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Wednesday, November 11, 2009 -- Veterans Day
Puzzle by Kelsey Blakley, edited by Will Shortz ONE TWO THREE FOUR (39A. Start of a count … or the letter frequencies in 17-, 30-, 46- and 64-Across), BEER BREWER (17A. User of barley malt), I DID INDEED (30A. Emphatic boast of responsibility), TO THE TEETH (46A. One way to be armed) and ROTO ROOTER (64A. “And away go troubles …” company) are the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword. HARDLINE (9D. Unbending) and OUTBURST (40D. Cause for a reprimand from a teacher) are the other long entries, followed by those of seven letters, ADDRESS (21A. Envelope marking), LIGHTER (24D. Zippo, e.g.), RAMPAGE (58A. Go nuts), SIMILAR (20A. Sharing properties) and TALLY UP (54A. Count, as points). Six-letter -- DANGER (22D. What a skull and crossbones signifies), HOLLOW (47D. Like a jack-o’-lantern), OWLERY (36D. Hogwarts roost), RAMROD (10D. Musketeer’s need), THROBS (48D. Hurst like heck) and USER ID (6D. Net handle). Five-letter -- ADD-ON (1A. New wing), ADEPT (28D. Masterful), 53D. “You’re AMONG friends”, 34D. Biographer DORIS Kearns Goodwin, EBONY (32D. Key shade), ELUDE (33D. Throw off), FROST (26D. “Punkin” cover), GRIST (71A. Miller’s need), NOBLE (5D. Title holder), NORMS (68A. They’re par for the course), PRIMO (14A. A-number-one) sharing its clue with the four-letter TOPS, RADIO (35A. Fireside chat medium), RANDI (45A. “Amazing” debunker of the paranormal), RAN TO (27D. Wound up costing). Three- and four-letter -- ADAM, AMES, AMOK, APBS, ASEA, ATRI, BLO, DAR, DIEM, DREI, DYES, EMIL and EVIL, ERST, FAD, FRAT, GANG, GEMS, HEAR, LAO, LITE, LUST, MARS, MIRRE, ODIE, OMRI, ORB, POOR, RAVI (18D. Raga player Shankar), RHEA, ROMA, SKEW, SLAB, SOSA and SOTO, STP, TAP, TESS and TSE, TIT, TOW, UTAH. ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. 
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Home of the Bonneville Salt Flats; 10. Where “La Dolce Vita” was filmed; 15. McGwire’s friendly home-run rival; 16. “Paradise Lost” character; 19. Stick in the mud; 23. Straight from hell; 25. Neighbor of a Thai; 26. Rush week participant; 37. Turf group, 38. Slo-___ fuse; 43. Nascar sponsor; 44. Satyr’s feeling; 50. Clairol products; 51. Marvel Comics villain with an eyeball-like helmet; 52. Largest bird in the Americas; 63. ___ Jannings, Best Actor of 1928; 66. “___ speak”; 67. Thick serving; 69. Apply spin to. Down: 1. Police dept. notices; 2. Crowd in Cologne?; 3. Carpe ___; 4. Katz of “Dallas”; 7. Glider’s need; 8. Between ports; 11. Cartoon canine; 12. Phoenix landing site, 2008; 13. Iowa home of the Cyclones; 18. Raga player Shankar; 29. Small songbird; 31. Patriotic org. since 1890; 41. China’s Lao-___; 42. Streaking, once; 49. Pick up, in a way; 54. Hardy heroine; 55. Wildly; 56. “Less filling” brand; 57. Pullover shirt; 59. Robin Hood’s beneficiaries, with “the”; 60. Abruzzi bell town; 61. Treasure chest treasure; 62. At one time, at one time; 65. Draw upon.