04.11.09 -- Saturday Sigh!

Love’s Last Sigh (Paradise and the Peri), Lalla Rookh, An Oriental Romance, Thomas Moore, 1817

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Saturday, April 11, 2009

Puzzle by Karen M. Tracey, edited by Will Shortz

Oh, it’s definitely Saturday!

Nine-letter entries -- ATONALITY (17A. Feature of the 1925 opera “Wozzeck”); AVALANCHE (50A. Go downhill fast); CALICOCAT (29D. Litter member that’s almost always female); DIGESTION (53A. Gut reaction?); DONIZETTI (19A. “Lucrezia Borgia” composer); INAGROOVE (30D. On one’s game); PRICELINE (12D. Alternative to Travelocity or Orbitz); ROSEAPPLE (10D. Fragrant fruit used for jellies and confections); SACAJAWEA (14A. Her face began to circulate in 2000); SOPHOCLES (31D. He wrote “Time eases all things”); UNEASIEST (55A. Least comfortable); YAKETYSAX (11D. Musical accompaniment to many a comedic chase scene).

Eight-letter -- CROSSBOW (Old bolt shooter); EELGRASS (33D. Plant with long ribbonlike leaves); JAZZESUP (15D. Adds spice to); ZENSTATE (22A. A Buddhist might be found in one).

Seven -- FLAPPER (36A. Historical decorum disdainer); RUBADUB (37D. Drumbeat); SAYINGS (8D. Saws); SCISSOR (28A. Clip); SEEPSIN (32A. Enters gradually); SWITZER 6D. Child actor Carl who played Alfalfa); TELEXES (38A. Outdated communications); TOWAGES (38D. Tugboat fees).

Six -- BOVINE (41D. Jersey, e.g.); DELANO (35A. California city near Bakersfield); EMERGE (24A. Spring); MOTETS (25D. Some a cappella music); PANOUT (34A. Bear fruit); PETTER (7D. Dog owner, often); SEEDER (23D. Farming machine); TUBORG (40A. Danish beer brand).

Five -- ANTIC (45D. Bit of harlequinade); ARNAZ (21A. “Holiday in Havana” star, 1949); 1A. Carne ASADA (roasted beef dish); ASKIN (18A. Warmly welcome); ATEST (56A. Big shock wave producer, briefly); BATOR (2D. Mongolian for “hero”; CHART (9D. Plot); CRYPT (9A. Undercroft); ECOLI (52A. Gut flora); HOARY (16A. Grizzled); ICIER (46D. Relatively remote); MOOCH (49A. Bum); RAITT (44A. “Something to Talk About” Grammy winner, 1991); 20A. 1920s-’60s Tennessee congressman B. Carroll REECE; 54A. Screen SAVER; SHIRT (43D. Jersey, e.g.); TANIA (4D. “Lost” actress Raymonde); TENTS (48D. Nonpermanent residences); THOSE (47D. Word that might accompany finger-pointing); UCONN (3D. Big East b-ball powerhouse.

Four -- ABUT (1A. Be against); BESS (57A. Gershwin title character); CRES (58A. Musical score abbr.); ENOS (27D. Biblical 905-year-old); LEAS (51D. Bucolic backdrops); MESA (49D. Pueblo site); PYLE (26A. “The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood” author Howard); SPFS (28D. Nos. on some lotion bottles); TALE (5D. Related thing); TSPS (5A. Equal measures?: Abbr.); TYNE (13D. River near Hadrian’s Wall).

Finished!… SIGH (39A. Dramatic exhalation)!

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