04.12.11 — Far Out

Adam and Eve in Paradise, P. P. Rubens and J. Brueghel

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Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Puzzle by Barry C. Silk / Edited by Will Shortz

SAL PARADISE (18A. Protagonist in Kerouac’s “On the Road”), MY BLUE HEAVEN (27A. 1956 Fats Domino hit), MOUNT NIRVANA (42A. Highest peak in the Northwest) and BARBARA EDEN (54A. “I Dream of Jeannie” star) are the interrelated group of this perfectly pleasant Tuesday crossword.

Other — BURL IVES (9D. “A Holly Jolly Christmas” singer), JAMES BOND (3D. Aston Martin-driving agent), MIDWEST (26A. Corn Belt’s locale), PATENTS (45A. Edison’s 1,000+), PLUTARCH (36D. “Parallel Lives” author), SUB-ATOMIC (32D. Like a quark).

Mid-size — AIDES, ANAIS, ANEMIA, AVOID, BUSES, CARERS, CRADLE, DEBAR, ERES TU (15A. 1974 top 10 hit for Mocedades), EXIST, GO DOWN, HAVANA, INTERN, IONIA, LEVEL, LIONEL, MEMBER, NO IDEA, ONSET, OVINE, PABST, PLIES, R CRUMB (4A. Fritz the Cat‘s creator), RELISH, SAILS, SMELT, TERRA, VALID.

Short stuff — AAA and AMA, AMOI, CST, DIS and DRS, EZRA, FAQS, GOBS, ILES, IQS, IUD, KIEV, LEND, LENS, LOFT, LSD, LUTZ, MAE and MAJ, MAKE, MALL, MARK, MERV, MIT, MTA, NSA, OVUM, RES, CD-ROM, SIRE, SSE, STAN, TEST, TSAR, USPS, XKES, YVES.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Capt.’s superior; 10. Seamen, slangily; 14. Org. for 41-Down; 16. Fertility clinic cell; 20. Ukraine’s capital; 22. Speak ill of, in slang; 23. Big name in toy trains; 24. Leaves port; 30. Steer clear of; 31. Classic Jaguars; 32. Seattle-to-L.A. dir.; 35. Extend credit; 36. Carries on, as a trade; 38. Skater’s jump; 39. “Dropped” drug; 40. Dots in la mer; 41. Exclude; 48. Get-go; 49. Iron deficiency problem; 50. Cambridge sch.; 51. Place for a choir; 57. Fannie ___; 58. Part of a horse’s bloodline; 59. Concerned ones; 60. Mensa members’ stats; 61. Pre-communist autocrat; 62. Hard-to-get cigar; 63. Winter Chicago hrs. — DOWN: 1. Con man’s target; 2. Mine, in Montreal; 4. Thing, in legalese; 5 Nursery furniture; 6. Burger topper; 7. Inits. On a mail truck; 10. Plummet; 11. Like a sheep; 12. Greyhounds, e.g.; 13. Process, as ore; 19. Gofers; 21. Still in effect; 25. Birth control option, briefly; 26. Whip up; 27. Shopaholic’s mecca; 28. Saint Laurent of fashion; 29. Live and breathe; 33. ___ the Man (Cardinal nickname); 34. Rock’s Better Than ___; 37. Monocle, e.g.; 38. Like a pool table, ideally; 40. Aegean Sea region; 41. O.R. personnel; 42. Dues payer; 43. “Beats me!”; 44. Future 14-Across participant, perhaps; 45. Blue Ribbon brewer; 46. Diarist Nin; 47. Land at an Italian airport?; 50. First name in old TV talk; 52. Online help features, briefly; 53. Dry run; 55. Small battery size; 56. Supersecret org.