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009 Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld, edited by Will Shortz The starts of 17-, 23-, 36-, 45- and 57-Across, TAKE, THE, MONEY, AND and RUN, along with WOODY and ALLEN (61A. With 63-Across, name associated with the starts of 17-, 23-, 36-, 45- and 57-Across), e.g., TAKE PLACE (17A. Happen), THE SOPRANOS (23A. First cable series to win an Emmy for Outstanding Drama), MONEY LAUNDERING (36A. Process involving illegal drug profits, say), AND I LOVE HER (45A. Flip side of the Beatles’ “If I Fell”) and RUN SCARED (57A. Retreat in fear) are the interrelated group of this angstless Tuesday crossword. For the trailer of 1969 Take the Money and Run, go HERE. Other couplings include EDIE (40A. Falco of 23-Across [e.g. THE SOPRANOS]) and TONY (23D. Lead role on 23-Across), ALIEN (30A. Visitor from beyond the solar system) and UFO (56D. Transport for a 30-Across), SATURN (9D. Second-largest planet in the solar system) and MOON (33A. Titan, to 9-Down). The nine-letter group -- IN ADVANCE (14A. Ahead of time); 32D. “IN ORDER TO form a more perfect Union …”; RIDE-SHARE (60A. Carpool, say); WOMEN’S LIB (11D. 1960s movement rejecting traditional gender roles). Five-letter -- ACCTS (7D. Ad agcy. clients); AFTER (59A. In pursuit of); AGONY and AGORA (16A. Excruciating pain, 120D. Ancient market); ALOHA (15D. Hilo hello); AMEBA (30D. Unicellular organism); ARDEN (51D. Elizabeth of cosmetics); CAKED (3D. Like dry mud on cleats); DEERE (50D. Big name in balers and harvesters); EQUIP (47D Provide with gear); HANDY (48D. Good at home repairs); HESSE (44A. “Steppenwolf” author); I LIED (46D. Perjurer’s admission); the six-letter I’LL DRY (43D. “Let me help with the dishes”); IN AWE (2D. Extremely impressed); LEROY (37D. Jim Croce’s “bad, bad” Brown); LOGAN (31D. Boston airport); LURID (55A. Like some tabloid headlines); MAD TV (33D. Long-running “S.N.L.” rival); OPINE (25D. Speak one’s piece); OZONE (24D. Form of oxygen with a sharp odor); RURAL (49D. Like Mayberry); SAW IN (9A. Greeted at the door); SHAGS (26D. Catches, as fly balls); SIC EM (1A. “Attack, Fido!”); SIT ON (1D. Squelch); SNAPE (6D. Potions professor at Hogwarts); SPEND (21D. Shell out); TOMES (18A. Hefty volumes); VIBES (41A. Feelings, informally). Short stuff -- BAR, BEES, BOA, CSA, EDEN, EGOS, ELIA and ELLY, ERIN, EVER, GEE, HEN, INE, IRT, LAW, MVP, NED, NYS, OPT, OUI, OWEN, QAS, RDA, RRS, SAG, SAHL, SPH and SPY, SUER and SURE, ZEN. ----------------- For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Lose firmness; 19. Western writer Wister; 20. Make a pick; 21. Guaranteed to happen; 22. Aussie outlaw ___ Kelly; 27. Drag show accessory; 28. “You Moment of ___” (“The Daily Show” feature); 29. Globe: Abbr.; 35. Director Kazan; 39. Prima donnas have big ones; 42. What a high jumper jumps; 43. Original N.Y.C. subway line; 44. Coop denizen; 49. 500 mg., say; 52. ___ May Clampett of “The Beverly Hillbillies”; 53. ___ in queen; 54. One seeking damages; 62. Bug planter. Down: 4. Paradise; 5. Three-time title for Yogi Berra, in brief; 8. “I didn’t know that!”; 12. Suffix with labyrinth; 13. Albany is its cap; 27. Domesticated insects; 34. Arles assent; 35. “___ Brockovich”; 38. At any time; 54. Funny Mort; 55. It’s practiced on “The Practice”; 57. $200 Monopoly properties: Abbr.; 58. Rebs’ grp.
