08.04.11 — Bar

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Puzzle by David J. Kahn / Edited by Will Shortz

WENT / BARHOPPING (53- and 56-Across: Painted the town red, in a way … or successfully completed this puzzle?), INFIELDSIN / GLES (17- and 19-Across: Some ballpark hits), STREETPI / ANO (23- and 26-Across: Provider of some outdoor entertainment), SPA / CEOPERAS (46- and 47-Across: “Star Wars” and “Battlestar Galactica”), SAL / ADDAYS (11- and 26-Across: Youthful time) and ROCKCA / NDY (31- and 55-Down: Sugar in large crystals) constitute the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.

Other — EGO TRIP (24D. I operation?), FOAM PAD (42D Mattress covering), MONEY BAG (38D. Quarters for quarters?), SAND PITS (9D. Grainy places to dig), SPECTRE (4D. Ghost of Jacob Marley?).

Mid-size — AIRERS, ANDRE, ARMADA (61A. Naval group), ASSESS, BOARS, DANCER, ETHAN, Kitty FOYLE, GINNED, GOSSIP, ICE CAP, INSERT, METES, NOELLE, NOLTE, ORATED, PINATA (15A. One hanging around a party?), SCORE, STASIS, TALES, TILERS, TIMING, TOSSED, TRIODE.

Short stuff — ANTI, ARI, BACK, DADA, “Do I DARE?”, DEA, Palm D’OR, DRY, EAT, ECK, ESPY, GAIT and GALT, GEE, GNAW, “Lord, is IT I?”, NINE, POND, PRE, RITE, RMN, SAC and SAS, SECT, SKY, SOFA bed, SPA, STAX and STYX, UPS, UZI, WDS, YES, ZOO.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Boosts; 4. Perfect balance; 10. Award named after a TV network; 14. Philadelphia had the first one in the U.S. (1874); 20. One who might wear slippers; 21. Prosaic; 29. Broadcasters; 32. John Wayne had a distinctive one; 33. Palme ___ (film award); 34. Go home, maybe; 35. Nick name?; 36. Traffic cop’s org.?; 37. Group out of the mainstream; 38. Allocates, with “out”; 39. “Hair” composer MacDermot; 40. Theologian Johann; 41. Tusked animals; 42. “Kitty ___” (1940 movie romance); 43. Kind of fly, briefly; 44. Beginning to knock?; 45. Chucked; 49. Blue hue; 50. Comic’s forte; 60. It might come out of a small speaker; 62. Not from a Scot; 63. Boundary of myth; 64. Liquored (up); 65. Lamb’s kin. — DOWN: 1. Shooter named for its inventor; 2. Skating venue; 5. Floor specialists; 6. French Literature Nobelist Gide; 7. KLM alternative; 10. Apprehensive; 12. Nuptial starter; 13. “You wanted to see me?”; 18. Use a “caret and stick” approach on?; 22. It’s a tradition; 25. Spun things; 27. Girl with a festive-sounding name; 28. Gate a keynote, say; 29. Eyeball; 30. Cold cover?; 35. “So cool!”; 39. TMZ fodder; 41. Support; 45. Old vacuum tube; 48. Allen in history; 49. Record label for Otis Redding; 51. Musical with the song “Be Italian”; 52. Really bother, with “at”; 53. Dict. Fill; 54. Have a beef?; 57. 2001 World Series winner, on scoreboards; 58. “Beyond Peace” author’s monogram; 59. “Well, I’ll be!”.