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Monday, April 25, 2011
Puzzle by Joon Pahk / Edited by Will Shortz
BOS (72A. Logan Airport luggage letters … and a hint to 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across), along with BARBER OF SEVILLE (17A. Rossini opera about Figaro, with “The”), BOX-OFFICE STAR (27A. Hollywood headliner), BARACK OBAMA SR (49A. The father in “Dreams From My Father”) and BLOWING OFF STEAM (64A. Venting) are the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.
Other — AMASSED (47D. Accumulated), ARTURO (42A. Conductor Toscanini), DIVERSE (9D. Multifarious), EATEN and NEATEN (19D. Gobbled up; 35A. Tidy up), JAM IN and RAMMING (67A. Pack very tightly; 43D. Running into head-on), KEGGER, ON SPEC, SPEEDOS (4D. Sleek swimsuits).
Five-letter — ATOMS, BLASÉ, BLURB, DEBIT, ESTEE Lauder, IDAHO, ILOSE, MAGNA Carta, OCEAN, “I'm OUTTA here!”, PUPAE, PUTON, RE-ADD (71A. Sum more?), RECUR, SEATO, SCHWA (60A. Unstressed vowel symbol) , SLANG.
Short stuff — AFTA, Amo, AMAS, amat, ATOP, AUTO, BOLT, ELI, ELAL and ETAL, ETRE, EUR, FAA, FED, FLU, FUR, GIBB, GOO, HERA and HERB, IDO, IRK, ISLE of Wight, LOCO, MUD, NOD, NOSE, OFT, OKRA, ORAL, OURS, PAC, PBJS, PER, RAP and RAW, RCA, ROMA, SMEE, STUD, TEN and TEEN, TOFU, WACO, WEB, WIN.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Liquid tar, e.g.; 4. “From ___ shining … (“America the Beautiful” lyric); 9. Payment with an A.T.M. card; 14. Annoy; 15. Stage, as a play; 16. “You beat me”; 20. Nonchalant; 21 Not quite-mature insects; 22. See 53-Across; 23. Vow just before exchanging rings; 25. To be, in France; 33. Winter malady; 34. Alternative to draw or hold ‘em; 37. Sedan or coupe; 39. Uncooked; 41. Stark raving mad; 45. Queen of Olympus; 48. Dirt after a rain; 52. Hook’s henchman; 53. With 22-Across, longtime West Coast N.C.A.A. conference; 54. The “p” in r.p.m.; 69. Big TV maker. — DOWN: 1. Any of the Bee Gees brothers; 2. Word-of-mouth; 3. Cajun cuisine vegetable; 5. Scandinavia’s continent: Abbr.; 6. Resting on; 7. Vegan protein option; 8. How freelance work is often done; 10. Old Testament priest who taught Samuel; 11. Aptly named sprinter Usain; 13. One who’s not yet a twentysomething; 18. Vitamin whose name could be a bingo call; 24. Frequently, to Frost; 26. “And others,” in a bibliography; 27. Paragraph on a book jacket; 29. Animal’s coat; 30. Boise’s state; 31. Chemical building blocks; 32. Keep happening; 33. Flight watchdog agcy.; 36. Signal agreement; 38. Sharer’s pronoun; 40. ___ browser; 44. Atlantic or Pacific; 46. Emulate Eminem; 50. Traditional frat party; 51. Bank no.; 54. Common lunchbox sandwiches, informally; 55. Israeli carrier; 56. Capital of Italia; 58. Thin margin of victory; 59. Old Spice alternative; 61. Parsley, sage, rosemary or thyme; 62. Texas home of Baylor University; 65. Triumph; 66. U.S. central bank system, with “the”.
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