01.24.12 — D, A/E/I/O/U/Y, E

King Cobra eating another snake, taylorlifescience

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Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Puzzle by Alex Boisvert / Edited by Will Shortz

DAE, DEE, DIE, DOE, DUE and DYE found in DANIEL DAE KIM, TWEEDLEDEE, DIE-CAST CARS, MEET JOHN DOE, DUE PROCESS and TIE-DYE SHIRTS constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.

D, A/E/I/O/U/Y, E from the Light-writing alphabet by Nir Tober.

Other — ACERBIC, AIR COOL, CADDIE, COBRAS (24A. “King” serpents), DROOLS, ELEGIST, GLOSSY, I MEANT, MISSES, REPENT, STARVE.

Five-letter — ABIDE, BANES, CASTE, CHIME, DIORS, St. ELMO’S fire, EXILE, GO APE, OPRAH, ORTHO, RATER, REINA, ROKER, SLEEP, URALS, VOILA.

Short stuff — AHOY, ALE and ALL, ARAB, AREA, ATE, AXLE, BEAR, BOSC, CAD, CIA, CRAM, CUBA, DST and EST, DUH, EAST, EEL and EEN and EES, HERO, HOLE (27D. Darned thing), ICE T, IMHO, ISLE, IVY, JET, MANO, MAUI, NAHS, OUT, REAP, RELO, REO, ROSY, SAX (65A. Instrument for Clarence Clemons), SEXY, SID, SORE, STAR, TRA and TRY, VIEW, YALE, YIN.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Brown, Penn or Harvard; 4. Locale of Guantánamo Bay; 8. Go without food; 14. “The Good Shepherd” org.; 15. Omani or Yemeni; 16. Use a fan on; 17. It twists underwater; 18. He played Jin-Soo Kwon on “Lost”; 20. “Through the Looking-Glass” character; 22. Move, in real-estate ads; 23. Swings that result in strikes; 26. Doorbell sound; 29. Site of Haleakala National Park; 30. Pinkish; 31. Some collectible toys; 38. Everything; 39. “That is to say …”; 40. ___ Speedwagon; 41. 1941 Frank Capra film; 44. Animal that can stand upright; 45. One who saves the day; 46. Lose it; 47. Puts back to zero, say; 50. Displays appetite, in a way; 54. Wheels’ connector; 55. Cornerstone of the American legal system; 59. Some hippie wear; 62. Had a bite; 63. Writer of sad poems; 64. Slangy turndowns; 65. Instrument for Clarence Clemons; 66. Show contrition; 67. “Hey, sailor!”; 68. Give a go. — DOWN: 1. “Cop Killer” singer who went o n to play a cop on TV; 2. Outlook; 3. Alma mater for Bill and Hillary Clinton; 4. Golfer’s assistant; 5. They divide Europe and Asia; 6. Bugaboos; 7. Endure; 8. Caesar of comedy; 9. ___-la-la; 10. Biting; 11. Al of “Today”; 12. “There you have it!”; 16 Drink sometimes indicated in comics by “XXX”; 19. Some tech grads; 21. TV award; 24. Social class; 25. Unsafe?; 26. Stay up all night before a test, say; 28. ___ of Man; 29. José ’s hand; 31. Some expensive dresses; 32. Modest “Methinks,” online; 33. Poetic time after dusk; 34. Heel; 35. ½ base x height, for a triangle; 36. Gather in the field; 37. Peeved; 42. U2 guitarist; 43. 767, e.g.; 44. Pear type; 46. Photo finish?; 47. Olympics judge, e.g.; 48. Punishment for Napoleon; 49. Catch 40 winks; 50. “Well, obviously!”; 51. Madrid’s ___ Sofia Museum; 52. Noted talk show retiree of 2011; 53. Straight: Prefix; 55. Mar.-to-Nov. hours; 56. Sunup direction; 57. Play the lead role; 58. Alluring; 60. Yang’s counterpart; 61. Superlative suffix.