Thursday, September 3, 2009 Puzzle by C. W. Stewart, edited by Will Shortz PU SMOTTOB (20D. *”Cheers!” … or a hint to answering this puzzle’s five starred clues), REVOC TAES (6D. *Auto accessory), RENNUG RAER (12D. *Crewman on the tail of a bomber), ECIRB YNNAF (28D. *1968 Barbra Streisand starring role) and TSAOR PMUR (35d. *Beef cut) are the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword. Seven-letter entries abound -- AMNESIA (60A. Overused soap opera plot device); AREOLES (15A. Parts of irises); BANGKOK (57A. World capital known locally as Krung Thep Mahanakhon); BEANERY (16A. Cheap café); CONNIVE (17A. Scheme); DEFAMES (63A. Runs down); DRESSES (64A. Sack and others); DUELING (62A. Swordplay, e.g.); EVASIVE (61A. Not to the point, say); HELOISE (37A. Popular newspaper columnist who writes for Good Housekeeping); MONOCLE (4D. Item on a chain); ON EARTH (8A. Where “Thy will be done,” in a prayer); 1A. English poet Coventry PATMORE, who wrote “The Angel in the House”; SHUNNED (18A. Like outcasts); VESSELS (43D. Skiffs and scows).
Six-letter entries -- CACTUS (22A. Desert water source); HOARDS (48A. Stashes); KOSOVO (19A. Balkan land); MERGES (40A. Tricky highway maneuvers); OBSESS (8D. Dwell); POSING (53A. Not authentic); SHAKES (45D. Fountain orders); TERROR (35A. Not just a brat). Five -- DONEE (49D. Beneficiary); EASEL (27D. Holder of a black marker); ELBOW (44A. Where a hole may develop); FLAME (26D. One in an affair); HOW-TO (31D. Purchase by Mr. Fix-It); OLIVA (5D. Twin Tony whose #6 jersey was retired); SIGHT (30A. Rifle part); TRESS (32D. Lock). Short stuff -- ABED, ADD, AIM, ANN, AROO, ASI, AWE and AWN, DAB, DOVE, EAU, EROS, ESE, FEEL, GAGS, GOO, GSA, HEWN, HYDE, IOLA, ISEE, ISIS and ISU, KIM, LACE, NEE and NEHI, NINE, PACK, PEI, STLO, TENS, TOA and TOIL, TOSS, TREE, VETS, WAVE, YON (47A. Not here). Here’s Fanny! ------------------ For today’s cartoon, go to The Crossword Puzzle Illustrated.
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Remaining clues -- Across: 20. Canadian prov. On Atlantic Time; 24. Big 12 sch.; 26. Bleed (for); 29. It can turn up heads; 33. Skate part; 34. Profitability, for a business; 36. “___ always say …”; 39. Sense of “wow”; 42. ___ fault; 43. Checks for accuracy; 45. Town in W.W. II headlines; 46. Counterpart of Thanatos, in Freudian; 50. Plant bristle; 52. Tiny bit. Down: 1. Have heat; 2. Ending with buck; 3. ___ place; 7. Sioux Falls-to-Cedar Rapids dir.; 9. Soft drink since 1924; 10. Liquide clair; 11. ___ Taylor (clothier); 13. Corner; 14. Fictional Mr.; 23. Sweat; 24. “Aha!”; 25. “My dear fellow”; 37. Chopped; 38. Kansas town on the Neosho River; 41. Fake blood, maybe; 50. Opposite of up; 51. You might catch one near a beach; 52. Chocolate brand; 54. Goddess who restored Osiris to life; 55. Highest score in baccarat; 56. Comedian’s stock; 58. Fed. Purchasing org.; 59. Kipling novel; 60. Hyperactivity may be a sign of it, for short.
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