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12.23.14 — Fee-fi-fo-fum!

December 22, 2014, 9:32 pm
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Jack and the Beanstalk by Arthur Rackman, 1910

Fee-fi-fo-fum!
I smell the blood of an Englishman,
Be he live, or be he dead,
I'll grind his bones to make my bread.

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Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Puzzle by Bruce Haight / Edited by Will Shortz

BEANSTALK(21D. Storied locale for the circled letters in 8- and 65-Across), along with GIANT, JACK, FEE, FI, FO and FUM in the circled letters constitutes the main feature of this very friendly Tuesday crossword.

Other — ALGERIA(15A. Largest country in Africa since the breakup of Sudan in 2011), BAD SEED (38A. Wayward offspring, informally), COFFEES (1A. Espresso and cappuccino), ESCALLOP (39D. Bake in a sauce),GERARDO (63A. Rapper with the 1991 hit “Rico Suave”), HI-JACK (65A. Commandeer), LA SCALA (61A. Milan opera house), OCEANUS (64A. Greek personification of the outer sea), OXIDIZE (14A. Become rusted), PERFUME (66A. Clichéd gift on Mother’s Day), Puppeteer TonySARG.

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12.24.14 — Sounds

December 23, 2014, 9:02 pm
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Shukhov Tower, Crimea; Ukraine
Photo, Crimea Tourism

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Wednesday, December 24, 2014 — Christmas Eve

Puzzle by Adam G. Perl / Edited by Will Shortz

Three pairs of sound-alike answers constitutes the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:

CRY ME A RIVER(17A. 1955 Julie London hit)
CRIMEA RIVER (62A. Certain waterway to the Black Sea?)
PARASAIL (21A. Glide, in a way)
PARIS ALE (55A. Left Bank quaff?)
GO BETWEEN (33A. Intermediary)
GOBI TWEEN (44A. 11- or 12-year-old Mongolian desert dweller?)

Other — ATOMS(65A. Subject of elementary education?), FERRARI (27D. Maserati competitor), ELEVE crossing LEVEE (66A. French pupil; 52D. Bank security feature), MRI SCAN (43D. Scary experience for a claustrophobe), QE II (11D. Royal who’s notably a crossword fan, for short), RATED R crossing RED HOT (20A. For mature audiences; 14D. In high demand), SEA COWS (22D. Manatees).

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12.25.14 — NUTS

December 24, 2014, 10:40 pm
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Thursday, December 25, 2014 — Christmas Day 

Puzzle by Xan Vongsathorn / Edited by Will Shortz

MIXED [NUT]S(56A. Party snack … or a hint to the six squares in this puzzle),along with the wordNUTmixed as TNU, UNT, UTN, TUN, NTU andNUT, constitutes the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword:

OU[TNU]MBER  with WE[T NU]RSE 
       (19A. Be bigger than, in a way; 9D. Milk maid?)
G[UN-T]OTINGwith AMO[UNT] 
      (20A. Packing; 2D. Come to)
CH[UTN]EY with SP[UTN]IK
      (37A. Samosa topping; 26D. Startling newsmaker of 10/4/1957)
PE[TUN]IA with RO[TUN]DA
     (40A. Flowery girl’s name; 31D. Feature of Rome‘s Pantheon)
TARA[NTU]LA with DOW[NTU]RN
     (60A. Hairy menace; 45D. Economic slump)
MIXED [NUT]S with [NUT]MEG
     (56A. Party snack, etc.; 58D. Apple pie seasoning)

Other — DEVIL RAY(4D. Aquarium giant), GOT EVEN 17A. Settled a score), GO VIRAL (43D. Really take off, in a way), HAR and HAIR and HA-HAS, NES (66A. Duck Hunt console, for short), OPEN PIT (5D. Like some mining and barbeques), OREGANO and ORIGAMI (15A. Sprinkle at a pizzeria; 61A. Artwork from a folder), PEROXIDE (40D. Blonde‘s secret), RIP UP 27A. Break down in tears?), SURREAL (23D. Like an out-of-body experience), TAP WATER (34A. Drink that’s a freebie).\

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12.26.14 — The Friday Crossword

December 25, 2014, 8:40 pm
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Friday, December 26, 2014

Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Take measures, ACT; 4. Deeply offended, STUNG; 9. Did a little housekeeping, SWEPT; 14. One who gets upset twice?, SORE LOSER; 16. Thick smoke, CIGAR; 17. Ladylove, INAMORATA; 18. Love ballad from the 1973 album “Goats Head Soup”, ANGIE; 19. Way to bear arms, AKIMBO; 20. Frank Capra title character, MR DEEDS; 22. Oscar nominee Rowlands, GENA; 23. They’re often underfoot, SHOES; 25. Bobs, e.g., DOS; 26. Some slurry stuff, ORE; 27. Vessels of the Napoleonic Wars, SLOOPS; 29. Silent “ick”, MOUE; 30. Based on instinct and guesswork, SEAT OF THE PANTS; 33. Letter’s capital?, RENT MONEY; 34. Thrift, SAVINGS AND LOAN; 39. Page with many views, OP ED; 40. Most treacherous for driving, maybe, ICIEST; 41. Trendy, NOW; 43. Fitting, APT; 44. Hides, VEILS; 45. Maximum on a hurricane wind scale, FIVE; 46. Detail-oriented, PRECISE; 48. Caduceus carrier, HERMES; 50. Soft white mineral, BORAX; 51. Operation Neptune Spear, NAVY SEALS; 54. Like aspen leaves, OVATE; 55. Stand-up guy Dave CHAPPELLE; 56. First inert gas made into a compound, XENON; 57. In the pit of one’s stomach?, EATEN; 58. Instrument in Glen Miller’s “Pennsylvania 6-5000”,SAX.

Down — 1. Often-grated cheese, ASIAGO; 2. Game played by British, CONKERS; 3. Recent staff addition, TRAINEE; 4. Home wrecker?, SLOB; 5. John Deere rival, TORO; 6. Ryder Cup side, USA; 7. URL ending, NET; 8. Record holders of old, GRAMOPHONES; 9. A whole bunch, SCADS; 10. “It makes a man mistake words for thoughts,” per Samuel Johnson, WINE; 11. Given encouragement, EGGED ON; 12. Disbursed, PAID OUT; 13. Head set?, TRESSES; 15. Miss Woodhouse of Highbury, EMMA; 21. Forwards, RESENDS; 23. Psychology or sociology, SOFT SCIENCE; 24. Web-based service succeeded by Outlook in 2013, HOT MAIL; 27. Acronymic weapon name, STEN; 28. Winter underwear, informally, LONGIES; 29. Ingredient in Marie Rose sauce, MAYO; 31. Uninteresting, ARID; 32. Hide, PELT; 34. Something to express views on, SOAP BOX; 35. O.K., APPROVE; 36. Longtime, VETERAN; 37. Fabled characters?, ANIMALS; 38. Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men,”, e.g., NOVELLA; 42. Alfred the Great’s kingdom, WESSEX; 44. Yuletide team member, VIXEN; 45. Not occupied, FREE; 47. Punic War agitator, CATO; 48. Talk up, HYPE; 49. “Outside the Lines” broadcaster, ESPN; 52. Sound of a light going on?, AHA; 53. Tanyard sight,VAT.

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12.27.14 — Enter Sandman

December 26, 2014, 10:09 pm
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Mariano Rivera taking the field
to Metallica's "Enter Sandman"

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Saturday, December 27, 2014

Puzzle by David Phillips / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Clichéd sequel catchphrase, HE’S BACK; 8. Economist who wrote “An Essay on the Principle of Population,” 1798, MALTHUS; 15. Like Rome, supposedly, ETERNAL; 16. How one might play a love ballad, AMOROSO; 17. 19-season Yankee MARIANO Rivera; 18. Batting targets, PIÑATAS; 19. Batting targets, PITCHES; 20. Go on foot, LEG IT; 21. Assuage, SLAKE; 22. Any miss, SHE; 24. Manchester man, BLOKE; 27. With 46-Down, common canvas coater, OIL; 29. Red three-year-old of TV, ELMO; 31. “Verily”, ‘TIS; 32. Event with the categories Best Kiss and Best Fight, MTV MOVIE AWARDS; 36. Raced, TORE; 37. Savage, FERAL; 38. Ninny, DODO; 39. With 42-Across, 2001 video game set in Liberty City, GRAND THEFT AUTO; 42. See 39-Across, III; 43. Senate majority group, maybe?, AYES; 44. Ascension Isl. Setting, ATL; 45. Quite like, FANCY; 47. Slush for eds. to wade through, MSS; 49. They can get excited, ATOMS; 53. “Damn Yankees” Tony Winner, FOSSE; 55. “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest” novelist, LARSSON; 57. Dressing type, ITALIAN; 59. Popular pop-up preventer, AD-AWARE; 60. Ninnylike, MORONIC; 61. Above all others, MAXIMAL; 62. Without even cracking a smile, say, STERNLY; 63. Big name in air circulation?,SKYMALL.

