100% | USO | 3 | Grp. founded in part by the Y.M.C.A. |
49% | AARP | 4 | Grp. founded by a former high-school principal in 1958 |
46% | MENS | 4 | The "M" in Y.M.C.A. |
43% | TRIPLECROWN | 11 | It comprises the 10-Down, 34-Across and a third part found elsewhere in the grid |
42% | TAILINGOFF | 10 | Waning ... or a hint to what is found by circling all the T's in the completed puzzle |
42% | MARINE | 6 | Found in or produced by the sea |
42% | MARINE | 6 | Found in, or produced by the sea |
42% | VILLAGEPEOPLE | 13 | Disco group whose "Y.M.C.A." inspired a dance craze in the 1970s: 2 wds. |
42% | BLOWININTHEWIND | 15 | Bob Dylan song ... or a hint to the object found by connecting the four circled letters in a diamond |
41% | ADRAMACRITICIS | 14 | Part 1 of a quip by the writer named in the circled letters |
41% | NEWORLEANS | 10 | City founded in 1718 by the Sieur de Bienville |
41% | TIDAL | 5 | Affected by the moon, in a way |
40% | PRIVATEER | 9 | Ship hired by the government in a war |
40% | TOTAL | 5 | The "c" in a + b = c |
40% | COGNITIVE | 9 | A therapy, the C in CBT |
40% | HOLYWATER | 9 | Liquid found in the entrance to a Catholic church |
40% | ROLE | 4 | Part played by individual in a drama |
39% | FUSE | 4 | It may be found in a box in the basement |
39% | START | 5 | Word by the first square in a board game, often |
39% | SUN | 3 | It's blocked by the moon in a solar eclipse |
39% | ANCHORLEG | 9 | Race run by the final runner in a relay team |
39% | USATODAY | 8 | It may be found in a box on the street |
39% | JAW | 3 | Part of the face covered by a beard |
39% | KIDNEY | 6 | Part of the body removed in a nephrectomy |
39% | METEOR | 6 | Part of a hot shower in the sky |
39% | ACT | 3 | Play a part in the play |
39% | TVS | 3 | Things found in the back of most N.Y.C. cabs |
39% | SURFERGIRL | 10 | One "standing by the ocean's roar," in a 1963 song |
39% | ROLE | 4 | Part played in a stage drama by a person |
39% | PALM | 4 | Part of the hand read by a fortune-teller |