Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: Catherine Cetta Edited by: Rich Norris Today’s Reveal Answer: Flat Broke Themed answers each include the hidden word FLAT, but it is BROKEN up by other letters in the answer: 58A Totally out of funds … and what each set of circles shows, casually : FLAT BROKE 17A Become light-headed : F EE L F A IN T 24A Reason for a track race do-over : F A L SE ST A R T 36A Choose love over money, say : F O L LOW ONE’S HE A R T 46A Finished version, as of a document : F INA L DR A F T Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 4m 28s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Maine’s __ Bay : CASCO Casco Bay is on the southern part of the Maine coast, and is an inlet on the Gulf of Maine. The city of Portland lies on Casco Bay. 9 Rotisserie rod : SPIT We use the term “rotisserie” to describe a cooking device used to roast meat. The...

Constructed by: Adam Aaronson Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Double-A Team Themed clues each start with a DOUBLE letter A: 63A Tennessee Smokies or Portland Sea Dogs … or what the answers to the starred clues comprise? : DOUBLE-A TEAM 17A *TV remote inserts, often : AA BATTERIES 21A *Sobriety support group session, informally : AA MEETING 30A *Animal whose name means “earth pig” in Afrikaans : AA RDVARK 40A *”Winnie-the-Pooh” writer : AA MILNE 47A *4.0 on a transcript : A A VERAGE 53A *Three-time Emmy winner for “Breaking Bad” : AA RON PAUL Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 45s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 7 Use a swizzle stick : STIR “Swizzle” drinks date back to the early 1800s. The drink gave rise to the verb “to swizzle” to mean “to stir” fr...

Advertisement Constructed by: Ed Sessa Edited by: Rich Norris Today’s Theme: Going Green It’s the day after Christmas. The circled letters in the center of the grid tell us to PLANT A TREE. Circled letters in some down-answers suggest trees that we can plant: 3D Round jewelry item : HOO P EAR RING (hiding PEAR tree) 4D Yuletide entrée : CHRISTM AS H AM (hiding ASH tree) 13D Solemn periodic Vatican event : PA PAL M ASS (hiding PALM tree) 16D Sub fillers : DE LI ME ATS (hiding LIME tree) 61D Subject never quite resolved in “When Harry Met Sally…” : PLATONI C LOVE (hiding CLOVE tree) 68D “Oh Happy Day” genre : GOSP EL M USIC (hiding ELM tree) 78D Atlas feature : MAP LE GEND (hiding MAPLE tree) 80D Adidas Yeezy collaborator : KAN YE W EST (hiding YEW tree) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 22m 49s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across ...

Constructed by: Christina Iverson Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Pest Control Themed clues need some PEST CONTROL to read properly. We delete a BUG from the clue to make sense of it: 113A Gradually fix something … or what to do to understand this puzzle’s italicized clues? : WORK OUT THE BUGS 21A Ma lice , more formally : MOTHER (“Ma, more formally”) 32A Ant arctic coordinate : NORTH POLE (“Arctic coordinate”) 51A B louse and b roach , perhaps : PUBLIC HOUSE (“B and B, perhaps”) 65A It has many bee t and bee f options : TRUE/FALSE TEST (“It has many T and F options”) 84A Tick led : SPEARHEADED (“Led”) 96A Pop fly : SOFT DRINK (“Pop”) 37D Ant elope, say : GET HITCHED (“Elope”) 47D App roach for directions : GOOGLE MAPS (“App for directions”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 25m 53s Bill’s er...