Down — 1. Some rope, HEMPS; 2. Net sales, E-TAIL; 3. Comfortaire competitor, SERTA; 4. Place for a Neapolitan pizza, BRICK OVEN; 5. Home to “The Happiest Place on Earth”, ANAHEIM; 6. Quaint stage dancing accessory, CANE; 7. Supermodel Karlie KLOSS; 8. 11-pointed national symbol, MAPLE LEAF; 9. Mon AMIE; 10. It may be drawn in a forest, LONGBOW; 11. A dog may pick one up, TRAIL; 12. Turned on, HOT TO TROT; 13. Its seal has an olive branch, USA; 14. Sign of trouble, SOS; 23. Brooke Astor, e.g., HEIRESS; 25. Bud,KIDDO; 26. Standard offshoot, ESSO; 28. Like many ideals, LOFTY; 30. Its one-euro coin depicts a cross, MALTA; 32. Elaborate underground complex in “The Lord  of the Rings”, MORIA; 33. Limited expense?, TRAIN FARE; 34. Fire, VEHEMENCY; 35. Sister of Cartoon Network, ADULT SWIM; 36 Office whoop, TGIF; 40. “The best value under the sun” sloganeer, DAYS INN; 41. Serene calmness, ATARAXY; 46. See 27-Across, COLOR; 48. Comes to a sudden close?, SLAMS; 50. First name of a 10-year manhunt, OSAMA; 51. MORAL support; 52. Tackle box accessory, SNELL; 54. Junk mover, SAIL; 56. Alaskan island or its principal town, ADAK; 57. Pre-texts?, IMS; 58. Playskool product tester, TOT.

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Fill-In-The-Blanks

December 27, 2014, 6:50 pm
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Sunday, December 28, 2014

“Fill-In-The-Blanks” Puzzle by Jo Krozel
Edited by Will Shortz

Eight answer/clues with the second word of the answer resulting in a new full word when inserted in its clue constitutes the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword:

MISSING PERSON (26A. Su___ic), supersonic
DELETED SCENE (32A. Ob___ly), obscenely
UNUSED MINUTES (50A. ___t), minutest
DROPPED CALL (71A. Lo___y), locally
FORFEITED GAME (91A. Li___nt), ligament
STRIPPED BARE (105A. Ca___t), cabaret
ABANDON SHIP (114A. Wor___er), worshiper
STOLEN ART(46D. E___hen), Earthen

ACID ROCK (38D. Jefferson Airplane genre), ALOE VERA (20A. Modern juice ingredient), APP STORE (86D. Modern place to buy games), BOB IN (57A. Arrive casually, informally), EATEN RAW (122A. Like oysters as an appetizer, often), HANGMAN (35D. Fill-in-the-blanks activity),  IPOD NANO (17D. Apple picker‘s pick?), OLDIE (5D. Song on a reunion tour, maybe), PLANE RIDE (6D. Virgin offering), TEN SPOTS (4D. Sawbucks, maybe), THE TOP (1A. Where it‘s lonely at, it‘s said).

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12.28.14 — Words, Words, Words — the Acrostic

December 28, 2014, 9:39 pm
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Sunday, December 28, 2014

ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon
Edited by Will Shortz

This Sunday’s acrostic draws a quotation from Word Spy: The Word Lover’s Guide to Modern Culture by Paul McFedries.

Language wears many hats, but its most important job is to help us name or describe what's in the world. Words define us, our actions, even our existence. And just when you think that you have all the words you need, you discover new ones, hear new uses for old ones or see them mutate right before your eyes—a neologism is born.