Monday, November 9, 2009 Puzzle by Lynn Lempel, edited by Will Shortz COUGH DROP (18A. Throat soother), NIGHTFALL (23A Time just after sunset), KITCHEN SINK (36A. Where dishes may pile up), SKINNY DIP (51A. Go in without a suit) and THINK TANK (57A. Problem-solving research institute) are the interrelated group of this friendly Monday crossword. GIRL TALK (11D. Chitchat at a sweet sixteen sleepover) and KING-SIZE (36D. Really big, as a mattress) are the sole eight-letter entries. Those of seven letters are AFRICAN (21D. From Niger or Nigeria), LEOTARD (12D. Ballerina’s tight-fitting attire), MENTHOL (40D. 18-across ingredient), SENIORS (29A. 12th graders), SUSPEND (31D. Discontinue for now) and WEASELS (45A. Sneaky types). Six -- ATHENS (1D. Parthenon’s site), EDIBLE (46D. Fit for consumption), ENSIGN (3D. Junior naval officer), GOALIE (2D. Only soccer player who can throw the ball), LINENS (47D. White sale items), SPARES (48D. Bowling scores inferior to strikes) and WINKED (4D. Sent an eye signal).
Five -- AGENT (1A. Actor’s representative), AMBER (59A. Shade of yellow), ANGLO (49A. Latino’s Yankee buddy), ANTSY (35D. Restless), ATILT (22A. Slanted) and ATOLL (7D. Ring-shaped island), HASTY (17A. Rushed, as a decision), HIT-IT (24d. Bandleader’s “Let’s go!“), KANGA (52D. Roo’s mom in “Winnie-the-Pooh”), LANES (50D. Places to make 48-Down), METAL (27A. Almost any element whose name ends in -ium), MILNE (63A. “Winnie-the-Pooh” writer), OLDIE (10D. Radio blast from the past), PRESS (66A. Newspapers collectively), TONER (14A. Copy machine powder), TSARS (53A. Rulers until 1917).
Short stuff -- AAA, ADO, ALDA, AND, AMP, AOL, ARE, CAST, CNN, CORK, EDGE, ELI, EMIT, EPA, ESL and ESP, HANS, HTML, INA, IVAN, LEA and LEAN, LIES, NET, MIR, OGLE and OLES, OOZE (61A. Slime), OTTO, PEN, PVT, STET, STU, TAU and TEA, TOAD and TOGA and TORT, TOO, TRI and TRY. ----------------- For today’s cartoons, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated. 
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Group of actors; 10. Eye desirously; 1`5. German king who became an early Holy Roman Emperor; 16. Whoppers; 20. Gin-touting Whitney; 21. I.M. provider; 30. Class for U.S. citizens-to-be; 32. “___ you kidding?!”; 33. Three: Prefix; 34. Letter after sigma; 35. Alan who directed and starred in “Betsy’s Wedding”; 39. Give off; 41. Motorists’ org.; 42. Lowest-ranking G.I.; 43. Paper Mate product; 44. “Larry King Live” channel; 55. “What’s more …”; 56. All ___ day’s work; 62. Boundary; 64. Cheers for the matador; 65. Warty hopper. Down: 4. Kind of profit or loss; 5. Take a stab at; 8. Disco guy on “The Simpsons”; 13. Meeting of minds, for short?; 19. WWW letters; 25. Wrongful act; 26. Low in fat; 28. “Back to the Future” actress Thompson; 34. Black or green drink; 37. Brinker with storied skates; 38. Nobelist Pavlov; 39. Clean Air Act org.; 44. It’s popped on New Year’s Eve; 54. “Do not change,” to an editor; 57. Likewise; 58. Hustle and bustle; 59. Measure o electric current; 60. Onetime space station.
Sunday, November 8, 2009
COLONIZATION, Puzzle by Robert W. Harris, edited by Will Shortz
In this sparsely hymenoptera-populated crossword titled Colonization, ANT is added to hem-line, base ten, plain dealer, pry bar, GI bill, madam I am Adam, ped xing and web page to produce ANTHEM LINE (23A. “O say can you see” or “Thru the perilous fight!?), BASE TENANT (25A. Resident of a military installation?), PLANTAIN DEALER (40A. Tropical fruit seller?), PANTRY BAR (61A. Place to get drunk in the kitchen?), GIANT BILL (67A. What overuse of a credit card might result in?), MADAM I’M ADAMANT (84A Gentleman’s intransigent reply?), PEDANT XING (105A. Where nitpickers walk on a street?) and WEB PAGEANT (108A. Online beauty contest?). Yes, that’s really it -- except for the two lost ANTs contained in TYRANT and ANTSY.
