Author: Simeon Seigel
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Dad on “Black-ish” |
DRE |
| Source of intelligence |
RECON |
| They work in meters |
POETS |
| Bucket of bolts |
JUNKER |
| Concealer |
VEIL |
| Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne” |
XII |
| It might have a small bulb |
MEDICINEDROPPER |
| Coat named for a former Irish province |
ULSTER |
| Brand with a joystick |
ATARI |
| Letter of completion, in brief |
CERT |
| Post-op program |
REHAB |
| Took a turn |
WENT |
| “Count” in the Blues Hall of Fame |
BASIE |
| Uncertain affirmation |
IGUESSSO |
| Boot |
CAN |
| Pair of hand drums, in Indian music |
TABLA |
| Speakers in many classrooms, for short |
PAS |
| Rarer than rare |
ONCEINALIFETIME |
| Directional suffix |
ERN |
| Craft at camp |
CANOE |
| Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild” |
OED |
| Aromatic herb |
TARRAGON |
| Exhausting |
USING |
| Shade by the pool? |
AQUA |
| Anesthetized, so to speak |
UNDER |
| “All ___” (court order) |
RISE |
| What may come before further notice? |
UNTIL |
| They hang around the house |
DRAPES |
| Wall Street, e.g. |
FINANCIALCENTER |
| Grand ___ Opry |
OLE |
| ___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones” |
KHAL |
| “Seinfeld” role |
ELAINE |
| Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top |
PARTY |
| Cabinet resignee of 1988 |
MEESE |
| End of nearly half of all website addresses |
COM |
Down
| Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short |
DJMIC |
| Street in Strasbourg |
RUE |
| Participant in an ultramarathon |
ENDURANCERUNNER |
| Letters of endorsement, in brief |
RECS |
| African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea |
ERITREAN |
| Across a wide expanse of rural land |
OVERHILLANDDALE |
| Nickname for Edward |
NED |
| Twists can thicken it |
PLOT |
| Like art conveying emotion rather than realism |
EXPRESSIONISTIC |
| Some merchandising opportunities |
TIEINS |
| “Dear” man |
SIR |
| Attire for many bagpipe players |
KILTS |
| Onetime Yankees pitcher Hideki |
IRABU |
| Previously known as |
NEE |
| Handles clumsily |
PAWSAT |
| Longtime diplomat Abba |
EBAN |
| “Tonight’s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”) |
AGAIN |
| Fit |
TONED |
| Turner autobiography |
ITINA |
| Foil alternatives |
EPEES |
| Terra ___ |
COTTA |
| Strips in a club? |
BACON |
| Goofs in proofs |
ERRATA |
| Very good hand to be dealt in poker |
FOURACES |
| Gig components |
MEGS |
| Eagle constellation |
AQUILA |
| Relative of a slot canyon |
GULCH |
| “The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace” |
IRENA |
| Goethe’s “The ___-King” |
ERL |
| Violinist Zimbalist |
EFREM |
| Completely black, as the sky |
INKY |
| Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 |
PELE |
| Fashionable dresser |
FOP |
| “Do you know who ___?” |
IAM |
| Musician Brian |
ENO |