Ringo Starr, detail from portrait by Al Hirschfeld ------------------ Tuesday, November 17, 2009 -- Leonid Meteor Shower
Puzzle by John Farmer, edited by Will Shortz RINGO (52D. Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across), DURAN DURAN (16A. With 2-Down, group with the only James Bond theme to hit #1), BLING BLING (18A. With 10-Down, flashy jewelry), TWINKLE TWINKLE (39A. With 25-Down, start of a nightime nursery rhyme), SUGAR SUGAR (61A. With 50-Down, #1 hit of 1969) and KNOCK KNOCK (65A. With 54-Down, intro to a joke) are the interrelated group of this stellar Tuesday crossword. Nine-letter entries -- CUFFLINKS (42A. Dress shirt accessories), TIDEMARKS (7D. High and low water lines), WINE LISTS (34D. Menus with reds, whites and roses) and WIREPHOTO (34A. A.P transmission). Seven-letter -- ELATION (3D. Great joy); ENTENTE (21A. International alliance); FROMAGE (43D. French cheese); I MEAN NO (59A. Emphatic refusal); ORATORS (19A. Ones who stand above the crowd?); ROSANNE (45D. Cash who sang “Black Cadillac”); SPUMONI (57A. Italian ice cream treat); UNLEASH (9D. Let loose).
Five -- ACURA (1D. High-end Honda division); ALERT (51A. On the ball); 65A. Flew into A RAGE (got furious); BOONE (31A. Daniel of the old frontier); ENCLS (67A. Cover ltr. Accompaniers); 14A. China’s Zhou ENLAI; EPEES (30D. Fencing weapons); ERODE (44A. Wear away); GITMO (24A. Cuban base in the news, in brief); JET LI (28D. Martial artist who starred in “Romeo Must Die”); NOVEL (22D. Orwell’s “1984” or Clarke’s “2010”); OCULI (12A. Eyelike windows); PEPSI (5D. Coke competitor); RIGEL (46A. Bright double star in Orion); SANTA (11D. Nick who comes at night); SPURT (49D. Sudden burst); UNCLE (55D. Donald Duck, to Huey, Dewey and Louie); WAVES (29A. Silent hellos and goodbyes); WIGAN (40D. City near Manchester). Short stuff -- ADEN, AGAR, AOKS, ASO, ATM, BUC, DEBT, DELE, DUBS, EKED, ELI and ELO, ESSA and ESSO, IGER, NEW, NINO, OAF and OAR, ODOR, OJS, ONO, OSU, OWE, PET, POD, RANI, RGS, SKUA (53A. Arctic seabird), SON, SRO, TAG, TED, TREO, USA for Africa. With a little help from his friends, here‘s RINGO! 
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Remaining clues -- Across: 1. Gulf of ___, off the coast of Yemen; 5. Animal acquired from an animal shelter, say; 13. QB Manning; 17. Okra feature; 23. Eastern royal; 26. Petri dish gel; 27. IHOP drinks; 41. Not used; 47. Japanese prime minister Taro ___; 48. “Put a tiger in your tank” brand; 62. Prodigal ___; 66. License plate; 68. Smartphone introduced in 2002; 69 Sellout sign; 70. Fake at the rink. Down: 4. Bilbao boy; 6. “Do Ya” rock grp.; 8. Credit card balance, e.g.; 12. Scent; 15. 20. They line up between centers and tackles: Abbr.; 31. Tampa Bay footballer, briefly; 32. The Buckeyes, for short; 33. Klutz; 35. Lennon’s “Two Virgins” partner; 36. Newsman Koppel; 37. Run a tab; 47. 20s dispenser; 48. She, in Sicily; 56. “All systems go” signals; 58. Nabisco cookie; 60. Squeezed (by); 63. Sculling propeller.
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