Double Eagle Anagrams, c.1890 McLoughlin Bros., New York, NY ------------------ Tuesday, November 25, 2008 Puzzle by Caleb Madison, edited by Will Shortz With the exchange of vowels between two words, anagram adjective-noun combinations of PENAL PANEL (17A. Trial jury?); CELLAR CALLER (23A. Wine telemarketer?); TEXAS TAXES (30A. Lone Star State duties?); CONAN CANON (40A. Late-night talk show host’s principles?); TIC TAC TACTIC (49A. Slyly popping a breath mint, e.g.?); DAVIS DIVAS (61A. Sammy’s backup singers?) are the interrelated entries of this Tuesday crossword. Nice! Six- and seven-letter entries include ALLWET (5D. Totally mistaken); AMEXES (47A. Some charge cards, informally); ANTFARM (41D. Myrmecologist’s box); MIDDAY (48D. Noon); MRMOTO (25A. Detective played by Peter Lorre); TRIPLEA (10D. Not quite in the majors). Five-letter -- 12D. “Welcome to my humble ABODE; ACURA (65A. Honda division); ADVIL (53D. Tylenol rival); ALOFT (55A. In the air); CLINE (54D. “Crazy” singer Patsy); COREA (51d. Grammy-winning pianist Chick); EMAIL (14A. Something you click to open); FLEER (8D. Old maker of baseball cards and bubble gum); IDLED (56A. Kept the engine running); 50D. “ILOVE Lucy”; KAFKA (1A. “Amerika” novelist); NATES (44D. Hoopsters Archibald and Thurmond); PARER (13D. Tool for someone on KP duty); PILOT (18D. Test for a sitcom); QANDA (7D. Session after a lecture, informally); REGAL (11D. Kingly); SPADE (22A. Heart beater in bridge bidding); STALL (6D. Bathroom division); TACOS (49D. Mexican restaurant orders); TIARA (52D. Miss America headwear); WILDE (21A. Writer Oscar); YUMMY (68A. “Mmm-mmm!”). Four -- AMEN, CORA, EASE, ERIN, FANS, HARM, IGOR, KEPI, MAIN, MALE, MRSC, NEAT, OSAY, OVER, OVUM, REBA, RIAL, RICO, ROSE (45A. American Beauty, for one), SALT, SEAM, SHES, SQFT, TALE, TRAP, XBOX. Three -- APO, BAH, CDC, COL and COS, DEM (61D. Barack Obama, e.g.: Abbr.), EVA, ICU, INS, KIA, NED, OHO, OLE, REC, SCI, TEL, VIP, XIN (32D. Mark, as a ballot). ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Xword search information -- Across: 6. Apt. area measurement; 10. “Shut your ___!”; 15. “Treasure Island,” e.g.; 16. Singer McEntire; 19. “Young Frankenstein” hunchback; 20. ___ and outs; 28. Word before Miss or Opry; 29. Iranian money; 37. Ecol. Or biol.; 38. Kind of pass that might get you backstage; 39. Should from Scrooge; 46. ___ Flanders, neighbor of Homer Simpson; 57. “What have we here?!”; 60. Mrs. Dithers of “:Blondie”; 63. Radioer’s word; 64. Land o’ the Irish; 66. Line from the ankle to the waist, say; 67. Stage or stallion. Down: 1. Hat for a French soldier; 2. “You said it, brother!”; 3. Ones waiting for autographs, e.g.; 4. Sedona maker; 9. ___ Aviv; 23. Sanders, Klink or Mustard: Abbr.; 24. Dow Jones listing: Abbr.; 25. Richie’s mom, to the Fonz; 26. Puerto ___; 27. Primary; 31. Stowe heroine; 33. Mil. Address; 34. GameCube competitor; 35. Simplicity; 36. The Rolling Stones’ “___ a Rainbow”; 442. “Very cool!”; 43. Atlanta-based federal health org.; 45. VCR button; 57. Egg, biologically; 58. Damage; 59. “The Star-Spangled Banner” start; 62. Site of an oxygen tent, in brief.
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