The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 07.01.11 — Antidisestablishmentarianism!

The Canterbury Cathedral, head of the Church of England in 1534, photographed during 1890-1900.

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Friday, July 1, 2011

Puzzle by Chris A. McGlothlin / Edited by Will Shortz

Often referenced in English-speaking popular culture on account of its unusual length of 28 letters and 12 syllables, the word “antidisestablishmentariansim”, squeezed into eleven across squares, e.g., AN / TI / DIS / ES / TAB / LISH / MEN / TA / RI / AN / ISM (38A. Pro-Church of England position) with eleven down answers, constitutes the main feature of this Friday crossword.

[AN]GLE IRON (38. Structural piece bent 90° along its long dimension)
PAR[TI]SAN (24. Like some politics)
RA[DIS]H (30. Salad tidbit)
Y[ES]ES (35. Ja and da)
[TAB]LATURES (39. Sheet music notations)
ENG[LISH] LIT (26. Class with Browning and Golding, say)
JUST FOR [MEN] (8. Popular hair care product)
NA[TA]L (32. Kind of chart)
C[RI]ED (37. Squalled)
ARK[AN]SAS (28. Home of the 42^nd U.S. president)
LIBERAL[ISM] (12. What’s not right?)

Other across — 1. It often contains “lies”, EPITAPH; 8. Person making a cameo, say, JEWELER; 15. Start of a big 1975 sports event?, THRILLA; 16. Tending to bring together, UNITIVE; 17. Florida’s HIALEAH Park Race Track; 18. Some photography equipment, STROBES; 19. Priest at Shiloh, ELI; 20. Genetic stuff, RNA; 21. It may be pinched, TOE; 22. “Do Ya” band, for short, ELO; 23. Winthrop’s affliction in “The Music Man”, LISP; 25. One taking orders, CHEF; 27. Title girl in a 1990s-2000s MTV cartoon, DARIA; 29. Fishing tool, SPEAR; 31. Like many blog comments, informally, ANON; 33. One of eight in chess, RANK; 34. 2008 World Series athlete, RAY; 36. Cousins of blackbirds, GRACKLES; 40. Creamlike paint shade, EGGSHELL; 42. French article, LES; 43. LALA land; 44. Aforementioned, SAID; 46. “A little DAB’LL do ya” (1950s-’60s slogan); 50. London borough with Wembley Stadium, BRENT; 52. “Vette option, TTOP; 54. Tart plum, SLOE; 55. Eastern band, OBI; 56. Big East Conf. member, WVU; 58. 1-Across accompanier, RIP; 60. Mama grizzly, south of the border, OSA; 61. Crazy Horse, e.g., WARRIOR; 63. Causes to take hold, ENROOTS; 65. Chanel fragrance “pour homme”, EGOISTE; 66. Astronaut’s favorite dessert?, MOONPIE; 67. Indicates, DENOTES; 68. Overruns, INFESTS.

Down — 1. Rosenberg and Roosevelt, ETHELS; 2. An apostle, PHILIP; 3. Declaration at a poker table, I RAISE; 4. The Everly Brothers’ “(‘TIL) I Kissed You”; 5. 34-Across,e.g., for short, ALER; 6. Alternative fallback position, PLAN C; 7. “You think you’re so funny!”, HA HA HA; 9. Prefix with -derm, ENTO; 10. Hyper, WIRED; 11. Normandy was in it: Abbr., ETO; 13. Story from Joyce’s “Dubliners”, EVELINE; 14. Wets again, RESOAKS; 40. Jostled, ELBOWED; 41. Claptrap, GARBAGE; 45. Moolah, DO RI ME; 47. Hardly line drives, BLOOPS; 48. Went bonkers LOST IT; 49. Papers on pads?, LEASES; 51. Plot element, TWIST; 53. New Mexico’s state tree PINON; 57. Yea or nay, VOTE; 59. Classy sort?, PROF; 62. 2016 Olympics host, RIO; 64. “ONE moment”.

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