04.17.12 — Arrow

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Puzzle by Milo Beckman / Edited by Will Shortz

ARROW (found in circled letters), along with YOU ARE HERE, USE OTHER DOOR, I’M WITH STUPID and THIS SIDE UP (all clued as [See note]) constitute the interrelated group of this Tuesday crossword, headed by the note “The circled letters in this puzzle, when read in the correct order, spell the name of a shape. The four unclued answers are common three-word phrases usually accompanied by this shape.”

Other — ADAGIO, ART ROONEY (21A. Founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers), CHIP AWAY (39D. Ruin bit by bit, with “at“), ERRORS, ILL AT EASE (55A. Uncomfortable), STEREO, SUPPER, TOMORROW (10D. Day when procrastination ends, supposedly), USED TO, WRETCH.

Five-letter — AMINO, ATTYS, CADET, Peace CORPS, DINER, DITCH, ENAMI (29D. As a friend, to François), HYENA, IHOPS, MACAU, Pair of PANTS, PLATH, RAN AT, RENTS, RETRO, SEDGE, SIGMA, SINAI, Pair of SOCKS, SUSHI, ULNAS, UTERI.

Short stuff — ABED, AHOY, ASHY, BLOC, CHOP, EGOS, ESPN, FEUD, HAHA, HES, ICE, IMET, INS, KIWI, MATA Hari, MINT, OBOE, ODER, OMEN and OPEN, OMIT, OROS, OWE, PERT, SASH, SAYS, SHIP (24D. The Titanic, e.g.), SIRE, SOFA, SPED, SSA, SULU, RUG, RULE, TADA, TALE, TEAM, URBS, WHIP.

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Remaining clues — ACROSS: 1. Furniture on which a guest might sleep; 5. Some 24-hr. breakfast places; 10. Magician’s word; 14. Resting at night; 15. Military academy enrollee; 16. Leave out; 19. Toothpaste flavor; 20. Marsh plant; 23. Powerful connections; 25. Goofs; 32. Oriental, e.g.; 33. Mount in Exodus; 38. Group of voters; 42. Lash; 43. Food often eaten with chopsticks; 45. Asian gambling mecca; 47. Have bills; 51. Many a campaign event; 54. “For ___ a jolly …”; 59. Back in style; 63 Chew (on); 68. Poe writing; 69. Like volcanic fallout; 70. “Laughing” creature; 71. Black cat, to some. — DOWN: 1. “___ who?”; 2. Double-reeded instrument; 3. Long-term hostility; 4. A little faster than largo; 5. Word repeated before “Baby” in a hip-hop title; 6. “Very funny”; 7. River separating Germany and Poland; 8. Flippantly cocky; 9. Dual-track, in a way; 11. ___ acid (protein builder); 12. Eatery; 13. Lawyers: Abbr.; 18. Is a tenant; 22. Some medals for Spanish athletes; 26. City, to Cicero; 27. Original “Star Trek” helmsman; 28. They may need boosting; 30. Assaulted, in a way; 31. Leave behind, informally; 35. Cut of meat; 36. New Zealander; 37. Tore; 39. Ruin bit by bit, with “at”; 41 Pageant wrap; 44. TV’s “How ___ Your Mother”; 46. Wombs; 49. Sad sort; 50. Familiar with; 51. Summation symbol in math; 52. They’re below elbows; 53. “The Colossus and Other Poems” poet; 56. Sailor’s call; 57. Beget; 58. Presenter of many game shows?; 60. Jets or Nets; 61. Reign; 63. “Yes, we’re ___”; 65. Govt. insurer of seniors.