The New Yorker – Jun 1 2020 Crossword Solution
| Clues |
Answers |
| “Do not ___!” (math-chalkboard directive) |
ERASE |
| “Happy now?” |
AREYOUSATISFIED |
| “Until You Come Back to Me” singer |
BASIA |
| “Until You Come Back to Me” singer Franklin |
ARETHA |
| “Us,” “Them!,” and “It” |
HORRORMOVIES |
| “Zoom” prog-rock band |
ELO |
| The Weekly Standard readership |
NEOCONS |
| A.F.C. North, e.g |
DIV |
| Adds zip to |
SPICESUP |
| Al, Bobby, or Jerry of racecar driving |
UNSER |
| Alt-rock band with the No. 1 hit “Unbelievable” |
EMF |
| Blow a gasket |
SEERED |
| Bristles on an earthworm |
SETAE |
| Carrier to Amsterdam |
KLM |
| Chaim Potok’s “The Gift of Asher ___” |
LEV |
| Crop-circle artists, maybe |
ALIENS |
| Devil’s purchase |
SOUL |
| E.g |
HERESONEEXAMPLE |
| Explored |
LOOKEDAROUND |
| Freddie Scott hit song covered by Ray Charles and Michael McDonald |
HEYGIRL |
| French physician who invented a revolver that bears his name |
LEMAT |
| Gmail-address ender |
COM |
| Grammy-winning producer Kenneth Brian ___, a.k.a. Babyface |
EDMONDS |
| Hagrid’s slobbering dog |
FANG |
| Harry and Meghan |
THESUSSEXES |
| Heat-seeking search? |
FRISKING |
| His “Fresh Guacamole” is the shortest short film ever nominated for an Oscar |
PES |
| Hits home |
BATSIN |
| Ignite, with “to” |
SETFIRE |
| It’s good in Veracruz |
BUENO |
| Kicks back |
RESTS |
| Laugh-track sounds |
HAHAS |
| Leave |
EXIT |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Leon Uris novel, with “The” |
HAJ |
| Lip-balm letters |
SPF |
| Long-handled weapon |
POLEAXE |
| Makes light of |
GLOSSESOVER |
| Mini preview |
TEASER |
| More to the point? |
SHARPER |
| Number of days in septembre |
TRENTE |
| Oktoberfest purchase |
STEIN |
| Omelette seasoning |
SEL |
| On Social Sec., maybe |
RET |
| Pad ___ (Thai vegetable dish) |
PAK |
| Places with palms? |
HANDS |
| Proactive folks |
DOERS |
| Profound unease |
ANGST |
| Quilting sessions |
BEES |
| Rationale for a historical adaptation, maybe |
RENEWEDINTEREST |
| Reuben bread |
RYE |
| Sean who plays Rudy in “Rudy” |
ASTIN |
| See 9-Down |
NATO |
| Signs up |
JOINS |
| Simba-like |
LEONINE |
| Simone de Beauvoir and Jean-Paul Sartre, e.g |
EXISTENTIALISTS |
| Solo player in Max Bruch’s “Kol Nidrei” |
CELLIST |
| Spanish pronoun |
ESO |
| Squalid |
SEAMY |
| Subtle clues |
HINTS |
| Tango necessity |
TWO |
| Trades |
BARTERS |
| Tycoon |
BARON |
| Wait around |
HANG |
| ___ Bucco (restaurateur on “The Sopranos”) |
ARTIE |
| ___ in “Xray” (per the 52-Down phonetic alphabet) |
XAS |
| ___-Aztecan (American Indian language family) |
UTO |