08.04.15 — End of Discussion
Tuesday, August 4, 2015
Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will Shortz
LIQUOR STORE (52A. Where to purchase the starts of 21-, 26- and 45-Across), FIFTH AVENUE (21A. Fashionable shopping area in New York City), SIX PACK ABS (26A. Goal of one doing crunches) and CASE CLOSED (45A. “End of discussion”) constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.
Other — ANTIQUER (36D. One shopping for old curious), CAR and ACURA, COMIC CON (5D. Yearly gathering for superhero fans), ENERGY (47D. Part of E = mc^2), ILLINI (2D. “Fighting“ Big Ten team), KIOWA (27D. Great Plains tribe), LISP and LAPSE, LISTICLE (35D. “21 Pictures That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity,” e.g.), PIANO MAN (11D. 1974 hit that begins “It‘s nine o‘clock on a Saturday“), SCRUB OAK (12D. Low-growing tree often in dense thickets), SPACE X (3D. Private-sector rocket launcher), TIOGA (49A. New York county bordering Pennsylvania).
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08.03.15 — Grey Cells
Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot in
“Murder on the Orient Express,” 1974
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Monday, August 3, 2015
Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will Shortz
HERCULE POIROT (23A. Fictional character who “died” in 1975); LITTLE GREY CELLS (39A. What 23-Across thinks with [as illustrated in this grid?]), MOUSTACHE (18A. Notable 23-Across feature); EGG-SHAPED HEAD (50A. Notable 23-Across feature) and DETECTIVE (62A. 23-Across’s occupation) constitutes the main feature of this Monday crossword.
Other — ACHE, AGAPE and AGAZE A LOOP, AMEND, APERÇU (4D. Cursory glance); ATONE, COCKTAILS (1D. Drinks before dinner, maybe), Mr. MOTO (Marquand sleuth); OBAMA (28A. President born Aug. 4, 1961), SET and LOT (45A and 47A. Movie filming spot), STILETTOS (33D. Pointy heels).
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08.02.15 — Literally Speaking
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Literally Speaking — Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg
Edited by Will Shortz
Edited by Will Shortz
Arrangements of letters within standard phrases further defining the base phrase within the circled letters constitutes the main feature of this Sunday crossword:
CALLBACK (20A: Result of a successful audition)
SPLIT SECOND (25A: Instant)
TORN TO SHREDS (37A: In bits)
MINCEMEAT (46A: Kind of pie)
DRIFT APART (54A: Lose that loving feeling)
SCRAMBLED EGGS (62A: Diner offering)
MIXED MEDIA (72A: Art type)
HASH MARKS (83A: # # #)
INTERMINGLED (90A: Like 0's and 1's in binary)
FAST SHUFFLE (105A: Card sharp's deception)
UNBROKEN (112A: Whole)
Other — AD RATES (82D. They vary with circulation); ANODES (80A. Battery ends); DIGHT (64D. Adorn, in old literature); ELF (59D. Figure often dressed in green); HANKS (67D. “Big” star); LOTION (93D. Bottle in a beach bag); MALI (72D. Country once known as French Sudan); ME LIKE (92D. Informal approval)p OBEISANCE (4D. Acts of deference); OBESE (68D. Big, big, big); OKAY BY ME (24A. “Sure, that’s fine”); ORCA (31D. Boat in “Jaws”); PUBLIC ENEMY (3D. “No. 1” person); RATSO Rizzo of film; REPOT (1A. Move, as a plant); SHE-CAT (6D. Tom’s partner); SKID ROWS (9D. Lush locales); SKOSH (6A. Tiny bit); START A FIRE (71D. Rub some sticks together, as at camp); TWO-ROOM FLAT (66D. Smallish London lodgings).
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08.01.15 — The Saturday Crossword
Operation Castle thermonuclear test
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Puzzle by Kameron Austin Collins / Edited by Will Shortz
Of interest — AREN’T I (48A. Defensive comeback), ENISLE (29D. Maroon); FREE UNION (32D. Cohabitation without marriage); FRIEND ZONE (32A. Relationship with unrequited love, in modern slang); HAPPY (26A. “Are you satisfied now?”); H BOMBS (9A. Big releases of the ‘50s); HOLY SYNOD (9D. Highest authority in some Eastern churches); LITTLE ONE (39A. Tot), MATCH POINT (3D. Situation in which one person might have the advantage); NAÏVE ART (50A. Works of childlike simplicity); PAS MOI (23D. “Not me”: Fr.); P A SYSTEM (56A. Principal means of address?); PEACH PIT (15A. Cobbler waste); QUIRED (42A. Put in bundles for the bookbinder); SCHLEPS (4D. Lugs); SEXTED (30D. Sent pixxx?); THE WAILERS (38D. Original band that sang “I Shot the Sheriff,“ with “the”); TONGUE-TIED (36A. Stammering).
