The New York Times - USA (2020-06-28)

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Fill In Some Mad Libs

You might be at a loss for words to describe the current era, but, true

to this section’s mission, we’re here to help. All you need is a pen or

pencil, and a way to look up what ‘possessive pronoun’ means.

DEAR ESSENTIAL WORKER,

I’m a/an ____, and I can work from the comfort of

my ____ in my ____. The last time I

put on a/an ____ was ____. But you’ve

had to put on your ____ every day so that I can stay

safe. And I count on you for so much. You’re the ____

worker who ____ that order of ____ to

my door so that I didn’t have to go to ____ to get it.

You’re the ____ employee who ____

my last ____ and mixed my to-go ____.

You’re the ____ clerk who ____ when I

tried to buy ____ ____. (You must see

that all the time.) And you’re also the ____ saving

lives on the front lines, as well as answering my ____

questions. Personally, I think you all deserve a ____.

Sincerely,

---

JOB

ITEM OF FURNITURE

CLOTHING ITEM HISTORICAL PERIOD

DIFFERENT CLOTHING ITEM

DELIVERY SERVICE

STRESS PURCHASE

STORE NAME

PAST TENSE VERB

FAVORITE COCKTAIL NAME

NUMBER BETWEEN TWO

AND ONE MILLION

PLURAL HOUSEHOLD ITEMS

TYPE OF HEALTH CARE WORKER

NOUN

ADJECTIVE

YOUR NAME

GROCERY STORE NAME PAST TENSE VERB

TAKEOUT ORDER

RESTAURANT NAME

PAST TENSE VERB

ROOM IN THE HOUSE

BREAKING NEWS

For ____, it was another ____ under

lockdown. ____ awoke at ____,

picked up the ____ and learned that one of

____ photos had gone ____ viral on

____. In it, ____ posed with a/an

____, while wearing a/an ____ and

a/an ____ face mask. Thus, the ____

style trend of the pandemic summer was born.

“____,” ____ said, when asked to

explain ____ inspiration. “____.”

____, ____ and ____

have already been spotted rocking the trend — ____

put ____ ____ spin on it by working

in a/an ____ from ____. The trend has

even received its own hashtag — ____ — and is

nearly as famous as ____.

NAME

PERSONAL PRONOUN

PIECE OF TECHNOLOGY

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM

INANIMATE OBJECT

LYRIC FROM “IMAGINE”

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

CELEBRITY NAME

POSSESSIVE PRONOUN

INANIMATE OBJECT FASHION BRAND

HASHTAG

FAVORITE MEME

ADJECTIVE

POLITICIAN NAME FAMILY MEMBER’S NAME

POLITICIAN NAME

LYRIC FROM A “HAMILTON” SONG

NAME

ADJECTIVE SUPERLATIVE

ARTICLE OF WINTER CLOTHING

PERSONAL PRONOUN

ADVERB

TIME

DAY OF THE WEEK

Show us your completed Mad Libs: Email us at [email protected].

ACROSS

1 “Give me your tired, your poor ...” poet

8 Clothing company named for an

area in South America

10 Astronauts Jessica Meir and

Christina Koch completed the first

all-female one in 2019

11 “___ out!” (ump’s cry)

12 Back-to-school night org.

13 New York island home to a

famous statue

17 Ginger ___

18 Person falsely claiming special

knowledge

24 “Hamilton” song about fighting

adversity in the face of a storm

25 Oscar-winning actress for

“La La Land”

DOWN

1 Place for a mic or a pin

2 Space Invaders console

3 Efron of “Baywatch”

4 Carbon dating determination

5 Word sung three times at the start

of a nursery rhyme

6 Not suitable

7 Like a river delta

8 Rapper behind the viral sensation

“Gangnam Style”

9 Letters before an alternate name

14 Mary ___, C.E.O. of General

Motors

15 New York island that served as

the main arrival point for immigrants

16 Flinch or blink

18 Guevara on hipster T-shirts

19 Sound of a well-tuned engine

20 What a sleeve covers

21 Chinese philosophical ideal

22 Rashida Jones’ character on

“Parks and Recreation”

23 Word before a former name

HEADS

ANSE L

BOCCE

ILIAD

TA I LS

NAT

ATBAT

PLATE

ALTA

SLAM

SWA P S

MA D AM

ATONE

REBEL

TROLL

ST I FF ELL

PACER ROY

ACELA GUN

BITCOIN

FUNHOME

NICEONE

INK UNTAG

NAE S I EVE

ALT EER I E

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5

6

7

8

PUZZLE BY TRACY GRAY

ACROSS
1 ___ in the shade
5 Fruit salad ingredient
6 Pool owner’s concern
7 Tackle box items
8 Hathaway of “Ocean’s 8”

DOWN
1 Fruit salad ingredient
2 Fluorescent bulb gas
3 Rapper with the #1 albums “Thank
Me Later” and “Nothing Was the Same”
4 Potato protuberances
5 ___ Men (“Who Let the Dogs
Out” band)

12345

6

7

8

9

PUZZLE BY MILO BECKMAN

ACROSS

1 Red layer of a seven-layer dip

6 White layer of a seven-layer dip

7 Tracy’s wife on “30 Rock”

8 Brown layer of a seven-layer dip

9 Military personnel between sgts.

and capts.

DOWN

1 Protector of regenerating skin

2 Obama education secretary

Duncan

3 Permitted by law

4 Canonized figure

5 “What ___!” (“Don’t you ever clean

this place?!”)

123

45

67

8

9

PUZZLE BY EMILY CARROLL

ACROSS

1 What side planks exercise

4 Compete on “The Voice”

6 Down Under creature

8 Pond gunk

9 Lock unlocker

DOWN

1 Pop, as a question

2 Book jacket blurbs

3 Good-looking person,

in modern lingo

5 Modelist’s need

7 Comedian Schumer

1234567

8 9

10

11 12

13 14 15 16

17

18 19 20 21 22 23

24

25

PUZZLE BY FINN VIGELAND

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