Those neologisms are actually one of the best ways of keeping tabs on the way our world and culture are changing. One of the people who's been keeping tabs is Paul McFedries, the president of Logophilia Limited (logophilia is Greek for "the love of words"). His scorecard is Word Spy, a daily newsletter that has been reporting from the neological frontier since 1998 and that has more than 100,000 visitors a month and more than 12 million page views. In Word Spy, McFedries demonstrates how new words both reflect and illuminate not only the subcultures that coin them but also the larger culture in which these groups exist. ~ Amazon/com Book Description 

The quotation:  [N]EOLOGISMS ARE OFTEN JUST… FUN.  WHAT’S NOT TO LIKE ABOUT A WORD SUCH AS ZITCOM, A TELEVISION SITCOM AIMED AT OR FEATURING TEENAGERS?  OR CONSIDER THE TORPEDO, AN INEPT EMPLOYEE WHO QUITS TO GO WORK FOR A RIVAL COMPANY.

The author’s name and the title of the work:  PAUL MCFEDRIES, “WORD SPY”

A. On he case ahead of time, PROACTIVE
B. Buzzing, as a social media?, ATWITTER
C. Most unusual (a word actually in the Scrabble dictionary), UNIQUEST
D. Nanosecond’s rough equivalent (hyph.), LIGHT-FOOT
E. 1988 Michael Jackson autobiography, MOONWALK
F. Get animated (2 wds.), COME ALIVE
G. Comrades in arms; exhibition soccer matches, FRIENDLIES
H. Endorsement for a paperless office (hyph.), E-SIGNATURE
I. Guy trained in the use of T-squares and compasses, DRAFTSMAN
J. Zapper for a couch potato, REMOTE
K. Confrontational, provocative (hyph.), IN-YOUR-FACE
L. Major source of income for Nepal and Ecuador, ECOTOURISM
M. Item that may be Photoshopped, SNAPSHOT
N. Gender-neutral server, WAITRON
O. Person who’s easy to grok (2 wds.), OPEN BOOK
P. Spent nuke materials, RADWASTE
Q. Prominent part of a vampire, DOGTOOTH
R. Decide against staycation, say, SOJOURN
S. Certain white-collar crime (2 wds.), PONZI SCHEME
T. Hybrid mind/body fitness regimen, YOGALATES

The full paragraph of the quotation:  The universal appeal of new words is leavened by he happy fact that neologisms are often just plain fun.  What’s not to like about a word such as “zitcom“, a television sitcom aimed at or featuring teenagers?  Or consider the “torpedo“, an inept employee who quits to go work for a rival company.~ “Word Spy”

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12.29.14 — Spell It Out

December 28, 2014, 10:57 pm
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Monday,December 29, 2014

Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz

SPELL IT OUT(64A. Leave no room for misinterpretation … or what the first words of the answers to the five starred clues do, literally), along with EYE, TEE, OH, YOU and TEE, constitutes the interrelated group of this pleasant Monday crossword:

EYE CONTACT (17A. *What a good speaker maintains with the audience)
TEE TIMES (25A. *Golfers’ bookings)
OH BROTHER (30A. *”Man!”)
YOU LOST ME (45A. *”Wait, wait … go back”)
TEA CHEST (51A. *Bit of Boston Harbor debris n 1773)

Other —BOB MARLEY(32D. “One Love” singer), LITCHI nut (Chinese fruit), LOW-IMPACT (11D. Not joint-pounding, as aerobics), MOUSE (57D. One just squeaking by?), U. S. S. NIMITZ (aircraft carrier named for a former admiral), OUTLINE (46D. Writer’s plan), RIO LOBO (5D. 1970 John Wayne film), SOPPY (53D. Maudlin), STYMIES (10D. Thwarts), TICKETS (43D. Lottery buys) ZERO G (39A. Weightless state, informally).

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12.30.14 — Loop-the-Loop

December 29, 2014, 10:51 pm
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Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Puzzle by Jeffrey Wechsler / Edited by Will Shortz

LOOP DE LOOP DE LOOP(41A. Maneuver for slot car racers or stunt pilots, as suggested by this puzzle’s circled letters), along with eight 2×2 boxes containing circled squares that spell out LOOP with the “loop” going two full times if the 2×2 boxes are followed around the grid, constitutes the main feature of this agreeable Tuesday crossword.


Other — CANOODLE(9D. Kiss and cuddle), DIET PLAN (42D. Schedule for take-off?), HERAT (51D. Western Afghan city), HMONG (69A. Ethnic group of Southeast Asia), IRONIST (45A. Jonathan Swift, for one), LAB ROOMS (43D. Parts of chemistry buildings), MICE (3D. Victims of the farmer’s wife), ORBITS (48A. Goes around), POMPOMS (24A. Cheerleaders’ handfuls), POOL PUMP (4D. Certain water circulator),RED TOP (32D. Common grass variety named for its color), RUMPLE (10D. Dishevel, as bed linen), TARHEEL (34A. North Carolinian).

