The New Yorker – Jun 4 2018
Published in The New Yorker. Tags: ANSWERME, JAG, LPS, LYDIA, OCD, TOERR, TOP, USB.
| Clues |
Answers |
| “A Winter’s Tale” king |
LEONTES |
| “Snug as ___ . . .” |
ABUG |
| “____ got you trapped, Rose” (“Titanic”) |
THEYVE |
| 1979 Polanski adaption |
TESS |
| 2011 Palme d’Or winner |
TREEOFLIFE |
| Acrobat, e.g |
PDFREADER |
| Ahmed and Gilbert, e.g |
SARAS |
| Aid for the directionless |
GOOGLEMAPS |
| Alternative to cafés |
THES |
| Anxiety disorder, for short |
OCD |
| Appears |
SEEMSTOBE |
| Azerbaijan’s capital |
BAKU |
| Beans and greens |
SIDES |
| Blue: Sp |
AZUL |
| Brief word |
RES |
| Core principles? |
LIBERALARTS |
| Duke of the Dodgers |
SNIDER |
| DVI or USB, e.g |
PORT |
| E-Type or F-Type, informally |
JAG |
| Fast cars? |
ACELA |
| For whose sake? |
PETES |
| Freestyle, e.g |
RAP |
| Furtive |
SLY |
| Garten on the Food Network |
INA |
| Gold-rush activity |
SIEVING |
| Grilling command? |
ANSWERME |
| Her “mind is analytical and her style ebullient,” per Muriel Spark |
RENATAADLER |
| Hit maker? |
GAT |
| Indian royal |
MAHARANI |
| It’s human, for Pope |
TOERR |
| It’s promised with a promise ring |
ABSTINENCE |
| Italian capital, once |
LIRE |
| Like a retired prof |
EMER |
| Like Santa’s helpers |
ELFIN |
| Like the highest part of the physical plane, in theosophy |
ETHERIC |
| Clues |
Answers |
| Lofty line: Abbr |
TEL |
| Lofty lines |
ODE |
| Mansplainers have two |
CENTS |
| Motorsports magazine |
RACER |
| Music’s India |
ARIE |
| Oldies collection, maybe |
LPS |
| Org. that certifies platinum and gold |
RIAA |
| Owns, in Shakespeare |
HAST |
| Passes, say |
GETSAGRADE |
| Picture |
SEE |
| Play to the back of the room, say |
EMOTE |
| Political philosopher Strauss |
LEO |
| Processor processor |
INTEL |
| Pulitzer winner “Locking Up ___ Own” |
OUR |
| Pulitzer-winning critic Richard |
EDER |
| Refuse |
DROSS |
| River to the North Sea |
WESER |
| Sample-sale locations |
POPUPSTORES |
| Scruffs |
NAPES |
| Secret rival |
BAN |
| Service with more than a hundred million subscribers |
AMAZONPRIME |
| Shapes |
MOLDS |
| She “mistakes lack of civility for vitality,” according to 4-Across |
PAULINEKAEL |
| She teaches the “sweet if dangerous fun of self-love,” per Alice Walker |
AUDRELORDE |
| She writes with “computer lyricism,” according to Elizabeth Hardwick |
JOANDIDION |
| Short-lived series hosted by Larry Wilmore, for short |
TNS |
| Solvers’ cries |
AHAS |
| They may be taken by college seniors |
GRES |
| They may be taken by high-school seniors |
APTESTS |
| Trump |
TOP |
| Very-short-story writer Davis |
LYDIA |
| Wedding announcement adjective |
NEE |
| With good judgment |
SAGACIOUSLY |
| Woodworking joint |
MITRE |
| ___ de Peau Beauté |
CLE |