The Winged Victory of Samothrace
----------------- Tuesday, September 15, 2009 Puzzle by Fran and Lou Sabin, edited by Will Shortz HALF-CENTURY PUZZLEMAKERS' WEEK -- All the daily crosswords this week, Monday through Saturday, are by puzzlemakers who have been contributing to The Times for more than 50 years. Lou Sabin, of Milltown, N.J., sold his first puzzle to The Times in 1950. He now constructs crosswords with his wife, Fran. Altogether Lou has had more than 150 puzzles in the paper. THINGS WITH WINGS (38A. What the answers to all the asterisked clues are), MOTH (1A. *One attracted to a flame), DOUBLE EAGLE (17A. *Bygone $20 gold coin), AIR FORCE ONE (58A. *President’s ride); GNAT (69A. *Pest you might slap), RAF INSIGNIA (12D. *Mark on a Brit. Military pilot’s uniform) and NIGHTINGALE (24D. *Nocturnal songster) comprise the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.
Other entries of length include ENLISTED MEN (25D. Grunts), ORIOLES NEST (11D. Spherical home in a tree), and two of eight-letters, RELAUNCH (9D. Second start) and SHIPSIDE (40D. Pier, during loading or unloading).
Six-letters -- ADROIT (21A. Skillful); ANDRES (31A. Guitarist Segovia); AORTAS (52A. Lifelines?); FEARED (68A. Dreaded); IDEATE (65A. Brainstorm); ITALIC (45A. Leaning type); MINDED (30A. Baby-sat, say); OGDENS (53A. Poet Nash and others); PAIRED (47D. Like DNA strands); PLANES (15A. Smoothing tools); PROSIT (47A. “To your health!”); SNEEZE (23A. Cause for a blessing); SPEWED (5D. Shot out, as lava); SUBARU (5A. Maker of the Outback).
Five -- AGITA (13D. Antsy feeling); 43A. “Can’t you take A HINT?”; BAAED (7D. Bleated); GOFAR (51D. Succeed); KODAK (49D. Old “You press the button, we do the rest” sloganeer); PSATS (37D. High-school jrs. take them); RAITT (28D. Singer Bonnie); SMOTE (23D. Whacked, old-style); TRICE (34A. Nanosecond) and TWICE (34D. More than 14-Across).
Short stuff -- ALE, ANG, AWE and AWEE, DAM, DEW, DRU, EDEN, EGG, ENTS and ETS, GAL, GENA, GWEN, HEB, IFI, IGOR, KEN, KNEW, LAZE, MOD, NAIF, NEA, NOTE, OGLE, ONCE, ONIT and ONO, ORA, OWN, PEG, RAG, REA, RIN, ROTC, RUR, SIP, TCU, ULEE and ULNA, USED (10D. Secondhand).
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Remaining clues -- Across: 11. ___ pro nobis; 14. A single time; 16. Scott Joplin composition; 19. “___ Could Turn Back Time” (1989 Cher hit); 20. ___ bit (slightly); 27. Joanne of “Red River”; 29. Wrist-elbow connector; 33. Eye; 36. Just enough to wet one’s whistle; 42. U. F. O. fliers; 44. Actress Rowlands; 49. Was friends with; 50. One of Captain Ahab’s legs; 55. “I’m ___!”; 57. Hydroelectric facility; 64. Pub order; 66. Rocker Stefani; 67. Guy doll. Down: 1. Stylish, ‘60s-style; 2. Singer who funded New York’s Strawberry Fields memorial; 3. Fort Worth sch.; 4. Book after Philemon: Abbr.; 6. Peter Fonda title role; 8. Lee who directed “Taking Woodstock”; 18. Lie in a hammock all afternoon, e.g.; 22. Karel Capek play; 26. First place?; 32. Morning moisture; 35. ___ Tin Tin; 39. Guy’s date; 41. Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant; 46. Shock’s partner; 48. Campus mil. Group; 54. Innocent; 56. Do, re or mi; 59. Stephen of “The Crying Game”; 60. Yolk holder; 61. Not rent; 62. Teachers’ org.; 63. M.D. specialty.
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