Notre Dame de Paris, Albert Lebourg
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Puzzle by Barry C. Silk, edited by Will Shortz
OUTSIDE CHANCE (54A. Remote possibility … or a hint to 20-, 29- and 44-Across), along with CHAN/CE, CHA/NCE, and CH/ANCE found in CHANTILLY LACE (20A. Big Bopper hit), CHAINLINK FENCE (29A. Barrier with a diamond pattern) and CHURCH OF FRANCE (44A. Group overseeing Notre Dame Cathedral) are the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.
Other — GOTHIC (2D. Notre Dame’s architectural style), HOME IN ON and LOOK INTO, LEASH LAW (40D. Ordinance aimed at pet owners),NEUROSIS (38D. Phobic disorder, e.g.), POST TIME (5D. When racehorses are at the gate), TONY SNOW (8D. Press secretary under George W. Bush).
Mid-size — ABHOR, AGASP, ALECS, ARLEN, ARFARF, ASSET, ATTACH, AUGER, BLINI, CANDLE, CATSIT, ELIAN, ETTAS, EXCEED FAMED, FLEXOR, HILLEL (6D. Jewish campus group), LADEN, LENNY, LINED, LOTTO, MASTS, RANGE, ROONE, WEEDY.
Short stuff — AARE, ACNE, ALS, AOK, ASHE, AWOL, AXL, BOAC, DIKE, HAT, HER, IAN, IONA, ISEE, IWO, Mauna KEA, KROC, LIKE, LON and LONE, LOS and LOW, MBA, MOE, NEED, NIX, OER, OHOS, Admit ONE, OOF, RED, RICH, SIC and SIR, STAN, TKO, TOE, UMA, UTNE.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Audibly in shock; 6. Rack item; 9. Can’t stomach; 14. State-run revenue source; 15. 1945 flag-raising site, briefly; 16. Arledge who pioneered Monday night football; 17. Grammy winner James and others; 18. Horror film star Chaney; 19. Widely known; 23. [as printed]; 24. Common gout site; 25. Title for Paul McCartney; 26. Actor McShane of “Deadwood”; 33. Thurman of film; 34. Baseballer-turned-spy Berg; 35. Unaccompanied; 36. Place to get a bucket of balls; 39. In a funk; 40. Like some paper and coats; 41. “Understood”; 42. Sock-in-the-gut reaction; 49. H.M.S. part; 50. Just fine; 51. California town name starter; 52. Rock’s ___ Rose; 58. Yawl’s pair; 60. “No dice!”; 61. Weighed down; 62. Russian pancakes; 63. First Liston/Clay fight result, in brief; 64. Republican-turned-Democrat Specter; 65. It’s a plus; 66. Anthen contraction; 67. Like a neglected lawn. — DOWN: 1. Smart guys?; 3. Tack on; 4. Satirist Freberg; 7. M.P.’s quarry; 8. Press secretary under George W. Bush; 9. Kennel outburst; 10. Old U.K. carrier; 11. Follow a signal to; 13. Badly chafed; 21. Inner Herbrides isle; 22. ___ button (Facebook icon); 27. Oxy 5 target); 28. ___-to-know basis; 30. Boring tool; 31. “Bye for now!; 32. ___ Gonzalez affair of 2000; 36. Rolling in it; 37. 1975 Wimbledon winner; 39. Check out; 42. Shouts of surprise; 43. Ray who built McDonald’s into a giant; 45. Watch a kitty; 46. Limb-bending muscle; 47. Thing to snuff; 48. Go over; 53. 1974 title role for Dustin Hoffman; 55. ___ Reader (alternative magazine); 56. Flood barrier; 57. Rhine feeder; 58. Wharton deg.; 59. Capp and Capone.
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