Take the time to enjoy the crunchy entries; those stacks in the northeast and southwest are great, as are the long Down entries. And even the slightly shorter entries in the west and east are fun. Tricky Clues1A: I had OPEN before BITE for “Dentist’s instruction,” but TOM THUMB at 3D helped a lot. 15A: “Stirs” can be a verb or a noun, so which one should we pick? There is no four-letter word I can think of that describes the physical act of stirring, so let’s try a noun answer.

Source: New York Times February 01, 2019 03:00 UTC