New York Times – Apr 6 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| ’19,’ ’21’ and ’25’ singer |
ADELE |
| ‘And … it’s gone!’ |
POOF |
| ‘Good going!’ |
NICE |
| ‘Gotcha!’ |
AHA |
| ‘If I may …’ |
PERMITME |
| ‘It was 20 years ___ today …’ (Beatles lyric) |
AGO |
| ‘Madama Butterfly,’ for one |
OPERA |
| ‘Oh yeah? ___ who!’ |
SEZ |
| ‘u r 2 funny!’ |
LOL |
| ‘We were just talking about you!’ |
SPEAKOFTHEDEVIL |
| ‘___, what is the meaning of life?’ (modern query) |
ALEXA |
| 2005 sci-fi movie starring Charlize Theron |
AEONFLUX |
| Actress Russell of ‘Felicity’ and ‘The Americans’ |
KERI |
| Another name for [see circled squares] |
MRSCRATCH |
| Another name for [see circled squares] |
LUCIFER |
| Another name for [see circled squares] |
OLDNICK |
| Another name for [see circled squares] |
BEELZEBUB |
| Blackjack card worth one or 11 points |
ACE |
| Certain Protestant |
LUTHERAN |
| City about 280 miles NW of München |
KOLN |
| Competed |
VIED |
| Derrière |
REAR |
| Distinguishing features of Mr. Spock |
EARS |
| Drug to trip on |
LSD |
| East ___ (U.N. member since 2002) |
TIMOR |
| Emotionally detached |
ALOOF |
| Fawn’s mother |
DOE |
| First word in a fairy tale |
ONCE |
| French place of education |
ECOLE |
| French wine valley |
RHONE |
| Give a quick greeting |
SAYHI |
| Havana’s home |
CUBA |
| Holder of peas |
POD |
| Homophone of 44-Across |
ORE |
| Hot pepper |
HABANERO |
| Incurred, as expenses |
RANUP |
| John who sang ‘Candle in the Wind’ |
ELTON |
| King: Sp |
REY |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Klutz’s cry |
OOPS |
| Like many intramural sports |
COED |
| Long jump |
LEAP |
| Lorna ___ (Nabisco cookie) |
DOONE |
| Macho guy |
HEMAN |
| Minnesota’s ‘crazy’ state bird |
LOON |
| Naked |
UNCLAD |
| Nature photographer Adams |
ANSEL |
| New ___, India’s capital |
DELHI |
| Org. that cleans up oil spills |
EPA |
| Org. with the Suns and the Heat |
NBA |
| Pass, as a law |
ENACT |
| Place of banishment for Napoleon |
ELBA |
| Played the first card |
LED |
| Praiseful poem |
ODE |
| Refrigerated |
COLD |
| Rights org |
ACLU |
| Rod and ___ (fishing equipment) |
REEL |
| Roosters’ mates |
HENS |
| Rowing tool |
OAR |
| Rug rat |
TOT |
| Separately |
APART |
| Silverstein who wrote and illustrated ‘The Giving Tree’ |
SHEL |
| Single and ready to mingle |
AVAILABLE |
| Skier’s way up a mountain |
TBAR |
| Souped-up engine sound |
VROOM |
| Southern Japanese port city |
KOBE |
| Successors to LPs |
CDS |
| The ‘M’ of MSG |
MONO |
| Thick string |
CORD |
| Thin wood finish |
VENEER |
| Throw in the trash |
GETRIDOF |
| Toss and turn, say |
LOSESLEEP |
| Train that makes every stop |
LOCAL |
| Virtual reality chamber in the ‘Star Trek’ universe |
HOLODECK |
| What a radar gun measures |
SPEED |
| Word often ending in -ly: Abbr |
ADV |
| ___ mater |
ALMA |