Sunday, September 13, 2009 LET’S PLAY BINGO, Puzzle by Todd Gross, edited by Will Shortz Twelve entries corresponding to a bingo card in the center of the puzzle are the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword, all of which are clued as Mark your card!Across -- 1.B SEVEN; 25.G FORTY-NINE; 60.I SIXTEEN; 73. B FIFTEEN; 111. I SEVENTEEN; 124.N FORTY. The down entries -- 1.B TWELVE; 16.O SIXTY-ONE; 23.G FIFTY-THREE; 53.O SEVENTY-TWO; 75.I NINETEEN; 92.I TWENTY. Not being a bingo player, I’ll just reference Wikipedia on the subject of BINGO. Now, my only question is do we win!?! Remaining across: 1. Items in an ed.’s in-box, MSS; 10. Covered, in a way, PAID; 14. Briefly, after “in”,A WORD; 19. 1960s-’70s Ford muscle car, TORINO; 20. On one’s OWN; 21. Companion of Artemis whom Zeus changed into a spring, AURA; 22. It comes after a “long time”,NO SEE; 22. The Pequod, e.g.,WHALER; 24. Giggle syllable,HEE; 27. Slacken (off),EASE; 28. Sign off on,AGREE TO; 31. Emperor who married his stepsister, NERO; 32. Child of the 70’s, in brief, XER; 33. Third year in 31-Across’s reign, LVI; 34. Like any channel between 30 and 300 Mhz, VHF; 35. Plumbing or heating, TRADE; 37. Endangered Everglades mammal, MANATEE; 39. Starbucks size bigger than grande, VENTI; 41. Diagram used for brainstorming,IDEA MAP; 43. Other wide, ENEMY; 44. Manfred EIGEN, 1967 Chemistry Nobelist; 45. Classic Disney film that includes “The Nutcracker Suite”, FANTASIA; 47. Gravy holder, BOAT; 50. Hulu, e.g.,NET TV; 52. Enter,COME INTO; 56. Pair, DYAD; 59. The Equality State: Abbr., WYO; 61. See 54-Down, DEPOSITS; 63. Parking lot mishap, DENT; 64. Lose luster, TARNISH; 65. State with the least populous capital, VERMONT; 70. Raison d’ETRE; 72. Thrown off course, DETAILED; 77. Genetic stuff, RNA; 78. Tailors, SEWS; 79. What “prn” on a prescription means,AS NEEDED; 80. Muscular Charles ATLAS; 82. Any trump, SUIT; 83. Worry words,OH ME OH MY; 89. The “it” in the 1990s slogan “Gotta have it”, PEPSI; 93. Writer Zora NEALE Hurston; 97. Opposite of charge,RETREAT; 98. Exposed sandbar, maybe, ISLET; 99. Prodded, NEEDLED; 101. Pigs, SLOBS; 102. Golfer Michelle WIE; 104. Org. headquartered in Detroit, UAW; 105. Cover girl Carol ALT; 106. Placed, LAID; 108. Vaughn’s co-star in “The Break-Up,” 2006, ANISTON; 110. “This round’sON ME”; 114. Deuce, e.g., TIE; 115. Paris couturier Pierre CARDIN; 117. Occasional 1960s protest,LIE-IN; 118. Prefix with directional, OMNI; 119. What an aurilave cleans, EAR; 120. Affirm, with “to”,ATTEST; 121. Elates, SENDS; 122. Horse of a different color?, ROAN; 123. Genetic stuff, DNA.Down: 2. “Me too”,SO HAVE I; 3. Writing’s opposite, ERASING; 4. Depraved, VILE; 5. Chemical suffix, ENE; 6. Singer Jones, NORAH; 7. Jay who once hosted “Last Comic Standing”, MOHR; 8. Better, as an offer, SWEETEN; 9. Mock,SNEER AT; 10. Places of worship,PAGODAS; 11. “AUF Wiedersehen”; 12. Monopoly token, IRON; 13. Statement of self-confidence,DARE ME; 14. “Who wants to go next?”,ANYONE; 15. With 49-Down, order at a Chinese restaurant, WON; 17. “Walk AwayRENEE” (1966 hit by the Left Banke); 18. Combine that makes combines, DEERE; 26. Second-most common Vietnamese family name, after Nguyen, TRAN; 30. Novelist Janowitz, TAMA; 34. Hollywood crosser, VINE; 36. Prefix with center, EPI; 38. Circuit,AMBIT; 40. Bone attachment, TENDON; 42. World Economic Forum