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Tuesday, February 14, 2012 — Valentine’s Day
Puzzle by Paul Gamache / Edited by Will Shortz
AMO AMAS AMAT (64A. Classical trio found inside 18-, 28- and 49-Across), SANTA MONICA (18A. Neighbor of Venice), ALABAMA SLAMMERS (28A. Cocktails made with Southern Comfort, sloe gin, amaretto and orange juice), SERTA MATTRESSES (49A. Perfect Sleeper and others) and LATIN / LOVER (39A. With 42-Across, one who might memorize 64-Across?) constitute the interrelated group of this sweet Tuesday crossword.
Other — DARN IT, ELITES, ENTITY, JITNEY, LIMITS, NINE PM, PESETA, POWDER, SANDRA, SPARE ME, TAMALE, TROJANS (47D. Paris and Hector, e.g.).
Five-letter — AMANA, ANODE, A PLUS, ATTAR, CRASS, DIVER, DUBAI, ELVES, EPOCH, LEAVE, MAINE, MARAT, ONSET, PSHAW, REESE (34D. Pee Wee of baseball), SMILE (68A. What “cheese” produces), SORTS, STINT, TO LET.
Short stuff — ACTS, ADO, AKA, AMMO, AMYL nitrate, CLAW, DECI, DIM, EDAM, EDIT, Quod ERAT demonstrandum, FARM, FAST, GAY, HMO, HON, I DO, IRA, LEO, MET, MIA, N DAK, NEST, NIGH, NUS, OVID, QVC, QTIP, PETA, RAP, ROIL, SAAR, SOLE, STA, TEL, USMC, UTES, UVA, VERO, “Guess WHAT?”, YOYO.
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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. TV shopper’s channel; 4. Quaint “Oh, don’t be silly!”), 9. Cathode’s counterpart; 14. Part of AT&T: Abbr.; 15. Period in history; 16. Examiner of sunken ships, perhaps; 17. Glass of “This American Life”; 20. Some makeup; 22. RR stop; 23. Tweak some text; 24. Western Indians; 26. Kanye West’s genre; 36. Anti-bullfighting org.; 37. Thing; 38. Sign before Virgo; 41. Lower, as the lights; 44. Charlottesville sch.; 45. “Rats!”; 48. Wren den; 52. Alias; 53. Flat bottom?; 54. 40 acres, maybe; 57. N N N, to Greeks; 60. Small bus; 67. Simple vow; 69. New Brunswick neighbor; 70. Merry; 71. Sign of availability; 72. Indelicate; 73. Medical plan for short. — DOWN: 1. Common makeup applicator; 2. Florida’s ___ Beach; 3. Crab serving; 4. Old Spanish coin; 5. “I’m tired of your lies”; 6. Baby doll; 7. Takes steps; 9. Hubbub; 10. School night bedtime, maybe; 11. Poet banished by the emperor Augustus; 12. Prefix with bel; 19. The Marquis de Sade delivered his eulogy; 21. United Arab Emirates member; 25. Actress Bullock; 28. 100; 29. Time off; 30. Oil from flower petals; 31. Time in the service; 32. Boundaries; 33. “The Lord of the Rings” race; 35. Does some pre-laundry work; 40. Fargo’s state: Abbr.; 43. First stage; 46. Big appliance maker; 50. “Hot” dish; 51. They hold power; 54. Partner of hard; 55. Cannonballs and such; 58. Make muddy; 58. “The Few, the Proud …” grp.; 59. Coal-rich region of Germany; 61. Approaching; 62. Cheese coated in red wax; 63. Fad item of 1962; 65. Bumped into; 66. Hamm of soccer.
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