 62A Cafeteria combat epitomized by the actions in 17-, 36-, and 42-Across? : FOOD FIGHT 17A Condiment often served with egg rolls : DUCK SAUCE 36A Budget beef cuts : CHUCK STEAKS 42A Vegetables that rank high on the Scoville scale : FIRE PEPPERS Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 59s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Arabic for “tower” : BURJ Burj Khalifa is a spectacular skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the tallest man-made structure in the world, and has been so since the completion of its exterior in 2009. The space in the building came onto the market at a really bad time, during the global financial crisis. T

Constructed by: Alex Eaton-Salners Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): What Ava Did Next All of the across-answers are words in a story related by the succession of across-clues. Very different … Once UPON a time, not so LONG ago, THERE was a girl named Ava. Ava’s SOLE joy was her prized OBOE. She had HONED her skill in band, despite sitting next to the noisy CLARINETS, which were an ADDED distraction. One day, after school, Ava called a LYFT. It hadn’t come YET as she muttered, “TGIF, I guess. At least the week’s over.” She was BORED with her music, and school was hardly an EDEN. Just then, Dana, a bandmate Ava was crushing on, walked up lugging a TUBA. As Ava IDLED nearby, gathering her courage, Dana bent down to STOW the heavy instrument. Ava SMILED at Dana. “Would it be a stretch to say I dig your YOGA T-shirt?,” Ava asked. Dana’s reaction was the start of an ERA for Ava.Wheezing

Constructed by: Michèle Govier Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Uncouples Themed answers are famous characters known for wearing BOW TIES, which are represented by pairs of black squares at the center of each name in the grid: 6D With 61-Down, accessory worn by 19-/21-, 26-/29, 45-/49 and 54-/56-Across, as depicted four times in this puzzle’s grid : BOW … 61D See 6-Down : … TIE 19A With 21-Across, “The Simpsons” character who is a children’s TV host : KRUSTY … 21A See 19-Across : … THE CLOWN 26A With 29-Across, fast-food spokesperson with a goatee : COLONEL … 29A See 26-Across : … SANDERS 45A With 49-Across, silent film star who portrayed the Little Tramp : CHARLIE … 49A See 45-Across : … CHAPLIN 54A With 56-Across, title Dr. Seuss troublemaker : THE CAT IN … 56A See 54-Across : … THE HAT Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Th

Advertisement Constructed by: Amie Walker Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Center Console Themed answers each include a gaming CONSOLE somewhere in the CENTER as a hidden word: 37A Car’s storage compartment, or a feature of 17-, 24-, 48-, and 58-Across? : CENTER CONSOLE 17A Frozen drink sometimes made with rosé : WI NE S LUSHIE (hiding “ NES ”) 24A Inadvertently reveals a secret advantage : TI PS ONE ‘S HAND (hiding “ PS-ONE ”) 48A Some tissue dispensers : KLEENE X BOX ES (hiding “ XBOX ”) 58A “SNL” alum known for her Target Lady sketches : KRISTEN WII G (hiding “ WII ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 40s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 7 South Pacific resort island : BALI Bali is an Indonesian island located in the westernmost end of the Lesser Sunda Islands, lying between Java to the west and Lombok to the east.