Eight-letter entries -- ACADEMIA (62D. College world); APERITIF (90A. Dry Champagne, e.g.); BEARDING (37A. Confronting boldly); CASSETTE (44A. Tape holder); END PAPER (34D. Heavy sheet inside a book’s cover); GENERATE (8D. Produce); OIL SHIPS (60D. Crude transports); RATTIEST (82D. Most dilapidated); RELISTED (82A. Put back on the market); SENTINEL (33D. Guard).
Seven -- AIR FARE (45D. United charge); APPAREL (70D. Shirts and blouses); ARTISAN (58D. Goldsmith, for one); CESURAS (39D. Pauses during speech: Var.); CRONIES (44D. Back-room cigar smokers, say); DISOWNS (86D. Takes out of the will, say); FORESEE (27A. Divine); INUTILE (55A. Lacking serviceability); LIBELEE (49D. Object of a scurrilous attack, maybe); LONG RUN (104A. More than the immediate future); PLATTED 50D. Like surveyors’ charts); MADEIRA (85D. Sherry-like wine); NERDIER (73A. Not so cool); RADIOED (29D. Sent a message to shore, say).
Six -- ALIGNS (52D. Makes flush); ANGELA (92D. Cartwright of “Make Room for Daddy”); ANODAL (89D. From one end of a battery); ARTERY (18. Boulevard, e.g.); CONTRA (99A. Against); ENTRÉE (3D. Beef Wellington, e.g.); ESTOPS (24D. Impedes legally); GRAPES (87D. Basis of 85-Down); LENORE (2D. Poe poem); PHASER (1D. Sci-fi weapon); PRUNED (94D. Trimmed); REHEAR (4D. Take up again, as a case); RENTAL (17D. Vacation place, often); ROMERO (88D. “Night of the Living Dead” director, 1968); SECOND (46D. Back up); SEREST (51D. Most withered); STRAIN (93D. Group of viruses); STRONG (83D. Muscly); TREATS (32A. Boxful for Bowser).
Five -- ABAFT, ACMES, ADAGE, ANTSY, ARETE, AWRAP, BATES, CAMEL (20A. Brand with a pyramid on the package); CARLY, COACH, ERASE, GRAIN, INFOR, 57A. Poet Federico Garcia LORCA; NIXON, NSYNC (112A. Group with the 2002 hit “Girlfriend”); PILAF, SALTS, SNEER and SNOOD (59A. Hair net); SOLES, STASH, SUPRA, USHER.
Four -- ADIN, AIME, ALER, ANDS and ANDY, ARIE, BEAD, BENE, DALE, EARN, ECRU, EERO, EGOS, ELAN, ELOI, ESTA, FEAR, INON, IRMA, LENA, LIES, LINT, LPNS, NABS, NEE, ONES, OPIE, OREO, RASP and SAPS, RONA, SEAT and SUET, SRTA, ZAPS and ZEBU.
