11.14.09 -- Saturday Stroll

La Promenade, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1870
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Saturday,
November 14, 2009
Puzzle by Joe Krozel, edited by Will Shortz
Four 15-letter across entries are the main feature of this Saturday crossword which sports an extra line across resulting in a 15x16 grid. Reportedly, four full-length entries, one atop another makes for a difficult puzzle to construct; however, equal difficulty for the solver doesn’t seem a result in this instance as the clues are fair, making for a leisurely stroll in the park.
INCOME STATEMENT (32A. Overhead shower); MOON OVER PARADOR (37A. 1988 comedy starring Richard Dreyfuss and Raul Julia); ARRIVEDERCI ROMA (38A. Song with the lyric “City of a million warm embraces”); MANDARIN ORANGES (39A. Pomelo relatives).
Other entries of length include
CORNED BEEF (34D. Something to make a hash of); LA PROMENADE (28D. Renoir at the Getty); PRAIRIE DOG (11D. Natural tunnel creator); YOU PASSED IT (6D. “That was the turnoff!”).
Mid-size --
ALOE VERAS (21D. Alternative medicine treatments); CELLULAR (23A. Like some building blocks); GET ACROSS (26D. Convey); LEONID (24D. Russian writer Andreyev); MARNER (36D. Miser of literature); MATERIALS (22D. Some are raw); MESSROOM (45A. Where things are bolted down on base); UNMOVABLE (25D. Not to be persuaded).
Five -- ANTES (1A. Deserves a deal?); AZTEC (1D. Like some ruins); ELVES (44D. Noted workshop workers); ENTER (7D. It may start a scene);
GNOME (30D. Item sometimes planted in a garden); IMAMS (32D. Some clerics); I QUIT (55A. Cry of exasperation); MAIZE (22A. Hue similar to chrome lemon); MIMES (45D. Tacit storytellers); MOTES (48D. Grains); MUSEE (59A. Beaux-arts setting); NEALE (2D. Former Canucks coach Harry); NORAH (33D. Singer Jones); OF USE (46D. Valuable); ORIEL (47D. Large bay); OTRAS (31D. Others to Andalusians); PEELS (62A. Kitchen waste); SABLE (49A. Jet-black); SO FAR (10D. Yet); TAINT (17A. Spoil); T-BILL (3D. One maturing quickly, for short); ZEBRA (14A. Ref).
Short stuff -- ACED, AIDE, AMEX and APEX, ANTZ, BAT, DEFS and DELS, ELL, ENOS, ERN, FATS, FRO, GARR, IDEE, IGO, IMP, JOSE, KIEV, LET, MAJ, MAMA, MOLE, NOSE, ONME, ORNO, QUE, RES, SAT, SHE,
SKID (49D. A screech may accompany it), SPAN, TREN, UTES, WACO, WINS, YEAR.
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Remaining clues -- Across: 6. Many a Roman numeral; 10. 6-Across, for one; 15. “Call ___” (1974 hit); 16. Little ___; 18. 2009 Sugar Bowl champs; 19. Good or bad intake; 20. Certain large couch; 21. It’s all downhill from here; 26. “Tootsie” Oscar nominee; 27. Third-generation man, in the Bible; 28. Charter; 29. “___ for That” (1939 hit); 40. Word for a storm; 41. Inverted hanger?; 42. Uninvited rooter; 43. Pol. Convention attendees; 51. Season tally; 52 Big do; 53. Russians call it the Mother of Cities; 54. One of the folks; 60. Etym. Followers, often; 61. Tenor Cura. Down: 4. Direction follower; 5. Watched, in a way; 8. Charging giant, informally; 9. Monitor stat; 12. 1998 film featuring Colonel Cutter; 35. One way around Spain; 50. Right hand; 51. 1993 standoff site; 54. Key tag?: Abbr.; 55. Nanny tester; 56. Its flag has four fleurs-de-lis: Abbr.

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