Thursday, May 21, 2009 Puzzle by Patrick Blindauer, edited by Will Shortz A wandering e in this Thursday crossword results in Barney Fife being a BARNEY FIEF (17A. Name of Lord Rubble’s feudal estate?); coal mine, COAL MIEN (26A. Air in a sooty shaft?); sneak peek, SNEAK PEKE (33A. Sly little dog?); Happy Feet, HAPPY FETE (46A. Celebration for a Disney dwarf?); snow cone, SNOW COEN (51A. Bamboozle a “Fargo” director?); and borderline, BORDER LIEN (65A. Property claim along the Rio Grande?). Fife fief, mine mien, peek peke, feet fete, coen cone, line lien…eeeeee!
Oh well... Other long entries -- CORN BREAD (3D. Hot dog coating at a county fair) and FIELD MICE (37D. Meadow voles). Seven-letter entries include INFIDEL (36D. Unbeliever), NEONATE (18D. Recent arrival), SIMILES (50A. Like words?) and TORN OUT (28A. Removed roughly).
Six-letter -- AGREED (4A “Deal!”); ARCANA (69A. Alchemic knowledge); BOMBAY (49D. City visited in “Around the World in 80 Days”); CUBISM (57A. Picasso/Braque movement); DEFRAY (9D. Offset, as expenses); ONEUPS (27D. Betters); PUENTE (15A. Rio crosser); RESOLE (22A. Fix, as a pump); TECHIE (31D. Sysop, for one); YESMEN (72A. Toadies). Five -- CHASM (10D. Gorge); ENIAC (7D. Pioneer computer); ESSEN (13D. Ruhr industrial hub); SCOUR (41A. Carefully search); 11D. Choisy-LE-ROI (Paris suburb); LIFER (35A. One stuck in the can); NARCS (55D. Pusher pursuers); NURSE (52D. White-cap wearer); OBAMA (53D. “The Audacity of Hope” author); 44A. Charles RYDER, “Brideshead Revisited”; SCABS (51D. Union foes); UNCLE (12D. Pawnbroker, in slang); WILTS (54D. Slumps).
Short stuff -- ABBA, ABC, ADD, AER, AMAT, ANNE, ANTS, APE, ARAL, BOW and BRO, BRAN, BSMT, CAT, CLUE, EDAM, ELUL, ELS, EMMA, ETE and ETTE, GUYS, HENS, KOA, MEAL, NITE, NYU, OBI, ONMY, ORE, RAN, REES and REFS, RENE, ROCS, RPI, SEAS, SSA, TSAR, UPS, WOK, and welcome back, YMA (47D. Sumac from Peru).
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Remaining clues -- Across: 1. 1970 hit for the Jackson 5; 10. What a loose thread might be; 14. Friendly term of address; 16. Nest egg protectors; 20. English princess; 21. Sender of monthly checks: Abbr.; 24. Present addition; 32. Big apple sch.; 40. Third in a Latin series; 43. Short evening?; 48. “The Mikado” wardrobe item; 56. Do sum work; 58. ___ Lingus; 61. Title heroine described in the first sentence of her novel as “handsome, clever and rich”; 64. It’s shrinking in Asia; 68. Realty ad abbr.; 70. Mungojerrie or Skimbleshanks, in a musical; 71. Wet septet; 73. P.G.A. Tour Rookie of the Year after Singh. Down: 1. “Money, Money, Money” band; 2. Muffin composition, maybe; 4. Mirror; 5. “___ and Dolls”; 6. Judges; 8. Beach time in Bordeaux; 23. Month before Tishri; 25. Convex cooker; 28. Romanov ruler; 29. “___ Own” (song from “Les Miz”); 30. DHL competitor; 38. Major conclusion?; 39. Roger of “Cheers”; 42.Sch. That’s about 150 mi. north of 32-Across; 45. Enormous birds of myth; 47. Sumac from Peru; 59. Cheese choice; 60. ___ Dubos, Pulitzer winner for “So Human an Animal”; 62. Seder, e.g.; 63. Creatures with tunnel vision?; 66. Prospector’s prize; 67. Fled.
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