Three -- AEC, ALA, AMI and AMO, ASET, AWS, BYA, DEI, DIG and DIS, EIN, GIN, HIP, LED, LPS, LON, NEB, OOP, SAM, SSE, STE, USN and TAN, an anagram of the occasional wandering ANT…
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Remaining clues -- Across: 1. Oriole, e.g., briefly; 5. “Still waters run deep,” for example; 10. Microwaves; 14. Bygone Toyota model; 19. Prefix with factor; 21. Verve; 22. Person with a program; 28. Lace shade; 30. Place on a bus; 31. Business card abbr.; 33. Miss in Monterrey: Abbr.; 34. Bring in; 35. Alarm; 36. Architect Saarinen; 39. Singer Simon; 47. Alley ___; 48. Run down, in slang; 49. Collectible disks; 52. Singer India.___; 53. Philadelphia’s historic Gloria ___ Church; 54. Singer Horne; 63. About to get; 64. A as in Austria; 65. Original nuclear regulatory grp.; 66. Craggy ridge; 70. “That’s ___” (“It’s done”); 72. Seasons; 74. Drains; 76. Like, ‘60s-style; 78. Old brand in the shaving aisle; 79. Toledo-to-Columbus dir.; 80 “Casablanca” role; 81. Cool; 91. Horseshoer’s tool; 95. Columnist Barrett; 96. &&&&; 98. This one, in Acapulco; 101. Latin 101 verb; 102. Redheaded kid of old TV; 103 “The Time Machine” rce; 110. Obliterate; 111. Nabisco product; 113. Isn’t straight; 114. Cobbler’s supply; 115. Seizes; 116. Drug agent’s seizure; 117. Handy ___. Down: 1. Toward the stern; 5. High points; 6. Place for a rivulet; 7. Porthos, to Aramis; 10 Indian bovine; 11. Part of many fancy dish names; 113. Scornful expression; 14. Tallow ingredient; 15. Blue Angels org.; 26. Whip; 35. Away’s partner; 37. ___ Motel; 38. Home ___; 41. Had the upper hand; 42. Score just before winning; 43. Bit of fluff; 54. Cambodia’s ___ Nol; 65. Utterances around baby pictures; 68. Moccasin decoration; 69. Diner manager/waitress in “Garfield”; 71. Rice ___; 76. “Je vous ___“; 77 Gibson necessity; 84. Cara ___ (term of endearment); 96. Quick; 97. Subject of a museum in Yorba Linda, Calif.; 99. One way to fly; 100. Fidgety; 102. Till compartment; 103. Cause of star wars?; 104. Hosp. staffers; 106. Enzyme suffix; 107. Wyo. Neighbor; 109. ___ hair.
Sunday, November 8, 2009 ACROSTIC, Puzzle by Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon, edited by Will Shortz
Today’s quotation is drawn from The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler. Annotation -- Macon Leary is a travel writer who hates both travel and strangeness. Grounded by loneliness, comfort, and a somewhat odd domestic life, Macon is about to embark on a surprising new adventure, arriving in the form of a fuzzy-haired dog obedience trainer who promises to turn his life around. The quotation: I’VE ALWAYS THOUGHT A HOTEL OUGHT TO OFFER OPTIONAL SMALL ANIMALS. I MEAN A CAT TO SLEEP ON YOUR BED AT NIGHT, OR A DOG OF SOME KIND TO ACT PLEASED WHEN YOU COME IN. YOU EVER NOTICE HOW A HOTEL ROOM FEELS SO LIFELESS? The author’s name and the title of the work: ANNE TYLER ACCIDENTAL TOURIST
The defined words:
A. Fate who cut the thread of destiny, ATROPOS; B. Diamond frame that may have no bottom, NINTH; C. Author of “The Beauty Myth” (2 wds.), NAOMI WOLF; D. Derby won by Dante in 1945 and Galileo in 2001, EPSOM; E. Tough match for a wild card (2 wds.), TOP SEED; F. What started as Jerry and David’s Guide to the World Wide Web, YAHOO; G. Put a cap on, LIMIT; H. Bunk, tommyrot, EYEWASH; I. Cheese to grate on pasta, ROMANO; J. Position between “parade rest” and “rest” (2 wds.), AT EASE; K. Puss that might be named Patches, CALICO; L. Elect, elite, exclusive, CHOSEN; M. Home built with spirally rising blocks, IGLOO; N. Heavy kettle for slow cooking (2 wds.), DUTCH OVEN; O. Panegyric, encomium, EULOGY; P. Injection intended as a stimulus (2 wds.), NEW BLOOD; O. Outer part of a tire, TREAD; R. Rose of Sharon, by another name, ALTHEA; S. Knockout delivery, maybe (2 wds.), LEFT HOOK; T. Gland that shrinks in adults, THYMUS; U. In recent days (2 wds.), OF LATE; V. Providing some service, USEFUL; W. Membrane attached to the optic nerve, RETINA; X. Its Parliament, Tynwald, founded by A.D. 979, is one of the world’s oldest legislatures (3 wds.), ISLE OF MAN; Y. Fond indulgence for Mark Twain, STOGIE; Z. Che’s “The Motorcycle Diaries,” e.g., TRAVELOG. 
