Crossword Definitions and Answers

Advertisement Constructed by: Jeffrey Wechsler Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Theme (according to Bill): An Ordeal Themed answers are common phrases with -OR added to the end: 16A Specialized work at a confectionary? : CHOCOLATE LAB OR (chocolate lab + OR) 36A Instructor for a monarch? : KING TUT OR (King Tut + OR) 38A Nickname for Luciano Pavarotti? : THE BIG TEN OR (The Big Ten + OR) 40A Estate that went all-out with turquoise paint? : AQUA MAN OR (Aquaman + OR) 59A Vicar who puts the pedal to the metal? : SPEEDING PAST OR (speeding past + OR) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 6m 44s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 6 South Dakota region : BADLANDS Badlands may be “bad lands” for agriculture (hence the name), but they can be beautiful. A badlands is an extensive area from which the topsoil has been eroded by wind and water, leaving ex...

Constructed by: Joe Deeney 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: 10m 00s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies My wife and I are enjoying the final days of an extended vacation in Ireland. I just managed to slip away to solve the puzzle, and write up this abbreviated post. I will get to the full post just as soon as I can. Thank you for your understanding. Bill Read on, or … … return to top of page Complete List of Clues/Answers Across 1 “Out!” : SCRAM! 6 Area of a room, e.g. : SPEC 10 Characters in the “Iliad”? : IOTAS 15 2010 biodrama co-starring 18-Across : THE SOCIAL NETWORK 18 See 15-Across : JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE 19 Frustrated and betting emotionally, in poker lingo : ON TILT 20 Skaggs of bluegrass fame : RICKY 21 Trailblazing astronaut J...

Constructed by: Dan Ziring & Quiara Vasquez Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Snowball Effects We have a rebus puzzle today. Synonyms of “DEVELOP” GRADUALLY increase in length in each of three themed across-answers: 33A Developing phenomena literally depicted three times in this puzzle : SNOWBALL EFFECTS 1A Gradually develop, literally : GROW 1D Pop-pop : G RAMPS 2D Farm storehouse : GR ANARY 3D Punished for the weekend, perhaps : GRO UNDED 4D Beer containers : GROW LERS 10A Gradually develop, literally : FORM 10D Total phony : F AKER 11D Some surgical tools : FO RCEPS 12D Enormous amounts to spend : FOR TUNES 13D “As far as I’m concerned …” : FOR M Y PART … 54A Gradually develop, literally : SWELL 47D Fabled visitors to 49-Down, in brief : ET S 55D Opposite of dry, to a vintner : SW EET 56D Evidencing physical exertion : SWE ATY 57D Suffer in the summer heat : SWEL TE...

Advertisement Constructed by: Emma Lawson Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Rock the Boat Themed answers each contain a BOAT as a hidden word, a BOAT that’s ROCKY/anagrammed: 61A Make waves, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles : ROCK THE BOAT 17A Charitable undertaking that deserves support : WOR THY CA USE (hiding a rocky “ YACHT ”) 31A Bit of false modesty : HUMBL EBRAG (hiding a rocky “ BARGE ”) 42A “Ugh, shut up already” : NO ONE CA RES (hiding a rocky “ CANOE ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 5m 46s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 __ Sutra : KAMA The “Kama Sutra” is renowned for its descriptions of positions that can be used for sexual intercourse, but the sutra includes many other texts that deal with various matters of a sexual nature, including how to woo a woman, the conduct of a “chief wife”, the conduct of...

Constructed by: Nancy Serrano-Wu Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Themed Clue: Sports Bar Purchases Themed answers are common SPORTS phrases reinterpreted as PURCHASES in a SPORTS BAR: 20A Sports bar purchases? : FANTASY DRAFTS 33A Sports bar purchases? : PENALTY SHOTS 41A Sports bar purchases? : STAR PITCHERS 56A Sports bar purchases? : TRIPLE-DOUBLES Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 05s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies My wife and I are enjoying the final days of an extended vacation in Ireland. I just managed to slip away to solve the puzzle, and write up this abbreviated post. I will get to the full post just as soon as I can. Thank you for your understanding. Bill Read on, or … … return to top of page Complete List of Clues/Answers Across 1 Composer of the piano piec...

Constructed by: Aaron M. Rosenberg & Jeff Chen Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Reveal Answer: Bubble Tea Themed answers each include a type of TEA as a hidden word, spelled out with letters in BUBBLES (circled): 39D Beverage mixed with tapioca pearls … or a description of this puzzle’s circled letters? : BUBBLE TEA 3D Electronic device for a person with voice impairment : SPEE CH AI D (bubbled “ CHAI ”) 7D Response from someone who merely glanced at an online post, maybe : T OO LONG , DIDN’T READ (bubbled “ OOLONG ”) 9D What a U.F.O. might turn out to be : WEAT HER BAL LOON (bubbled “ HERBAL ”) 18D Go through one of life’s significant moments : P ASS A M ILESTONE (bubbled “ ASSAM ”) Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 8m 13s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies My wife and I are enjo...

Advertisement Constructed by: Rebecca Goldstein Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Give It a Rest! Themed answers are each things that one might REST: 53A “Enough already!” or what one may do to each answer to a starred clue : GIVE IT A REST! 18A *Traditional Thanksgiving entree : ROAST TURKEY 24A *Feature of anxiety, often : RACING MIND 35A *The “order” part of a “Law & Order” episode : COURT CASE 47A *Piano lesson pages : SHEET MUSIC 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 Cert. for some babysitters : CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has for decades involved the simultaneous compression of the chest to pump blood using the heart, and artificial respiration by blowing air into the lungs. I hear that nowadays, emergency services are placing more emphasis on heart compressions, ...