Author: Carolyn Davies Lynch and Jeff Chen
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| What’s on the up and up? |
ASCENT |
| A little smoke? |
CIG |
| Economy-based calculation, for short |
MPG |
| College assignment |
ROOMIE |
| Classic symbol of purity and grace |
UNICORN |
| Take an unplanned trip |
TUMBLE |
| Transmitter of audio programmes |
BBCRADIO |
| Lets loose |
FREES |
| Test drives |
TRIALRUNS |
| Endnote abbr. meaning “same as before” |
IBID |
| Cries of shear terror? |
BAAS |
| Sir Georg who conducted 999 Chicago Symphony concerts |
SOLTI |
| Aid in focusing |
LENS |
| Economize |
SKIMP |
| Off |
LESS |
| “Whatevs” |
MEH |
| Halley’s comet, to some |
OMEN |
| ___ steak, dish lightly seared on the outside and raw in the middle |
AHI |
| What it’s not, in a saying |
ROCKETSCIENCE |
| Keep one’s beginning goals modest |
STARTOUTSMALL |
| Issa who created “Awkward Black Girl” |
RAE |
| Bring in |
REAP |
| Licenses, perhaps |
OKS |
| Victor’s crow |
IWON |
| King Lear’s middle daughter |
REGAN |
| Cannabis with a high level of THC |
KUSH |
| Major street in New York City or New Orleans |
CANAL |
| Literary character whose name translates to “no one” |
NEMO |
| One way to wonder |
IDLY |
| Highlighters, of sorts |
EYELINERS |
| Gently apply, as concealer |
DABON |
| Pass on a wing and a prayer |
HAILMARY |
| Many cross words? |
TIRADE |
| Like zombies and some loves |
UNDYING |
| They’re not only human |
BEINGS |
| Org. that checks what you don’t |
TSA |
| Fiddle (with) |
TOY |
| Feeds |
STOKES |
Down
| Movie that’s not expected to be a blockbuster |
ARTFILM |
| Pucker precipitators at a pub |
SOURBEERS |
| Arrive with great hype |
COMEINHOT |
| Roots |
EMBEDS |
| Common Scandinavian man’s name |
NILS |
| Ball holder |
TEE |
| Angular movement? |
CUBISM |
| The emperor Túpac Amaru, for one |
INCA |
| Ones running the world, per Beyoncé |
GIRLS |
| Lunar ___ |
MODULE |
| Evidence in a criminal case, maybe |
PRINTS |
| Greek word for “knowledge” |
GNOSIS |
| Panthers’ home |
CAROLINA |
| What it’s not, in a saying |
BRAINSURGERY |
| Develop feelings for |
TAKETO |
| Internal lie detector, so to speak |
BSMETER |
| Compatriot |
PAISANO |
| Vegetable that’s baked, fried or roasted |
OKRA |
| Cannabis product sometimes found in granola |
HEMP |
| In an intimate way, in a way |
CARNALLY |
| Third-grade groups? |
CTEAMS |
| Storm on the horizon, maybe |
CLOUDBANK |
| Certain clubhouse |
ELKSLODGE |
| It may leave you speechless |
SHYNESS |
| Fixture on a frozen lake |
ICEHUT |
| Actor Damon Sr. or Damon Jr. |
WAYANS |
| People of the Iroquois Confederacy |
ONEIDA |
| It can be radiant or magnetic |
ENERGY |
| Korean model hitting the scene in 1999 |
KIARIO |
| Cap, but not a hat |
LIMIT |
| Prefix with second |
NANO |
| It’s a plan |
DIET |
| Venue for many TV reruns |
TBS |