Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Puzzle by Peter A. Collins, edited by Will Shortz
BLOWIN’ IN THE WIND (38A. Bob Dylan song … or a hint to the object found by connecting the four circled letters in a diamond), K, I, T and E, along with FLYING HIGH (17A. On cloud nine), TAILING OFF (59A. Waning … or a hint to what is found by circling all the T’s in the completed puzzle) comprise the interrelated group of this ingenious Wednesday crossword.
Other — COBALT (51A. Discontinued Chevrolet model), DRIEST (29D. Least sweet, as wine), EIDERS (21A. Commercially prized ducks), ERRAND (35A. Picking up the dry cleaning, say), EVEN PAR (54A. Something that may be shot on a golf course0, GARNETS (24D. January birthstones), HYATTS (25D. Some hotels), MASSAGE (20A. Kind removal), ISSEL and NBAERS (39D. Hall-of-Fame hoopster Dan; 45D. 39-Down and others for short), NOISE LAW (4D. Anti-honking ordinance, e.g.), SLEETS (42A. Creates slippery conditions, in a way), SLID IN (9D. Reached base horizontally), WAKING UP (40D. Rousing).
Five-letter — ACMES, AKIRA (47A. Director Kurosawa), AVIAN flue, BEATS, CANER, DEANS, ELLIE, ENOCH, GHALI, HEDDA, ILE DE France, ILONA, LEILA, LOBED, ORIBI, SAGGY, YORBA Linda, Calif.
Short stuff — ABED, ABLE and ELBA, ACHE, AFEW, AGER, AMEN, AMFM, AMI, AMYS, AOL, ASAN, ATTY, BLUR, CASH, CMI, DAY, EIN, ELY, ENL, HERS, IRE, IVES, KEG, LEAN, LOGE and LOVE, MEMO, MESS, NALA, NHS, OBOE, OLLA, PEWS, POSE, RAE, RFDS, SACK, SELA, SHEA, SLAM, SOUR, STS, USED.
“Throw your dreams into space like a kite, and you do not know what it will bring back, a new life, a new friend, a new love, a new country.”
~ Anais Nin
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. “___ alternative …” 5. Tackle, in a way; 9. Poetry fest; 13. It might have the heading “Re:”; 14. Crowning points; 16. Theater section; 19. Burl of stage and song; 23. Cathedral city of England; 24. Boutros Boutros-___ (former U.N. chief); 26. Role in Bizet’s “The Pearl Fishers”; 29. It breaks in the morning; 30. Great-grandfather of Noah; 34. Large crock; 37. “Norma ___”; 41. German’s one; 43. Not up; 44. Auburn heads; 46. Bourbon and others: Abbr.; 48. Tops; 58. Proficient; 62. Causing the lips to pucker; 64. Not new; 65. The lady’s; 66. Tilt; 67. Flock’s locale. — DOWN: 1. Like most car radios; 2. Ward of “Sisters: 3. Writers Lowell and Tan; 5. Droopy; 6. Nagging pain; 7. Roman 901; 8. ID-requiring purchase; 10. Sonnet subject; 11. Worrying, for one; 12. Meddle (with); 15. 2000 World Series locale; 18. Queen in “The Lion King”; 27. “Dallas” matriarch; 28. Massey of old movies; 31. African antelope; 32. Rattan worker; 33. Gossipy Hopper; 35. Photo lab abbr.; 36. Selective high-school org.; 47. “You got that right!”; 49. Lincoln, e.g., before he was pres.; 51. Credit’s counterpart; 52. Letter before Peter in an old phonetic alphabet; 53. Photo mishap; 54. Island whose name is another word in the puzzle spelled backward; 55. What people often do for pictures; 56. Two or three; 57. Country addresses: Abbr.; 60. Popular I.S.P.; 61. Anger.
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