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12.31.14 — PRNDL

December 30, 2014, 10:12 pm
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014 — New Year’s Eve 

Puzzle by David Woolf / Edited by Will Shortz

PRNDL (68A. Quintet representing the ends of the answers to the five starred clues), along with PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE and LOW found in five answers constitutes the main feature of this Wednesday crossword:

THEME PARK(18A. *Legoland, for one)
DOUBLE REVERSE (29A. *Tricky football play)
GENDER NEUTRAL (34A. *Like you or me?)
INTERNAL DRIVE (44A. *Essential feature of a PC)
SWEET’N LOW (57A. *Equal rival)

Other — ARRAN (12D. Firth of Clyde Island), EVER and ONCE (26A. Next-to-last word in a fairy tale; 32A. First word in a fairy tale), EYES ON ME (36D. “Look this way”), EYRA (41A. South American wildcat), IDLERS (44D. Do-nothings), LIMA PERU (9D. Home of the oldest continuously functioning university in the Americas), NAWAB (50D. Muslim princely title), RACE DAY (22A. Busy time at Speedway or Churchill Downs), STICK (1A. Manual).

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Golf

January 1, 2015, 12:00 am
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Thursday,January 1, 2015 — New Year's Day

Puzzle by Jill Denny and Jeff Chen

Edited by Will Shortz

PAR FOR THE COURSE (53A. Average … or a literal hint to 17-, 26- and 42-Across), along with phrases containing the words "one" and "two", either above or below "par", imagining the words for the golf terminology, e.g.,“eagle,“ “bogey,“ and “birdie”, constitutes the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword:

“Eagle”, TWO over PAR:
THE TWO HAS LANDED (17A. Neil Armstrong declaration)
CAR PARTS (15A. Belt and hose)

“Bogey”, ONE over PAR:
THE ONE MAN (26A. What a parent might warn a child to watch out for) 
POOL PARTY (32A. Bash with a splash)

“Birdie”, ONE under PAR:
WATER PARK (38A. Chutes and ladders locale) with 
BYE BYE ONE (42A. 1961 Tony winner for Best Musical) 

PGA (53D. Org. that’s most likely to appreciate this puzzle?)

Other — ACT(1D. House work?), A STUDENT (1A. Person close to 100?), A TRAIN (60A. Duke‘s transportation?), AU LAIT (35A. Noir alternative),DE LEON (36A. Part of a Spanish explorer’s name), HOLY TERROR (27D. Real imp), KIDNEY BEAN (12D. Organlike legume), PASTE (32D. Wallop), PEEKABOO (61A. Game for which it‘s helpful to have hands-on experience?), STYNE (37A. “Funny Girl” composer).

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02.02.15 — Minor Planet

January 2, 2015, 1:08 am
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Pluto, dwarf planet

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Friday,January 2, 2015

Puzzle by David Steinberg / Edited by Will Shortz

This fairly friendly Friday crossword is essentially three crosswords in one due to a single-square opening between three sections.

Of interest — ADULT MOVIES (14A. They may be marked with X’s), DAMES (39D. Women, in pulp fiction), DEMOCRATIC PARTY (40A. Group for people who are feeling blue?), HIS EMINENCE (17A. What to call a cardinal), IN EXISTENCE (51A. Living), IT’S ALL IN THE GAME (19A. 1958 #1 hit composed by Vice President Charles Dawes), “Fearless” star JET LI, JONI Mitchell with the platinum album “Blue”, Macroeconomics pioneer KEYNES, Sportswriter LEN Pasquarelli, LEGERDEMAIN (49a. Hocus-pocus), MINESWEEPER (34A. Classic computer game played on a grid), MINOR PLANET (31A. Pluto, for one), PIN CUSHIONS (24A. Stuffed accessories), POTATOES (11D. Fries things?), RED HOT POKER (33A. Brand maker?), RIPENED (33D. It might change color), TATTLETALES (32A. Rats), TAW (18A. Shooter for kids), UP TOP (28D. High-five request).