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Satan’s Treasures, Jean Delville, 1895
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Saturday, November 7, 2009
Puzzle by Bob Klahn, edited by Will Shortz
A solve from Hell, lavish with the flames of ambiguity and misdirection, arcana and the obscure -- "Through me you pass into the city of woe: / Through me you pass into eternal pain: / Through me among the people lost for aye. / Justice the founder of my fabric moved: / To rear me was the task of Power divine, / Supremest Wisdom, and primeval Love. / Before me things create were none, save things Eternal, / and eternal I endure. / All hope abandon, ye who enter here."! -- The Divine Comedy, Alighieri Dante
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Across: 1. Peter who wrote “Underboss”, MAAS; 5. Squarely, SPANG; 10. Landlocked Muslim land, MALI; 14. “Down ON ME” (1967 Janis Joplin song); 15. Cheyenne Kid portrayer, LA RUE; 16. Where Aldous Huxley taught George Orwell, ETON; 17. “Little Diane” singer, 1962, DION; 18. ALICE blue, color named after a first daughter; 19. Like some friends, FAST; 20. “That’s really cheap!”, IT’S A STEAL; 22. West Coast N.F.L.’er, NINER; 23. Insubstantial, FROTHY; 24. Appeal from a diplomat, DEMARCHE; 26. Mississippi river named by La Salle, YAZOO; 27. Local operation?, UNION SHOP; 28. En REGLE (by the rules: Fr.); 30. Well-armed predators?, OCTOPI; 31. Sink, set; 34. Base of a column, SUM; 35. Lopsided, WRY; 36. Flushed, RED; 37. As different as night and day, e.g., CLICHÉ; 39. The Who’s “Live at LEEDS,” 1970 double-platinum album; 41. Harem slave, ODALISQUE; 43. A slew, RAFTS; 47. Don Quixote type, ROMANTIC; 48. Single shot, PELLET; 49. Flivver; 50. Reluctantly accept, GIVE WAY TO; 52. See 55-Across, HART; 53. World capital at the foot of Mount Vitosha, SOFIA; 54. Remark from a draft dodger?, BRRR; 55. With 52-Across, lead female role in TV’s “Peter Gunn”, EDIE; 56. Dead ringer?, KNELL; 57. Wall-plastering material LOAM; 58. Hubbub, ROAR; 59. Harmonize, AGREE; 60. It may be found near a drain, EDDY.
Down: 1. Reshape, MODIFY; 2. Dancer in a suite, ANITRA; 3. “A Tale of Love and Darkness” author, 2003, AMOS OZ; 4. “Damn Yankees” chorister, SENATOR; 5. Dull blue-gray, SLATY; 6. Cadaverous, PALE; 7. Strauss heroine from classical myth, ARIADNE; 8. Cores, NUCLEI; 9. “Oh, I don’t know”, GEE; 10. Selfish, ME FIRST; 11. Not likely to go with the flow, AT ANCHOR; 12. Despair, LOSE HOPE; 13. Doughty, INTREPID; 21. Low finish?, SHOESHINE; 22. “The Bungalow Mystery” solver, NANCY DREW; 25. English sculptor Henry, MOORE; 27. 1805 Napoleonic victory site, ULM; 29. Partygoer, GUEST; 31. Hard-hit line drive, SCORCHER; 32. The first complete navigation of the Amazon was in search of this EL DORADO; 33. Liqueur reputedly named for a noblewoman’s chambermaid, TIA MARIA; 35. Baby, WEE; 38. Racket, CLATTER; 39. “Doctor Faustus” character, LUCIFER; 40. Ready to move, SALABLE; 42. Chinese meditative practice, QIGONG; 44. Casting option, FLY ROD; 45. Four-note chord, TETRAD; 46. Not at all fair, STORMY; 48. Artist Rembrandt, PEALE; 51. Flagitious, VILE; 53. Music genre of the English Beat and the Specials, SKA.
Saturday -- what else is there to do?!
