03.28.12 — What's in a Name?

Impression, Sunrise, 1872, Claude Monet

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Wednesday, March 28, 2012

Puzzle by Joe DiPietro / Edited by Will Shortz

Five familiar phrases clued as if the third word were someone's first name constitutes the interrelated group of this worthy Wednesday crossword.

WORK OF ART (18A. Man’s labor?)
CRACK OF DAWN (23A. Woman’s flippant remark?)
ARTICLES OF FAITH (37A. Woman’s journalism?)
BUNDLE OF JOY (53A. Woman’s package?)
BOARD OF ED (59A. Man’s plank?)

Other — ALL DAY, “Rock the CASBAH“, DOG SLED (25D. Iditarod transport), EX-WIFE (6D. Splitsville resident?), HATRED. ICE AGE, IN A JIFFY and RUSH (40D. Right away; 10A. Hurry it up), MT ARARAT (3D. Highest peak in Turk.), ORIOLE, SCREEN, UNABLE.

Five-letter — AD FEE, “ANNIE Hall“, AREAS, BASIC, BRYCE Canyon, CHARM, COMBS, DE ORO, EQUAL, FODOR, GNOME, “Vive LE ROI!”, LOFTY, ON TAP, ORAL B, Christina RICCI, SIEGE, SPECK, TEASE.

Short stuff — ALGA, AND, ARC, ARNO, AURA, BEAN, BEND, COCA, COD and COT, COIL, EARN, EGGY, ERA, ETC, EYE, FRAY, FUR, GRAD, GRR, GTO, HEED, HEDY Lamarr, INCA, LEE, LUAU, MCQ, OAF, ONE, “OUR Miss Brooks“, OWN, RUHR, SEE, TINO Wallenda, WOOF, XTRA, YAK.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Barbers’ aids; 6. Like some batters; 14. Available for mugs; 15. Added, in commercialese; 16. Pizarro foe; 17. Flirty one; 20. Christina of “Sleepy Hollow”; 22. Barbecue grill; 28. Wrangler rival; 30. Golden, in Mexico; 31. Not stay rigid; 32. Sweet-talk; 35. Garden decoration; 43. NutraSweet rival; 45. Spiral shape; 48. Branches of study; 51. “Is there something more?”; 52 Lob’s path; 56. You’re being attacked while under it; 63. Magazine revenue source; 66. Sea lettuce, e.g.; 67. Something many a celebrity carries in public; 68. Towering; 69. Pay attention to; 70. Skirmish; 71. Utah’s ___ Canyon. — 1. Foldout bed; 2. Telephone key with no letters; 4. Nuts-and-bolts; 5. Tiny bit; 7. Bygone muscle car; 8. [Damn, this is frustrating!]; 9. Talk and talk; 10. In great supply; 11. Powerless; 12. Lint catcher; 13. Enmity; 19. Have; 21. Fish salted for bacalao; 23. Andean stimulant; 24. River to the Rhine; 26. River near the Leaning Tower; 27. Sound from a pound; 31. Conk; 33. Cambodian money; 34. 1974 John Wayne film; 36. Advanced deg. For musicians; 38. Bash on a beach; 39. Make; 40. Right away; 41. One of the Flying Wallendas; 43. Actress Lamarr; 46. American Leaguer since 1954; 47. When mastodons became extinct; 49. Like some amusement park passes; 50. “Told ya!”; 53. Crash site?; 54. Floss band; 55. Big name in travel guides; 57. Sheepskin holder; 60. Dolt; 61. Warm lining; 62. Laundry day brand; 64. And the like: Abbr.; 65. Look over.