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APRIL 2020.01

Across
Obtained
Test where a work must feature at least two women, these women must talk to each other, and their conversation must concern something other than a man. First appeared in 1985, named after an American cartoonist (last name) --lexico.com, Wikipedia
Satirist Andy Borowitz, "New Yorker", 03/31/20: Trump Catches _______ Watching Cuomo Briefing. Caught by surprise, the First Lady quickly turned off the television and claimed that she was only watching New York’s governor “to see how many big, terrible mistakes he makes.” (first name)
Heighth above sea level (abbrev.)
XLVIII/VIII
Marvin ___e, singer of "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and "Sexual Healing", shot dead by his father at age 44 --Wikipedia
Large and Beautiful, German clothing brand name (initials) --thefreedictionary.com
Trump string
Satirist Andy Borowitz, "New Yorker", 04/01/20 headline: "Trump Practicing Distancing from All His Prior Statements About the Corona_____" (contagion)
Day 7 At Home: The dog is looking at me as if to say "See, this is why I ____ the furniture" (gnaw on) --FB poster, 03/31/20
Spellbound, riveted, absorbed --lexico.com
USNS _______ sits mostly idle in NYC harbor (solice) --NYT, 04/03/20
Obamas' dog (name)
Informal hello
Hours/week (abbrev.) --thefreedictionary.com
"I'm just a _______ drinker--you want to drink, then so shall I" (gregarious) --Leslie Jordan character, "Southern Baptist Sissies"
From the Venetian language meaning "forty days", designating the period that all ships were required to be isolated before passengers and crew could go ashore during the Black Death plague epidemic (isolate) --Wikipedia
"America’s Teachers Urge Trump to Use Time at Home to Repeat _____ Grade" (primary) --Satirist Andy Borowitz, "New Yorker," 03/31/20
Smaller vessel on water
Express, ventilate --lexico.com
Its famous sites include: Walt Disney Hall, Forest Lawn, Will Rogers State Historical Park, Hollyhock House (city, initials) --tripadvisor.com
Show lead-in, 04/01/20: "It's the 'Late Show with Stephen Colbert.' Tonight: 'Alone Again Naturally'. . .with Jon Batiste and 'Stay Home In' [band] and, now, live on tape from a safe ________ . . . ." (separation)
My cousin thought he was being careful with his girl friend. He put on the gloves and a mask, but ended up getting gonorrhea. He forgot the ______. (prophylactic) --Tracy Morgan, Jimmie Kimmel home podcast, 03/31/20
It's a Wednesday--I think it's a Wednesday, anyway. Hard to know these days. Every day seems like you're being ______. (f***ked) --Stephen Colbert, 04/01/20
"Is" (pl.)
Disrupt, jumble, tousle --merriam-webster.com
A post-mortem after this pandemic is over is certainly called for. People are responding now, but we came into this war short of ____. (gun powder) --governor of NJ, 2nd hottest state right now, NPR, 04/03/20
Afternoon (abbrev.)
Trump "Bests", so far: most lies, highest national debt, most _________ team members, biggest stock market drop, most pandemic infections (sentenced) --FB poster, 04/02/20
Wonder, amazement --merriam-webster.com
Its past governors include Huey Long and Bobby Jindal (abbrev.)
