By George Barany, Christopher Adams, John Child, Charles Flaster, and Brent Hartzell
George Barany is a Rockefeller alum (1977), currently on the faculty of the University of Minnesota–Twin Cities. Christopher Adams is a graduate student at the University of Iowa, John Child runs a business in Nepal, Charles Flaster is a retired school teacher in the Philadelphia area, and Brent Hartzell is the finance director for the City of Allentown, Pennsylvania. For more about this specific puzzle, including a link to the answer, click here. Also, try more Barany and Friends crossword puzzles.
Across
- One of the “Three Bs”
- One who crosses a line
- Go-to ballplayers, colloquially
- “Bull Durham” transportation
- Like Citi Field when 122-Across’s Yoenis Céspedes goes deep
- End of a palindrome about Napoleon’s exile
- Bagel, e.g.
- Lady’s man, briefly
- 122-Across’s ace Matt’s favorite drink?
- Pitcher with a big mouth?
- From 1962-1987, spring training site for the 122-Across, informally
- Potpourri
- Aida or Spartacus, e.g.
- Berberian and Parseghian
- Marine killer
- Nighttime ball, perhaps
- Out in left field, to 122-Across’s rookie phenom Michael?
- One to the left of the curve?
- What 122-Across’s pitcher Niese has, that his teammate Colón does not?
- Glandular opening?
- The “f” in f-stop
- Site of the 2014 season opener (Dodgers vs. Diamondbacks)
- Paraphernalia for 122-Across’s third sacker David?
- “Saving Private Ryan” landing craft: Abbr.
- Steve of “Family Matters”
- Categorize
- Like some traditions
- Org. that let Barry Bonds walk in 2015
- Bologna bones
- Agcy. spawned by the Manhattan Project
- Figure of interest?
- Something used by 122-Across’s manager Collins to wipe the sweat off his face?
- “Steal a base when nobody’s looking,” according to 122-Across’s sudden slugger Daniel?
- “___ bit of common sense”
- Airline’s home base
- Athena’s breastplate: Var.
- Classified ad abbr.
- Dodge Viper engine, e.g.
- ___ great catch (dazzle the fans)
- Suburb of Minneapolis-St. Paul (crossword constructor Tom Pepper is its Finance Director)
- Abbr. with a ring to it?
- Roll out the red carpet for 122-Across’s rookie southpaw Steven?
- Plea made with one’s hands up
- Desi of Desilu
- Jordanian World Heritage site
- Scatter?
- Strengthen
- What 122-Across’s ace DeGrom uses to get high?
- Roman romances
- Dry, like Spanish wine
- One driving in the winning run, e.g.
- Worked undercover
- Winter Olympics event
- Single-celled microorganisms
- 10-point Q, e.g.
- Cry of recognition when 122-Across’s closer Jeurys starts to warm up?
- ” ___ Tu” (1974 hit)
- Beatles in Shea Stadium, e.g.
- Fastball down the middle, e.g.
- Colorado resort
- Part of 122-Across’s rookie phenom Syndergaard’s routine
- Milton Berle sidekick Arnold ___
- Sources of taxol
- Miracle team, once (and perhaps twice!)
Down
- Dickensian cries
- Smell ___ (be suspicious)
- Citi follower, through 1998
- Go ballistic
- Make a baseball seam
- Hardly a blabbermouth
- Start of a palindrome about Napoleon’s exile
- Swell up, like ERAs for ineffective relievers
- Position, for Cruz or Thomas
- South Seas kingdom
- Exhort
- Something often paid in the minor leagues
- Ukraine or Belarus, once: Abbr.
- Ides of March word
- Inconsistent
- Easy, for one
- Back in?
- Very cold
- 1969 or 1986, e.g.
- Medium-sized nocturnal raptors
- Mephistophelean merchandise
- Pursue prey
- Ballpark figure?
- Stocking stuffer, perhaps
- Millstone
- Where eagles care?
- Drooling dog in “Garfield”
- Many a 122-Across fan, some might say
- Makeshift bookmark
- It’s a drag
- Myth statement?
- Like Dorothy’s slippers
- “If I Were ___ Man” (“Fiddler” tune)
- “For Love of the Game” director Sam
- Statue with limitations
- Caspian feeder
- ___ Morgana
- Left the coop?
- 100 centimes, in pre-euro days
- Common sight on Banner Day
- Throw a spitter, e.g.
- S___X
- Spanish direction
- Rod’s companion
- Light units
- Sasha and Malia
- Familiar with
- Cravings
- Dish best served cold
- Matsui who was the first Japanese infielder in the major leagues, to 122-Across’s fans
- “You’ve got two choices”
- Grind together
- Penicillin producer
- Alexander, to Reagan
- The face of the franchise, invariably
- Rowed one’s boat ashore
- Mil. field rations
- Devotion to pleasure
- Green science
- Dresses down… or butters up?
- Don Denkinger, Jim Joyce, or Bill Klem
- Flushing site?
- Shady sorts?
- Globetrotter’s malaise
- “Champagne Tony” of golf
- Bouquet
- “Nights in White ___” (1967 hit)
- Rice in Nepal
- Suffix denoting a collection
- “___ From Muskogee” (1969 hit)
- “I wouldn’t click on this link from your office,” initially
- Mont Blanc, par exemple
- Losing proposition?
- Lacking
- Band-Aid and Barbie, e.g.: Abbr.
- Sumter and McHenry: Abbr.
