08.24.09 -- D/Q

Don Quixote Attacks the Windmills, Illustration for Miguel de Cervantes’s “Don Quixote” Gustave Doré, 1863

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Monday, August 24, 2009

Puzzle by Anthony J. Salvia, edited by Will Shortz

DON QUIXOTE (17A. Tilter at windmills), DAIRY QUEEN (49A. Place to order a Blizzard), DENNIS QUAID (11D. Star of “The Rookie,” 2002) and DOCTOR QUINN (25D. Medicine woman of 1990s TV) comprise the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

Other interrelated entries include SQUARE and PARADES (44A. Plaza / 45A Plaza displays), and LOREN and MOVIE (29D. Italian 31-Down star Sophia / 31D. See 29-Down). EXECRATE (9D. Detest) and FLARED UP (36D. Came back strong, as allergies) are the only other long entries.

Mid-size -- BAROQUE (40D. Like the works of Handel and Bach); CHANTS (21A. “Dee-fense! Dee-fense!“ and others); COURSE (46A. Psychology 101, e.g.); EUREKA (42D. “I’ve got it!); GAMING (43A. Industry in Las Vegas and Atlantic City); GRATIS (27A. For free); IDEATE (10D. Think creatively); LOAVES (29A. Biblical objects of multiplication); RETAIN (41A. Hire, as a lawyer); SIDEBAR (23A. Little article accompanying a bigger article); STUBBED (5D. Struck accidentally, as the toe); U S OPEN (28A. One of golf‘s four majors).

Five-letter -- BRAIN (40A. Cranium contents) and BRINE (33D. Salt water); CHEFS (1A. Kitchen V.I.P.’s); ELVES (39A. Santa’s little helpers); 60A. ENOLA Gay (W.W. II plane); FORGE (36A. Fabricate, as a signature); GONGS (27D. Pagoda instruments); ISAAC (24D. Newton with a law named after him); 31A. MONTE Carlo (part of Monaco); OMITS (12D. Fails to mention); PERON (45D. Argentine dictator who was ousted in 1955); RACED (30A. Sprinted); SOLID (44D. Sphere or cube); SONGS (34D. Hymns, e.g.); SURGE (23D. Increase in troop levels); U-BOAT (14A. W.W. II German sub); URGES (57A. Eggs on); 60A. WAXER (6D. Floor finisher).

Short stuff -- ACHE and PAIN, ANA, APEX, BRED, CEDE, CUD, DEMI, DINK, ECO and EGO, the trio of EDNA, ENID and ERMA, the ever-present EEL, ELIE, EON, EPEE, ETAS, EURO, FAQ, GATE, HAVE, HBO, IDOL and IPOD, IRAN, LIDS, NSA, PET, PAIN and ACHE, QBS, UNTO, URN, WIPE, ZERO and ZITI.

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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Towel (off); 10. Rock star, say; 15. Peak; 16. Moore of “G.I. Jane”; 19. City NNW of Oklahoma City; 20. Raised, as livestock); 32. “Hike!” callers in football, for short; 35. Entryway; 37. Multinational currency; 38. Umberto ___, author of “The Name of the Rose”; 47. Number of calories in water. 48. Nobelist Wiesel; 55. Softly hit ball in tennis; 56. “Render ___ Caesar …”; 58. Writer ___ St. Vincent Millay; 59. Aspirin target. Down: 1. What a cow chews; 2. “Entourage” network; 3. Ages and ages; 4. Online help page; 7. Item with earbuds; 8. Favorite; 13. Jar tops; 18. Ahmadinejad’s country; 22. One who’s well off; 26. Fencing sword; 37. Bombeck who wrote “The Grass Is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank”; 39. Greek H’s; 43. Indiana birthplace of the Jackson 5; 46. Relinquish; 47. Casserole pasta; 50. “Gimme ___!” (Alabama cheerleader’s cry); 51. Container at many receptions; 52. Maniacal leader?; 53. Ingredient in some sushi rolls; 54. Intelligence-gathering org.