Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: David Goldenberg & Matthew Goldenberg Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Formal Names Themed answers are common phrases that use an apparent nickname, but that nickname has been “FORMALIZED”: 18A Formal name of a tech business? : DOROTHY -COM (from dot -com) 23A Formal name of a bun holder? : ROBERT PIN (from “ bobby pin”) 37A Formal name of a free local periodical? : PENELOPE SAVER (from “ penny saver”) 51A Formal name of a twin-engine fighter jet? : THOMAS CAT (from “ Tom cat”) 59A Formal name of a DNA collection? : EUGENE POOL (from “ gene pool”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 59s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 5 Blue-white heavenly body : B STAR Stars are commonly classified by the color of the light that they emit. These classifications are, from hottest to cool

Constructed by: Jeffrey Martinovic & Jeff Chen Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Time Travel Themed answers come in pairs, side by side in the grid. One element of each pair requires us to remove a (circled) unit of geologic TIME, and have it TRAVEL to the other element: 57A Science fiction concept depicted three times in this puzzle : TIME TRAVEL 19A Make do : MAN AGE (MAN + AGE) 20A Unfold, as a series of events : PLAY OUT (P AGE LAYOUT – AGE) 33A Astonishes : SHOCKS (SHO E RA CKS – ERA) 37A Clearing, as device storage : ERA SING (SING + ERA) 43A Armada ship : GALL EON (GALL + EON) 45A Unscripted comedy : IMPROV (IMPROV E ON – EON) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 14m 58s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 The class of ’26 in ’24, say : SOPHS

Advertisement Constructed by: Jeanne D. Breen Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: All Kidding Aside Themed answers ALL include a synonym of “KID” as a hidden word at one SIDE: 38A “But seriously,” and an apt description of the answers to the starred clues : ALL KIDDING ASIDE 17A *Collection for an afternoon party : TEA SE RVICE (hiding “ TEASE ”) 26A *Subject of many June parades : GAY P RIDE (hiding “ RIDE ”) 49A *Bed in a nursery : BABY C RIB (hiding “ RIB ”) 59A *Desert plant on the back cover of a U2 album : JOSH UA TREE (hiding “ JOSH ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 09s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 14 Poet/activist Lorde : AUDRE Audre Lorde was an American feminist author and civil rights activist who spent many years in Germany. She held a visiting professorship at the Free University of Berlin, and while

Constructed by: Ruth Bloomfield Margolin Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Decision Fatigue Themed answers are common phrases that describe various outcomes of DECISION FATIGUE: 38A Modern term for the psychological exhaustion showcased in this puzzle’s theme : DECISION FATIGUE 16A Thinking A or B … hmm … : ON THE FENCE 23A Thinking A … no, B … no, A : WISHY-WASHY 48A Thinking A … but also thinking B? Gah! : OF TWO MINDS 60A Thinking A … B … maybe even C? : UP IN THE AIR Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 9m 56s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 6 Grand ___ (French wine designation) : CRU “Cru” is a term used in the French wine industry that means “growth place”. So, “cru” is the name of the location where the grapes are grown, as opposed to the name of a specif

Advertisement Constructed by: Chandi Deitmer Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Humble Beginnings Themed answers all BEGIN with a synonym of HUMBLE: 38A Part of a rags-to-riches story, and what the answers to the starred clues literally have : HUMBLE BEGINNINGS 18A *Unembellished facts : PLAIN TRUTH 27A *Soda and candy, metabolically : SIMPLE CARBS 51A *Indie rock band with the hit single “Float On” : MODEST MOUSE 61A *No-frills TV choice : BASIC CABLE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 53s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 6 Light-tube gas : NEON The basic design of neon lighting was first demonstrated at the Paris Motor Show in 1910. Such lighting is made up of glass tubes containing a vacuum into which has been introduced a small amount of neon gas. When a voltage is applied between two electrodes inside the tube, t

Constructed by: Gia Bosko Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme (according to Bill): Colorful Rhymes Themed answers are all COLORFUL RHYMES, RHYMES that feature a COLOR: 17A Colorful rhyme for gloomy weather : GRAY DAY 18A Colorful rhyme for a “ginger” : REDHEAD 24A Colorful rhyme for a filming background : GREEN SCREEN 44A With 46-Across, colorful rhyme for a 1966 Donovan hit : MELLOW … 46A See 44-Across : … YELLOW 58A Colorful (albeit rare!) rhyme for an item at a hardware store : ORANGE DOOR HINGE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 34s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 16 Tiny country in the Pyrenees : ANDORRA Andorra is a small principality nestled in the Pyrénées between France and Spain. It is a very prosperous country, mainly due to its status as a tax haven and thr