"Perseus and Andromeda" 1620-1, Pieter Paul Rubens
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Sunday, March 25, 2012
TWO-FOR-ONE SPECIAL, Puzzle by Patrick Berry
Edited by Will Shortz
Ten one-letter-exchange near-anagram two-word phrases constitutes the interrelated group of this fine Sunday crossword.
TRIVIAL TRAVAIL (23A. Ordeal that’s no big deal?)
BARREN BANNER (27A. Large cloth sign with nothing on it?)
MATTEL MALLET (29A. Toy hammer?)
BRITTLE TRIBBLE (50A. Soft yet easily breakable “Star Trek” creatures?)
DOMED MODEM (66A. Hemispherical computer add-on?)
RODEO ORDER (68A. “Ride ‘em, cowboy!,” e.g.?)
SMALLER SLAMMER (79A. Big house that’s not as big?)
ETHANE ATHENA (99A. Goddess of gas?)
CORRAL COLLAR (102A. Get part of one’s shirt under control?)
PURSUES PERSEUS (108A. What the Gorgon Stheno does in Greek myth?)
Other — BANDIED, CORNELIA (64D. Caesar‘s first wife), EMERGES, FLAT RACES (75D. Kentucky Derby and Epsom Oaks, for two), LATRINES, LICENSE, MONDAYS, NBA TEAM (60A. Magic, for instance), NOTORIOUS (19A. Hitchcock thriller set in Brazil), STAMINA, STEAMSHIP (14D. The Andrea Doria, for one), TEA KETTLE (115A. Noisy water heater), UNBOSOM oneself, X RATING.
Six-letter — ALONSO, AMPLER, BEHOLD, DORSAL, DUBS IN, G SHARP, HERETO, IN BULK, INTACT, IN TIME, IRONED, ITALIA, MUSCAT (46A. Gulf of Oman port), NEUTER, ODESSA, ON TAPE, ORATOR, PACINO, PADRES, ASSES, PEELED, RHODES, RILE UP (17. Cheese off), STILTS, VIRTUE (89D. Shaw defined it as “insufficient temptation“).
Five — AIMEE, ARUBA, CADGE, CATES, Venae CAVAE, CHEST, ELROY, GAMUT, GAPED, GIBBS, GNATS, GREEN, GRIME, HERBS, ISLAM (28A. It‘s much followed in North Africa), LEGOS, MOLAR, OATHS, OP ART, OVATE, PIVOT, SLANG, SLOPS, STRAY, TELEX, THESE, TIERS, ULTRA.
Short stuff — ABC, ABLY, AIM, ALL, AND, AOL, APEX, APP, ARI, AS IS, ATE, AXLE, CELT, CHIP, COMA, EER, EKG, ELMO, “Anything ELSE?”, ETC, FLAB, GRE, HAHN, IAGO, IDS, IMAM (51D. Sunni sermonizer), LAD, LEAP, LOB and LOO, LSAT, LURK, MEIR, MTM, NAP, NIA and NIP, OAR, OHO, OKS, ONCE, OPTS, PAD, PLUS, RATS, REAM, ROSA Bud, RUB, SAG, For SALE, SEA, SKYY, TEP, SSR, Drive-THRU, TROT, TUT, YON.
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THE NEW YORK TIMES — Crossword Puzzles and Games.
Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Border-crossing necessities; 4. Black cloud formers; 9. Unresponsive state; 13. A flat equivalent; 21. It’s all downhill from here; 22. Nation bordering Svizzera; 25. Gaze upon; 34. Ending with sex or symbol; 35. Seek redress from; 37. Potential pet; 38. Smartphone buy; 40. Swine’s diet; 42. Full range; 45. “So that’s your game!”; 56. Available; 57. “Save Me” singer Mann; 58. Break in logic; 59. Fire starter?; 63. Refresher; 64. European of the Iron Age; 65. In days gone by; 70. In its current state; 71. “As if that weren’t enough …”; 72. Perpetually, to Pope; 73. What only one Best Picture winner has had; 74. In the distance; 75. Dieter’s target; 76. “The cat’s meow” or “a dog’s life”; 78. “___ Eyes” (1969 hit for the Guess Who); 82. Site of one of the Seven Wonders; 83. Rower’s need; 84. “I hate the Moor” speaker; 86. Young builder’s supply; 87. Point of rotation; 90. Plus; 91. Floors; 92. Casino souvenir; 96. “Entourage” agent Gold; 97. Back stroke?; 106. Poppies, e.g.; 107. Undamaged; 113. Render unproductive?; 114. Dressage gait; 116. Old Soviet naval base site; 117. Vodka brand; 118. “Borrow”; 119. Rubber-stamps. — DOWN: 1. Early enough; 2. At the back; 3. Ones going on a long walk?; 4. Old machinery coating; 5. Actress Vardalos; 6. ___ Mail; 7. “You know better!”; 9. Belarus, once: Abbr.; 9. Venae ___ (large blood vessels); 10. It can make you dizzy; 11. Yom Kippur War politician; 12. Revolutionary device?; 13. Longtime Redskins coach Joe; 15. Chemistry Nobelist Otto; 16. King of Naples in The Tempest”; 18. Baseball team once owned by Ray Kroc; 20. Like kiwi fruit; 24. With proficiency; 28. Pinch; 30. Exam administered four times a yr.; 31. “Lou Grant” production co.; 32. Caribbean resort island; 33. Army heads; 38. Pledge of Allegiance finisher; 39. Like most canned tomatoes; 41. Defensive return; 42. Reacted to shocking news; 43. “Watch your ___!”; 44. Took a few seconds?; 46. Podium personage; 46. They’re not popular in offices; 48. Workhorse’s quality; 49. Phoebe of “Drop Dead Fred”; 52. Communication system of old; 53. Exchanged, as words; 54. Reckless driver’s loss, possibly; 55. Becomes clear; 61. More copious; 62. Wisdom tooth, e.g.; 65. Maker of Bug-B-Gon; 67. Adds, as to a recording; 68. Print shop unit; 69. Salty language; 72. Interrupter of Dagwood’s naps; 76. Old sofa’s problem; 77. Concerned about the environment; 80. Can of Newcastle; 81. Young chap; 82. ___ Bud schoolgirl in “The Mystery of Edwin Drood”; 86. M.A. seeker’s test; 87. Director and star of “Looking for Richard”; 88. Free of creases;90. Disney subsidiary; 92. Holder of plunder; 93. Regarding this matter; 94. How Sam’s Club buys goods; 95. Free tickets; 98. Extremist; 99. George Jetson’s boy; 100. Scrumptious; 101. Outside shot?; 103. Cry often made while snapping the fingers; 104. Elects; 105. Read but never post; 109. “Too many to list” abbr.; 110. Poseidon’s domain; 111. Launch platform; 112. Record with many beats: Abbr.
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