04.20.11 — Mixed Green Salad

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Puzzle by Michael Farabaugh / Edited by Will Shortz

MIXED GREEN SALAD (39A. Dieter’s fare … or a hint to 17-, 24-, 49- and 62-Across and 10- and 26-Down), along with anagrams of GREEN SALAD, e.g., SAD GENERAL, LARGE DEANS, DEAR ANGELS, DALE’S ANGER, GARDEN SALE and DEAR ANGELS constitutes the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.

Other — ADDED, ADMIT one, ALLIE, APRON, ARDEN, AROMA, BRAVO, DENSE, DINES, ELEVATORS (6D. Lifts, stateside), EMOTE, EULER, EVENS, FARER, GOOEY, GRAPE, IMPLY, NEONS, OASIS, OBAMA, PORTS, RESILIENT (34D. Having elastic properties), RUINS (58A. Chichén Itzá attraction), SLAIN, TERSE, TWANG, WAGON, WOVEN.

Short stuff — ADO, AMA, ANEW, ARLO, AVE, BON mot, CERT, CLOG (42A. Job for a snake), CYD, DOC, EBON and ETON, EFTS, GASP, GMC, ILL, ISLE of Man, ISMS, IVE, LAI, LAWN, MAY, MEG, NEE, NOLO, NORA, ODE, Safflower OIL, OPEN, OTRO, OXO, ROAR, SAL, SAND, SCOT, SAND and SEND, SILO, SNL, The Old SOD, SSNS, Pro TEM, WET.

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