The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 06.18.11

So the Lord God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken. After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life. ~ Genesis 3:23

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Saturday, June 18, 2011

Puzzle by Joon Pahk / Edited by Will Shortz

Four small puzzles loosely connected in the center of the main crossword confront the solver of this mid-June Saturday with adumbrate clues that defy imagination — riddles really...

Across — 1. Outclass one’s peers?; 11. Round bodies; 15. Stressed; 16. Nutty stuff; 17. Providing relief, but not a cure; 18. Retreat; 19. Flooring specialist?; 20. Poetic work with an account of Ragnarok; 21. Right on; 22. “The Franchise Affair” novelist; 23. It’s about 5 ml.; 26. Pushover; 28. Numbskull; 29. “Too rich for my blood”; 31. 1,000,000,000 years; 32 ESPN reporter Andrews; 33. See 7-Down; 36. Like some insurance; 38. Not at all loose; 39. Scottish doctor/explorer John; 41. Teresa’s home; 42. “Pushover” singer James; 43. Straight out of the dryer, perhaps; 46. Sop for aloo palak; 47. Cost-of-living no.; 48. Norman DALE, coach in “Hoosiers”; 49. It goes from one vessel to another; 51. One in 100; 57. Bar closing?; 58. City on the Ohio; 59. ON AN incline; 60. “Snow-Bound” setting; 61. Creatures with electrocytes; 62. Spots.

Down — 1. Takes night courses?; 2. Chip, as flint, in Britain; 3. Baseless; 4. Athlete nicknamed “O Rei”; 5. Desiccated; 6. “My pleasure”; 7. With 33-Across, confirmation, e.g.; 8. Live; 9. Religious observance; 10. Its entrance was barred with a flaming sword; 11. Give the twice-over?; 12. Ceaseless drinking or gambling, say; 13. Certain control freak; 14. Artificial alternative to the sun; 23. 1811 battle site; 24. Android runner, e.g.; 25. Like rankings; 26. Stop: Abbr.; 27. Generative music pioneer; 28. Wally’s bro; 30. Sch. Whose alumni constitute the Long Gray Line; 34. [I’m not happy about this]; 35. Brandy; 37. Elfin; 40. Issuing forth; 44. Largely green kingdom; 45. Show; 50. Impulses; 51. Works on one’s jumper, say; 52. “Lift EV’RY Voice and Sing” (old hymn); 53. Group of pages; 54. Home of the ancient Olympic games; 55. Author/architect Buzzi; 56. Romeo or Juliet.

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