Bride drape
On February 7, as WHO noted demand was 100 times higher than normal for PPE, the Trump administration announced that it was sending China nearly 17.8 tons of "masks, gowns, gauze, ___________, and other vital materials" (lung-assisting machines) --CNN, 03/30/20
Faster than trot
An Oregon World War II veteran who just turned 104 could be one of the oldest people on the planet to survive _____-19 (disease) --nypost.com, 04/02/20
Raw, hard fat of beef or mutton found around the loins and kidneys --Wikipedia
Elected
Star's gofer (initials)
Home of The Breakers, Marble House, Newport Jazz Festival (state) --bing.com, Wikipedia
Next stage for a worn-out shirt
Become worse or more intense, especially through long-term neglect or indifference --lexico.com
Not out
Constitute about half the trees in NYC's Central Park (1,200) --Wikipedia
Adept
“I don’t know what I would learn in a conversation with the President,” (last name) --______, "Talking Points Memo," 03/31/20
I + I = __ (Roman numeral)
Domesticated
Practice employing matras for relaxation, stress reduction and self-development (initials) --Wikipedia
Move by another's efforts
Capt Crozier is cheered by crew as he departs aircraft carrier USS _________ upon immediately losing his command for his leaked letter urgently requesting quarantine measures off-ship for his infected shipmates. (name) --"The Hill," 04/03/20
The first modular space station; assembled in orbit 1986-96 --Wikipedia
Assistance and support in times of hardship and distress --lexico.com
Pass time aimlessly or unproductively; rhymes with Pelosi description of Trump's time in early stage of virus --lexico.com
Very
Solid water
Space
"You thought dogs were hard to train. Look at all the humans who can't sit and ____" (remain) --FB poster, 03/31/20
Down
#13 of "16 Ways To Practice Self-Care That Cost Next To Nothing:" Eat more __________" (food group)
In the midst of dwindling blood supplies, the FDA eased restrictions on donations by ___ and bisexual men. (sexual orientation) --nypost.com, 04/02/20
Atop
Recipient of the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, SNL writer and performer (first name)
Burp
"This social distancing stuff, I can't do it. I went to give my mother a hug and she gave me the _____." (joint) --Tracy Morgan, Jimmie Kimmel home podcast, 03/31/20
The US isn't even at ________ in the coronavirus fight. (game period) --Dr Fauci, "Newsweek, 04/02/20
Always --lexico.com
Series of items (noun); pitch, lean (verb)
Bill enacted
A medium (abbrev.)
F***ed Up Beyond All Recognition (initials)
Alphabetical vowel progression
Sun
Outburst, diatribe
__________' President: Lockdown Violators Will Be Shot (nation) --"CBS News," 04/03/20
Sn in the Periodic Table
MIT researcher says droplets carrying ______ virus can travel up to 19 feet. (covid) --medicalxpress.com, FB posting, 04/02/20
Country highway
Drinkers support group recommending anonymity in public media, altruistically helping fellows, advise against dogma and coercive hierarchies (initials) --Wikipedia
I think _____ is going to turn out his voters almost at a historical level (last name) --David Plouffe, ex-Obama adviser, foxnews.com, 04/01/20
The world's stance in early 2020 against COVID-19: at ___ (extended conflict)
"This is the longest I've ever been stuck in my house without an _____ monitor." (joint) --Tracy Morgan, Jimmie Kimmel home podcast, 03/31/20
Name (verb, for short)
Pulled tight --lexico.com
Homophone of "knead"
A _______ of paramedics and EMTs from across the country arrive in NYC to join the city's fight against the coronavirus. (one-time Army unit) --nypost.com, 04/02/20
Queen Elizabeth to Charles, Anne, Edward and Andrew
Written afterthought (abbrev.)
"Woo Hoo, a check from the president! I feel like a ____ star" (smut) --FB poster, 03/31/20
One (Sp.)
"I've never seen so many _____ people in the unemployed line." (color) --Tracy Morgan, Jimmie Kimmel home podcast, 03/31/20
Groan
Only the Bible and Shakespeare are more widely read. (author, last name) --"The Mystery of Agatha ________ with David Suchet," tv show, 03/30/20
Radiate
No more
Prioritize by risk
Called on a landline
Most Scorpios are born this month. --allure.com/story/zodiac-sign-personality-traits-dates
Manager (for short)
Sources of cyanide: cigarette smoke, _____ ____ (2 words) --emedicinehealth.com
CDC issued virus warning Jan13. Trump was acquitted Feb 5. Trump held campaign rallies Jan 9, Jan 14, Jan 28, Jan 30, Feb 10, Feb 19, Feb 20, Feb 21, Feb 28. He golfed Jan 18, Jan 19, Feb 1, Feb 15, Mar 7, Mar 8. First time he admitted coronavirus might be a _______, Mar 23 (difficulty) --FB posting, 03/31/20
Move in a turbulent, swirling manner --bing.com
Exists
"Before Herbert ______ earned a reputation as a tragic failure, he had a reputation for heroic success—a can-do businessman who arrived in the presidency with no previous elective experience. He was one of the most celebrated men of his times. Then times changed. (last name) --John F Harris, founding editor, politico.com, 04/01/30
Slender
Require
52 (Roman numeral)
Not either extreme
Morning
They've now decided to test everyone for COVID-19, so, everyone, send a _____ specimen to the White House. (feces specimen) --FB poster, 03/31/20
Performed a second time
Scandinavian capital
XXX/V
Country with most COVID-19 cases and steepest curve of reported cases at day 30 of outbreak (initials) --John Hopkins University study, CNBC, 04/03/20
Flirtatious, coquettish --lexico.com
Official home of the US Government, for short (initials)