Sunday, January 9, 2011
THE LONG AND SHORT OF IT, Puzzle by Patrick Berry, edited by Will Shortz
Long I and/or short I sounds; e.g., night and knit; whiteness and witness; slight and slit; lighter and litter; heights and hits; brightish and British; fighting and fitting; mighty and Mitty provide the flesh for the interrelated group of this **** Sunday crossword.
- SATURDAY KNIT FEVER (23A. Manic desire to make sweaters when the weekend starts?)
- EYE WHITENESS NEWS (32A. Contents of the Visine Gazette?)
- SLIGHT SKIRTS (48A. Parts of many cheerleading uniforms?)
- ZIPPO LITTER (64A. Cleanup crew’s goal?)
- AFRAID OF HITS (81A. Punchophobic?)
- BRIGHTISH AIRWAYS (94A. Company whose motto is “Our pilots are moderately intelligent”?)
- THEM’S FITTING WORDS (106A. “That thar was an appropriate thing to say!”?)
- WALTER MIGHTY (16D. Cronkite when at the top of the ratings?)
- TENDER VITALS (58D. Easily damaged major organs?)
Other — ANUBIS (46D. Jackal-headed god) is the word of the day; CINEMA (91D. Industry built around shooting stars?); PRAYS (87A. Asks for help, in a way) and ON RELIEF (88A. Getting help, in a way); ZEENA (64D. Ethan Frome’s sickly wife).
Nothing else to say, the excellent Rex Parker nails this one HERE.
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Remaining clues — 1. Thanksgiving staple; 4. “Big ___,” 1995 Notorious B.I.G. hit; 9. Some special deals; 16. Entanglement; 19. Beer buyers’ needs; 20. Low profile maintainer; 21. Purifies; 22. Exclusively; 26. Certain corp. takeover; 27. Musical virtuosity; 28. Uncharitable; 29. One side of a shut out; 30. Put away; 31. I shouldn’t have done that”; 37. Empty words; 38. Spot for a stream; 39. Half brother of Athena; 40. Naval need of old; 41. Like the narrowest of wins; 43. Mends; 45. Hardly surprising; 50. Where brown and white meet; 51. Musical category; 52. Bit of chicken feed; 53. Plumbing, e.g.; 55. Sticky sticks; 56. Disastrous; 59. Chock-a-block; 61. Author in the 1950s “angry young men” movement; 62. “True Blood” network; 63. Addison’s “___ to Creation”; 67. Badge material; 68. Caterer’s vessel; 69. Part of a code; 70. Photography problem; 71. “Ghosts of the ___” (James Cameron documentary about the Titanic); 73. Whiter Cain fled; 74. Furnishes; 76. Musician Brian; 77. ___ Rosado (Argentine presidential manor); 79. Dandy things; 86. Layers; 90. London’s Old ___; 91. Unwelcome stocking stuffer; 92. Like some highlighter colors; 93. 2006 Verizon acquisition; 100. Black; 101. Repetition; 102. “Giant” in “Honey, I Shrunk the Kids”; 103. Layer; 104. All-to-public tiff; 105. Org. that supports water fluoridation; 111. Many a hand sanitizer; 112. Undeniable success; 113. Major-league manager Joe; 114. Urban rollers; 115. Message in a bottle; 116. Bringing forth young, as sheep; 117. Springe; 118. Batiking need. DOWN: 1. Sinatra portrayer on “S.N.L.”; 2. Residents of Canyon County ; 3. Legal impediment; 4. Three, four and five, usually; 5. Outdated; 6. ___ mater (cranial membrane); 7. Checks, e.g.; 8. Not straight; 9. Singer Lopez; 10. Like some snow; 11. Vacationing; 12. Voldemort’s portrayer in the Harry Potter films; 13. Begrudges; 14. Reacts to a shock; 15. Div. of a former union; 17. The radius extends from it; 18. Explodes; 24. Boom markets; 25. “On second thought, forget it”; 30. Tie-up; 32. Root of diplomacy; 33. Musical featuring “The Way He Makes Me Feel”; 34. Like crab apples; 35. John Steinbeck’s middle name; 36. Top-grossing concert act of 1989, ’94 and ’05, with “the”; 38. “The Government Inspector” playwright; 42. Home of Galileo Galilei Airport; 43. ___ box (computer screen pop-up);/ 44. Big guns; 45. Most hopeless moment; 47. Nonestaters?; 49. Reagan-era surgeon general; 50. Unexciting; 54. Insurance quote; 56. Water sources; 57. Dexterous; 59. Tore; 60. “___ Story,” 1989 best seller; 65. Wayhouses; 66. Half-human counselor on “Star Trek: T.N.G.”; 69. Program problem; 71. Drained of blood; 72. Help (out); 75. ___ Hughes, 2002 Olympic skating gold medalist; 77. Brooklyn’s ___ Island; 78. “Hair” hairstyles; 80. Baseball Hall-of-Famer with the autobiography “Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever”; 82. 1940s White House dog; 83. Political caller’s request; 84. Covered with trees; 85. “For another thing ..”; 87. They deliver; 89. Savoir-faire; 94. Talks big; 956. Barrel racing venue; 96. Chevy S.U.V.; 97. Winter windshield problem; 98. Cheap booze; 99. Light figures?; 100. Sphere or system start; 104. “Little ___’ Pee” (1938 cartoon); 106. Your alternative; 107. Mumbai Mr.; 108. Beer and skittles; 109. Big D.C. lobby; 110. Dog’s sound.
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