01.02.12 — Over, Around, Beyond and Under

The Sense of Sight 1744-47 Philipe Mercier

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Monday, January 2, 2012

Puzzle by Paula Gamache / Edited by Will Shortz

SIGHT UNSEEN (62A. Literal description of something that is 18-, 24-, 40- or 49-Across), OVER THE HILL (18A. Elderly, so to speak), AROUND THE CORNER (24A. Soon to arrive), BEYOND THE HORIZON (40A. Pulitzer-winning 1920 Eugene O’Neill play) and UNDER THE COUNTER (49A. Secret or illegal) constitute the interrelated group of this back-to-work Monday crossword.

Other — OUT OF SEASON (25D. Like melons in spring, e.g.), REMNANTS (42D. Fabric leftovers), SELF-RELIANT (11D. Not needing anyone’s help), SETS UPON (5D. Attacks vigorously).

Five-letter — ADEAR, AMAIN, ANDES, ASKTO, Chili con CARNE, George M. COHAN, DOULA (58A. One providing nonmedical support for a woman in labor), DREAR, DROPS, EATEN, EDGER, EFILE, ELIHU, EMERY, ERITU, ETHER, HIREE, IRISH, LIRAS, LISLE, NIKES, NIVEA, NOHIT, NORSE, OUTRE, REESE, SARIS, SNERD, SNIDE, SPLIT, STROH, STYES, ULTRA.

Short stuff — ABC, AHOY, ANN, ANOS, ASSN, AZT, CALF, CATO, DENT, DSL, EEL and EER, EMIT, EON, IDA, IRS, KYL, LANE, LARA, LASH, LET, LMN, LULU, MEA, PHI, REPO, ROE, Cul-de-SAC, SALE, SEA, SINO, SOT, TKOS, UPS, YEA.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Peaks of Peru; 6. Not nice, as a comment; 11. “Prices slashed” event; 15. One just put on the payroll; 16. Like Odin and Thor; 17. Give off; 20. Mascara coats it; 21. Vote of support; 22. Bollywood wraps; 23. Submit a tax return via computer; 28. FedEx competitor; 29. Bowler’s assignment; 30. Send an invitation for; 33. Remaining 7 and 10 pins in bowling; 36. “___ Croft: Tomb Raider”; 43. Baby bovine; 44. Verdi aria; 45. All gone from one’s plate; 46. ___-Soviet relations; 57. Bygone Italian coins; 61. Some boxing results, for short; 65. “___ Man” (Emilio Estevez film); 66. “Please be __ and help me”; 68. The second “A” in N.C.A.A.: Abbr.; 70. Eyelid inflammations. — DOWN: 1. Cry to a matey; 2. Skin care brand; 3. Gloomy, to a bard; 4. Suffix with puppet; 6. Mortimer voiced by Edgar Bergen; 7. Like a pitcher’s perfect game; 8. Notre Dame’s Fighting ___; 9. Broadband inits.; 10. Reef wriggler; 12. With full force; 13. Smooth cotton fabric; 14. Air up there; 19. Brinker on skates; 23. Forever and a day; 26. Statesman Root; 27. Ancient Rome’s ___ the Elder; 30. Diane Sawyer’s network; 31. Aegean, e.g.; 32. Arizona senator Jon; 33. Old Detroit brewery name; 34. ___ Beta Kappa; 35. Tennis do-over; 37. AIDS treatment drug; 38. ___ v. Wade; 39. ___ Arbor, Mich.; 41. Fender ding; 47. Form 1040 org.; 48. Humdinger; 49. The “U” in UHF; 50. Shoes with swooshes; 51. Plummets; 52. Lawn trimmer; 53. George M. ___, “The Yankee Doodle Boy” composer; 54. Unconventional and then some; 55. Manicurist’s file; 56. Pee Wee of the 1940s-’50s Dodgers; 60. Years in Mexico; 63. Its capital is Boise: Abbr.; 64. Boozehound.