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01.03.15 — Game

January 2, 2015, 11:37 pm
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Saturday, January 3, 2014

Puzzle by Sam Ezersky / Edited by Will Shortz

Across — 1. Bollix, BOTCH; 6. Rough selection?, SEVEN IRON; 15. 1975 Golden Globe winner, RHODA; 16. Merry Men member, ALAN A DALE; 17. Marty Robbins’s “AIN’T I THE Lucky One”; 18. One doing 40+, FULL-TIMER; 19. Speech closing?, IFY; 20. They’re laid down in shipyards, KEELS; 22. Notice after the expiration date?, OBIT; 23. “Uh, yeah!”, NO DOUBT; 25. BACON'S Rebellion (colonial uprising); 27. Just for Men target, GRAY; 28. Incidentally, BY THE BY; 31. Auntie Mame’s secretary, AGNES; 33. Rear of a disco?, BOOTY; 34. “LES Jeunes de Paris” (recurring “S.N.L.” sketch); 37. Munchie often dipped in marinara, MOZZARELLA STICK; 40. Info for air traffic control, ETA; 41. Like some carpets and autumn leaves, PILED; 42. Classic Harlem ballroom, with “the”, SAVOY; 43. Feature of many a convertible or Jeep, SOFT TOP; 45. Hinge, RELY; 46. “The Return of Doctor X” star, 1939, BOGART; 49. Poet Howard NEMEROV who wrote “A Primer of the Daily Round”; 51. Aéroports de Paris manages it, ORLY; 52. Kofi Annan’s home, GHANA; 54. Before now, AGO; 55. Ball carriers, TOY STORES; 58. Completely fixed, REDID; 60. Its last model was the 1941 Skylark, HUPMOBILE; 61. Dean’s “East of Eden” role, TRASK; 62. Eschewing a higher calling?, ATHEISTIC; 63. Maker of iComfort,SERTA.  

Down — 1. Crossword, e.g., BRAIN GAME; 2. “Oops, that had escaped me”, OH I FORGOT; 3. Boxer-turned-sitcom star, TONY DANZA; 4. Setting for Twins games: Abr., CDT; 5. Traditional three-liner, HAIKU; 6. Ejection protection, SAFETY BELT; 7. Month in which Creation began, by tradition, ELUL; 8. Triple-time dance, in Durango, VALS; 9. Size up?: Abbr., ENL; 10. Phillie foe, NAT; 11. Senselessness, IDIOCY; 12. No wuss, RAMBO; 13. Liquid part of fat, OLEIN; 14. “Shoot!”, NERTS; 21. Leave shore, perhaps, EBB; 24. Cry for attention, OYEZ; 25. Test letter?, BETA; 26. It’s unfathomable, ABYSS; 29. Flat sign, TO LET; 30. “Whoa, whoa!”, HOLD ON A SEC; 32. Taste, SAPOR; 34. Real-time storm tracker, LIVE RADAR; 35. One concerned with invasive species, ECOLOGIST; 36. Liquor with the slogan “West of Expected, SKYY VODKA; 38. Major fault, RIFT; 39. Something discounted at a deli, TARE; 43. Argument-ending declaration, SAYS ME; 44. One with a signature role?, PEN; 46. De Klerk succeeded him, BOTHA; 47. “In OR OUT?”; 48. Rosetta Stone figure, GLYPH; 50. Trading places, MARTS; 52. Clench, GRIT; 53. Start to ski?, HELI; 56. “Vous,” informally, TOI; 57. Special delivery figs.?, OBS; 59. Ahead of, once, ERE.

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The Descent of Man

January 3, 2015, 6:11 pm
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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Puzzle by Finn Vigeland / Edited by Will Shortz

Five answers with "MAN" descending at the end of the entry (a partial of the adjacent entry) constitutes the main feature of this friendly Sunday crossword:
  • I’M ONLY HU[MAN] (30A. “Nobody’s infallible, not even me”) with SCHUMANN 15D. “Kinderszenen” composer)
  • BILDUNGSRO[MAN] (32A. Literary genre of “David Copperfield” or “Ender’s Game”) with PAX ROMANA
  • DO YOU WANT TO BUILD A SNOW[MAN] (71A. Title song question in Disney’s “Frozen”) with AW MAN (70D. “Gimme a beak!”)
  • MORGAN FREE[MAN] (110a. Academy Award winner who has played both a U.S. president and God) with LE MANS (106D. 1960s-’80s Pontiac)
  • WONDER WO[MAN] (112A. Cover subject of Ms. Magazine’s debut issue, 1972) with OTTOMAN (95D. Place to kick your feet up)

