08.25.11 — Food Pyramid

Thursday, August 25, 2011

Puzzle by Patrck Blindauer & Francis Heaney / Edited by Will Shortz

FOOD pyramid, four examples of which are seen in this puzzle, along with SOUR CREAM, COBB SALAD, SNOW CONES and SWEET ROLL in circled letters, constitutes the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.

Other — BASIC BLACK, CLOBBER, CONESTOGA, CROATIAN, LESS SALT (24D. Dietary dictum for one with hypertension), NEW EDITION, ON A DARE, SCREAMED AT, SHE’S A LADY, SONATINAS, SWISS BANK, TROLLEY CAR.

Mid-size — AMOUR, CISCO, CORKS, DRECK (58A. Shoddy stuff), EASES, EMCEE, EXCEL, FEELS, ICKES, KNOWS, NORAS, OLDIE, PELLE, RAITT, SASSY, SELES, SENSE, SEOUL, SPACE, TANIA.

Short stuff — ALS, AMIS, ANON, ARCS, ASSN, AWAR, BSMT, CERA, CIAO, DAK, DIPL, DOT, EDIE, EDS, EKCO, ELMO, ERA, ESC, EXPO, EYRE, HUG and HUR, KYLE, LOSE, MASC, MOOT, NET, OLIN, OMAN, ROCA, RYAS, SAUL, SEAT, SHOE, SISI, SPIN, SUET, TILE, TRE, TRIO, TSK, WEEP, WRAY, YES.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. See, say; 10. Real-estate abbr.; 14. French affair; 15. Friend of Zoe and Abby; 16. “Don’t you know there’s ___ on?”; 17. Loudly berated; 19. “ay ___” (1940 hit); 20. Fanny; 21. Lena who played Irina Derevko on “Alias”; 22. Tech company in the Dow Jones Industrial Average; 23. “Signs point to ___” (Magic 8 Ball answer); 24. Go home empty-handed, say; 25. Welding bands?; 26. Lepidopterist’s tool; 27. Whack; 30. Tailors’ allowances; 33. 1970 Tom Jones hit; 35. Has no doubt about; 36. Ben-___; 37. Patty Hearst alias; 38. Pioneer carrier; 40. Harold of the Clinton White House; 41. How many stupid things are done; 42. Abbr. after N. or S.; 43. Backsplash unit; 44. Some talk on political talk shows; 48. PC key; 49. John who starred in Broadway’s original “Carousel”; 51. Break down, in a way; 52. Fair; 53. All at the front?; 54. Conductor’s place; 56. Foreign farewell; 57. Old Testament king; 59. Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr.; 60. “South Park” boy; 61. Tennis great born in Serbia. — DOWN: 1. Fresh; 2. Compère; 3. Ephron and Roberts; 4. Ingredient in some English pudding; 5. Laundry detergent brand; 6. Has a hunch; 7. “Some Enchanted Evening,” e.g.; 8. Gulf of ___; 9. Flyspeck; 10. Straightforward fashion choice; 11. Site of many clandestine accounts; 12. Gender abbr.; 13. Charlie’s Angels, e.g.; 18. Like some points; 22. Like many a Malkovich; 25. Lou Gehrig’s disease, for short; 26. Reissue; 27. Michael of “Superbad”; 28. Falco of “Nurse Jackie”; 29. Scandinavian rugs; 30. Kitchenware brand; 31. Presently; 32. Light classical pieces; 33. Clog, e.g.; 34. O, symbolically; 39. Otto - cinque; 42. Embassy worker: Abbr.; 44. City whose name sounds like a fish; 45. “___ the Conqueror” (Max von Sydow film); 46. Do well; 47. Zone (out); 48. Blush stoppers; 49. Almond ___ (candy brand); 59. “The Pregnant Widow” author Martin; 51. “King Kong” co-star, 1933; 52. Heroine who says “I resisted all the way: a new thing for me”; 54. Shaming sound; 55. Mad people, e.g.: Abbr.