Charlie Chaplin, left, and Jackie Coogan appear in a scene from Chaplin's 1921 silent film, "The Kid." As one of Hollywood's legendary figures, Chaplin made his reputation playing the role of "The Tramp" in such classic films as "Gold Rush" and "Modern Times." He was one of the founders of United Artists studios in 1919 which produced some of Hollywood's greatest motion pictures. (AP 100 Photos of the Century, 11/18/1999) -----------------
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Puzzle by Caleb Madison, edited by Will Shortz UNITEDARTISTS (39A. Classic film company … or a description of 17-, 32-, 46- and 65-Across?); BLACKSMITH (17A. Singers Clint + Patti); PETTYCASH (32A. Singers Tom + Johnny); YOUNGLOVE (46A. Singers Neil + Courtney); BROWNSTONE (65A. Singers James + Sly) are the inter-related entries in this Tuesday crossword with the “artists“ all being “singers“ -- Clint Black, Patti Smith, Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Courtney Love, James Brown and Sly Stone, none of which it appears ever had any association with United Artists.
United Artists was founded by, from left, Douglas Fairbanks, Mary Pickford, Charlie Chaplin and D. W. Griffith.
Seven- and eight-letter entries include ELYSIAN, GETSMART, LITHGOW, MASSEUR, NAUTILUS, ROOSTED. Six-letter entries, ACIDIC, BUMRAP, CLENCH, DILATE, EARWAX, ERASED, NOODLE, RETORT. Five-letter, CIRRI, IDEAL, IDEAS, INTOO, LORCA, OATHS, SEEDS. Four-letter, ARCS, AGOG, ANTS, AZUL, BALD, CEDE, COOS, EDEL, HAIR, ISIS, ITEM, LIKE, NARC, NOSE, OSLO, SARA, SRAS, STOA, TEAL, TOTE, UDON, URNS. Three letter, ABS, ARI, AZO, BAA, BAN, BAR, DIO, EAN, EAT, ELI, EMI, FDA, FYI, GEM, MIT, NON, ODE, ORA, RIO, SAX, SHE, STE, THO, TOR.
Seems both this puzzle and United Artists are on CRUISECONTROL.
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Across: 1. Perfect; 6. Farm sound; 9. Highly excited; 13. Wispy clouds; 14. Ash containers; 16. Let go; 19. Couple in the news; 20. Ache reliever; 21. They may be sown; 23. Fr. Holy woman; 24. It’s jumped in a high jump; 26. As high as you can possibly go; 29. Pulitzer-winning biographer Leon; 35. Where Kofi Annan earned his master’s deg.; 37. Says lovingly; 38. Copacabana Beach locale; 43. Pharmaceutical watchdog grp.; 44. Show subtitled “The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical”; 45. “___ my shorts!”: Bart Simpson; 49. D.E.A. agent; 52. “___ Deep” (1999 Omar Epps film); 53. Suffix with Caesar; 55. Yale student; 57. Midwestern tribe; 60. Perched; 63. Like Yul Brynner, famously; 67. Blue, in Bogota; 68. ___ Lee cakes; 69. Poet Federico Garcia ___; 70. Prominent part of a Groucho disguise; 71. “Wailing” instrument; 72. Vows. Down: 1. Cold war weaponry; 2. Widen, as a pupil; 3. Got rid of marks; 4. Paths of pop-ups; 5. Simile part; 6. Accused’s bad break; 7. Uris hero; 8. “Farm” dwellers; 9. Vinegary; 10. 1960s sitcom with the catchphrase “Sorry about that Chief”; 11. Uplifting poem; 12. Cameo, e.g.; 15. Any ship; 18. 40-Down, e.g.; 22. Heavenly; 25. Cut again, as a turkey; 27. Mother goddess in Egyptian mythology; 28. Howe’er; 30. British record label; 31. John of “3rd Rock From the Sun”; 33. Rocky hill; 34. Bag with handles; 36. Bluish hue; 39. Tempura ___ (Japanese dish); 40. Vessel in “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea”; 41. God, to Galileo; 42. Where to board a train: Abbr.; 43. Post-it note abbr.; 47. Brain, slangily; 48. Q-Tip target; 50. “So’s your old man!,” e.g.; 51. Grip tightly; 54. Sine qua ___; 56. “An invasion of armies can be resisted; an invasion of ___ cannot be resisted”: Hugo; 58. They may be crunched; 59. Lima ladies: Abbr.; 61. Norway’s capital; 62. Ancient Greek walkway; 63. No-smoking ordinance, e.g.; 64. ___ dye; 66. “… ___ mouse?”.
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