12.19.11 — 'Wē

Monday, December 19, 2011

Puzzle by Richard Chisholm / Edited by Will Shortz

WEE LASSIES (18A. Young girls in Glasgow), WE THE PEOPLE (26A. First words of the Constitution), OUI MONSIEUR (43A. Polite assent in Paris) and WII CONSOLE, (54A. Piece of Nintendo game equipment), four answers beginning with the homophone “'wē “, constitute the interrelated group of this Monday crossword.

Other — CONDONE (40D. Overlook, as something that’s illegal), FAN LETTERS (29D. Items filling a star’s mailbox), GIVE IT A TRY (3D. Encouragement after “Go on”), NOSIREE (9D. “Fuhgeddaboudit!”), NOTE PADS (33A. Stenographer), PORK CHOP (39A. Homer Simpson‘s favorite meat item).

Mid-size — ADIEU, ADMAN, ADULTS, ALLEE, ASNER, DIETS, EBOOK, GEESE, IBARS, INCAS, ISLAM, MEET ME, NINETY, NOBEL, ONE PM, ORATE, By land OR SEA, OTELLO, PALIN, RANDI, SHREK, STEPS, TISNT, UNWRAP, WIMPS.

Short stuff — ADE, AIME, ALES, Have AN IN with, APOP, ARTS and crafts, ASST, ASTO, AURA, AVID, BAIT, BENT, BOIL, EMIT, ETES, FAA, INTL, JIVE, LES, LIMO, MOTE, NERO, PLOY, PRES, PRIM, RAGU, RAJA, RIDE, SEMI, SKY, SOL, SPA, STP, TEL Aviv, TILT, TOIL, UMPS, USE, WAG.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Prego alternative; 5. Officials who cry “Steee-rike!”; 9. Prize won by Roosevelt, Wilson, Carter and Obama; 14. Hertz rival; 15. Emperor said to have fiddled while Rome burned; 16. Speechify; 17. Jazz jargon; 20. Commercial suffix with Gator; 22. Cuts calories; 23. Religion of the Koran; 25. Ambience; 29. Air safety org.; 32. Letter-shaped construction pieces; 35. Speck of dust; 36. Stair parts; 41. Tree-lined way, in France; 42. Cloud’s locale; 46. The “I” in I.B.M.: Abbr.; 47. Quaint denial; 48. “Amazing magician; 50. Not straight; 56. 18-wheeler; 57. Madison Avenue exec; 58. Pinball game ender; 59. Overly demure; 60. Pond swimmers; 61. Stratagem; 62. Concerning. — DOWN: 1. Indian prince; 2. Fervent; 4. Function; 5. Open, as a present; 6. What to do “in St. Louis,” in an old song; 8. Note after fa; 11. Worms, in fishing; 12. Summers in France; 13. ___ Brown and His Band of Renown; 19. Grown-ups; 21. Pub offerings; 234. Ogre in Love with Princess Fiona; 25. Each; 26. Wusses; 27. Kindle download; 28. End of lunchtime, often; 30. Formal goodbye; 31. Ed of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show”; 34. Politico Sarah; 36. Confined; 37. Drudgery; 41. Aide: Abbr.; 44. Verdi opera based on a Shakespeare play; 45. The number XC; 46. Ancient Andeans; 48. Hitchhike, e.g.; 49. “Je t’___” (French words of affection); 50. Heat to 212°; 52. Radiate; 53. “Stretch” car; 54. Joker; 55. Racecar fuel additive; 56. Where folks get into hot water.