01.04.09 -- When in Rome...

Sunday, January 4, 2009

WHEN IN ROME, Puzzle by Daniel A. Finan, edited by Will Shortz

VII across entries with a Roman numeral replacing the Arabic number is the main feature of this first Sunday of MMIX crossword puzzle -- THE I THAT GOT AWAY (23. Many a fish story); V OCLOCK SHADOW (30. Stubble); THE X COMMANDMENTS (47. Last film directed by Cecil B. DeMille); L WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER (63. 1976 #1 hit whose title follows the words “There must be …”); C YEARS OF SOLITUDE (84. Gabriel Garcia Marquez best seller); INDIANAPOLIS D (98. Event first won by a Marmon Wasp); M ISLAND DRESSING (111. Salad bar option).

VIII-letter entries include ANACONDA (119A. 1997 horror film with the tagline “If you can’t breathe, you can’t scream“); BAHAMIAN (116A. Nassau relative); EAU DE VIE (106A. Clear brandy); ELEVENTH (7A. Like Polk, among U.S. presidents); SOME MORE (21A. Oliver Twist’s request); SURPRISE (26A. Word shouted to start a party).

VII-letter -- COCONUT (52D. Nondairy milk source); KENOSHA (90A. Wisconsin city on Lake Michigan); NATTERS (41A. Gabs); TOASTER (89D. Countertop item); WRITHED (15D. Showed pain, in a way); XRAYING (48D. Activity at the dentist’s).

VI-letter -- ACCT NO (74D. Bank info: Abbr.); 73A. AMANDA Blake, player of Miss Kitty on “Gunsmoke”); 93D. Rome’s APPIAN Way; ASHRAM (24D. Religious retreat); ASSESS (28D. Gauge); ATTIRE (28A. Duds); 1A. Emmy-winning actor Powers BOOTHE; CURSED (49D. Blasted); DOES SO (104A. Playground retort); GISELE (92D. Supermodel Bündchen); GOTHAM (92A. Batman’s domain); HATRED (5D. Odium); IN A RUT (53A. Not going anywhere); LAB RAT (20A. Experiment runner?); LOUDER (79A. “I can’t hear you!”); MOESHA (94D. Brandy’s TV name); NOW NOW (12D. “Simmer down!”); OH DEAR (87D. “Goodness gracious!”); OR LESS (120A. Price qualifier); 57D. Hoi POLLOI; RENTAL (16D. Many lake cabin); SEES TO (117A. Takes responsibility for); SPORTS (56A. Newspaper section); SUDSER (96D. Afternoon serial, informally); TRANCE (13D. A dangerous thing to fall into); TRIPLE (4D. One of Ty Cobb’s record 295 in the A.L.); WEASAL (39A. Pop maker?) and WIESEL (97D. “Night” writer).

V -- ACTED, ADARK, ALPHA, AWARD, DELLE, EATME, ELCID, EMAIL, ETHIC, HOWIE, IDOLS, IFOLD, INCUR, KIROV, LHASA, LILAC, LILLE, LOSER, MAZDA, NEURO, NOTIT, NOWIN, OCOME, ONEND, OWLET, QUESO, RELET, RHINO, ROLLA, SMILE, SNEER, SWEEP, STREW, TILED, TONIS, WOMAN, WRENS, VITAE.

IV -- ANTI, ARID, BLTS, CAHN, CIAO, DUPE, EDGE, EGOS, EDNA, EQUI, ESPY, ESSE, EZRA, HTML, INTS, KART, KOLN, LANE, LECH, NOHO, OAHU, OBER, REAP, SARG, SETI, THEA,VISE, YMHA.

III -- AMO, AND, AUK, AVA, DAD, DOM, EMO, HEY, INN, ISO, KEL, LED, LOG, MBA, NAH, NIN, NRA, PEI, PGA, RED, TIE, TCM, VET.

Veni, vidi, vici!

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