06.07.11 — Opposites Attract

Op Art del siglo XXI, Davidope

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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

Puzzle by David Liben-Nowell / Edited by Will Shortz

Four phrases containing opposites that are negated due to the first word of each being a fairly well-known individual’s surname constitutes the interrelated group of this attractive Tuesday crossword.

• SHORT IS TALL (17A. Comment about comic actor Martin when standing next to a peewee?
• BLACK IS WHITE (26A. Comment about actor Jack, racially speaking?)
• BLUNT IS SHARP (43A. Comment about well-dressed pop singer James?)
• LITTLE IS BIG (57A. Comment about impressionist Rich when playing a packed house?)

Other — AGILITY, AMTRAK, CINEMA, CLAM DIP, CREASED, ESTATES, IN SUMMARY (33D. “Wrapping up …”), LIMITS, OIL CRISIS (11D. Emergency of 1973 or 1979), ONE CAR, ONIONS, PULSES, QATARI (24D. Local staffer for Al Jazeera, e.g.), RAP MUSIC (38D. 50 Cent genre), SCRABBLE (4D. The record score in this game is 1,049 points), SECRET, Off/on SEURAT (28D. Painter who had a point to make?), SWITCH, TWINER, UNRIPE.

Short stuff — AAH, ACAB and ACAD, ACES, ALEC, ALLY, ALOE, ANGST, ARBOR, ARMY, “ARS Poetica“, CHILL, DEL, DINE and EATS, DUAN, EOS, EYED, GIRL, IDA and IDEA, ILE and IRE, KEGS, LAM, LEONA, LOG, MAIL and MAINE, MAMA, MESH, MILE and MLLE, MRS. NAY, NRA, OAK, OER, PEI, POSTS, QUAD, SAUCY, SAY, SRI, STAB, TAPE (29D. It‘s on a roll), TAR, TINAS, TWIT, UNHIT, ZIMA, ZION.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Signs of life; 7. Part of U.S.M.A.: Abbr.; 11. Wood used for wine barrels; 14. Like some accidents or garages; 15. Miss from Marseille: Abbr.; 16. ___ de France; 19. Fire place wood; 20. “Tony n’ ___ Wedding” (Off Broadway hit starting in 1988); 21. Military force; 22. They outrank kings; 23. Knife wound; 24. Campus area; 25. Something found in a Parliament; 31. Nimbleness; 34. Architect I.M. ___; 35. “For example …”; 36. Place fo a marquee; 37. Still Green; 40. Anger; 42. Like ironed pants, often; 46. ___ Peacock (Clue character); 47. Irritating sort; 48. ___ Cass Elliot; 52. Former drink marketed as “something different”; 54. Letters; 55. When doubled, band with the 1984 #1 hit “The Reflex”; 56. Wash. Neighbor; 59. Anthem contraction; 60. Baldwin or Guinness; 61. Green, purple or red food; 62. Vote to kill a bill; 63. Sieve, essentially; 64. Nothing to write home about? — DOWN: 1. Adds to a blog; 2. Still standing, as a target; 3. Hotelier Helmsley; 5. Vittles; 6. Holy Hindu’s title; 7. Acela operator; 8. Seafood-based party food; 9. Friend; 10. N.J. neighbor; 12. Lotion ingredient; 13. Fraternity party staples; 18. Impertinent; 22 “That hit the spot!”; 25. Hair braider, e.g.; 27. Pus a cap on; 29. It’s on a roll; 30. Looked over; 31. Hail ___; 32. Lady in waiting?; 42. Relax, slangily, with “out”; 44. Org. defending the Second Amendment; 49. Shaded recess; 50. Home of L.L. Bean; 51. Unsettled feeling; 52 Jewish homeland; 53. Glimmering; 54. About 4% of a marathon; 55. Have supper; 57. Escape; 58. Canon camera.