A Crossword of Definitions
DOWN
1. Hematocyte, abbr.
2. Distinctive span of years
3. Pastry fat
4. Navajo silverworking artist, Horace
5. Snugly embedded
6. Verb, to seem likely
7. Expression of surprise understanding
8. Concrete reinforcer
9. The number of operands a function takes
10. Dwight’s troubled cousin from The Office
11. Often treated with Adderall
13. Rain Man and Kramer vs. Kramer Oscar winner
17. Plural abbreviation of 19 across
20. Characteristic of soliloquy deliverance
21. Research laboratory within the National Institute of Standards and Technology that focuses on research and data, abbr.
22. It means no
24. “Angel dust” hallucinogen
25. It may make a splash but it keeps you going in the right direction
26. Ingredient in homemade soap
29. The largest archipelago in Southeast Asia
30. A suit for a suitor
31. Adaptive training, often after a serious injury, abbr.
32. Addition to a letter
34. Small child
36. Monarch’s flying fortress in Godzilla
37. American maritime navigation pioneer, Nathaniel
40. Old ones die hard
41. Wears away
42. Six-headed sea monster featured in The Odyssey
43. Pop artist known for her single “Moment of Truth”
44. British blackcurrant drink
45. Fabric for burial
47. “Cultural capital” of Morocco
50. Process of learning emotional regulation and building interpersonal skills, abbr.
53. George Washington’s value
54. Clinical term for high blood pressure, abbr.
56. Precedes a rewording or clarification
57. Martin Luther King’s father
58. Early multimedia, abbr.
ACROSS
1. Phew!
6. God and elder brother of Krishna in Hinduism
12. Milwaukee Brewers fielder, nicknamed “the Hebrew hammer”
13. Greetings from above
14. Judean King known in Christianity for his attempt to kill Jesus
15. Sagan, Weathers, and Azuz
16. Unusual
18. A mistake or blunder
19. A useless coffee
23. A bloodhound’s guiding sense
24. Math expression with variables and coefficients
27. Low, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef
28. High-ranking official in the Naval Air Reserve, abbr.
29. Denny’s competitor
33. Middle schooler
35. Subdivisions of an IP network
38. Doctor of optometry
39. Explosive drink
40. Archaic command
43. Angry dialogue
46. Slice of circumference
47. Akin to BTW
48. Contracted synonym of lacked
49. A hybrid berry, not yet a man
51. What a car does at a stoplight
52. Standardized test given to Ohio high school students, required for graduation
53. The Buckeye State
55. Disclose
56. Indifferent, first two vowels switched
59. Agency of the federal government that handles retirement, survivor, and disability benefits, abbr.
60. Whiskers
61. Place of refuge