Constructed by: Dan Ziring & Quiara Vasquez
Edited by: Will Shortz
Today’s Reveal Answer: Snowball Effects
We have a rebus puzzle today. Synonyms of “DEVELOP” GRADUALLY increase in length in each of three themed across-answers:
- 33A Developing phenomena literally depicted three times in this puzzle : SNOWBALL EFFECTS
- 1A Gradually develop, literally : GROW
- 1D Pop-pop : GRAMPS
- 2D Farm storehouse : GRANARY
- 3D Punished for the weekend, perhaps : GROUNDED
- 4D Beer containers : GROWLERS
- 10A Gradually develop, literally : FORM
- 10D Total phony : FAKER
- 11D Some surgical tools : FORCEPS
- 12D Enormous amounts to spend : FORTUNES
- 13D “As far as I’m concerned …” : FOR MY PART …
- 54A Gradually develop, literally : SWELL
- 47D Fabled visitors to 49-Down, in brief : ETS
- 55D Opposite of dry, to a vintner : SWEET
- 56D Evidencing physical exertion : SWEATY
- 57D Suffer in the summer heat : SWELTER
- 49D Southwest city in 1947 news : ROSWELL
Bill’s time: 15m 05s
Bill’s errors: 0
Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies
My wife and I are enjoying the final days of an extended vacation in Ireland. I just managed to slip away to solve the puzzle, and write up this abbreviated post. I will get to the full post just as soon as I can.
Thank you for your understanding.
Bill
Complete List of Clues/Answers
Across
1 Gradually develop, literally : GROW
5 Doozy : BEAUT
10 Gradually develop, literally : FORM
14 Cuba’s ___ Castro, brother of Fidel : RAUL
15 Kind of group in chemistry : AMINO
16 Like many indie films : ARTY
17 Last monarch of the House of Stuart : ANNE
18 Barber’s belt : STROP
19 Trademarked coffee holder : K-CUP
20 Sierra ___ (Mexican range, informally) : MADRES
22 Comicdom’s “Queen of the Jungle” : SHEENA
24 Things you might save while driving : PRESETS
26 More aged, as some cheeses : SHARPER
27 Aptly named mascot of the 2000 Olympics : SYD
28 Jean-___ Picard of “Star Trek” : LUC
29 “Watch it!” : HEY!
30 Boom producer, once: Abbr. : SST
31 Leaves in the kitchen? : BASIL
33 Developing phenomena literally depicted three times in this puzzle : SNOWBALL EFFECTS
43 One way an animal may be held : AT BAY
44 Shakespearean cries : AYS
45 The “Gateway to the West” : OMAHA
46 Chinwagging : CHATTER
48 In a bind : TRAPPED
50 Google ___, service beginning in 2017 : MEET
51 Name hidden in “oleomargarine” : OMAR
52 Way off : AFAR
54 Gradually develop, literally : SWELL
58 Company originally founded as Blue Ribbon Sports : NIKE
61 Commoner : PLEBE
63 “Let’s ___!” : EAT
64 Is the real deal : HAS IT
65 Kitchen gadget with an edge : PARER
66 French season : ETE
67 Butterfly, but not a caterpillar : ADULT
68 Hole maker : SPADE
69 Norse god of war : TYR
70 “Are you down for this?” : WANNA?
Down
1 Pop-pop : GRAMPS
2 Farm storehouse : GRANARY
3 Punished for the weekend, perhaps : GROUNDED
4 Beer containers : GROWLERS
5 One might hit a very low pitch : BASS TUBA
6 Many an essential worker, for short : EMT
7 Put on : AIR
8 Game in which the object is to score 500 points : UNO
9 High-quality : TOP-SHELF
10 Total phony : FAKER
11 Some surgical tools : FORCEPS
12 Enormous amounts to spend : FORTUNES
13 “As far as I’m concerned …” : FOR MY PART …
21 Sushi staple that isn’t served raw : EEL
23 Put a fork in it! : HAY
25 Quantity contrasted with a vector, in physics : SCALAR
26 Most like a wallflower : SHIEST
32 Foxy : SLY
33 Ink holder : SAC
34 Kind of power in math : NTH
35 Early 2010s : OBAMA ERA
36 You might make waves when you lie about this : WATERBED
37 Bunch of bits : BYTE
38 Shaving canful : FOAM
39 Fried food whose name translates to “breaded” : EMPANADA
40 Big name in juice pouches : CAPRI SUN
41 All-time go-between : -THE-
42 Crestfallen : SAD
47 Fabled visitors to 49-Down, in brief : ETS
49 Southwest city in 1947 news : ROSWELL
52 Screen display : APPS
53 Kerfuffle : FLAP
55 Opposite of dry, to a vintner : SWEET
56 Evidencing physical exertion : SWEATY
57 Suffer in the summer heat : SWELTER
59 Spot for firing : KILN
60 “At Last” singer James : ETTA
62 Palindromic word in classic poetry : ERE
64 Hem’s partner : HAW
