A Trip to the Deli. No trip to New York City is complete without a trip to a deli, where you can get the best bagels with all the fixings. A brief history of the Bagel.
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| My favorite deli in NYC, |
16-Across. Didn't hold back in competition: PLAYED TOWIN. Plain Bagels.
23-Across. Field that drives the self-help industry: POP PSYCHOLOGY. Poppy Bagels.
37-Across. Lettuce, tomato, or cucumber, often: SALAD INGREDIENT. Salt Bagel. Salt bagels don't hold up well in humid Louisiana.
50-Across. Extremely special: ONE IN A MILLION. Onion Bagel.
And the unifier:
61-Across. Deli gadget that's been used on 16-, 23-, 37-, and 50-Across?: BAGEL SLICER.
Here's the grid so you can see the "sliced" bagels.
Across:
1. Collect over time: AMASS.
6. Sound with a dismissive wave: PFFT.
10. Number before a + on a board game box: AGE.
13. Colorful parrot: MACAW.
14. "Toodles!": SEE YA!
15. American writer Edgar Allan __: POE. Edgar Allan Poe (Jan. 19, 1809 ~ Oct. 7, 1849) is known for his macabre and mysterious short stories and poetry. His short story, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, is considered the first modern detective story.
18. Spot for rubbish: BIN. Do you say Trash Bin or Trash Can?
19. Little tastes: SIPS.
20. Actor McKellen: IAN. That's Sir Ian Murray McKellen (b. May 25, 1939) to you. He is probably best known for his roles as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings.
21. Advances, in football: GAINS.
27. World Cup chant: OLÉ. Today's Spanish lesson.
29. Sorta: -ISH.
30. Zoom organizer: HOST.
31. Kansas City tight end Travis: KELCE. Rumor has it that he is getting married soon.
33. Fish that resembles a sea snake: EEL.
34. "Yo," in Rio: OLÁ. Hello, this is today's Portuguese lesson.
42. Miles away: FAR.
43. Walking buddy, maybe: DOG.
44. Guy who knows all the best spots?: AD MAN.
45. Active person: DOER.
47. Khan Academy founder Khan: SAL. Salman Amin Khan is an American educator and the founder of The Khan Academy is a free online non-profit educational platform with video lessons teaching a wide spectrum of academic subjects. When Salman Amin Khan (Oct. 11, 1976) formed the company, it originally focused on mathematics and science.
49. Make a choice: OPT. You opted to look at this blog today.
55. South Pacific island group: SAMOA.
56. Ball drop night, for short: NYE. The ball in Times Square falls on New Year's Eve. A brief history of the Ball in Times Square.
57. Actress Edelstein: LISA. Lisa Edelstein (b. May 6, 1966) is probably best known for her role as Dr. Lisa Cuddy on House.
60. Org. that bestows Silver Gavel Awards: ABA. As in the American Bar Association. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Silver Gavel Award but didn't know to ask.
65. Colorful pond fish: KOI.
66. E, in a treble clef mnemonic: EVERY. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge or Football.
67. Calendar entry: EVENT.
68. Pioneering 52-Down provider: AOL. // 52-Down. Outlook message: EMAIL.
69. Canvas structure: TENT.
70. College stressors: TESTS. The semester is winding up and Final Tests are on the horizon.
Down:
1. Hypes (up): AMPS.
2. Timbuktu's land: MALI. Fun facts about Mali: its official name is the Republic of Mali. It is the 8th largest country in Africa and the 23rd largest country in the world.
3. Noninstrumental music genre: A CAPPELLA.
4. Authority: SAY SO.
5. Country between Fin. and Nor.: SWE. Sweden is between Finland and Norway.
6. Indiana state flower: PEONY. The Magnolia is the state flower of Louisiana. Magnolia trees are in bloom now. What is the state flower of your state?
7. Not many: FEW.
8. "Just a heads-up ... ": FYI. For Your Information.
9. Performs a dramatic ballroom dance: TANGOS. It takes two ...
10. HS course whose first unit is Chemistry of Life: AP BIO. As in Advanced Placement Biology.
11. On the way out: GOING.
12. Li'l: EENSY.
14. Secret supply: STASH.
17. Short swims: DIPS.
22. "Curiously strong" mint: ALTOID. Did you know that Altoids have been around for almost 250 years??!!
24. Covered with colorful blotches: PIED.
25. "If I Could Turn Back Time" singer: CHER. Cher (née Cheryl Sarkisian; b. May 20, 1946) is also known for her outlandish outfits.
26. Plot problem: HOLE.
27. Signs off on: OKs.
28. Fall faller: LEAF.
32. Part of a HIIT workout: CARDIO. High Intensity Interval Training is a good Cardio exercise.
33. French toast need: EGG.
35. Citrusy frozen desserts: LEMON ICES.
36. "Time for __": yawner's sigh: A NAP.
38. Brainchild: IDEA.
39. Standard: NORM.
40. Surrealist Salvador: DALI. His full name was Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech (May 11, 1904 ~ Jan. 23, 1989).
41. Explosive Minecraft block: TNT.
46. With cash at stake: ON A BET.
47. With secrecy: SLYLY.
48. Beers that ferment faster than lagers: ALEs. Wha's the difference between Beer and Ale?
50. Honshu city: OSAKA. Osaka is a large port city and commercial center on the Japanese island of Honshu. It is known 16th-century shogunate Osaka Castle, an historical landmark. The castle is surrounded by a moat and park with plum, peach and cherry-blossom trees.
51. Home planet of Queen Amidala: NABOO. A reference to the Star Wars movies.
53. Like noble gases: INERT.
54. Cocktail garnish that may be stuffed with blue cheese: OLIVE.
58. Dispatched: SENT.
59. __ and crafts: ARTS.
62. Common abbr. on street maps: AVE. As in Avenue. Is there a difference between a Street and an Avenue?
63. Demographic cohort, for short: GEN. As in Generation.
64. Allow: LET.
This puzzle made me hungry, so I'm off for my morning Bagel.
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