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Juliette Binoche in “The English Patient” ----------------- Friday, November 6, 2008 Puzzle by Doug Peterson, edited by Will Shortz The miscellaneous wordage of this Saturday crossword is led by two 15-letter entries, JULIETTE BINOCHE (8D. “The English Patient” Oscar winner) and REEL-TO-REEL TAPES (33A. Some audiophiles’ collections) cross in the center of this Friday crossword, followed by four of ten letters, ACETIC ACID (24D. Wood distillation product); EXPERIMENT (12D. It often has controls); GREEN ONION (25D. Its bulb is small); PEACE PIPES (11D. They go around on reservations). Nine-letter entries -- ALPHA MALE (16A. Leader of the pack); AT THE TIME (31A. Then); CHEVROLET (55A Avalanche, e.g.); I CLAUDIUS (52A. John Hurt played Caligula in it); IGNORAMUS (14A. Dull type); MOUNT FUJI (1A. Far Eastern pilgrimage destination); SERENGETI (57A. Where some buffalo roam); STEVE JOBS (36A. Subject of the 2005 biography “iCon”). Mid-size -- CLEAVE (40D. Split); CRUSTY (40A. Gruff); FAMOUS (6D. Celebrated); PAGANS (23A. Solstice celebrators); PARAPET (15D. Citadel feature); RETURN (41D. Trip part); TELLERS (34D. They’re concerned with checks and balances); TRAJAN (5D. A Tall Roman column is named after him).
Five -- AGAPE (17A. Clearly riveted); AKELA (43D. Kipling’s “great gray Lone Wolf”); COALS (42A. They may be glowing); DANKE (46A. Hamburger’s acknowledgment); ICIER (51A. Not so welcoming); ILLER (45D. More terrific, to a hip-hopper); 19A. “The Ballad of JOSIE,” 1967 comedy western; NILES (44A. William McKinley’s Ohio birthplace); ORGAN (10D. Source of ballpark pitches?); PAUL V (21D. Pope who met with Galileo); PAUSE (21A. Suspension); PER SE (23D. By its nature); PREXY (15A. Campus V.I.P.); RACED (20A. Made time); SANER (22A. Relatively stable); TALUS (32D. Fibula neighbor); TO LET (47A. Availability sign); U MASS (7D. Dr. J’s alma mater); VIOLS (54A. They had C-shaped sound holes); ZESTY (29D. Vivacious). Short stuff -- AROD (31D. Baseball nickname that‘s a portmanteau), ASTI, DIVE, DOG, DUET, ECRU, EDNA, EIN, FDA, FILE, ISEE, LENT, LODI, MIAS, NOH, OGLE, OJOS, OPED, PIZ, RTES, SAHL, SEC, TICS, TRAP, UNPC. Words, words, words…
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Remaining clues -- Across: 10. Page with convictions; 18. “One ___”; 26. Set up; 28. ___ Bernina (highest peak in the Eastern Alps); 30. Dull shade; 37. Spotted; 38. Kafka’s “___ Hungerkünstler”; 39. City in San Joaquin County; 48. Occasional medicine dropper?: Abbr.; 56. Best in shows. Down: 1. They’re officially honored on the third Friday in Sept.; 2. Regard impolitely; 3. Sexist, say; 4. Stylized drama; 9. Comment when following someone; 13. Like some changed locks; 22. “The Future Lies Ahead” comedian, 1958; 27. G.P.S. output: Abbr.; 31. Baseball nickname that’s a portmanteau; 35. Sight-seers at the Prado?; 46. One may be given a 10; 47. Nervous reactions; 48. Cabinet member?; 49. Shared air; 50. Wine spot; 53. Frank.