host city, DAVOS; 46. Base’s opposite,ACID; 48. Put away, ATE; 49. See 15-Down, TON; 51. Sick, TWISTED; 54. With 61-Across, prospectors’ targets, MINERAL; 55. The 13th item in a baker’s dozen, EXTRA; 56. Banned insecticide,DDT; 57. Vote for, YEA; 58. Mo. When the Civil War started, APR; 62. Number of wonders of el mundo antiguo, SIETE; 66. Department store department, MISSES; 67. Roar for a toreador, OLE; 68. Untested, NEW; 69. Football stat., TDS; 71. Within: Prefix, ENDO; 72. Soap opera, e.g., DRAMA; 73. Undergrad degs., BAS; 74. The A.C.C.’s Seminoles, FSU; 76. Celebrated in style, FETED; 81. “… blackbirds baked inA PIE”; 84. Baseball stat. HRS; 85. Skin colorer, MELANIN; 86. School near Windsor Castel, ETON; 87. Went around, ORBITED; 88. German mercenary, HESSIAN; 90. Spoils,PLUNDER; 91. Sailor’s vision obstructer,SEA MIST; 94. Popular 1940s radio show “ALLENS Alley”; 95. Get ready to fall, maybe, LEAN; 96. Star employee, EDITOR; 98. Does perfectly, NAILS; 100. ELSIE Janis, star of Broadway’s “Puzzles of 1925”; 103. Like some pyramids, INCAN; 107. Try it out, DEMO; 109. Trillion: Prefix, TERA; 110. “OR TO put it another way …”; 112. YouTube clip, for short, VID; 113. Bambi’s aunt, ENA; 116. Agcy. Regulating guns, ATF.Also, read Wordplay...
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I just started completing the puzzle using the electronic version available on newyorktimes.com. I completed the puzzle (too easy, once you figure out the theme), but, cannot get a score. Instead, I get the message, "You cannot request a score until after the solution is unscrambled." Does anyone know what this means?
Sunday, September 13, 2009 LET’S PLAY BINGO, Puzzle by Todd Gross, edited by Will Shortz Twelve entries corresponding to a bingo card in the center of the puzzle are the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword, all of which are clued as Mark your card! Across -- 1. B SEVEN; 25. G FORTY-NINE; 60. I SIXTEEN; 73. B FIFTEEN; 111. I SEVENTEEN; 124. N FORTY. The down entries -- 1. B TWELVE; 16. O SIXTY-ONE; 23. G FIFTY-THREE; 53. O SEVENTY-TWO; 75. I NINETEEN; 92. I TWENTY. Not being a bingo player, I’ll just reference Wikipedia on the subject of BINGO. Now, my only question is do we win!?!
Remaining across: 1. Items in an ed.’s in-box, MSS; 10. Covered, in a way, PAID; 14. Briefly, after “in”, A WORD; 19. 1960s-’70s Ford muscle car, TORINO; 20. On one’s OWN; 21. Companion of Artemis whom Zeus changed into a spring, AURA; 22. It comes after a “long time”, NO SEE; 22. The Pequod, e.g., WHALER; 24. Giggle syllable, HEE; 27. Slacken (off), EASE; 28. Sign off on, AGREE TO; 31. Emperor who married his stepsister, NERO; 32. Child of the 70’s, in brief, XER; 33. Third year in 31-Across’s reign, LVI; 34. Like any channel between 30 and 300 Mhz, VHF; 35. Plumbing or heating, TRADE; 37. Endangered Everglades mammal, MANATEE; 39. Starbucks size bigger than grande, VENTI; 41. Diagram used for brainstorming, IDEA MAP; 43. Other wide, ENEMY; 44. Manfred EIGEN, 1967 Chemistry Nobelist; 45. Classic Disney film that includes “The Nutcracker Suite”, FANTASIA; 47. Gravy holder, BOAT; 50. Hulu, e.g., NET TV; 52. Enter, COME INTO; 56. Pair, DYAD; 59. The Equality State: Abbr., WYO; 61. See 54-Down, DEPOSITS; 63. Parking lot mishap, DENT; 64. Lose luster, TARNISH; 65. State with the least populous capital, VERMONT; 