08.28.11 — Interruption

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Sunday, August 28, 2011

PARDON “E” INTERRUPTION, Puzzle by Patrick Berry

 Edited by Will Shortz

The addition of an “E” sound to eight familiar phrases constitutes the interrelated group of this Sunday crossword.

• BEER BURIAL POLKA (23. Lively dance performed as a six-pack is being laid to rest?)
• REIGN OF TERRIER (26. Canine king’s regime?)
• BOTANICAL GUARDIANS (41. Eco-warriors?)
• KODIAK MOMENT (56. Encounter with an Alaskan bear?)
• PARTYING GIFT (76. Set of shot glasses for Christmas?)
• LITTLE ORPHEAN ANNIE (89. Sharpshooter Oakley when she was a charming young musician?)
• PARKING METEORS (108. Interstellar valet’s job?)
• MILES PER GALLEON (113. Ship info kept for the Spanish Armada?)

Other — AGAINST, ASCENDS, BARNETT, CITIBANK, CLOSETS, DESDEMONA, ENMITIES, ERASABLE, LECARRE (90D. Smiley‘s creator), LONGEST, MAILMAN, NICKERS, PILING ON, RESONATE, ROBOTIC, STAR CHART, SYRINGES.

Mid-size — ALKENE, AMASS, ARROW, BOISE, CAREY, CUOMO, DODGE, EROICA, Valley FORGE, GEKKO, GERRY, GET UP, IL DUCE, IGLOO, ISLET, KOREA, LEGIT, LEONE, MAGOO, MAMMAL, MAORI, MOTIF, NASTY, NOOGIE, ONLAY, O-RING, OSRIC, Hoi POLLOI, RAIDER, RODMAN, ROREM, SIDLES, SIENNA, SLATES, TELEX, THRASH, TORII, URGED, USAGE, WEIGH.

Short stuff — ABC and ABC, ABUT, ACES, ADD and AND, AGOG, ARID and AROD, AURA, BAMA, BOSH, BRO, CALF, CAPT, CHE and CHEF and CHET, CIG, COHN, CPAS, DAS, DUE, EEL, ELI, FDR, GERE, HIDE, IDOL, ILO, IOTA, KURT, LIED, LOLL, LOX, MAIM, MIL, MOON (110A. Outhouse door symbol), NAST and NEST and NEAT, OHIO, OKAY, OMAN, PAL, PCS, PEAL, RCVR, RIPE, ROAR, ROE and ROO, ROLL, SEAR, SHOE, SLED, TBSP, TNT, VIET, YAM, YENS.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Director; 6. Stereo syst. Component; 10. Number crunchers, for short; 18. State capital whose name comes from the French for “wooded area”; 19. Mississippi River’s largest tributary; 20. The Hermit Kingdom, once; 21. Lie a lot; 22. Island from which Tiberius rules; 28. Small chain component; 29. Baker of jazz; 30. Dominant theme; 31. West African monetary unit; 32. Ones crunched during crunch time?; 35. Tanned skin; 38. Hostile feelings; 48. Grammatical topic; 49. Earth tone; 50. Smoke; 51. Web address component; 54. Beat soundly; 59. Beneficiary of a 2008 bailout; 63. Expected; 64. Very unpleasant; 65. Red Scare prosecutor Roy; 67. Mr. of old cartoons; 68. 1813-14 vice president; 70. Fan club focus; 71. Stockpile; 73. Hundred Acre Wood young ‘un; 74. Not permanent; 80. A man or a mouse; 83. ___ equivalent (measure of explosive strength); 84. Eggs served raw; 85. W.W. II title; 88. Native New Zealander; 93. Have an emotional impact; 96. “Or ___ what?”; 97. Interject; 98. Canning seal; 99 Paterson’s successor as New York governor; 104. Newborn on a ranch; 107. Sneaky trick; 115. Foo Fighters front man Dave; 117. Golf rarities; 118. Drew on a screen; 119. A.L. M.V.P. in 2005 and 2007, informally; 120. House that won’t catch fire; 121. Old Harper’s Weekly cartoonist; 122. Wheelless vehicle; 123. Desires; 124. Bygone communication. — DOWN: 1. 1970 #1 hit for the Jackson 5; 2. Waterfall sound; 3. Sufficiently aged; 4. “Hamlet” courtier; 5. Consider carefully; 6. Stiffly awkward, as movement; 7. One doing course work; 8. ___ Minh (1940s independence movement); 9. “Miss Julie” composer Ned; 10. Shinto shrine entrance; 11. Filled in; 12. Cook so as to lock in the flavor, say; 13. Comrade; 14. Bogeymen’s hiding places; 16. Compound also called an olefin; 17. Puts on the ballot; 25. Continuing to criticize unnecessarily; 27. Pop name; 32. Border; 33. “What nonsense!”; 34. Plan for the evening?; 36. Start of a Wagner title; 37. Biblical priest at Shiloh; 39. Stable sounds; 40. Hurt badly; 42. Opposing; 43. Snug retreat; 44. “Wall Street” character Gordon ___; 45. ___ Chicago Grill; 46. Far-away connector; 47. Notorious investor; 51. Brabantio’s fair daughter; 52. Not deceived by; 53. “Gotta go,” in chat rooms; 55. “Last Time I Saw ___” (Diana Ross song); 57. Seer’s perception; 58. Blue uniform wearer; 60. All-Star Dick of the 1960s-’70s Knicks; 61. Dumfounded; 62. Knuckle-headed action?; 65. U.S.N. rank; 66. It’s due south of Iran; 68. “C’mon, sleepyhead!”; 69. Starchy staple of Africa; 72. Bloodmobile supply; 76. Tuscaloosa university, for short; 77. Smidgen; 78. Workers’ rights agcy.; 79. W.P.A. initiator; 81. Like the climate of 66-Down; 82. “So I ___”; 86. Evita narrator; 87. Predatory fish; 89. Like the day of the summer solstice; 91. Is caught up in the Rapture, e.g.; 92. “Cool”; 93. Dennis of the court; 94. Orchestral work premiered in 1805; 95. Moves laterally; 100. Tried to convince; 101. “That’s fine”; 102. Thousand thou; 103. Certain dental repair; 105. Aboveboard; 108. Ring; 109. Richard of “Bee Season”; 111. Take turns?; 112. One going on foot?; 114. HP products; 116. Salty fillet.