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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Puzzle by Peter A. Collins / Edited by Will Shortz
INNER CITIES [60A. Urban areas (as hinted at by the circled letters in this puzzle’s grid)], along with RENO, ENID, ERIE and TAOS found in circles within GARDEN GROVE (17A. California home of the Crystal Cathedral), OCEANSIDE (26A. California locale just south of Camp Pendleton), BAKERSFIELD (38A. California State University campus site) and SANTA ROSA (52A. California’s Sonoma County seat) constitutes the interrelated group of this Wednesday crossword.
Other — ANDRESS (13D. Ursula of “The Blue Max”), CAVED IN (12D. Collapsed), CORSETS (27D. Cousins of girdles), LUNETTES (40D. Ornamental crescents), MID-SIZE CAR (11D. Toyota Camry, e.g.), OF SORTS (41D. After a fashion), PIANIST (42D. One who deals in rags?), RUBBERNECKS (25D. Causes of some traffic slowdowns), UNDERSEA (4D. Like scuba diving).
Mid-size — AGILE, ARYANS, ENCODE, ERASER, LIES ON, NIVEA, ON EDGE, PURRS, RAMROD, RE-EDIT, REGION, RENIN (54D. Kidney secretion), STERN, SAUCES, TERSE, UPBEAT.
Short stuff — ACNE, ADO, AKA, AMIE, ARNO, ASU, BAR, CTRS, DVD, ELOI, EMUS, ENUF, ERA, ESO and ESS, ETA and ETTA, FIRS, IAN and IRAN, Home IN ON, ITEM, ITT, MART, MCA, MISS, NASH, NEC, OPE, PEA and PEU, RIC and RICO, RUMP, SAX and STAX, SHE, STD and STS, TRI, TSK, UMP, UZIS, YER, ZEBU, ZIG.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Humped ox; 5. Indo-European language speakers; 11. Longtime Elton John label; 14. “___ (So Far Away): (1982 hit by A Flock of Seagulls); 15. Cut some more, maybe; 16. “Atonement” author McEwan; 19. Something that’s burned; 20. Morlock’s counterpart in science fiction; 21. It may be felt by a blackboard; 23. Hums; 29. Flightless flock; 31. Israeli arms; 32. Positive; 34. Backside; 37. Two out of nine?; 41. “Ere Heaven shall ___ her portals …”: Byron; 43. Guy’s girl; 44. Bordelaise and others; 47. Traditional Christmas purchases; 49. They play in front of Qbs; 51. Part of rock’s CSNY; 55. Concise; 56. Wound up; 57. Shopping site; 59. Ocasek of the Cars; 66. “Naughty!”; 67. Rests atop; 68. “At Last” singer James; 69. Urban grid: Abbr.; 70. Obfuscate, in a way; 71. Pringles alternative. — 1. Turn one way before turning the other; 2. Prohibition ___; 3. Rare site during Prohibition; 5. View from the Leaning Tower; 6. Neighborhood; 7. “___ out!” (shout by a 24-down); 8. Hubbub; 9. Skin care product name; 10. Severe; 18. Trains to Wrigley; 22. Sch. In Jonesboro; 23. Little, in Lyon; 24 See 7-Down; 28. Sufficient, informally; 30. Thing; 33. Alias; 35. The Rolling Stones’ “___ You”; 36. ___-green; 39. Puerto ___; 45. Last of the Mohicans?; 48. Part of S.O.P.: Abbr.; 50. Flintlock accessory; 53. Nimble; 55. Start of some cycles?; 58. Trouble spots?; 61. Japanese supercomputer maker; 62. That, in Tabasco; 63. Cousin ___ of 1960s TV; 64. H; 65. Coltrane blew it.
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