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Friday, September 9, 2011
Puzzle by Joe Krozel / Edited by Will Shortz
Eleven 15-letter across answers constitute the main feature of this Friday crossword:
FISHERMAN’S WHARF (1. Starting point for a ferry ride to Alcatraz)
ALTERNATE ROUTES (16. Ways to avoid traffic jams)
CLASS ACTION SUIT (17. Many people can make this claim)
TOSS IN ONE’S SLEEP (21. Be unable to get the rest?)
SCARLET TANAGERS (30. North American singers with raspy notes)
HARE-BRAINED IDEA (39. Bozo’s suggestion)
IN ONE’S SPARE TIME (40. As a hobby)
SLEEPLESS NIGHTS (44. Result of prolonged worry)
AS BUSY AS A BEAVER (53. Going, going, going)
STATE UNIVERSITY (62. Appalachian, e.g.)
UNDER PARIS SKIES (63. 1953 hit for Mitch Miller)
Five-letter — ANASS, AROSE, ATTEN, ATUNE, CANAL, EDITH, ELUTE, FACET, FSTOP, GOASK, ILLBE and ILLGO, ITERS, LAYUP, LEGIT, MACRO, NABES, NEIGE, NLERS, POSER, REICE, REMIT, SAENS, SANER, SIREN, SHIPS, SPADE, STAGS, TASTE, TIPIS.
Short stuff — ANO, APE, ASU, ATO, AVI, BAD, EGG, ERS, ETE, HES and HUS, ILL, LOA, NCO, PAS, REG, RNA, RYS, SIR, SRO, STN, TIN and TIS, WON, VII.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 18. See 55-Down; 19. It’s less than premium: Abbr.; 20. Drilling type: Abbr.; 28. Battling something, say; 29. Mock; 41. Not overseas; 42. “That so?” reply; 43. Beggar’s receptacle; 51. “Aloha nui ___” (warm greeting in Waikiki); 52. From ___ B. — DOWN: 1. Side; 2. “Any volunteers?” reply; 3. Some wild parties; 4. Attendees of 3-Down; 5. Unscripted utterances; 6. Makeup of some strands; 7. Large-scale; 8. When some retire; 9. Snow on les Alpes; 10. Sign of a good show; 11. Like some hands and hearts; 12. Czech religious reformer Jan; 13. Carry ___; 14. Tend to again, as an injured joint; 15. Shooting setting; 22. Cause to pull over; 23. “Imagine that!”; 24. Mr. Cub and others; 25. More together; 26. One may take you heart; 27. Run; 30. Things traveling on sound waves?; 31. Ear part; 32. Quit lying; 33. Ice cream shop; request; 34. Plains homes: Var.; 35. “Away! You are ___”: Shak.; 36. Head of design; 37. Cancel; 38. Saint-___ (Delibes contemporary); 45. Dissolve out; 46. Tough question; 47. It’s not a long shot; 48. Local theaters; 49. Anatomical aqueducts; 50. “___ Alice” (1971 antidrug book); 53. Home of Sun Devil Stadium, for short; 54. Stopping-off point: Abbr.; 55. With 18-Across, no-goodnik; 56. Santa ___; 57. Service address; 58. Opening for birds?; 59. Last article of the U.S. Constitution; 60. Dijon toasting time?; 61. Roads with train tracks: Abbr.
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