02.28.12 — Thirteen

The Hindenburg on fire in 1937

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Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Puzzle by Randall J. Hartman / Edited by Will Shortz

EVERY SINGLE CLUE / IN THIS PUZZLE HAS / THIRTEEN LETTERS (20A. Hint - first part; 41A. Hint’s next part; 56A. Last of the hint) is the raison d'être for this Tuesday crossword.

Other — AT LAST (31A. Words of relief), IRRITANT (42D. Pain in the neck), OPOSSUMS (5D. Pogo and others), ORIENTAL (9D. Eastern, in a way), SNEERS (47A. Derisive looks), ZEPPELIN (43D. Former airship).

Five-letter — AGAIN, AISLE, ALIAS, AOLER, ASHES, ATOLL, FRUIT, HUBBA, IRANI, MEMOS, O COME, ODORS, RAN ON, RIVER, SLANT, SONGS, TESTY, TITLE, WORST.

Short stuff — ART, CIRC, ELAN, ELIA, ERIE, EZRA, FOPS, HUGO, IAGO, IBAR, ISM, LAIT, LASS, LEA, LIED, LIMP, LINE, LOGE, LORI, MAIL, MENU, MORE, NAME, OLES, OLIO, OMNI, OPIE, ORAN, OSLO, OVAL, PEA, PLOD, POLO, PUFF, RBIS, RIMS, SAS, SEEN, SEN and SET, SIRE, SLAV, SOPS, SSE, STY, TAPS, THAW, THEE, YAP.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Norwegian city; 5. Corrida shouts; 9. Start of a carol; 14. Proceed slowly; 15. Explorer Marco; 16. Mississippi, e.g.; 17. “Othello” bad guy; 18. Port of Algeria; 19. Modern Persian; 23. KLM competitor; 24. Pres. Obama, once; 25. Public hanging?; 28. Magical dragon; 36.. Café lightener; 38. Less’s opposite; 40. Seating choice; 44. Buddy List user; 45. Father of a foal; 46. Bumper blemish; 49. Bugler’s melody; 51. Hogs’ enclosure; 52. Surreal ending?; 54. Tiny brain size; 65. Half a wolf’s cry; 66. Daily delivery; 67. Odd collection; 68. From square one; 69. Old Dodge model; 70. Lacking starch; 71. Most egregious; 72. Caught sight of; 73. Glasgow lovely. — DOWN: 1. Boy of Mayberry; 2. Serbian or Pole; 3. Box in a theater; 4. Secret targets?; 6. Actress Singer; 7. Personal flair; 8. Vocalizations; 10. Mag.’s statistic; 11. Nascar circuit; 12. List on a laptop; 13. Sandusky’s lake; 21. Incessant talk; 22. Grazing ground; 25. False identity; 26. Blathered away; 27. Duke or duchess; 29. Beau Brummells; 30. Mango and guava; 32. Wasn’t truthful; 33. Hearth residue; 34. Not be vertical; 35. Short-tempered; 37. You, in the Bible; 39. Pound of poetry; 448. Opposite of NNW; 50. Filming locale; 53. Internal notes; 55. Coral reef isle; 56. Melting period; 57. Boss of fashion; 58. Beam in a bridge; 59. Baseball stats; 60. Facebook entry; 61. Bit of dialogue; 62. Director Kazan; 63. Canyon locales; 64. Absorbs, with “up”.