02.06.09 -- Ode to an ODA

Light of the Harem, 1880, Lord Frederick Leighton

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Friday, February 6, 2009

Puzzle by Frederick J. Healy, edited by Will Shortz

“The vanity of others runs counter to our taste only when it runs counter to our vanity“ -- Friedrich Nietzsche

Across: 1. Big name in exercise; 10. Firm parts: Abbr., DEPTS; 15. Dessert skipper’s declaration, IMONADIET; 16. Big-eyed baby; 17. Valuable piece of time?; 18. Sofia, por ejemplo, REINA; 19. It’s sometimes pulled while running; 20. 1966 hit from the album “Sounds of Silence”; 22. Keep, LAST; 23. Track has-been; 25. It’s passable, CEE; 26. Transports near stairs, ELS; 27. Like pigs, GREEDY; 28. Game with many balls; 29. Topple, UPEND; 30. Zulu’s group; 31. Sci-fi hero whose home planet is Corellia; 34. Most economical, LEANEST; 36. Bits of créativité, IDEES; 37. Derby attire, SILKS; 38. Many a 21-Down celebrant, GRAD; 39. Amuse, TICKLE; 41. Lays out, KOS; 44. Knob on old TVs: Abbr., HOR; 45. They might be in stitches; 46. “Home Improvement” actor Richard; 47. Yakut, e.g., SIBERIAN; 49. Modern home of ancient Ebla; 50. Feather: Prefix, PTERO; 51. Term of address used during an argument; 54. They’re often found in tubs, OLEOS; 55. Zip, NONEATALL; 56. They’re green, TYROS; 57. “Sure”.

Down: 1. Shake, JIGGLE; 2. Unlikely to be judgmental; 3. “It won’t be missed”, NOLOSS; 4. Split up, ENDIT; 5. Forest issue; 6. Certain ladies’ room; 7. Small beef, NIT; 8. Unquestionable, DECIDED; 9. Near, ATHAND; 10. It might be worn under a cap; 11. It has a lip and a mouth but never speaks; 12. Epoch when the landmasses of North and South America joined; 13. A call used to go out for this; 14. Plan to catch a criminal, STAKEOUT; 21. Kentucky Derby time, MAY; 23. City founded by Ivan IV; 24. Star viewed at night; 27. Mailing ctrs., GPOS; 28. Where Manhattan is: Abbr.; 29. Handled, USED; 30. Oven dial word; 31. Climax, HIGHSPOT; 32. À la an expert, ADROITLY; 33. Drink for a designated driver, maybe; 34. Not far from, LIKE; 35. Direction-changing pipes, ELLS; 37. Blockhead; 39. TAI chi; 40. Rally speaker’s emphatic response to his own rhetorical question, ISAYNO; 41. Site in ancient Thebes; 42. A.L. East player; 43. Cross, SNARLY; 45. Total amount, GROSS; 46. Former capital of Japan; 48. Sock attachment?, EROO; 49. Atlantic catch, SHAD; 52. Armagnac article, UNE; 53. 18-Across’s partner, REY.

Words of the day: AMORAL, GREEDY, ELS and ELS, KARN and KARNAK, REY and REINA, SNARLY and GROSS, JIGGLE and SCHNOOK!

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