Author: David P. Williams
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| ___ TV |
PLASMA |
| What an alley-oop is, essentially |
ASSIST |
| Business headache |
REDTAPE |
| Joint |
REEFER |
| Breeze for the beach, maybe |
EASYREAD |
| “Never attribute to ___ that which is adequately explained by stupidity” (Hanlon’s razor) |
MALICE |
| Not stiff at all |
AGILE |
| One arriving tomorrow, supposedly |
GODOT |
| Set piece? |
GEM |
| Superficially clever |
CUTE |
| Put off |
DETER |
| Sport whose name means “the gentle way” |
JUDO |
| “Tee” follower |
HEE |
| The brachiocephalic trunk branches from it |
AORTA |
| Apple product? |
CORER |
| “How about that!” |
ILLBEDARNED |
| Innovation of the 1920s that’s still spoken of with wonder today |
SLICEDBREAD |
| They beep when tested |
SMOKEALARMS |
| Tail, maybe |
CHASE |
| Aqua ___ |
VITAE |
| “Miracle Workers” airer |
TBS |
| Verb that becomes its opposite when its first letter is changed to an “f” |
HIRE |
| Fashion label founded by Rihanna |
FENTY |
| Converse |
CHAT |
| Farm creature |
ANT |
| Blender setting |
PUREE |
| Not fresh |
TRITE |
| John Deere product |
REAPER |
| Condiment sometimes mixed with mayonnaise |
SRIRACHA |
| Break from the band |
GOSOLO |
| Snatched up, in slang |
YOINKED |
| Eve ___, playwright who created the activist movement V-Day |
ENSLER |
| Fleet |
SPEEDY |
Down
| “Amen to that!” |
PREACH |
| American, for example |
LEAGUE |
| Pop-up destination |
ADSITE |
| “___ is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn”: Gore Vidal |
STYLE |
| Dark side of the moon? |
MARE |
| Mimic |
APE |
| Heavy coat |
ARMOR |
| Goal for some runners |
SEAT |
| Fleur de ___ (delicate crust on the surface of seawater) |
SEL |
| “That makes sense” |
IFIGURED |
| Broke off |
SECEDED |
| Earth-shaking event |
TREMOR |
| Enthusiastic sort |
EAGERBEAVER |
| Common spots for autographs |
DOTTEDLINES |
| Concern for the 1%? |
DEADBATTERY |
| ___ far niente (pleasant idleness) |
DOLCE |
| Nick, Joe or Kevin of pop |
JONAS |
| Uniform |
ALIKE |
| Best, in an idiom |
CREME |
| Remark from one waving a white flag |
ILOSE |
| Ordered lineup |
ARRAY |
| One clever enough to win every argument … but not clever enough not to |
SMARTASS |
| Deceive, especially to avoid responsibility for something |
SHINEON |
| Word with electric or criminal |
CHARGE |
| Alan of “Growing Pains” |
THICKE |
| Got clean, in a way |
BATHED |
| Fixed |
STEADY |
| Red state |
FUROR |
| Towering sight at a site for a tower |
CRANE |
| Name added to a Brazilian dictionary in 2023 as an adjective meaning “incomparable” |
PELE |
| Set off |
TRIP |
| Campaigner, informally |
POL |
| What some smartphones run on |
IOS |