01.31.12 — Mélange





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Tuesday, January 31, 2012

Puzzle by Doug Peterson / Edited by Will Shortz

DAILY JUMBLE (17A. Newspaper puzzle with anagrams), IPOD SHUFFLE (28A. MP3 player that weights less than an ounce), MAD SCRAMBLE (47A. Frenzied rush) and LEMONADE MIX (63A. Tart powdered drink preparation) constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword.

Other — APRIL FOOL (11D. Victim of a springtime hoax), AVERAGE (60A. Just O.K.), PLACATE (39A. Appease), SAND DUNES (35D. Windblown formations), SIDE ONE (41A. Album’s first half), UNCLASP (20A. End a hug).

Mid-size — ACTS UP and ADD UP, AGREES, ARENA, BEANED, CAMEL (54A. Caravan beast), CHILIS, DIETED, DOUBLE, EVICT, GALLO, GIRLIE, GO UP TO, HEIGL, I GIVE, ISABEL, PETER, PIANO, Chaim POTOK, RIFLER, SEE YOU, SESAME, STRIDE, SYRIAN, TACIT, TAUPIN, TEXAS, YAKIMA.

Short stuff — ADJS, AGO AIN’T, ALES, Take down A PEG, ASKS, ATE, AUTO, CUE, DIVA, DUH, EBB, EDU, ELIA, ELLS, EMU, EPEE, EVAC, EVE, GOYA, LONI, LOOP, MAR, NEXT, NEVA, OBI, OIL, OXEN, POX, RUM and RUN, RYE, SPAM, TEA, TRAY, UKE, VALE, YOS.

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Puzzle available on the internet at
THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Take down ___ (humble); 5. Finds common ground; 11. In days past; 14. La Scala headliner; 15. Spitting image; 16. Chicken ___; 19. Sourdough alternative; 21. Neighbor of an Iraqi; 23. “The Chosen” author Chaim; 24. Genteel gathering; 27. Source of the Beverly Hillbillies’ wealth; 33. Seed on a bun; 37. Island instrument, briefly; 38. Stunt plane maneuver; 43. Ungrammatical contraction; 44. Lead-in to a big day; 46. Kind of magazine; 50. “I shoulda known that!”; 51. Snooker stick; 52. Unvoiced; 57. Elton John collaborator Bernie; 60. Just O.K.; 62. Appear in print; 66. Filled up on; 67. Chilean novelist Allende; 68. River through St. Petersburg; 69. Informal greetings; 70. Take big steps; 71. Pub offerings. — DOWN: 1. Seem logical; 2. Alicia Keys’s instrument; 3. Boot out; 4. Vintner Ernest or Julio; 5. Sm., med. And lg., e.g.; 6. Approach; 7. ___ and Coke; 8. Flow’s partner; 9. Corner shapes; 10. “So long!”; 12. “The Naked Maja” painter; 13. Plow-pulling pair; 18. City southeast of Seattle; 22. Ransacker; 25. University URL ender; 26. Makes inquiries; 29. Noted pumpkin eater; 30. Katherine of “Knocked Up”; 31. Actress Anderson; 32. Sport with lunges; 33. Unsolicited e-mail; 34. “Viva Zapata!” director Kazan; 36. Is a brat; 40. Removal from harm’s way, for short; 42. Followed a downsizing plan?; 45. Ostrich look-alike; 48. Spicy cook-off dishes; 49. Conked with a pitch; 53. Madison Square Garden, e.g.; 54. Caravan beast; 55. “Enough!”; 56. State with a panhandle; 57. Highchair feature; 58. Prius, for one; 59. Digs in twigs; 61. Low-lying region; 65. Scuff, e.g.; 65. Geisha’s sash.

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