La Danse, 1910 by Henri Matisse ------------------ Tuesday, September 8, 2009 Puzzle by Alan Arbesfeld, edited by Will Shortz DANCE (71A. Word that can follow the ends of 17-, 21-, 36- 44-, 54- and 64-Across), CREDIT LINE (17A. Borrower’s limit), POT BELLY (21A. Joe Six-Pack’s protrusion); GARTER SNAKE (36A. Harmless-to-humans slitherer); BASEBALL FAN (44A. Typical visitor to Cooperstown); ACID RAIN (54A. One cause of deforestation); CRIMEAN WAR (64A. Conflict settled by the Treaty of Paris in 1856) are the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.
Other entries of length include GREEN LIGHT (28D. Go-ahead) and MAPLE LEAFS (11D. Canadiens’ rivals) followed by the mid-size entries of AMOEBA (10D. Pseudopod-forming organism), ETOILE (58A. Star, in Paris), LEOTARD (45D. Trapeze artist’s attire), MARBLE (32D. Venus de Milo material), MISUSE (24D. Apply incorrectly); SERENE (20A. Hard to rattle); SWINDLE (5D. Bernie Madoff job); TIDIES (47D. Straightens up). Five-letter -- AGASP (26D. Visibly shocked); ANGEL (26A. Little devil’s opposite); ANTES (31D. Starts the kitty); ARENA (35D. Concert venue); BINDS (1A. Tight spots); EASYA (49A. Gut course); INLAW (14A. Family tree member); MACHO (51D. Like many a Clint Eastwood character) and NACHO (27D. Cheesy snack); 41A. NUTRI-Grain; POETS (9D. Keats and Horace, for two); 46A. PONTE Vecchio (Florence landmark); REOIL (68A. Use more 3-in-One on); SALSA (33A. Chips go-with); SATAY (34D. Skewered Asian fare). Short stuff -- ACED, AMAJ and AMAT, ANNO, AOL, ASAP, ASHE, AXEL, BASE, BEAR, BICS, CASE, DADE, DAM, EAR, EGO, ERLE, ESL, ETD, FATE, FLA, GEE, HELP, IAM, INRE, IRED, IWON, JETS, KIA, LAIC, LIAM, MAGI and MAXI, MPS, NILE, NLER, ODES, OHNO, ONEA, OPEN, RNA, SABE, SHE, SHIP, TEA, TINY. …and then there‘s this guy! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. “Pronto!”; 10. Part of a Latin 101 conjugation; 15. “Yikes!”; 16. Ankle-length, maybe; 19. Up-front; 23. Lake former, perhaps; 25. Kemo ___ (the Lone Ranger); 30. “___ a Rock”; 39. It may be floppy or pointy; 40. Hit a serve past; 42. You can’t escape it; 43. “That’s all ___ wrote”; 48. Night sch. Class; 50. Neeson of “Kinsey”; 52. Self-importance; 63. Visitors to the manger; 66. Queens tennis stadium; 67. 1965 Beatles song or movie; 69. “West Side Story” gang; 70. Works of 9-Down. Down: 1. Popular ballpoints; 2. Concerning, on a memo; 3. Pirate or Padre, for short; 4. Miami-___ County; 6. Co. offering a Buddy List; 7. Send via DHL, say; 8. Cornerstone word; 12. Jump on the ice; 13. Facetious nickname for a giant; 188. Samovar beverage; 22. Military site; 29. J.F.K. posting: Abbr.; 37. Genetic letters; 38. Sedona and Sorento automaker; 42. Atlantic state in two time zones: Abbr.; 44. Put up with; 53. “I didn’t know that!”; 54. Key with three sharps: Abbr.; 55. Item on a docket; 56. Ticked off; 57. Aswan’s river; 59. Fit to serve; 60. Lottery player’s cry of elation; 61. Of the flock; 62. Writer ___ Stanley Gardner; 65. “M*A*S*H” cops, for short.
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