Barack Obama was born August 4, 1961. This is an undated photo provided by Barack Obama's half sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng ----------------- Tuesday, August 4, 2009 -- Happy Birthday!
Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld, edited by Will Shortz OBAMA (71A. President born on August 4, whose name can be found backward in 17-, 31-, 47- and 63-Across), along with DREAMABOUT (17A. Envision in one’s sleep), PAJAMABOTTOMS (31A. Sleepwear component), ALABAMABORDER (47A. The Chattahoochee River forms part of it) and BEAMABOARD (63A. Arrive on the Enterprise via transporter) are the interrelated entries of this Birthday Puzzle. I must admit to being very partial to this crossword as today is my birthday, sharing same with the President, Roger Clemens, Billy Bob Thornton, the late Queen Mother and Satchmo! -- still a Lot of Livin’ To Do!
Other entries of length include AMIABLE (45D. Friendly), BAR TABS (27d. What some drinkers run up), LATERON (9D. Sometime in the future), GETSMAD (23D. Sees red), JAMPACK (32D. Fill to capacity and then some), SHADOWED (39D. Tailed) and SHOEHORN (11D. Squeeze [into]). Six-letter -- BISTRO (48D. European-style café); MEDICI (51A. Classic family name in Florence); OLDMAN (49D. Subject of a Hemingway title); RAMADA (50D. Holiday Inn alternative); RESHOT (28A. Like some bad film scenes); ROBUST (10D. Hearty); THEGAP (3D. Clothing retailer starting in 1969); WEBCAM (6D. Online video equipment). Five-letter -- ACTED (1A. Performed on Broadway, say); ALDEN (1D. John on the Mayflower); ATLAS (18D. Collection of plates) ; EPSOM salts; KRONA (46D. Money from Sweden); LAHTI (14A. Actress Christine of “Chicago Hope”); 37A. MINTS (41A. Dishful near a restaurant door); OSKAR (56A. Schindler of “Schindler’s List”); 58A. ”Live Free ORDIE” (New Hampshire motto); SCRIM (54D. Fabric for theater curtains); SEGUE (22A. Transition); SIDEA (55D. Part of a record getting the most airplay). Short stuff -- ABOO, AMO, AVE and EVE, BOAT, BUY, DIME, DNA, DOH, EDEN and EDAM, EGG, EMMA, ETA and ETC, HALO, IMUS, ITEM, KAT, LAB and LAS, LAVA, MASS, MCI, NOAH, NOR, OHIO (16A. Its license plates say “Birthplace of Aviation“), OMIT, ORB, OVER, PAPA, POLE, POT, READ and REDO, RIP and RSVP, RUNS, SLO, SPA, STY, TSPS, VIA, WAIL. One more time -- Happy Birthday! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Cry like a baby; 10. Invitation request, for short; 15. Madame Bovary; 19. Yawl or yacht; 20. Bad thing to have on one’s face; 21. List ender: Abbr.; 24. NPR newsman Adams; 26. Where to run some tests; 34. Vegas intro?; 35. Scoreboard figure; 36. Tombstone letters; 40. Hog’s home; 43. “How stupid of me!”; 44. Nickname for Hemingway; 46. Crazy ___ of the comics; 52. Street caution near a school; 53. Sunday service; 58. Genetic letters; 60. 2006 Verizon purchase; 61. Former speaker Gingrich; 67. Molten Lava; 69. Take from the top; 70. Noted garden site. Down: 4. Pilot’s announcement, for short; 5. It’s smaller than a penny; 7. Start of a Latin conjugation; 8. Big name in morning radio; 12. By way of; 13. One calling the kettle black, in a phrase; 25. Circle of angels?; 29. Skip; 30. Recipe amts.; 33. Pick up, in a way; 37. Dutch cheese; 38. Gondolier’s need; 40. Rejuvenation location; 42. Part of an agenda; 57. Peruse; 59. Bug chaser?; 61. Hide-hair connector; 62. Threshold; 64. Cry in old Rome; 65. Sphere.
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