70. Raison d’ETRE; 72. Thrown off course, DETAILED; 77. Genetic stuff, RNA; 78. Tailors, SEWS; 79. What “prn” on a prescription means, AS NEEDED; 80. Muscular Charles ATLAS; 82. Any trump, SUIT; 83. Worry words, OH ME OH MY; 89. The “it” in the 1990s slogan “Gotta have it”, PEPSI; 93. Writer Zora NEALE Hurston; 97. Opposite of charge, RETREAT; 98. Exposed sandbar, maybe, ISLET; 99. Prodded, NEEDLED; 101. Pigs, SLOBS; 102. Golfer Michelle WIE; 104. Org. headquartered in Detroit, UAW; 105. Cover girl Carol ALT; 106. Placed, LAID; 108. Vaughn’s co-star in “The Break-Up,” 2006, ANISTON; 110. “This round’s ON ME”; 114. Deuce, e.g., TIE; 115. Paris couturier Pierre CARDIN; 117. Occasional 1960s protest, LIE-IN; 118. Prefix with directional, OMNI; 119. What an aurilave cleans, EAR; 120. Affirm, with “to”, ATTEST; 121. Elates, SENDS; 122. Horse of a different color?, ROAN; 123. Genetic stuff, DNA.
Down: 2. “Me too”, SO HAVE I; 3. Writing’s opposite, ERASING; 4. Depraved, VILE; 5. Chemical suffix, ENE; 6. Singer Jones, NORAH; 7. Jay who once hosted “Last Comic Standing”, MOHR; 8. Better, as an offer, SWEETEN; 9. Mock, SNEER AT; 10. Places of worship, PAGODAS; 11. “AUF Wiedersehen”; 12. Monopoly token, IRON; 13. Statement of self-confidence, DARE ME; 14. “Who wants to go next?”, ANYONE; 15. With 49-Down, order at a Chinese restaurant, WON; 17. “Walk Away RENEE” (1966 hit by the Left Banke); 18. Combine that makes combines, DEERE; 26. Second-most common Vietnamese family name, after Nguyen, TRAN; 30. Novelist Janowitz, TAMA; 34. Hollywood crosser, VINE; 36. Prefix with center, EPI; 38. Circuit, AMBIT; 40. Bone attachment, TENDON; 42. World Economic Forum host city, DAVOS; 46. Base’s opposite, ACID; 48. Put away, ATE; 49. See 15-Down, TON; 51. Sick, TWISTED; 54. With 61-Across, prospectors’ targets, MINERAL; 55. The 13th item in a baker’s dozen, EXTRA; 56. Banned insecticide, DDT; 57. Vote for, YEA; 58. Mo. When the Civil War started, APR; 62. Number of wonders of el mundo antiguo, SIETE; 66. Department store department, MISSES; 67. Roar for a toreador, OLE; 68. Untested, NEW; 69. Football stat., TDS; 71. Within: Prefix, ENDO; 72. Soap opera, e.g., DRAMA; 73. Undergrad degs., BAS; 74. The A.C.C.’s Seminoles, FSU; 76. Celebrated in style, FETED; 81. “… blackbirds baked in A PIE”; 84. Baseball stat. HRS; 85. Skin colorer, MELANIN; 86. School near Windsor Castel, ETON; 87. Went around, ORBITED; 88. German mercenary, HESSIAN; 90. Spoils, PLUNDER; 91. Sailor’s vision obstructer, SEA MIST; 94. Popular 1940s radio show “ALLENS Alley”; 95. Get ready to fall, maybe, LEAN; 96. Star employee, EDITOR; 98. Does perfectly, NAILS; 100. ELSIE Janis, star of Broadway’s “Puzzles of 1925”; 103. Like some pyramids, INCAN; 107. Try it out, DEMO; 109. Trillion: Prefix, TERA; 110. “OR TO put it another way …”; 112. YouTube clip, for short, VID; 113. Bambi’s aunt, ENA; 116. Agcy. Regulating guns, ATF. Also, read Wordplay... 
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I just started completing the puzzle using the electronic version available on newyorktimes.com. I completed the puzzle (too easy, once you figure out the theme), but, cannot get a score. Instead, I get the message, "You cannot request a score until after the solution is unscrambled." Does anyone know what this means?
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