Author: Peter A. Collins and Bruce Haight
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Holy service |
MASS |
| Hustle |
SCAM |
| “Hallelujah!” singers |
CHOIR |
| Humorist Bombeck |
ERMA |
| Half a soft drink? |
COCA |
| Hurried past |
RANBY |
| Harsh rule, metaphorically |
HEAVYHAND |
| Host |
EMCEE |
| Honored |
REVERED |
| Hones, as a blade |
WHETS |
| Hobbyist’s purchase |
KIT |
| Hummer’s interior? |
EMS |
| “… has come ___ surprise” |
ASNO |
| “Have you ___ wool?” |
ANY |
| Have a gander |
SEE |
| Honda Civic competitor from Kia |
SPECTRA |
| Heavy D’s genre |
RAP |
| Hybrid genre of country and 33-Across, pejoratively |
HICKHOP |
| Handle letters |
AKA |
| Hammer sound |
BAM |
| Herd at Yellowstone |
ELK |
| Heehawing animal |
ASS |
| Home to Anderson Cooper and Erin Burnett |
CNN |
| High-tech gaming tournament, briefly |
EVO |
| Hagiography subjects: Abbr. |
STS |
| Hercule Poirot, e.g., for short |
TEC |
| Hopping mad sort |
HOTHEAD |
| “Hamilton” cast member Phillipa |
SOO |
| Holler when the game is deadlocked |
ITSATIE |
| “Holy cow!” |
BOY |
| Herr, here |
SIR |
| Hard to believe, as a tale |
TALL |
| Hardy’s “before” |
ERE |
| “Hurrah!” at a stadium |
OLE |
| Hard to believe |
FISHY |
| “Harvey” star James |
STEWART |
| Heat center of the 2000s |
ONEAL |
| Hypocrite’s perch, perhaps |
HIGHHORSE |
| Health problem now largely eradicated in the U.S. |
POLIO |
| “Here’s an ___ …” |
IDEA |
| Hacks, say |
CUTS |
| Hall-of-Fame QB Bart |
STARR |
| Hollywood’s Amanda |
PEET |
| Hang on to |
KEEP |
Down
| “Hasn’t impressed me much” |
MEH |
| “Happy Days ___ Here Again” |
ARE |
| Haughty intellectual |
SMARTYPANTS |
| Hang on to |
SAVE |
| Hatch plans |
SCHEME |
| Having a rough texture |
COARSE |
| Huge issue for some teens |
ACNE |
| Helter-skelter scrambles |
MADDASHES |
| Hoodless pullovers often worn with other layers |
CREWNECKS |
| Hog part |
HAMHOCK |
| Historically |
ONCE |
| “Hah!” |
IBET |
| Hard drinks similar to bourbons |
RYES |
| Haute couture name |
YVES |
| Home to more than 20 million Pakistanis |
KARACHI |
| How loose strings might end up |
INAKNOT |
| Having been sloshed out |
SPILT |
| “Hell, yes!” |
THATSSOTRUE |
| High-priced perfume ingredient |
ROSEOIL |
| H.S. student’s test result, on a scale of 1 to 5 |
APSCORE |
| Homemaker from Mayberry |
BEETAYLOR |
| Help |
AVAIL |
| Hobby shop purchase with a large wood or plastic base |
MODELSHIP |
| Helmet wearer’s potential embarrassment |
HATHAIR |
| “How Deep Is Your Love” singer Barry, Maurice or Robin |
BEEGEE |
| Huffy response to a threat |
ORWHAT |
| “Hooray!” |
YEAH |
| Hip dressers |
FOPS |
| Having gone to an extra period, for short |
INOT |
| “House” actress Ward |
SELA |
| Household detergent brand |
TIDE |
| Huge gem, slangily |
ROCK |
| Hotel room option: Abbr. |
STE |
| Helpful skill for guessers? |
ESP |