Puzzle No. 3195

Puzzle No. 3195

ACROSS

1 Backing up, crash into French bike–America, in short, is fantastic! (9)

Copy Link
Facebook
X (Twitter)
Bluesky
Pocket
Email

ACROSS

1  Backing up, crash into French bike–America, in short, is fantastic! (9)

6  and 17 down Taken off the stock market, backward Ed lied about the little street. (8)

9  Hear spouse once dislocated hip. Do I indicate a cartilaginous process? (7)

10  What you call a place where a cat straddles a little horse? (7)

11  Evil mostly comes back after love, which works to wear things away. (7)

12  Concerning the tardier teller? (7)

13  See 25 across

15  Avoiding a hatchet is pretty smart! (6)

17  Kind of bullet train starts, and a competitor follows. (6)

18  Headache starts Midwestern playwright’s pivotal device. (5)

19  Tangled line on backward ocean current. (2,4)

22  Classically, a finger or a foot. (6)

25  and 13 One hears views about how to enhance flavor. (6)

27  Gold fruit sliced short at the coin-op dispensary. (7)

28  Little Spanish projectile often found under the eaves. (7)

30  After a company’s typical ending, it sounds like you kiss an evil spirit! (7)

31  Get stuck between two points, following former interpreter. (7)

32  Give a prod to Garbo, initially appearing in intimate portrait. (5)

33  Sloppily uses a tart, and gets thoroughly soaked! (9)

DOWN

1  An unknown interrupts me in France at exposition opening–that’s pluck! (5)

2  Admonish, or show you’re right again? (7)

3  A kind of rubber? Research web on it extensively! (7)

4  Lots aimlessly improvise with no leader, but with a point. (6)

5  A runt’s transformed a planet! (6)

6  A kind of radar proves doper hiding place shortly. (7)

7  Crazy tunic, Al! Nuts! (7)

8  It’s only partly rustic, surreal… I’m confused! (9)

14  Big cat around Ugandan capital a single time. (5)

15  Millennium commencing in the universe’s incineration. (9)

16  Letter from Greece, home of the Colossus, of which only half remains. (3)

17  See 6 across

20  Remarked, “Neat.” (7)

21  Man upset over fit can be labeled. (7)

23  Nonprofessional program at European shows. (7)

24  In writer’s estimation, using fewest words. (7)

25  It’s a stable condition, and a family member, briefly, about sat up. (6)

26  Climb like Penny. (6)

29  Clothes for Shakespeare, sewed willy-nilly. (5)

Support independent journalism that does not fall in line

Even before February 28, the reasons for Donald Trump’s imploding approval rating were abundantly clear: untrammeled corruption and personal enrichment to the tune of billions of dollars during an affordability crisis, a foreign policy guided only by his own derelict sense of morality, and the deployment of a murderous campaign of occupation, detention, and deportation on American streets. 

Now an undeclared, unauthorized, unpopular, and unconstitutional war of aggression against Iran has spread like wildfire through the region and into Europe. A new “forever war”—with an ever-increasing likelihood of American troops on the ground—may very well be upon us.  

As we’ve seen over and over, this administration uses lies, misdirection, and attempts to flood the zone to justify its abuses of power at home and abroad. Just as Trump, Marco Rubio, and Pete Hegseth offer erratic and contradictory rationales for the attacks on Iran, the administration is also spreading the lie that the upcoming midterm elections are under threat from noncitizens on voter rolls. When these lies go unchecked, they become the basis for further authoritarian encroachment and war. 

In these dark times, independent journalism is uniquely able to uncover the falsehoods that threaten our republic—and civilians around the world—and shine a bright light on the truth. 

The Nation’s experienced team of writers, editors, and fact-checkers understands the scale of what we’re up against and the urgency with which we have to act. That’s why we’re publishing critical reporting and analysis of the war on Iran, ICE violence at home, new forms of voter suppression emerging in the courts, and much more. 

But this journalism is possible only with your support.

This March, The Nation needs to raise $50,000 to ensure that we have the resources for reporting and analysis that sets the record straight and empowers people of conscience to organize. Will you donate today?

Ad Policy
x