09.22.11 — Hello Dolly

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Puzzle by Jeff Dubner / Edited by Will Shortz

DAILY MAIL (17A. London Newspaper), DELI COUNTER (23A. Turkey’s locoation), DILLY DALLYING (33A. Taking one’s sweet time), DOLLY PARTON (44A. Singer with the hit country album “Backwoods Barbie”) and DULY NOTED (54A. “Gotcha,” formally) constitute the interrelated group of this Thursday crossword.

Other — BEN STEINS (12D. Win whose money, in a bygone game show?), BUD SELIG (13D. Basebll commissioner starting in 1992), DYNOMITE (33D. 1970s sitcom catchword), ESPERANTO (15A. It has just 16 rules of grammar), FINAL EXAM (30D. Course closer), ICE PALACE (57A. Skating venue), STAR FRUIT (1A. Vitamin C source from Southeast Asia), THE STONES (59A. After U2, highest-grossing concert band of all time, informally).

Mid-size — ALEUT, APINT, ATTLEE, Mr. FIX-IT, ITALO, ITISI, LAILA, LODES, LYTTON, MINDY, NIECE, POLYPS, RAMPED, REMAN, RAUCH, SATAN, SEDER, TSARS, UNABLE, WAMPUM, WEBBS.

Short stuff — ABS, ANA, APRS, ARM, ATL, BAIO, BAR and BRA, CARL, DADA, DIAL, DIT, EAR, ELM, ERNS, FAA, FIR, FRY, LLD, MEAT, NAT, ORAL, PASS, PBS, RELS, RIBS and RIIS, RMS, RTS, SNL, STY, TAD, TALE, TIDE, TOL, TYNE, YARN, YELP.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 10. Songwriter Jimmy and Senator Jim; 16. Western l language historically written in the Cyrillic alphabet; 18. Mork’s TV companion; 19. Sea eagles; 20. TV network since 1970; 21. Bomb, e.g.; 22. Alphabet trio; 27. It may be turned against you; 28. Hammer’s partner; 29. ___ Street, main thoroughfare in “Peyton Place”; 30. J.F.K. watchdog; 31. Training ___; 32. Jacob who wrote “HOw the Other Half Lives”; 33. Taking one’s sweet time; 37. Daly of “Cagney & Lacey”; 38. It’s beside a sideburn; 39. Muscles covering some 32-Down; 40. Actress Gasteyer; 41. Barrister’s deg.; 42. Credit figs.; 47. Sketch show that launched 40-Across’s career, in short; 50. Gist; 51. It’s located between two Plymouths: Abbr.; 52. Scott of “Joanie Loves Chachi”; 54. “Gotcha,” formally; 56. Author Calvino; 58. Staff up again. — DOWN: 1. Ritual in which bitter herbs are dipped; 2. Three Ivans; 3. “___ of sweat will save a gallon of blood”: Patton; 4. Fam. Members; 5. Lie in the sun with suntan oil; 6. Wheelchair-accessible; 7. No-can-do; 8. Formal acknowledgment; 9. “My mama done ___ me”; 10. Traded beads; 11. Cuban name in 2000 news; 14. Sloppy place; 23. Oven part; 4. Hall-of-Famer Yastrzemski; 25. 30-Down, sometimes; 26. Apt. parts; 27. Fisherman’s relation?; 30. Course closer; 31. It may be sandy or candy; 32. See 39-Across; 33. 1970s sitcom catchword; 34. Dog sound; 35. Pop for a young person?; 37. Wee bit; 41. English author Edward Bulwer-___; 42. Prime minister before and after Churchill; 43. Coral creatures; 45. Boxer Ali; 46. Jon ___, at 6’11:” the tallest player in Major League Baseball history; 47. Old scratch; 48. Family relation; 49. Mined finds; 52. String tie; 53. Source of some paper pulp; 54. Dah’s go-with; 55. Member of a D.C. nine.