11.13.11 — Either Way

Perseus and Medusa, ca. 510 BC, The J. Paul Getty Museum

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Sunday, November 13, 2011

EITHER WAY, Puzzle by Jeremy Newton and Tony Orbach

Edited by Will Shortz

Eight palindromes are the main feature of this pleasant Sunday crossword:

• PUPILS SLIP UP (22A. Students err?)
• PERSEUS SUES REP (31A. Medusa killer takes his agent to court?)
• BUTTRESSED DESSERT TUB (46A. Reinforced ice cream container?)
• SUBPAR RAP BUS (58A. Inferior tour vehicle for Snoop Dogg?)
• WARSAW WAS RAW (68A. Recollection from a winter tourist in Poland?)
• DEROGATIVE EVITA GORED (78A. Disparaging Argentine leader badly injured?)
• GIGOLO’S SOLO GIG (97A. One-on-one job for a ladies’ man?)
• XERXES SEX REX (110A. “Son of Darius, please confirm my dog is male”?)

Other — BEACH BABE (28A. “10“ in a bikini), BLOOPERS, ERASER, ETAGERES, EXPOSE TO, GO UNSAID and GO POSTAL (9D. Not be spoken about; 81D. Completely flip), NO HEART, NORMANS, OPULENT, ORIENTAL, OVERLAY, PROCEED, PROCURER, SCENE SHOP, SO LAST YEAR, SUPERBAD (8D. 1970 #1 R&B hit for James Brown), WANT OUT, WHAT A SHAME (69. “Too bad!”), VENTURE, YES LET’S.

Mid-size — ABBES, AGEIST, ANTSY, ARISEN, AUNTS, AU PAIR (41A. Foreign tender), AW GEE, BAR BET, ELBOW, EL TORO, EQUIP, EXTRAS, JOSEPH, LASED, LIBRA, LOSERS, MICROS, NASSAU, O’MEARA, OYERS, SENTRA, SOLES, SPOTS, STAMEN, STUPID, TASER, UGSOME.

Short stuff — ADA, AHA, AITS and ASTI, ALL, AQUA, ARE, ASP, ATH, AT IT, AXED, BAIT, BAS, BLUE, BORN, BTW, BUT, DENT, DIME, DO PR, DUOS, DVR, EIRE, EMO and ENO, EPEE, EST, EWE, FEET, GASP, GTE, HIT, INXS, IRA, ITES, LAP and LAPD, LEIA, LENZ, LES, MAO, MOS, MRI, NOPE, NUTS, OBJ, ODES, ONE, OSHA, OVUM, OWLS, PAPA, PBS, PEZ, POP, REPO, RPS, RSVP, SAPS, SGT, SOS, SSN, Big SUR, SYST, TAME, TRA and TWA, TREE, TRUE, TSP, UFO, UMA and UNA and UPA, URBS, URGE, URLS, USNA, VEAL, WEBB, WERE, XIS, XTC.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Followers of William the Conqueror; 8. ___ Pepper; 11. African menace; 14. Part of a sentence: Abbr.; 17. Tracing paper, e.g.; 18. Twosomes; 19. Partner of raised; 21. Who said “Learn from the masses, and then teach them”; 24. Bonus reel fodder; 26. Punk offshoot; 27. Pistil complement; 29. Oklahoma city; 33. Feel that one’s had enough, say; 37. Temptation; 38. Singsong syllable; 30. Part of N.C.A.A.: Abbr.; 40. Rig; 44. Open hearings in courts; 51. What Eng. majors pursue; 52. Kay of “Rich Man, Poor Man”; 53. “That’s it!”; 54. Info on modern business cards; 58. Just sort, supposedly; 63. One side in a bullfight; 65. Em and Bee, e.g.; 67. Up; 71. Cut, in a way; 73. It serves a duel purpose; 74. Flip of a flop; 75. Bit of progress; 76. One encountered in a close encounter; 87. Ads; 88. Perks; 89. “Shucks!”; 90. Actress Thurman; 93. With 65-Down, stuck; 94. The old man; 95. “We totally should1”; 102. Spin meas.; 103. Place to buy stage props; 104. Stanza alternative; 108. Former J.F.K. line; 109. Rug type; 113. Hip-hop’s ___ Def; 114. Rein in; 115. Denizens: Suffix; 116. Risk; 117. Approx.; 118. Guitar great Paul; 119. Emergency broadcast; 120. “Do it!”. — DOWN: 1. “Don’t think so!”; 2. Ooplasm locale; 3. Take back; 4. Picture of health, for short?; 5. Best effort; 6. Long Island county west of Suffolk; 7. Part of GPS: Abbr.; 10. Rx qty.; 11. French clergymen; 12. Way passé; 13. One who gets things; 14. 1998 Masters champion Mark; 15. It may be settle dover beers; 16. Nativity figure; 18. Stopping point? 20. A lack of compassion; 23. Come full circle; 25. “Reading Rainbow” network; 28. “That … can’t be …”; 29. Busy; 30. Send out press releases, e.g.; 32. The Auld Sod; 33. Former N.B.A. star Spud; 34. A pastel; 35. “Shoot!”; 36. It’s stunning; 42. Pres. Carter’s alma mater; 43. Candy company whose first flavor was Pfefferminz; 44. Federal org. with inspectors; 45. Cry with a forehead slap, maybe; 47. Pipe fitting; 48. Drains; 49. Cities, informally; 50. Down in the dumps; 55. Dashed fig.; 58. They may be sore after a game; 57. Nest egg option, briefly; 59. Italian article; 60. Start of an aside, to tweeters; 61 Jah worshiper; 62. Total; 63. Hampshire mother; 64. SoCal squad; 65. See 93-Across; 66. Italian vineyard region; 70. River islands; 71. Whom Han Solo calls “Your Worship”; 72. Constantly shifting; 75. TiVo, for one; 7. They may be metric … or not; 78. Dedicated offerings; 80. Deluxe; 82. Scaloppine, usually; 83. Show, as something new; 84. Curio displayers; 85. Sound dumbfounded; 86. Their necks can turn 270 degrees; 90. Repulsive; 91. Skirts smaller than minis; 92. Having a policy of reverse seniority?; 94. Top 40 fare; 96. Lead’s counterpart; 98. Wedded; 99. Producers of scuff marks; 100. “New Sensation” band, 1988; 101. Former Telco giant; 105. Get back to; 106. “That’s a fact”; 107. “#1” follows it; 108. Given the heave-ho; 110. Sorority letters; 111. Roxy Music co-founder; 112. A street drug, for short.