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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Puzzle by Chuck Deodene / Edited by Will Shortz
Adding CH to words ending in AT that are part of familiar phrases resulting in an unfamiliar phrase constitutes the interrelated group of this tame Wednesday crossword.
SWATCH TEAM (17. Fabric store employees?)
PATCH ON THE BACK (23. Repair for a torn pullover?)
GO TO THE MATCH FOR (35. Attend a tennis tournament because one is a fan of?)
BATCH OUT OF HELL (50. Cookies baked by Satan?)
ALLEY CATCH (59. Arrest made on a side street?)
Other — AROMAS, BARACK, COLD CASES (31D. Dead-end investigations), DON’T BE SHY (10D. Advice to an introvert), ETC ETC, FULL STOP (38D. Period), OBOIST, PART II, SLINKY, SPAMALOT (3D. 2005 Broadway hit based on a 1974 film).
Five-letter — CAMPY, EAT AT, EVADE, I MEAN, Sierra LEONE, NYMPH, OPALS, OP ART and OP EDS, ORION, PESKY, SYNCS, TALON, UTLEY.
Short stuff — ANNO Domini, ANS, APSE, ARP, BEL, BUG, CHIC, COCK, CUE, DABS, DOUR, ENC, EPEE, EPIC, GNU, GOO, HRE, ITES, IVS, KIT, LEG, LUC, MAO, NAPA, NFC, NOR I, OCH, OMG, ORAL and OREL, ORCA, OTOE, PAW, PESO, PTA, RAT, RIG, SIS, SITE, TICS, TMAN, TUSH, USOC, YES, YURI.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Semidomed area; 5. Constellation with the star Rigel; 10. Smidgens; 14. Mecca for oenophiles; 15. Like a drag revue; ___-B; 19. ‘Me neither”; 20. “Nixon in China” role; 21. Sculptor Jean; 22. Fed in pursuit of counterfeiters; 27. ___ esprit (witty one); 28. Set of parts awaiting assembly; 29. Bothersome; 30. Org. that oversees American athletes; 32. Gunk; 34. Bro’s sibling; 41. “LaFemme Nikita” director Besson; 42. Serengeti herd member; 43. Vostok 1’s Gagarin; 44. Slanted columns?; 47. Dallas is in it, for short; 49. Kicker; 55. Ocean predator; 56. Back-to-school night grp.; 57. E.M.T. hookups; 58. Mineral suffixes; 64. Online destination; 66. Grumpy; 67. Muscular jerks; 68. Harmonizes, as digital devices; 69. Form of fencing. — DOWN: 1. All of the above, e.g.: Abbr.; 2. Claw holder; 4. Vex; 54. Edinburgh exclamation; 6. Turncoat; 7. “To clarify …”; 8. Eye-0strainign exhibit; 9. Young termite, e.g.; 11. Airborne stimuli; 12. President after George; 13. Toy consisting of 80 feet of wire; 18. One making a wake-up call?; 24. Feat for a soprano; 25. Plains native; 26. Monumental; 27. Flu; 33. Text messager’s “Wow!”; 34. Cram; 36. Heinie; 38. Period; 39. Oka River city; 40. Semi; 44. Wind section player; 45. Trilogy’s midsection; 46. Yadda, yadda, yadda; 48. Fashionable; 51. Milky gems; 52. Five-time All-Star second baseman Chase ___; 53. Avian gripper; 54. Sidestep; 60. S.A.S.E., for one; 61. “Getting to ___” (best-selling business book); 62. What a walk-on awaits; 63. Bygone Eur. realm.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Semidomed area; 5. Constellation with the star Rigel; 10. Smidgens; 14. Mecca for oenophiles; 15. Like a drag revue; ___-B; 19. ‘Me neither”; 20. “Nixon in China” role; 21. Sculptor Jean; 22. Fed in pursuit of counterfeiters; 27. ___ esprit (witty one); 28. Set of parts awaiting assembly; 29. Bothersome; 30. Org. that oversees American athletes; 32. Gunk; 34. Bro’s sibling; 41. “LaFemme Nikita” director Besson; 42. Serengeti herd member; 43. Vostok 1’s Gagarin; 44. Slanted columns?; 47. Dallas is in it, for short; 49. Kicker; 55. Ocean predator; 56. Back-to-school night grp.; 57. E.M.T. hookups; 58. Mineral suffixes; 64. Online destination; 66. Grumpy; 67. Muscular jerks; 68. Harmonizes, as digital devices; 69. Form of fencing. — DOWN: 1. All of the above, e.g.: Abbr.; 2. Claw holder; 4. Vex; 54. Edinburgh exclamation; 6. Turncoat; 7. “To clarify …”; 8. Eye-0strainign exhibit; 9. Young termite, e.g.; 11. Airborne stimuli; 12. President after George; 13. Toy consisting of 80 feet of wire; 18. One making a wake-up call?; 24. Feat for a soprano; 25. Plains native; 26. Monumental; 27. Flu; 33. Text messager’s “Wow!”; 34. Cram; 36. Heinie; 38. Period; 39. Oka River city; 40. Semi; 44. Wind section player; 45. Trilogy’s midsection; 46. Yadda, yadda, yadda; 48. Fashionable; 51. Milky gems; 52. Five-time All-Star second baseman Chase ___; 53. Avian gripper; 54. Sidestep; 60. S.A.S.E., for one; 61. “Getting to ___” (best-selling business book); 62. What a walk-on awaits; 63. Bygone Eur. realm.
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