The New York Times Crossword in Gothic: 05.13.12

Jumbled letters by *Tal96, deviantart (inverted)

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Sunday, May 13, 2012

ALL MIXED UP, Puzzle by Matt Ginsberg / Edited by Will Shortz

This clever Sunday puzzle is accompanied by the note: In each pair of clues, one is for the answer word, the other for an anagram of the answer. Which is which is for you to discover.

Across — 1. Unalike / Unlike the “h” in honor, DISPARATE; 10. Plantain lily / Curses, HOSTA; 15. Dressed smartly (2 wds.) / Without schooling, UNTUTORED; 16. Half of “The Odd Couple” / Shamu and kin, OSCAR; 17. Without a country / Crass, STATELESS; 19. “Just kidding!” / Lot, TON; 20. Back muscles, informally / in the cellar, LATS; 21. Mushroom stems / Gets back at, say, STIPES; 22. Pickup shtick? / Tax ___, LINE; 23. Token takers / Keys, STILES; 24. Get steamed (2 wds.) / Plant again, RESEED; 27. Motown or Columbia / Whole essence, BE ALL; 28. Mongol invader / Rose oil, ATTAR; 29. Eminence / Drill instructors, typically, SERGEANTS; 33. Darling dog / Indian bread, NAAN; 34. Aloe vera, often / Toil, SLAVE; 35. Milk source / London gallery, TEAT; 36. Undeniable facts / Ancient Hebrew, ISRAELITE; 38. Legal filing / British thread, FIBRE; 39. No-see-ums / Zingy tastes, GNATS; 40. Riskless (hyph.) / Slack off, LOOSEN; 41. Performs together / Waylay, CO-ACTS; 43. Litter’s littlest / Sour, TURN; 44. Frenzies / Souls, MANIAS; 45. Executes / 10 cc, perhaps, DOSE; 46. Court call / Rolodex no., LET; 49. Shackles / Pitcher’s bagful, IRONS; 50. Ohio college (2 wds.) / Camping need (2 wds.), TENT STAKE; 52. Brains / German steel city, SENSE; 53. Passes / Coups, OVERTAKES; 54. Keeps, in a way / Small pavers, STETS; 55. Imbroglio (hyph.) / One with a hand on the tiller, MARE’S NEST.

Down — 1. Pixie ___ / Macho sort, DUST; 2. Absorbed by / Little Red Hen response (2 wds.), INTO; 3. Cartoonist Thomas / Baseball’s Musial, STAN; 4. Place / Ram, in Ramsgate, PUT; 5. Art studio / Amazon, for one (hyph.), ATELIER; 6. Deschain of “The Dark Tower” / Noted traitor, ROLAND; 7. Gourmand / Glacial ridge, ARETE; 8. Hardy girl / Gets, TESS; 9. Of the: Fr. / Mag. Workers, EDS; 10. Most sacred / Enemy, HOSTILE; 11. Part of a waveform / Cecil Rhodes, e.g., OSCILLATION; 12. Gap / Ending with sea or land, SCAPE; 13. Chronicles / Merest, TALES; 14. War god / All ___ , ARES; 21. Put on / Slalom targets, STAGE; 22. Ipswich native (2 wds.) / Rest on (2 wds.), LEAN AGAINST; 23. Chapter’s partner / Court opening, SERVE; 24. Eastern queen / Pour, RANI; 25. Greek H’s / Some socials, ETAS; 26. * / “Dang it!”, STAR; 27. Deranged motel owner / Thrashes, BEATS; 29. Knife cuts / Shopping aids, SLITS; 30. Beaks / Uncle ___, NEBS; 31. Weight allowance / Zip, TARE; 32. On its way / British gun, STEN; 34. Puts (away) / Blind parts, SLATS; 37. Sheathes / Rap sessions?, ENCASES; 38. Aussie beer / Wilderness areas, FORESTS; 40. British brilliance / Consequence, LUSTRE; 41. Addition sign / Scintilla, CARET; 42. Nary a soul (2 wds.) / Down ___ knee (2 wds.), ON ONE; 43. Kind of sax / Printer need, TONER; 44. Girl / Computer game family, with “the”, MISS; 45. Hindu deity / Noted Barry, DEVA; 46. Boating locale / Moolah, LAKE; 47. Search / Squeezes (out), EKES; 48. Check / Hanoi holidays, TEST; 50. Mr. Turkey / Witticism, TOM; 51. Army ___ / Catch some rays, TAN.

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