09.19.10 — Musical Play

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Sunday, September 19, 2010

MUSICAL PLAY, Puzzle by Ken G. Der, edited by Will Shortz

Wordplay on classical composer names, punning familiar phrases, comprises the interrelated group of this spiritoso soave Sunday crossword.

• BIZET AS A BEAVER (22A. “Carmen” composer-turned-dam builder?)
• THINK OUTSIDE THE BACHS (29A. Embrace more than just a family of Baroque composers?)
• CHOPIN SPREE (39A. Romantic overindulgence in nocturnes and mazurkas?)
• FLYING OFF THE HANDEL (55A. Singing a “Messiah” piece too quickly?)
• NATIONAL LISZT PARTY (66A. Countrywide music celebration in Hungary?)
• HAYDN GO SEEK (83A. Part of a children’s game with the Father of the Symphony?)
• MY BIG FAT GRIEG WEDDING (93A. Grand nuptials whose only music was “Peer Gynt”?)
• GRASP AT STRAUSS (105A. Try to capture the Waltz King?)

Other — AEOLIAN harp, ANDERSON (82D. News anchor Cooper), APOGEAL (101A. Climactic), AT WORST (73A. If all else fails), DOG RACE (86D. Track event for gamblers), HAIR DYE (30D. It helps you change the locks), HEDGE ROW (80D. It may extned about a yard), JUST ONCE (6D. “Even if it’ll never happen again …“), MARIETTA (81A. Ohio city named for a queen), OVER ICE (28A. Not neat), PRE-TEEN (63D. Many a Little Leaguer), RAREFIES (46A. Distills), REBATES (8D. Taxpayers’ hopes), SHE DEMON (11D. Succubus), STATING (64D. Setting forth), TIDALLY (29D. How current events may happen?).

Six-letter — ALASKA, ALDRIN, CARAFE, EDITOR, ERWINS, GO FAST, INGOTS, LENTEN, LOVE-IN, ODETTA (“”Glory, Glory“ singer), OH DEAR, OLD HAT, TYRANT, VELVET, VOODOO economics, YANKEE.

Five — ABACI, ARCED, ANTES, BOWLS, CELEB, CIERA, EIDER, ELEMI (4D. Aromatic resin), ESSES, Work ETHIC, GAINS, GENES, HIPPO, I’D SAY, I GIVE, and I HEAR, INDRA (14D. Hindu god of thunder), ISAAC, MAEVE (93D. Irish novelist Binchy), PAVED, REACH, RIATA, Missionary Junipero SERRA, YPRES (94D. W.W. I battle site).

Short stuff — ADEN, ADIT, AGUA, AJAR, AKA, ANS, ANTI and ANTZ, APSE, ARAN, ASH, Bide-A-WEE, BAHA Men (“Move It Like This“ group), CASH, CES, Honey Nut CHEX, CIA, COOT, DEN, EAR and EYE, Dame EDNA, ENT, EON, EPA, ERSE, FIN, FLO, GIS, GMT, HAIL, “This IS IT” (Michael Jackson album), HIKE, IOTA, JOB, JUKE, KAZ, LAR, LEAK, LUKE, MAHI, MEOW, MIST, NEIN, France’s NORD-Pas-de-Calais, OBIT, OBLA, ODOR, OFAN, OHHI, OMSK, OPAL, OVAL and OVID, PHI, PILL, PST, REOS, RPI, SAX, SHOE, SUE, SWAY, TAPS, TEA, TINY, Mann’s “Der TOD in Venedig“, UGH, UKES, UPI, VEEP, WEAL, WRY.

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