08.26.10 — X O, etc.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

Puzzle by Henry Hook, edited by Will Shortz

Where to see X’s and O’s is the clue for three 16-letter entries of this Thursday crossword, FOOTBALL DIAGRAMS, END OF A LOVE LETTER and HOLLYWOOD SQUARES.

Other — ALLEYWAY (37D. Shortcut in a chase scene, maybe), ALTER EGO (4D. Doppelgänger) , FORENSICS (21A. “CSI” field), the absurdly obscure 1936 POINCIANA (51A. Bing Crosby hit in which “your branches speak to me of love”) , PROVOSTS (27A. College bigwigs), RESULTED (42A. Followed), SEA LEVEL (9D. It’s affected by global warming), TERTIARY (38D. Period of the Cenozoic Era).

Mid-size — ABNER, ACROSS (10D. Not this way), ACUITY, A-LINES, “There’s many A SLIP ‘twixt …”; BUDGE, CURES, EBOLA (14A. Virus named for a river), FAULTY (36D. Imperfect), GOT ONE, IBERT (25A. “Angélique” composer), rarely heard, INNER, JOKES, LISPS, LOOK AT, PADRE, PHONE, RAVED, SAILED, SHAKEN, SLITS and SPLIT, STATS, STEMS, TITLE, TRICK, UNCUT (45D. Whole), YULES.

Short stuff — ABOO, ADDS, AHAB, ALES, ANNE, ASIF, ASKS, ARIA, ASST, BEAD, CHAI, CINQ, CONE, DOOR, ELMS, FIST, IAMA, ITS, JADA, JEFF, JETS, LEG, LINT, NECK (54D. Spoon), ODIE, OSU, POLL, REST, SEL, SHAK, SNUG, SRS, TALC, TRI, ULNA, YAKS.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Actress ___ Pinkett Smith; 5. Sports page fill; 10. Derisive response t “She thinks she’s going to be homecoming queen”; 16. Texas’ South ___ Island; 17. Spicy tea; 22. See; 23. Balance; 24. Meadowlands squad; 31. Comfy-cozy; 32. Like 007’s martinis; 33. “___ time”; 39. Journey segment; 40. Flaring garb; 41. Shade providers; 44. Medical breakthroughs; 46. Draft choices; 47. Fluffy stuff; 48. Sharpness; 58. Rice on a shelf; 60. Halloween option; 61. You might sweat it out; 62. Year-end celebrations; 63. Tibetan herd. DOWN: 1. One of the acting Bridges; 2. Peek follower; 3. “Let’s Make a Deal” choice; 5. Alley oops?; 6. Soothing sprinkle; 7. Tosses in; 8. Numerical prefix; 11. Big section of Bartlett’s: Abbr.; 12. “___ Strange Loop,” 2007 Douglas Hofstadter book; 13. Symbol of revolutionary power; 15. Capp lad; 19. Staffer: Abbr.; 20. Fisherman’s jubilant cry; 24. Routine material; 25. Central; 26. Move slightly; 27. Ring; 28. Carried on; 29. Sir or madam; 30. Florist’s waste; 31. Season on the Seine?; 32. Squinter’s eyes; 34. Ones with rings: Abbr.; 36. Imperfect; 43. Breezed (through); 44. V as in Versailles; 47. Talks like Daffy; 48. Captain with a “regal overbearing dignity of some mighty woe”; 49. Traffic marker; 50. Arm part; 51. Survey; 52. Jon Arbuckle’s pooch; 53. Met melody; 55. Probes; 57. Nebraska rival, for short.