Cover art for The Invisible Man Pocket Penguin Classics 2009
----------------- Thursday, November 5, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz “With his face swaddled in bandages, his eyes hidden behind dark glasses and his hands covered even indoors, Griffin – the new guest at The Coach and Horses – is at first assumed to be a shy accident-victim. But the true reason for his disguise is far more chilling: he has developed a process that has made him invisible, and is locked in a struggle to discover the antidote. Forced from the village, and driven to murder, he seeks the aid of an old friend, Kemp. The horror of his fate has affected his mind, however – and when Kemp refuses to help, he resolves to wreak his revenge.” -- blurb from the 2009 Penguin Classics edition of “The Invisible Man, A Grotesque Romance“ by a science fiction novella by H.G. Wells, first published in 1897. A note accompanies this amusing get-out-the-invisible-ink Thursday crossword: “When this puzzle is completed, one letter of the alphabet will appear 22 times. Shade in its square everywhere it appears. The result will be an image suggested by 36-Across.” The note refers to the letter S with 36-Across being THE INVISIBLE MAN (1897 novel subtitled “A Grotesque Romance”). A pixel-esque stick figure is the result, invisible unless one highlights the letter S in some manner -- best lightly! ROSES ARE RED (18A. Start of a lover’s quatrain) and CLEANS HOUSE (60A. Eliminates undesirable parts) are the other long entries, followed by six of eight letters -- AMERICAN (40D. Yank) ; CLEAR-CUT (1D. Plain as day); 39D. Eau MINERALE; NARRATED (41D. Told tales); RANDOLPH (2D. Air Force base near San Antonio).
Seven-letter -- ADAPT TO (67A. Get comfortable with); ADORERS (20A. Big fans); AGES AGO (15A. Way, way back); CAJOLED (4A. Worked on); MONKEES (55A. #1 album for 13 weeks in 1966-67, with “The”); SIBERIA (58A. Where the Samoyed dog comes from); SNAKING (22A. Not straight, in a way); STEP-INS (64A. Panties, old-style); and then there’s SSSSSSS (25D. 1973 horror flick about a doctor who turns his assistant into a cobra), forming the torso of the invisible man! Here’sssssss Wikipedia!
Six -- AGORAS (5D. Ancient meeting places); APOLLO (45D. New York theater on the National Register of Historic Places, with “the); CLASPS (27A. Holds); EDENIC (12D. Like paradise); GADGET (13D. Thingumbob); INANER (49A. Comparatively cockamamie); IT ISN’T (49D. Words of objection); LINEAR (46D. Like some algebra); MARINE (11D. “Battle Cry” soldier); TOMCAT (44D. The Rum Tum Tugger, e.g.).
Five -- ANIMA (43A. True inner self); DO-RAG (10D. Headwear banned by the N.F.L. in 2001); ENATE (38D. Maternally related); GENIE (26A. Canadian Oscar); G-SUIT (53D. Astronaut’s attire); HOLST (42A. Composer of “The Planets”); JESSE (6D. 19th-century James); 33A. UP THE ante; MENSA (51D. Indicator of brightness); OPIUM (50A. It’s addictive); OSTIA (34A. Port of ancient Rome); RISHI (21D. Hindu sage). Short stuff -- ACT, ADA and ALA and ALAN, AES, ATIT, BESO, CARE, CRI, EGAN, EKES, END and ENT, ESTD, LAE and LAN, LASS, LUKA (47D. 1987 Suzanne Vega hit), LYS, MEG, OILY, OPP, OSE, PENH, RONI, SAS, SGT, SHEA, SIB, TALL, TERR, TOR, VOL. I now vanish! -- wait!, one last look -- HERE!
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Remaining clues -- Across: 1. ___ de coeur; 11. Ryan of “Top Gun”; 14. Computer system acronym; 16. Canine care grp.?; 17. Tolkien creature; 23. Rice-A-___; 24. 1950s political inits.; 29. Eur. Carrier; 32. Small denomination; 44. One way to stand; 48. Fleu-de-___; 52. ___ Maj.; 54. The Dakotas, once: Abbr.; 62. Pretense; 63. According to; 64. Panties, old-style; 66. Rocky point; 68. This Across answer, appropriately. Down: 4. It may be managed or extended; 7. Sugar ending; 8. Filly; 9. New York cardinal; 19. Just manages, with “out”; 28. Phnom ___; 30. Having words; 31. Bro or sis; 34. Like unwashed hair; 35. Mathematician Turing; 37. TV control: Abbr.; 47. 1987 Suzanne Vega hit; 56. Founded: Abbr.; 57. Where the Mets once met; 59. Don Juan’s kiss; 61. Vs.
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