11.16.10 — Turning the Tables



The Round Table is King Arthur's famed table in the Arthurian legend, around which he and his Knights congregate. As its name suggests, it has no head, implying that everyone who sits there has equal status.

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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Puzzle by Ian Livengood, edited by Will Shortz

TURNED THE TABLES (37A. Regained one’s winning status … or a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters), e.g., after-the-fact ROUND table, COFFEE table, POOL table, PRIZE table, DINNER table and GAME table (all “turned” 90° within the grid) constitutes the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.

Other — BEEF STEW (40D. Hearty entrée that may be cooked in a Dutch oven), ESTONIAN (4D. Native of the land known by natives as Eesti), FERTIZILIZER (29D. Garden enrichment), MENTAL IMAGE (17A. Picture in one’s head), OCEAN BOTTOM (59A. Seabed), OPTIONAL PLAY (11D. Football ploy).

Mid-size — ARDOR, BREYER (47A. Justice Stephen of the Supreme Court), COMAS, DAILY, DENTE, EMMYS, FEED ON, GEARS, GO FISH, ID TAG, INFER and INNER, LINEN, MOVIE (15A. “M,” “W.” or “Z”), NICKS, O’NEAL, PIANO, PILAF, PLANE, PO’ BOYS (26A. New Orleans sandwiches, informally), ROUSE, SCOTT, SALARY, SENOR, SMIRK, SWOON, SPADE, TROOPS, WOOLY.

Short stuff — ABE, ADZ, AGRA, ALDO and ATNO, AMEN, CLE, DAIS, DAM, D-DAY, DEAN, DINO, DOE, ERR, FIG, FUND, GOTH and GOTO, HST, IRMA, ISLE, LIES, LOCH, NOEL, ODS, ONUS, ORAL, OVAL, OWE, PHI, PINT, POM and TOM, PSU, REA, SAGA, SERE, SPIN, STAG, Back in the USSR.”

"One good turn deserves another." ~ John Heywood Proverbs
 
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Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Surmise; 6. Say “Oh, that was nothing,” say; 11. “I ___ you one!”; 14. Awaken; 16. Small dog, for short; 19. Barnyard male; 20 Gucci of fashion; 21. Face-to-face test; 22. Seven-times-a-week newspaper; 24. Shaving woes; 27. “Do you have any jacks?” response, maybe; 30. Bedding material, 31. Basketballer nicknamed the Big Aristotle; 32. Washer cycle; 34. Nittany Lions’ sch.; 41. “The buck stops here” prez; 42. Speech setting; 43. First, second and reverse; 44. Suitcase attachment, for short; 48. $100,000/year, e.g.; 50. Rich dish; 52. A-number-one; 53. Flintstones’ pet; 54. It takes a while to tell; 58. Carpenter’s curved tool; 62. 32-Down’s woodlands mate; 63. Carpenter’s smoothing tool; 64. Al ___ (like some noodles); 65. Goof; 66. Madrid man; 67. Faint with ecstasy. DOWN: 1. “Joy of Cooking” author Rombauer; 2. Holiday number; 3. Supply with money; 5. Stephen of “V for Vendetta”; 6. Smug look; 7. Postaccident conditions; 8. Indianapolis 500 track, e.g.; 9. Biblical fruit; 10. Use for sustenance; 12. Like a sheep; 13. TV awards; 18. ___ Lomond; 23. Grandpa on “The Simpsons”; 25. Emerald ___; 26. Pub order; 27. One dressed in black, maybe; 28. Cross to bear; 30. Propaganda, often; 32. 62-Across’s woodlands mate; 33. Honor society letter; 35. Desertlike; 38. Time of reckoning; 39. Indian tourist city; 45. Beaver’s work; 47. Gooey mass; 48. Diamond alternative; 49. Zeal; 50. Elton John’s instrument; 51. Word before self of strength; 53. College V.IU.P.; 55. “___ extra cost!”; 56. Head for; 57. “You said it, brother!”; 60. The Indians or Browns, on a scoreboard; 61. Some E.R. cases.

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