Crossword Definitions and Answers

Constructed by: John Westwig Edited by: Will Shortz Not your puzzle? Try today’s … … syndicated NY Times crossword Today’s Theme: Opposites Attracting Themed answers each comprise two words, with the second ending in -ING. The first word and the root of the second are OPPOSITES: 22A Event at a hot new club? : IN OUT ING 24A “I wish I were under four feet tall,” e.g.? : SHORT LONG ING 38A Career for a scammer? : PRO CON NING 67A Slinky? : SPRING FALL ING 91A Dinner date that makes a good story? : ODD EVEN ING 109A A kiss, a hug, a wave, the works? : WHOLE PART ING 112A Title of an essay by a hit man? : ON OFF ING 37D “Whoa there, Warren G.!”? : EASY HARD ING 41D Compliment for a lexicographer? : NICE MEAN ING Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 26m 21s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Tiny trunks : SPEEDO Speedo brand swimwear was f...

Advertisement Constructed by: Damon Gulczynski Edited by: Patti Varol 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 06s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 4 Sweetener option : AGAVE Agave nectar (also “agave syrup”) is sweeter than honey, but is much more fluid. The nectar’s sweetness comes from its high fructose content. A lot of agave nectar comes from the blue agave, the same species that is used to make tequila. 17 Geographic feature of nine states : PANHANDLE Panhandles feature in nine US states: Alaska Connecticut Florida Idaho Maryland Nebraska Oklahoma Texas West Virginia 20 Sparks st. : NEV Sparks is a city in Nevada that lies on the eastern side of Reno. The city was called Harriman originally, after a Southern Pacific Railroad president, and then renamed Sparks after a Nevada State Governor. The first non-Native...

Constructed by: Spencer Leach & Quiara Vasquez 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: 14m 26s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Apple co-founder Steve, familiarly : WOZ Steve “Woz” Wozniak was one of the founders of Apple Computer, along with Steve Jobs and Ronald Wayne. Wozniak was the driving force behind the creation of the Apple I and Apple II computers that revolutionized the computer market in the seventies. 17 Poison ivy, e.g. : VINE Two of the plants that are most painful to humans are poison oak and poison ivy. Poison oak is mainly found west of the Rocky Mountains, and poison ivy to the east. 18 Ones waving at people who might be on their way out? : PRIDE FLAGS The best-known rainbow flag is the one representing gay pride. Su...

Advertisement Constructed by: Luke Schreiber Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: LGBTQ Rights Themed answers in the down-direction and turn RIGHT at the letters circled in the grid LGBTQ. Very clever. 64A Freedoms protected by the Equality Act, and an apt title for this puzzle? : LGBTQ RIGHTS 1D Bounces back : RAL- L -IES 10D RuPaul’s competition : DRA- G -RACE 7D Some Arctic Cats : SNOWMO- B -ILES 26D Extremely beautiful, perhaps : HEARTS- T -OPPING 48D Quilting technique : APPLI- Q -UE Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 9m 33s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 11 Oroville structure : DAM Oroville Dam sits on the Feather River in Northern California, and forms the reservoir known as Lake Oroville. The lake is the second-largest reservoir in the state, and the dam is the tallest in the nation (at 770 feet high). 14 Legends on t...

Advertisement Constructed by: Taylor Johnson Edited by: Patti Varol Today’s Reveal Answer: Let’s Roll Themed answers are people who might utter the words “LET’S ROLL”: 57A “Time to go,” and a phrase that could be uttered by a 15-, a 21-, a 32-, or a 48-Across? : LET’S ROLL 15A See 57-Across : DIRECTOR 21A See 57-Across : CRAPS DEALER 32A See 57-Across : SUSHI CHEF 48A See 57-Across : JAZZ DRUMMER Read on, or jump to … … a complete list of answers Want to discuss the puzzle? Then … … leave a comment Bill’s time: 7m 06s Bill’s errors: 0 Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across 1 Oscar, __, Quebec: NATO sequence : PAPA The NATO phonetic alphabet is also called the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) phonetic alphabet. Alfa, Bravo, Charlie … X-ray, Yankee, Zulu. 5 Wand-waving org. : TSA Transportation Security Administration (TSA) 18 Dickens miser : SCROOGE Ebeneezer Scrooge is the main character in the novella “A Christmas Carol”...