11.22.11 — Subjectively Yours

An Apple for My Teacher, Image Credit-Betzi Stein

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Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Puzzle by Victor Fleming / Edited by Will Shortz

In this Tuesday crossword the subject pronouns WE, I, THEY, HE, YOU, SHE and IT constitute the interrelated group as found in WE MADE IT (17A. Shout upon reaching a destination), I CAN DREAM (26A. “Wouldn’t that be nice”), THEY SAY (38A. Intro to many an adage), HE GOT GAME (50A. 1998 Spike Lee joint), YOU AGAIN (63A. “Well, look who’s back!”), SHE-DEVILS (11D. Wicked women) and IT FIGURES (34D. “Just my luck”).

Other — ADMIRAL, APOSTLE, ASSESS, FUELED, I CHING and ITCHES, JOIN IN, KENOBI, MARTHA, NEW AGE, OLD HAT (16A. Been-there-done-that), REMEDY, RESAVES, SNIPING, SPASMS.

Five-letter — ABC TV, AERIE, ATTIC, BOWIE, CIVIC, CLONE, EDGAR, ELECT, GOOSE, MAYOR, O’NEAL, O RING, PARES, POMME (3D. French apple), SOAPY, SPICE, YENTA (55D. Dirt spreader).

Short stuff — ADS, AID, ALES, A LOT, AUS, AYE, BAD, BAJA, BLT, BOP, BUSH, DUET, IAMB, IDE, KERR, LEW, “Don’t gimme no LIP!”, LIRR, LYE, MAD, MFA, MSRP, NOPE, OBEY, ONO, PCT, RAND, RITE, SNIP, SOR, STY, RAND, RITE, TWIN and TWIT, UOFA, USC, YEA.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Some jazz; 4. Opposite of alta; 8. Involuntary jerks; 14. Singer with a negative-sounding name; 15. Bunches; 19. Fix; 20. Foot of verse; 21. Salon sound; 23. Give a hand; 24. Vote in; 30. Exact look-alike; 32. Backs up another time, as computer data; 33 Kind of duty or center; 35. Basketball’s Alcindor; 36. Line to Penn Sta.; 37. Sandwich shop staple, in brief; 38. Intro to many an adage; 42. Fayetteville campus, briefly; 44. Suffix with brom-’ 45. “Duck, duck” follower; 47. Taking potshots (at); 49. “The King and I” actress; 52. When doubled, displaying affection, informally; 56. Trojan’s sch.; 57. South African money; 59. “Can’t help ya!”; 60. Popular daytime talk show; 65. Powered; 66. Follow; 67. Election Day no.; 68. Size up; 69. Baby naming, e.g.; 70. “___, though I walk …”. — DOWN: David who sang “Let’s Dance”; 2. Either “Paper Moon co-star; 4. Scolding word to a dog; 5. Drinks for Chaucer’s Miller; 6. Add one’s voice to others; 7. Dusty room, often; 8. Frat. Counterpart; 9. Files a complaint, say; 10. Four- or five-star officers; 12. Foaming at the mouth; 13. Pig’s place; 18. “Dancing With the Stars” airer; 22. Whittles (down); 25. Knucklehead; 27. Like Enya’s music; 28. Where eagles dare?; 29. Sticker inits.; 31. Ancient Chinese divination book; 33. Exact look-alike; 35. Caustic substance; 37. Outback; 39. “J. ___,” 2011 film; 40. Part of N.Y.S.E.; 43. One of 12 in the New Testament; 46. Circular gasket; 48. Yens; 49. Obi-Wan ___; 51. One called “hyzone”; 53. Covered with suds; 54. Flavor enhancer; 58. Piece played by a pair; 60. Painter’s deg.; 61. Switz. Neighbor; 62. Side jobs for actors; 64. Agreement with the captain.