————————
Monday, May 19, 2014
Puzzle by Michael Hawkins / Edited by Will Shortz
Telephone connections and/or disconnections constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword:
RING A BELL (18A. Sound familiar)
DIAL IT DOWN (24A. “Stop being such a pompous jerk!”)
WHAT IS THE HANG-UP (40A. “Will you please hurry?”)
OFF THE HOOK (52A. Extremely cool, in slang)
PHONE IT IN (61A. Do a job with minimal effort)
Other — AWOKE, RISE and STIR (69A. Came out of sleep; 33A. Get out of bed; 57A. Begin to come out of sleep), CHINA SHOP (35D. What may have a “no bull“ policy?), COLOSSEUM (12D. World‘s largest amphitheater), DAPPER DAN (38D. Sharply dressed guy), ICE BRIDGE (11D. Frozen structure that facilitates animal migration), NYAH 28D. When repeated, a child‘s taunt), ORSK (29A. Russian city on the Ural), SYMBIOSIS (5D. Relationship between barnacles and whales, e.g.), TATER TOTS (36D. Cylindrical alternative to French fries).
————————
or Right click and select “Open Link in New Window".
Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
No comments:
Post a Comment