Friday, June 24, 2011
Puzzle by Milo Beckman / Edited by Will Shortz
Commands, complaints, conditions and connivance dominate this otherwise casual Friday crossword.
Across — 1. “Try not to stand out”, ACT CASUAL; 10. Call A HALT to (stop); 15. Words after an insult, NO OFFENSE; 16. Jason who directed 2011’s “Arthur”, WINER; 17. Beatles song with a complaining title, I’M SO TIRED; 18. Utah State athlete, AGGIE; 19. I.M. Pei’s alma, MIT; 20. War hero who killed himself with a onetime rival’s sword, AJAX; 21. Rapid descent on skis, SCHUSS; 22. Hail A CAB; 24. Where purchases cost 69¢, 99¢ or $1.29, ITUNES PLUS; 26. Burdened, LADED; 28. French waters, EAUX; 29. “Bloody”, RARE; 30. Ticket, SLATE; 31. Honorary deg. For many a writer, DLIT; 32. They’re found in rock bands, ORES; 33. End of a flick?, ASH; 35. Letters at the beach, SPF; 37. Absorbed, RAPT; 40. “Here comes trouble!”, UH OH; 44. Some stars, DIVAS; 48. Plot segment, ACRE; 49. Tons of, MANY; 50. Cover, ALIBI; 51. Words accompanying an arrow, THIS SIDE UP; 54. Kind of twin, EVIL; 55. Like some glasses, TINTED; 56. Professor ‘iggins, ‘ENRY; 58. Gray, AGE; 59. Admit, LET IN; 60. Prepared, MADE A PLAN; 62. Levels, EVENS; 63. “Told you so!”, I CALLED IT; 64. Suit material, SERGE; 65. Remedy for a tizzy, CHILL PILL.
Down — 1. Some cracker shapes, ANIMALS; 2. Wacky, COMICAL; 3. Fiesta food item, TOSTADA; 4. $$$ head, CFO; 5. Old Spice rival, AFTA; 6. Conductor Ozawa, SEIJI; 7. Like a first-time tournament player, usually, UNRATED; 8. Type of reproduction, ASEXUAL; 9. Was up, LED; 10. AWACS plane; 11. Very recognizable, HIGH PROFILE; 12. Bony, as a face, ANGULAR; 13. Work’s opposite, LEISURE; 14. Locks, TRESSES; 21. Titillating transmissions, SEXTS; 23. One stage of development, BETA TESTING; 25. Rapa NUI (Easter Island); 27. “Der Ring DES Nibelungen”; 34. Moist, HUMID; 36. Smartphone, e.g., PDA; 37. Discombobulates, RATTLES; 38. Carry out, ACHIEVE; 39. Press user, PRINTER; 41. Cheated, HAD; 42. Rule for free samples, ONE EACH; 43. Sonata maker, HYUNDAI; 45. Composer known as the Red Priest, VIVALDI; 46. First name of two first ladies, ABIGAIL; 47. Calf part, SILENT L; 52. Detect, SENSE; 53. Old “Go from flat to fluffy” sloganeer, PRELL; 60. Open MIC; 61. Fire, PEP.
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