Author: Alex Tomlinson
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Yard, nautically |
SPAR |
| Desire for a ski jumper |
HANGTIME |
| ___ blue dot (Earth, in a famous photograph) |
PALE |
| “Knock it off!,” in question form |
CANYOUNOT |
| Since |
ASOF |
| Classic airplane snack |
SALTEDNUTS |
| General term in a series |
NTH |
| Number in a count |
BALLS |
| Change, as a lock |
REKEY |
| One in a million, so to speak |
RAREGEM |
| Journalism inits. since 1851 |
NYT |
| One way to travel the world |
BYSEA |
| Lines from a rapper, in slang |
BARS |
| Milk option |
OAT |
| Earth-based pigment |
OCHER |
| Likely hyperbole from a texter |
ROFL |
| Equipment in hockey, lacrosse and pickleball |
NET |
| What one might look at the night sky with |
CHILDLIKEWONDER |
| ___ Lingus |
AER |
| Badge holder |
SASH |
| Spanish geographical word that is an anagram of its English translation |
COSTA |
| “Woo-hoo!,” in online shorthand |
FTW |
| Pronoun functioning as an object (not a subject!) |
WHOM |
| “Give me five!” |
UPTOP |
| Half full? |
ELS |
| “Dig in, everyone” |
LETSEAT |
| Tropical vine |
LIANA |
| Work from, as a desk |
SITAT |
| Purple ___, Hawaiian crop |
YAM |
| Bookie? |
AVIDREADER |
| ___ bottles (popular gummy candy) |
COLA |
| Bad press, say |
MEDIABIAS |
| Event at high noon |
DUEL |
| Occasion to recite the Pledge of Allegiance |
ASSEMBLY |
| Button usually held down by a pinkie |
CTRL |
Down
| Word after life or C |
SPAN |
| One whose work might be a piece of cake? |
PASTRYCHEF |
| Bit of attire seldom worn with a jacket |
ALOHASHIRT |
| One you might beseech to get glasses |
REF |
| Term for an overly commercialized celebration |
HALLMARKHOLIDAY |
| At any one time, roughly 10,000 trillion of them roam the earth |
ANTS |
| Bill concerned with science communication |
NYE |
| Become barren |
GODRY |
| Synchronize with |
TUNETO |
| Arctic native |
INUK |
| Speck |
MOTE |
| Handmade goods site |
ETSY |
| One on the Israelites’ journey to the Promised Land |
CALEB |
| Lose tautness |
SAG |
| What stubbles may become |
BEARDS |
| Lurch |
REEL |
| Warning letters with a Reddit link |
NSFW |
| ___ Juniors, soccer team for which Diego Maradona once played |
BOCA |
| Canapé topper |
ROE |
| “Don’t even think of coming back!” |
ANDSTAYOUT |
| Nephalist |
TEETOTALER |
| Part of a biblical plague |
LOCUST |
| Trick question, e.g. |
TRAP |
| Housework? |
LAWS |
| There or thereabouts |
ISH |
| Jordan Peele film |
NOPE |
| Actress Malick |
WENDIE |
| Hands (out) |
METES |
| West Coast N.F.L.’er |
LARAM |
| Damage the reputation of |
TAR |
| Tibetan title |
LAMA |
| Experimental composer Charles |
IVES |
| Supports |
AIDS |
| Set ___ |
SAIL |
| Common place to see Santa |
MALL |
| Fade away |
EBB |
| Public health org. |
CDC |