Author: Jeffrey Martinovic
Editor: Joel Fagliano
Across
Pair on a schooner MASTS
Last in a series NTH
It may be thrown by a vaquero RIATA
“Hurry with your dinner!” EATUP
“Gotcha!” OHO
Like an obelisk at night, maybe UPLIT
Origin story in Genesis 11:1-9 THETOWEROFBABEL
Colorful language? PURPLEPROSE
Radar gun stat, for short MPH
Parks carefully EASESIN
Co. that launched the world’s first communications satellite RCA
Part of 10-Down ALES
Last in a series ETAL
World capital noted for its French colonial architecture HANOI
Geocaching necessity, in brief GPS
“No ___” (“Unacceptable”) BUENO
Actor Hawke ETHAN
Headstone heading RIP
movie with the line “This is Ripley, last survivor of the Nostromo, signing off” ALIEN
Goes around ROAMS
Legal position in municipal govt. ADA
Like lead or gold, notably DENSE
Mario Kart platform WII
Tuber that can be candied YAM
A majority of the characters on TV’s “St. Elsewhere,” in brief DRS
Neighbor of India: Abbr. PAK
Component in a car’s suspension system SWAYBAR
“___, ___, it looks like rain!”: Christopher Robin TUT
Big movie star, e.g. ALISTER
What professional tennis has been in since 1968 OPENERA
Where an important call may be directed LINEONE
System that ended in 1917 TSARISM
Purplish red MAGENTA
Weeks in Spain SEMANAS
Down
Player at Citi Field MET
“That feels nice!” AAH
Scientist who notably passed away on 33-Down (2018) STEPHENHAWKING
You might go on tiptoe while wearing this TUTU
Fungus-to-be SPORE
Celebratory seasons NOELS
First digit of this puzzle’s subject, whose next four digits are the number of rows and then columns of the grid THREE
B-ball HOOPS
Apply, as sunscreen RUBON
Some craft drafts, for short IPAS
Scientist who was notably born on 33-Down (1879) ALBERTEINSTEIN
Make even TIE
Home of the Braves, for short ATL
New Deal org. WPA
What some thank God for: Abbr. FRI
Comedian and political commentator Bill MAHER
Who said “Courage is knowing what not to fear” PLATO
Carolina N.H.L.’ers, informally CANES
Like the main character in many a horror film … or so they believe ALONE
“Same here” SOAMI
Mathematician known for the constant “e” (2.71828) EULER
Require INSISTON
Starting point for a slippery slope argument GRAYAREA
An irrational reason to celebrate? PIDAY
Captcha targets SPAMBOTS
One might center around being unprepared for a test BADDREAM
Something read by a chiromancer PALM
Actress Shawkat of “Search Party” ALIA
Took a turn WENT
Where the Chair of St. Peter can be found in St. Peter’s Basilica APSE
___ Major URSA
Relatives of berets TAMS
“Get it?” SEE
Gun lobby grp. NRA
