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Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Puzzle by Bill Thompson / Edited by Will Shortz
NOELS (37A. Seasonal songs … or a hint to 17-, 25-, 46- and 59-Across), WEDDING CHAP (17A. Groom?), PAN DISCUSSION (25A. Verbal exchange about a harsh review?), THROW IN THE TOW (46A. Demand during a roadside negotiation?) and MOD TRAIN SET (59A. Stylish Lionel?) is the interrelated group of this wicked Wednesday crossword.
Other — ABRAHAM, ASPIRIN (10D. Trademark forfeited by Bayer under the Treaty of Versailles), ELISION, FENCES IN, GRAMMAR (42D. The problem with these clue?), NEAR THE TOP 2(7D. In second place, say), OOH LA LA, RATIONS OUT (11D. Distributes stingily), REROOFS, SCIENCE, SITS BACK, THE OMEN.
Mid-size — ADDEND, ALARIC (52A. Visigoth king who sacked Rome), ALOOF, EDUCES, ELANDS, FEDORA, IN AIR, KAHLO (36D. Mexican artist Frida), NESTS, OCHERS, O’HARA, OLE OLE, OTTER, REALES, RESEEK, SCRAG, SHARI, SOOEY, UTERI, WANDAS, YARNS.
Short stuff — AEON, ALA and ALE and ALEC, Singer India.ARIE, AVEC, BAMA,BOWS, CFO, DION, DUC, EDGE, ERO, HSIA, LIN (38D. Architect Maya), MIDI, MTNS, NAE, OVID, PATS, RAP and RAY, RIFT, RIIS, SAL, SANS, SKEW, TAT, TEAK, TRE, TRIO, TOR, UIE, YORK (40A. City at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss).
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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Univ. with the cheer “Roll Tide!”; 5. Indiana Jones accouterment; 11. Rachael on the Food Network; 14. “Ars Amatoria” poet; 15. Draws out; 16. Like; 19. Rocky peak; 20. “___ is nothing but perception”: Plato; 21. Will-o’-wisp feature; 23. “Capain! The engines canna take ___ more!” (line from Scotty on “Star Trek”); 24. Installs new thatch on, maybe; 30. Bottle marked “XXX” in the comics; 31. Separation; 32. Homes for some colonies; 35. Water-resistant wood; 41. Skiunny sort; 43. Muckraker Jacob; 45. One-eighty; 50. “Fa-a-ancy!”; 52. “My gal” of song; 53. Eerie 1976 movie with an Oscar-winning score; 54. Biblical name meaning “father of many”; 58. “I tawt I taw a putty ___”; 61. Leandro’s love, in a Handel cantata; 63. “Runaround Sue” singer: 1961; 64. Grandmaster Flash’s music; 65. Pursue again, as a elected position; 66. French word whose opposite is 2-Down. — DOWN: 1. Things to draw; 2. French word whose opposite is 66-Across; 3. Certain skirt; 4. Number next to a +; 5. Encloses; 6. Nose (out); 7. French nobleman; 8. Autumn colors; 9. Old Spanish silver coins; 12. Detached; 13. Paul Bunyan tales, e.g.; 18. Where Francis Scott Key saw bombs bursting; 22. “Here, piggies!”; 25. Super Bowl XXXVI champs, to fans; 26. Actor Guinness; 28. Overseer of corp. accts.; 29. Gestation locations; 33. Wynken, Blynken and Nod, e.g.; 34. Slant; 39. Relaxes, in a way; 44. Emmy-winning Lewis; 47. Flamenco cheer; 48. Stand-up comic Sykes and others; 49. Safari antelopes; 50. Boon’s “Animal House” buddy; 51. Maureen of “Miracle on 34th Street”; 55. First Chinese dynasty; 56. Very long time; 57. The Dolomites, e.g.: Abbr.; 60. Uno + due.
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