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07.31.15 — The Friday Crossword
M. C. Escher, Drawing Hands, 1948
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Puzzle by James Mulhern and Ashton Anderson
Edited by Will Shortz
Of interest — ATOM ANT (3D. Slight ’60s superhero); AUTO-TUNE (15A. Musical tool on Time’s list of “50 Worst Inventions”); BAIT CAR (20A. Help in catching an auto thief); CANKLES (51A. Lower leg woe, slangily); DAS BOOT (1D. Oversize Oktoberfest vessel named after a classic film); DRAG SHOW (1A. It often features diva impersonators); ESCHER (60A. Drawer of paradoxes); GET WEIRD (61A. Turn awkward as a relationship); HULA SKIRT (6D. Hipster’s dance wear?); KETEL ONE (35D. Vodka with an “Oranje” variety); KERPLOP (13D. Sound head before ripples are seen); RUN AMOK (2D. Go nuts); SEXY BEAST (32D. Hunk); SLY DOG (54A. Cunning sort); SNOBALLS (17A. Sister brand of Twinkies); TALK BIG (39D. Crow); TOODLES (37D. “Cheerio!”).
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07.30.15 — Little Women
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Puzzle by Brendan Emmett Quigley / Edited by Will Shortz
Louisa May ALCOTT (45D. Creator of the characters added in 17-, 28-, 44- and 57-Across) and the March sisters of “Little Women”, MEG, AMY, BETH and JO, constitutes the main feature of this Thursday crossword:
TOUGH NUTMEG (17A: Hardy brown spice?)
BIGAMY BUSINESS (28A: Company that will get you a second spouse?)
MACBETH ‘N CHEESE(44A: Extremely tacky production of a Shakespeare play?)
TRAVEL BANJO (57A: Country instrument played by a migrant?)
Other — GUESS NOT (38D. “Looks like I was wrong”); JAM-UPS (7D. Printing problems); LANATE (37D. Woolly); MACRON (44D. Long vowel indicator); Baby MAMA; PABST (48D. “The way beer was meant to be); PLUG UGLY (3D. Downright homely); SPEX (40D. Glasses, informally); USABLE (18D. Worth keeping).
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07.29.15 — Double-Double
Basketball Team, 1911, interest
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Puzzle by David J. Lieb / Edited by Will Shortz
DOUBLE-DOUBLE (65A. Statistical achievement in basketball … or what the answer to each starred clue is), along with those answers, constitutes the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:
STANDARD TIME (18A: *It's divided into four zones in the contiguous U.S. states), e.g., DOUBLE STANDARD and DOUBLE OVER
TAKEOVER (27A: *Coup d'état, e.g.), DOUBLE TAKE and DOUBLE OVER.
CROSSTALK (33A: *Incidental chatter), DOUBLE CROSS and DOUBLE-TALK
PLAYBILLS (47A: *Handouts to theatergoers), DOUBLE PLAY and DOUBLE BILLS
BACKDATE (53A: *Make retroactive), DOUBLE BACK and DOUBLE DATE.
Other — COAT ROOMS (3D. Where forgotten umbrellas may accumulate); DRAGONS (46D. Chinese New Year decorations); GOLDEN BOY (38D. Person who can do no wrong); NEGEV (12D. More than half of Israel); NOOGIE (15A. Knuckle to the head); SPOOKY 34D. Like a haunted house); ZEBRA (7A. Parent of a zorse or a zonkey).
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07.28.15 — AEIOU
1453 A.E.I.O.U., Wahlspruch Kaiser Friedrichs III.
an der Grazer Burg
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Tuesday, July 28, 2015
Puzzle by Caleb Emmons / Edited by Will Shortz
In this Tuesday crossword, the across rows contain a group of one vowel each, e.g., A, E, I, O and U, and they descend in AEIOU order, repeated three times.
Of interest — FRESHETS (50A. Sudden floods); KLUTZ (63A. Unlikely juggler); PHILIP III (54A. King who led Spain into the Thirty Years’ War); POLTROON (20A. Utter coward); TIGHT-KNIT (18A. Close, as a community); THE CREEPS (32A. Shudder-inducing feeling).
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