Monday, March 9, 2009 Puzzle by Betty Keller, edited by Will Shortz This Monday puzzle’s interrelated entries, TRY TRY AGAIN (17A. “Keep going!”), NEVER SAY DIE (58A. “Keep going!”), HANG IN THERE (11D. “Keep going!”) and DON’T STOP NOW (25D. “Keep going!”) might seem like a little start-of-the-week pep talk for many of us, and no wonder! Other long entries include ARMENIAN (29A. Neighbor of an Azerbaijani); LAND LINES (10D. Noncellular phones); LIGAMENTS (32D. Easily torn bands of tissue); TIA MARIA (46A. Coffee liqueur brand). Mid-size entries -- BOOKMAN (51A. Bibliophile);
CADENCE (23A. “Sound off - one, two …,” e.g.); IMITATE (38A. Do impressions of); INURES (48D. Hardens); LOTTERY (4D. Scratch-off game, e.g.); NIPPERS (53A. Playful puppies); POPEYES (45D. Popular chain of chicken restaurants); SALTINE (26A. Square cracker); SHAPER (6D. Woodworking tool).
Five-letter -- ANISE (24D. Licorice-tasting seed); BRIEF (51D. Succinct); COVEY (23D. Small flock); DEGAS (21A Edgar who painted dancers); ESSES (69A. Letters before tees); GEESE (13D. Fliers in V’s); HOSEA (15A. Book after Daniel); IGLOO (14A. Domed domicile); LEARN (66A. Acquire information); 
LOREN (5D. Best Actress for “Two Women”); METER (30D. It might go from 0 to 60 minutes); OCEAN (12D. Atlantic or Pacific); OUNCE (52D. 1/16 of a pound); 54D. “Positive thinker” Norman Vincent PEALE; PESOS (36D. Mexican money); PUREE (56A. Baby food [whose name is an anagram of 55-Across]) along with RUPEE (55A. Mumbai money); SCULL (6A. Oared racing shell); SMELL (1A. What skunks do); SNITS (68A. Peevish states); SOWER (35D. Spreader of seeds); SPEWS (44A. Erupts); TEMPS 920A. Workers just for the day); TOILE (65A. Decorative upholstery fabric) along with VINYL (31A. Cheap seat cover material).
Short stuff -- ACE, AIRS, ANAT, DAS, ECO, ÉLAN, ELY, ENS, EON, EST, ETA, FEW, GAVE, HOE and HOG, IKE, INN, IRE, IVAN, LEI, MAMA, MGR, NEE, ONOR, OREO, PELT, SELA, SIT, TSP, USA, VII, YES, YMCA.
Keep going!
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Remaining clues -- Across: 11. Harley-Davidson, slangily; 16. One-spot; 19. Born: Fr.; 28. ___ about (roughly); 33. Pizazz; 34. Cough medicine amt.; 37. Superlative suffix; 41. Garden tool; 42. “I agree”; 43. Donated; 50. Nabisco cookie; 57. Hostel; 64. Prefix with tourism; 67. Small number. Down: 1. Use a stool; 2. Store head: Abbr.; 3. Bridge writer Culbertson; 7. Gear teeth; 8. Where Springsteen was born, in song; 9. Floral necklace; 18. Village People hit whose title completes the line “It’s fun to stay at the …”; 22. Seventh Greek letter; 26. Actress Ward; 27. Course related to physiology: Abbr.; 39. Papa’s mate; 40. “Terrible” czar; 47. Dick was his running mate in ‘52 and ‘56; 49. Broadcasts; 56. Animal hide; 59. Seeming eternity; 60. 7, to Caesar; 61. “___ Rheingold”; 62. Wrath; 63. Coast Guard officer: Abbr.
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