Other — ABACI(74D. Summers of old?); ALE GLASS, BREW PUB and TENDS BAR (91D. Container in a 34-Down; 34D. It’s drafts may be crafts; 18D. Is a mixologist); AMAZONAS (87D. Largest state of Brazil); ASYMMETRY (82D. Feature of much modern architecture), COME ON IN (23A. Greeting at the door); CRASH PAD (85A. Friend’s couch, perhaps); DARE I ASK (46D. Hesitant start to a question), FRO YO (50D. Cold treat, informally); HERNANDO / DESOTO (52D. With 126-Across, first European to cross the Mississippi); IN THE BAG (14D. 100% guaranteed); KISHKA (89A. Stuffed Jewish dish); MACARENA (120A. 1990s craze), MDMA (21D. Drug also known as Ecstasy); OSCAR (31D. Award for Hunt and Peck); PAX ROMANA (7D Long period of stability ending circa A.D. 180); REDDIT (55D. Website billed as “the front page of the Internet”); RICE WINE (86D. Popular Eastern beverage), ROSEMARY (38A. So-called “herb of remembrance”), TERMITES (100A. What may eat you out of house and home?), XWORD (25A. Daily newspaper feature, informally).

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Birds

January 4, 2015, 8:16 pm
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Monday, January 5, 2015

Puzzle by John Guzzetta / Edited by Will Shortz

EAGLE, BUZZARD, CHICKEN, HAWK and GOOSE, found as the second word of two-word phrases constitutes the interrelated group of this agreeable Monday crossword:

LEGAL EAGLE(16A. Skillful lawyer)
OLD BUZZARD (24A. Cantankerous fellow)
SPRING CHICKEN (37A. Relative youngster)
BUDGET HAWK (51A. Hard-liner on government spending)
SILLY GOOSE (60A. Goofball)

Other — AMENABLE (10D. Open to suggestions), AZTECAN (21D. Like many Mexicans’ forebears), DRACULA (25D. One trying to grab a bite at the theater?), EMUS (15A. Cousins of ostriches), Tom EWELL, onetime Marilyn Monroe co-star), PANDEMIC (38D. Nightmare for the C.D.C.), PIG and SPITTED (6D. Bacon source; 30D. Ready for the rotisserie), QUATRAIN (11D. “Roses are red …,” e.g.), SHOUT-OUT (37D. Public mention).

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01.06.15 — Deoxyribonucleic Acid

January 6, 2015, 1:51 am
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Tuesday, January 6, 2014

Puzzle by Joel Fagliano / Edited by Will Shortz

DNA(62D. Molecule hidden  in 4-, 11-, 23-, 25- and 29-Down) and a sort of DNA strand made of black squares in the center of the grid with blank spaces at the edges constitutes the main feature of this ingenious Tuesday crossword:

TOOTH AND NAIL (4D. Fierce way to fight)
GOOD NATURE (11D. Cheerful disposition)
ISLAND NATION (23D. Comoros or Barbados)
OLD NAVY (25D. Gap subsidiary)
BRAND NAMES (29D. Wilson and Hoover, but not Eisenhower)

Other — BUTTED (46D. Rammed like a ram);CLARICE Starling, “The Silence of the Lambs” protagonist; FERTILE (56A. Like loamy soil); GRAPH (49D. It has axes);MONTY (13D. Hall of fame); POST-DOC (20A. Lab research assistant, maybe); POT LEAF (31D. Image often accompanying the phrase “Legalize it”); REALTOR (54A. House tour giver); WE DID IT (22A. “Hooray for us!”); I DO TOO (66A. “Same here”); YOWIE (12D. “Ouch!”).

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01.07.15 — Maze

January 7, 2015, 12:01 am
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The Minotaur

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Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Puzzle by Greg Johnson / Edited by Will Shortz

A note accompanies today’s crossword:  When the puzzle is done, the circled letters, reading from top to bottom, will spell something that belongs in the center square. 

