If you grabbed a program at our Spring/Summer 2015 show last night, this crossword puzzle might look familiar. And, if you read our blog, you'll also recognize the name of its constructor, 23-year-old Yale PhD candidate, Will Shortz assistant, and babe about town Anna Shechtman.
Print this out and grab a pen! We'll reveal answers on the blog next Monday, September 15.
ACROSS
1 Outlawed pollutant, for short
4 “Things Fall Apart” novelist
10 Fish that may be used on 57-Down
18 Puzzle solver’s exclamation, maybe
19 Features of some Ed Hardy designs
20 Copycat
21 “The Goldfinch” author
23 It may make for a big bust?
24 402, in old Rome
25 Verb with “thou”
27 Toss-up?
28 Daughter of Frank Zappa
29 Box office buy: Abbr.
32 Brothers and sisters, for short
34 Prop in many a western
38 Legolas or Galadriel of Middle-earth, e.g.
39 The cookies in Cookies n’ Cream, often
41 Say no to
43 Magnum ___
44 ___ Paulo, Brazil
45 Winter Olympics venues
46 Titles may be written in them: Abbr.
47 ___ Sabe
48 Early Beatle Sutcliffe
49 The so-called “godfather of gangster rap”
50 Al and Tipper
52 Ex-husband of Kelis
53 Aliens, for short
55 Place to go in London?
56 Like a good cheerleader
58 One crying at tear-jerkers, maybe
60 Pop artist Lichtenstein
61 M&M color replaced by blue
62 Muppet master
66 Letters after Q
69 Old metric weight units: Abbr.
71 General ___, Superman supervillain
72 Pit-in-your-stomach feeling
73 The “queen of posing,” per Tyra Banks
76 First-year J.D. student
78 Dog in “The Thin Man”
79 “Love Story” and “Paper Moon” star
80 Klein of Vox.com
81 Recipe directive
82 Jason Derulo hit featuring a saucy soprano sax
83 Molly Bloom’s soliloquy has 90 of them
85 Spanish equivalent of mlle.
87 Actress Michele or Seydoux
88 “It ___ Better Project”
89 Abbr. on a VCR remote
91 Superlative suffix
93 [sigh]
94 Some Downton Abbey props
98 Temporary location for 35-Down
103 One way to hook up online?
104 Shakes an Etch A Sketch, say
105 Homer’s neighbor
106 Some Facebook correspondences
107 What you’ll find in a vegetarian’s home?
108 Mood measures?: Abbr.
DOWN
1 Bachelor’s home
2 35-Down dripped this down its walls at FW ’14
3 Brand that collaborated with 35-Down
for the 2012 Olympic Games
4 Berry with dubious health benefits
5 Infirmary bed
6 Brand that has changed the sweatshirt game for good
7 Drop the ball
8 Mariah Carey took one on “MTV Cribs”
9 Spanish 101 verb
10 Christmas hanging
11 Jules or Jim in “Jules et Jim”
12 Academy award-nominated actor for “Wolf of Fall Street”
13 Suffix with add or part
14 Apple offering with “Pro” and “Air” models
15 From ___ Z (the gamut)
16 Pet name favored by diner waitresses
17 Wrath
22 “Delta of Venus” writer Anaïs
26 Actress/designer Chloe with a collection for 35-Down
28 Hot ___
Print this out and grab a pen! We'll reveal answers on the blog next Monday, September 15.
ACROSS
1 Outlawed pollutant, for short
4 “Things Fall Apart” novelist
10 Fish that may be used on 57-Down
18 Puzzle solver’s exclamation, maybe
19 Features of some Ed Hardy designs
20 Copycat
21 “The Goldfinch” author
23 It may make for a big bust?
24 402, in old Rome
25 Verb with “thou”
27 Toss-up?
28 Daughter of Frank Zappa
29 Box office buy: Abbr.
32 Brothers and sisters, for short
34 Prop in many a western
38 Legolas or Galadriel of Middle-earth, e.g.
39 The cookies in Cookies n’ Cream, often
41 Say no to
43 Magnum ___
44 ___ Paulo, Brazil
45 Winter Olympics venues
46 Titles may be written in them: Abbr.
47 ___ Sabe
48 Early Beatle Sutcliffe
49 The so-called “godfather of gangster rap”
50 Al and Tipper
52 Ex-husband of Kelis
53 Aliens, for short
55 Place to go in London?
56 Like a good cheerleader
58 One crying at tear-jerkers, maybe
60 Pop artist Lichtenstein
61 M&M color replaced by blue
62 Muppet master
66 Letters after Q
69 Old metric weight units: Abbr.
71 General ___, Superman supervillain
72 Pit-in-your-stomach feeling
73 The “queen of posing,” per Tyra Banks
76 First-year J.D. student
78 Dog in “The Thin Man”
79 “Love Story” and “Paper Moon” star
80 Klein of Vox.com
81 Recipe directive
82 Jason Derulo hit featuring a saucy soprano sax
83 Molly Bloom’s soliloquy has 90 of them
85 Spanish equivalent of mlle.
87 Actress Michele or Seydoux
88 “It ___ Better Project”
89 Abbr. on a VCR remote
91 Superlative suffix
93 [sigh]
94 Some Downton Abbey props
98 Temporary location for 35-Down
103 One way to hook up online?
104 Shakes an Etch A Sketch, say
105 Homer’s neighbor
106 Some Facebook correspondences
107 What you’ll find in a vegetarian’s home?
108 Mood measures?: Abbr.
DOWN
1 Bachelor’s home
2 35-Down dripped this down its walls at FW ’14
3 Brand that collaborated with 35-Down
for the 2012 Olympic Games
4 Berry with dubious health benefits
5 Infirmary bed
6 Brand that has changed the sweatshirt game for good
7 Drop the ball
8 Mariah Carey took one on “MTV Cribs”
9 Spanish 101 verb
10 Christmas hanging
11 Jules or Jim in “Jules et Jim”
12 Academy award-nominated actor for “Wolf of Fall Street”
13 Suffix with add or part
14 Apple offering with “Pro” and “Air” models
15 From ___ Z (the gamut)
16 Pet name favored by diner waitresses
17 Wrath
22 “Delta of Venus” writer Anaïs
26 Actress/designer Chloe with a collection for 35-Down
28 Hot ___