MINOTAUR in a single square in the center of the puzzle and spelled out in circled letters, constitutes the main feature of this fine Wednesday crossword:

THESEUS (13A. Maze runner?)
THREAD (15A. Item used by 13-Across to navigate the 22-Across)
LABYRINTH (22A. Home of the [circled letters])
KING MINOS (48A. Ruler of 30-Down)
ESCAPE (63A. Avoid, as the [circled letters])
ARIADNE (64A. Daughter of 48-Across who helped 31-Across)
SWORD (26A. Weapon used to slay the [circled letters])
CRETE (30D. Home of the [circled letters])

Other — ABIDJAN (42D. Third-largest French-speaking city in the world [hint: it’s in Ivory Coast]), CLERKS (28A. Registered workers?), KODAK (48D. Big name in the film industry), LEGOS (41D. They stick together in the playroom), RINSERS (43D. Some salon workers), RRR (20D. Basic of education, colloquially), SHOULDA (17A. Slangy word of regret), UTLEY (21A. Late TV newsman Garrick), YAMMERS (34A. Goes on and on).

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Half Measure

January 8, 2015, 12:12 am
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Thursday, January 8, 2015

Puzzle by Jacob Stulberg / Edited by Will Shortz

HALF MEASURE(59A. Inadequate effort … or the contents of six squares in this puzzle?), along with the aforementioned six squares containing units of volume progressing in measurement constitutes the main feature of this dry Thursday crossword:

LIVING[PINT][PINT]ERS(17A. Place for a bed and dresser), e.g., LIVING QUARTERS along with RI[P INT]O and TA[P INT]O (6D. Tear asunder; 7D. Use as a resource)

HAROLD[CUP][CUP]ER (33A. 2005 Nobel-winning playwright), e.g., HAROLD PINTER along with HIC[CUP]and[CUP]ID (23D. Minor problem; 35D. Winged god)

RE[GILL][GILL]ERATED (41A. Got well), e.g., RECUPERATED, along with MC[GILL] and [GILL]IAM (32D. Montreal university; 42D. Funny Terry), here's reference to GILL.

Other — CAW and RAVEN(3D. 11-Across maker; 11A. 3-Down sound; ERITREA (4D. African nation with a much-disputed border);  ISLAS Marías (Mexican penal colony), Actress MOIRA Kelly; Nobel-winning novelist IMRE Kertész; George MAHARIS of “Route 66”; TAHINIS (39A. Sesame seed pastes); TENT SHOW (39D. Traveling circus, often).

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The Friday Crossword

January 9, 2015, 5:34 am
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The Great Pyramids

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Friday,January 9, 2015

Puzzle by Patrick Berry / Edited by Will Shortz

Of interest — BALM OF GILEAD (29A. Resin-yielding tree whose name comes from the Bible), CHEOPS (8A. The Great Pyramid was his tomb), ELMORE James, the so-called “King of the Slide Guitar”, FLOTSAM (1A. Refuse on the surface), HALF-VOLLEYED (21D. Made a speedy return),  INEXPERT (17A. Amateurish), MIRROR MIRROR (7D. 1012 film adaptation of “Snow White”), PANIC BAR (32D. Emergency exit feature), SPACE INVADERS31A 1978 arcade classic from Japan), STARTER HOMES (33A. Inaugural addresses?), STATION HOUSES (15D. Law offices?), STORY OF ARC (31D. Thread in a series), ZABARS (45A. Famous Manhattan deli).

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01.10.15 — Saturday Sonata

January 10, 2015, 1:09 am
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Saturday, January 10, 2015

Puzzle by Joe Krozel / Edited by Will Shortz

Of interest — ATTENTION GETTER(60A. Big wave, e.g.); CASUALTIES OF WAR (1D. Fighting losses); DIDI CONN (37D. Frenchy portrayer n “Grease”); EARTH SCIENTISTS (3D. Water cycle studiers, e.g.); MOONLIGHT SONATA (10D. Masterpiece designated “quasi una fantasia”); REST ON ONE’S OARS (61A. Takes a breather); REYNOSA (17A. City across the Rio Grande from McAllen, Tex.); ROSIE THE RIVETER (11D. Per a 1942 song, “She’s making history, working for victory”); SAGE HENS (6D. Nevadans); SARONGS (16A. Wraps around an island?); STATION MANAGERS (12D. Radio heads); T C CHEN (29A. Scorer of the first double eagle in U.S. Open history, 1985); THE NERVE and THE MRS (7D. “Such gall!“; 7A. “My old lady”); TRANSACTION DATE (2D. Invoice information), WASHINGTON STATE (57A. Locale of five major U.S. volcanoes).

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